Estimates of injecting drug users at the national and local level in developing and transitional countries, and gender and age distribution.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To present and update available national and subnational estimates of injecting drug users (IDUs) in developing/transitional countries, and provide indicative estimates of gender and age distribution.

Methods

Literature review of both grey and published literature including updates from previously reported estimates on estimates of IDU population and data sources giving age and gender breakdowns. The scope area was developing/transitional countries and the reference period was 1998-2005.

Results

Estimates of IDU numbers were available in 105 countries and 243 subnational areas. The largest IDU populations were reported from Brazil, China, India, and Russia (0.8 m, 1.9 m, 1.1 m, and 1.6 m respectively). Subnational areas with the largest IDU populations (35,0

SUBMITTER: Aceijas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2576733 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature