Risk behaviours and viral infections among drug injecting migrants from the former Soviet Union in Germany: Results from the DRUCK-study

High prevalence of drug use and injection-related risk behaviours have been reported among former Soviet Union (FSU)-migrants. To investigate hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV seroprevalence and related risk behaviours in this subgroup in Germany, we compared first generation FSU-migrants and native Germans using data from a sero-behavioural survey of people who inject drugs (PWID).

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - July 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Lineke Derks, Martyna Gassowski, Stine Nielsen, Matthias an der Heiden, Norbert Bannert, Claus-Thomas Bock, Viviane Bremer, Claudia K ücherer, Stefan Ross, Benjamin Wenz, Ulrich Marcus, Ruth Zimmermann, On behalf of the DRUCK-study group Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research