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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"PWID"”.
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Autonomy, decision-making, and restrictive practices in daily life: evaluations by people with intellectual disabilities, families, and carers
… for people with intellectual disabilities (PwID), which should be encouraged by service policies. However, support workers may need to limit freedom of PwID in the interest of safety and protection (Van der Meulen et al., 2018a). The present study aimed to investigate how people with …
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Informing the treatment and prevention response for HIV among people who inject drugs: a case study of South Africa
… concern globally, while people who inject drugs (PWID) have a heightened risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and are also thought to have poorer HIV treatment outcomes. In South Africa, the provision of HIV treatment and prevention interventions for PWID is limited, while …
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Psychological interventions in forensic learning disability services : a focus on anger and aggression
… by people with intellectual disabilities (PWID). These difficulties can lead to the involvement of PWID with forensic services, and the requirement for them to undertake psychological therapies aimed at improving their regulation of emotion. This thesis firstly provides a critical review of …
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Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment, Impact on Engagement and Behaviour of People Who Inject Drugs, the Hooked C project
… people globally, with people who inject drugs (PWID) the most at-risk population for acquisition of the virus. There is emerging evidence that HCV treatment engagement is associated with change in drug behaviours and reduced risk of mortality among PWID. A systematic review was conducted to …
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Psychological implications of affiliate stigma on siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities
… of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are a growing population in the United States (U.S). The literature on siblings of PWID has often been contradictory with some researchers claiming that growing up with a PWID has positive effects while others have found some siblings are at …
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Outcomes of sexual assault court cases involving people with intellectual disabilities within the Western Cape: the association between conviction of the perpetrator and the complainants level of intellectual functioning
People with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are more likely to be survivors of sexual assault than people without intellectual disabilities (ID). Their cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical challenges increase their vulnerability and chances of being sexually assaulted. Despite this, …
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Hepatitis C virus infection in patients receiving opiate substitution therapy in Sweden.
… Consequently, people who inject drugs (PWID) are at the center of the current HCV epidemic in industrialized countries, with regards both to prevalence and incidence. Through progressive liver fibrosis, chronic HCV infection conveys a substantial risk of liver cirrhosis and end-stage …
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Modelling Hepatitis C virus infection and treatment impact through serological surveillance data
… particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), who account for the majority of new and existing infections. Despite the availability of highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies and a national commitment to elimination, transmission continues in key populations. Monitoring …
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Experiences of injecting drugs, alcohol use and hepatitis C in Merseyside: Barriers to hepatitis C support
… of alcohol use in People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) who have hepatitis C. The aim of this research was to gain an understanding of the experiences, practices and meanings of alcohol for people living with hepatitis C and to understand their needs and support requirements. Being qualitative in …
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Safe Injection Facilities in the Tenderloin: Starting with Operational Plans
… SIFs are spaces where people who inject drugs (PWID) can bring their pre-obtained drugs in a hygienic space and use them under supervision. The goal of these sites is to reduce the harmful effects of injection drug use and refer PWID to other medical, social, and treatment services. The Safer …
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Integrating Health Psychology into Hepatitis C treatment: a self-efficAcy intervention to reDuce injecting risk behAviour and hePatitis c reinfecTion rates (ADAPT)
… behaviour in people who inject drugs (PWID) is a significant risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Self-efficacy has been shown to be associated with injecting risk behaviour. The risk of HCV re-infection in people who inject drugs (PWID) treated for HCV remains high when …
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<b>Integrating Qualitative Inquiry and Cost-Effectiveness Modeling to Inform Equitable Hepatitis C Care Implementation</b>
… strategies among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural and local public health settings. Using economic-epidemiological modeling, the research assesses interventions including expanded testing and treatment, syringe services programs (SSPs), medication assisted treatment, and same-day …
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Modelling the spread of hepatitis C virus amongst people who inject drugs
… being former people who inject drugs (PWIDs) (Hutchinson et al. (2006a)). Even with these growing numbers, the services aimed to reduce infection among PWIDs, with a focus on HCV and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), have been running since the 1980s. Though the services offered have …
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Exposing the gaps: HIV prevention perspectives, use, and preferences among priority populations in Seattle, Washington
… persons, and people who inject drugs (PWID). Biomedical HIV prevention, including daily oral and long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), has the potential to address these disparities but several individual, interpersonal, and structural barriers can impede uptake and …
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A scoping review of post-school young adults with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities employment retention within the open labour market in low- and middle income countries
… for people with intellectual disabilities (PWID), as a vulnerable group to improve their employment outcomes, particularly in retaining their open labour market employment.