Factors associated with physical and sexual violence by police among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: implications for retention on opioid agonist therapy
Kutsa O, Marcus R, Bojko MJ, Zelenev A, Mazhnaya A, Dvoriak S, Filippovych S, Altice FL. Factors associated with physical and sexual violence by police among people who inject drugs in Ukraine: implications for retention on opioid agonist therapy. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2016, 19: 20897. PMID: 27435717, PMCID: PMC4951533, DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.4.20897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolice violenceSexual violenceViolence experiencesHIV prevention strategiesCost-effective HIV prevention strategyMore physical violenceOpioid agonist therapyPolice harassmentLaw enforcementPhysical violenceViolencePoliceFrequent harassmentPWID's experiencesEastern EuropeSexual assaultOAT retentionUkrainian citiesOAT clientsCentral AsiaHIV prevalence ratesAgonist therapyFrequent experiencesRespondent-driven samplingHIV preventionIn their own voices: Breaking the vicious cycle of addiction, treatment and criminal justice among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
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