Browsing by Author "Dias, Paulo Roberto Telles Pires"
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"The first shot": the context of first injection of illicit drugs, ongoing injecting practices, and hepatitis C infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2006O trabalho investiga o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua associação com práticas atuais de injeção e infecção pelo HCV (vírus da hepatite C). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) (N = 606) foram recrutados ... -
The role of ‘‘long-term’’ and ‘‘new’’ injectors in a declining HIV/AIDS epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vilas-Boas Hacker, Mariana de Andrea et al. | Date Issued: 2005Background. A substantial decline of HIV prevalence has been observed in injection drug users (IDUs) from Rio de Janeiro, in recent years. Differential characteristics and behaviors of new (injecting for <6 years) and ... -
Trends in HCV prevalence, risk factors and distribution of viral genotypes in injecting drug users: findings from two cross-sectional studies
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2009 -
A window of opportunity: declining rates of hepatitis B virus infection among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, and prospects for targeted hepatitis B vaccination
Oliveira, Sabrina Alberti Nóbrega de et al. | Date Issued: 2005OBJECTIVES: To measure hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection rates among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to report their knowledge of and attitudes toward hepatitis and HBV vaccination. METHODS: 609 ...