Prevalence and Factors Associated With Sexually Transmitted Infections Among People who Inject Drugs in the San Diego–Tijuana Border Region
Overall prevalence of bacterial STIs was consistent with other estimates of STIs among PWID in the United States. STI screening guidelines should recommend PWID for routine testing at least annually. Point-of-care testing should be expanded to increase access to STI screening and treatment for marginalized populations.
Authors
- Carrie L. Nacht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2533-3034)
- Carlos F. Vera
- Alicia Vera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-8169)
- Britt Skaathun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8780-3612)
- Daniela Abramovitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2969-7193)
- Gudelia Rangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-152X)
- Irina Artamónova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-4832)
- Steffanie A. Strathdee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-691X)
- Jeffrey David Klausner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-7364)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (MX)
- San Diego State University (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Human Longevity (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf171
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35