Examining the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 and associated control measures on interventions to prevent blood-borne viruses among people who inject drugs in Scotland: an interrupted time series study
| Autor: | Kirsten M.A. Trayner, Andrew McAuley, Norah E. Palmateer, Alan Yeung, David J. Goldberg, Megan Glancy, Carole Hunter, Trina Ritchie, Julie Craik, Fiona Raeburn, Stuart McTaggart, Lee Barnsdale, John Campbell, Samantha J. Shepherd, Amanda Bradley-Stewart, Rory N. Gunson, Kate Templeton, Sharon J. Hutchinson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Pharmacology
Public health SARS-CoV-2 Prevention Blood-borne virus COVID-19 HIV Infections Interrupted Time Series Analysis Toxicology Article Drug Users Psychiatry and Mental health Pharmaceutical Preparations Scotland Communicable Disease Control Humans Pharmacology (medical) Service provision Substance Abuse Intravenous People who inject drugs |
| Zdroj: | Drug and Alcohol Dependence |
| ISSN: | 0376-8716 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109263 |
| Popis: | Background COVID-19 has likely affected the delivery of interventions to prevent blood-borne viruses (BBVs) among people who inject drugs (PWID). We examined the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 in Scotland on: 1) needle and syringe provision (NSP), 2) opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and 3) BBV testing. Methods An interrupted time series study design; 23rd March 2020 (date of the first ‘lockdown’) was chosen as the key date. Results The number of HIV tests and HCV tests in drug services/prisons, and the number of needles/syringes (N/S) distributed decreased by 94% (RR=0.062, 95% CI 0.041–0.094, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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