Unstable housing may be responsible for up to one in five new infections with HIV or hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in the United Kingdom and the United States, a global modelling study has found.
The modelling exercise, published in the journal Lancet Public Health, was carried out by a team from the University of Bristol.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 37 studies published in 2021 showed that unstable housing increased the risk of hepatitis C infection by 64% and HIV infection by 39% in people who inject drugs.
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