Background Many developed countries are facing a major challenge to improve
identification of individuals acutely and chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Since there is little evidence about gay community norms across the world, we reviewed
published literature in this area and discuss implications for prevention and research. Eight …

Background It is increasingly recognized that the risk for HIV and hepatitis C (HCV)
transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID), such as syringe sharing, occurs in the …

In this study, we investigated how individual attributes, dyad characteristics and social
network characteristics may influence engaging in receptive syringe sharing, distributive …

In central European states, rates of HIV among injection drug users (IDUs) have been low
although Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is widespread. The goal of our study was to assess HIV …

Despitevery similar political, drug policy and HIV prevention backgrounds, HIV and HCV
prevalence is considerably different in Hungary (low HIV and moderate HCV prevalence) …

Aims: To assess among injecting drug users (IDUs) in St. Petersburg, Russia, the urban
environment, social norms and individual correlates of unsafe injecting. Methods: Between …

In this paper the authors quantify hepatitis C disclosure outcomes across social contexts and
identify the factors associated with widespread disclosure of infection. In a cross-sectional …

Social micro segregates are spatial, geographical organizations within the city of Budapest,
Hungary. Drug transition was studied in a specific micro segregate which was characterised …

We examined the association of individual demographic and behavioral attributes,
partnership (dyad) and social network characteristics with unprotected sex in the …