Impact of Pandemic-Induced Service Disruptions and Behavioral Changes on Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Transmission Amongst People Who Inject Drugs: A Modeling Study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Impact of Pandemic-Induced Service Disruptions and Behavioral Changes on Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Transmission Amongst People Who Inject Drugs: A Modeling Study

  • By

  • Jasmine Wang

  • Becky L Genberg

  • Kenneth A Feder

  • Gregory D Kirk

  • Shruti H Mehta

  • Kyra Grantz

  • Amy Wesolowski

  • December 6, 2024

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    The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care services for people who inject drugs (PWID), impacting HCV and HIV transmission rates.

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    Behavioral changes among PWID during the pandemic included increased injection frequency and smaller drug-use networks.

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    Modeling results indicated that service disruptions alone increased HCV and HIV prevalence, but behavioral changes mitigated these effects.

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    Observed data showed discrepancies in HCV and HIV prevalence increases, likely due to underascertainment of diagnoses during the pandemic.

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    The study aimed to understand how changes in drug-use networks and injecting behaviors influenced HCV and HIV transmission dynamics.

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Impact of Pandemic-Induced Service Disruptions and Behavioral Changes on Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Transmission Amongst People Who Inject Drugs: A Modeling Study

  • by Jasmine Wang, Becky L Genberg, Kenneth A Feder, Gregory D Kirk, Shruti H Mehta, Kyra Grantz, Amy Wesolowski

  • December 6, 2024

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