Addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Puerto Rican people who inject drugs: the need for a multiregion approach.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
      Original Publication: New York [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Hispanic or Latino*; HIV Infections/*etiology ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*complications; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/prevention & control ; Health Status Disparities ; Humans ; Incidence ; Needle-Exchange Programs ; New England/epidemiology ; New York City/epidemiology ; Puerto Rico/epidemiology ; Puerto Rico/ethnology ; Risk Factors ; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous/epidemiology ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous/prevention & control
    • Abstract:
      High levels of HIV risk behaviors and prevalence have been reported among Puerto Rican people who inject drugs (PRPWID) since early in the HIV epidemic. Advances in HIV prevention and treatment have reduced HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States. We examined HIV-related data for PRPWID in Puerto Rico and the US Northeast to assess whether disparities continue. Injection drug use as a risk for HIV is still overrepresented among Puerto Ricans. Lower availability of syringe exchanges, drug abuse treatment, and antiretroviral treatment for PWID in Puerto Rico contribute to higher HIV risk and incidence. These disparities should be addressed by the development of a federally supported Northeast-Puerto Rico collaboration to facilitate and coordinate efforts throughout both regions.
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    • Grant Information:
      P30 DA011041 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; T32 DA007233 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; P30DA011041 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; 5T32 DA007233 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20140912 Date Completed: 20141218 Latest Revision: 20211203
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC4192034
    • Accession Number:
      10.2105/AJPH.2014.302114
    • Accession Number:
      25211722