Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C and access to opioid substitution treatment among people who inject drugs in three cities in Croatia: findings from the second wave of respondent-driven sampling surveys
HIV prevalence continues to be low among PWID in Croatia, whereas HCV prevalence is substantial. Due to low coverage of HIV and HCV testing and insufficient use of harm reduction services, there is a potential for further spread of drug-related infectious diseases in this population.
Authors
- Mirela Pavić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4554-3247)
- Sandra Šević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3497-4599)
- Ivana Božičević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2263-4464)
- Josipa-Lovorka Andreić
- Mirjana Lana Kosanović Ličina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1613-0830)
- Goran Koletić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-1685)
- Senad Handanagić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-1153)
- Tatjana Nemeth Blažić
Institutions
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (PT)
- Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (HR)
- Andrija Stampar Teaching Institute of Public Health (HR)
- Croatian Hydrographic Institute (HR)
- Institute of Public Health Zadar (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01174-3
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00