HOUSELESSNESS AND SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM UTILIZATION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN EIGHT RURAL AREAS ACROSS THE USA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS

Houselessness and syringe service program utilization among people who inject drugs in eight rural areas across the USA: a cross-sectional analysis

Abstract Background Research conducted in urban areas has highlighted the impact of housing instability on people who inject drugs (PWID), revealing that it exacerbates vulnerability to drug-related harms and impedes syringe service program (SSP) use.However, few studies have explored the effects of houselessness on SSP use among rural PWID.This st

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Mechanisms for the prevention of adolescent intimate partner violence: A realist review of interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

Adolescent girls are among those at the greatest risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV).Despite adolescence being widely regarded as a window of opportunity to influence attitudes and behaviours related to gender equality, evidence on what works to prevent IPV at this critical stage is limited outside of high-income, school-based sett

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