| Title |
A multicentre sero-behavioural survey for hepatitis B and C, HIV and HTLV among people who inject drugs in Germany using respondent driven sampling
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-845 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ruth Zimmermann, Ulrich Marcus, Dirk Schäffer, Astrid Leicht, Benjamin Wenz, Stine Nielsen, Claudia Santos-Hövener, R Stefan Ross, Oumaima Stambouli, Boris-Alexander Ratsch, Norbert Bannert, Claus-Thomas Bock, Claudia Kücherer, Osamah Hamouda |
| Abstract |
People who inject drugs are at high risk for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. HTLV was reported by neighboring countries to be prevalent in this population, but the situation for Germany is unclear. To generate seroprevalence and related behavioural data and to enhance prevention efforts against these infections for drug users in Germany, a multicentre sero- and behavioural survey was initiated. People who inject drugs are not well reached by services for testing and counselling for blood-borne infections in Germany. An interventional part of the study is intended to prove feasibility and acceptance of testing and counselling in low-threshold drop-in settings. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 69 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 19 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
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