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The syndemic of HIV, HIV-related risk and multiple co-morbidities among women who use drugs in Malaysia: Important targets for intervention

Loeliger KB 1 , Marcus R 2 , Wickersham JA 3 , Pillai V 4 , Kamarulzaman A 3 , Altice FL 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
  • 2 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
  • 3 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA; Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: frederick.altice@yale.edu
Addict Behav, 2016 Feb;53:31-9.
PMID: 26436520 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.09.013

Abstract

Substance use and HIV are syndemic public health problems in Malaysia. Harm reduction efforts to reduce HIV transmission have primarily focused on men with substance use disorders.

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