COVID-19 vaccination and HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.
Harm Reduct J
; 20(1): 63, 2023 05 03.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2314083
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To examine COVID-19 vaccination and HIV transmission among persons who inject drugs (PWID) during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022) in New York City (NYC).METHODS:
Two hundred and seventy five PWID were recruited from October 2021 to September 2022. A structured questionnaire was used to measure demographics, drug use behaviors, overdose experiences, substance use treatment history, COVID-19 infection, vaccination, and attitudes. Serum samples were collected for HIV, HCV, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antibody testing.RESULTS:
Participants were 71% male, the mean age was 49 (SD 11), 81% reported at least one COVID-19 immunization, 76% were fully vaccinated and 64% of the unvaccinated had antibodies for COVID-19. Self-reported injection risk behaviors were very low. HIV seroprevalence was 7%. Eighty-nine percent of the HIV seropositive respondents reported knowing they were HIV seropositive and being on antiretroviral therapy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were two likely seroconversions in 518.83 person-years at risk from the March 2020 start of the pandemic to the times of interviews, for an estimated incidence rate of 0.39/100 person-years, 95% Poisson CI 0.05-1.39/100 person-years.CONCLUSIONS:
There is concern that the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to HIV prevention services and the psychological stress of the pandemic may lead to increased risk behavior and increased HIV transmission. These data indicate adaptive/resilient behaviors in both obtaining COVID-19 vaccination and maintaining a low rate of HIV transmission among this sample of PWID during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Consumidores de Drogas
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Tópicos:
Vacunas
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Harm Reduct J
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S12954-023-00791-0
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