Understanding HIV vulnerability among women who inject drugs in Mozambique, 2023
WWIDs in Mozambique navigate a lethal intersection of poverty, gendered violence, and systemic exclusion. Stigma and geographic disparities in harm reduction services perpetuate HIV transmission and healthcare avoidance. Urgent action is needed to decentralize methadone programs, integrate gender-based violence response into HIV care, and reform punitive policing practices. Prioritizing WWID in policy-through community-led harm reduction and anti-stigma campaigns-is essential to achieving Mozambique's HIV targets and health equity goals.
Authors
- Áuria Ribeiro Banze
- Isabel Craveiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4348-1986)
- Makini Boothe
- Cynthia Semá Baltazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8901-2240)
- Sofia G. Seabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-2349)
- Manuel Condula
- Elídio Muamine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9037-5804)
- Carlos Botão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-9629)
- Stélio Craveirinha
Institutions
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (CH)
- Instituto de Medicina Tropical (PY)
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde (MZ)
- National Directorate of Geology (MZ)
- Redes Energéticas Nacionais (Portugal) (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01204-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35