Publications by authors named "C Edmundson"
Background: In England, over 80 % of those with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have injected drugs. We quantified the HCV cascade of care (CoC) among people who inject drugs (PWID) in England and determined whether this improved after direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) were introduced.
Methods: We analysed data from nine rounds of national annual cross-sectional surveys of PWID recruited from drug services (2011-2019; N = 12,320).
Article Synopsis
- Crack use is notably higher in the UK compared to other European countries, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), with a significant increase in crack injection reported from 2011 to 2021.
- The study found that crack injection is more common among males and is often done alongside heroin, with behaviors like sharing needles and injecting in the groin increasing risks for blood-borne viruses and infections.
- The findings highlight the urgent need for harm reduction strategies and drug treatment programs to address the rising prevalence of crack injection and its associated health risks.
Objectives: This study explores trends in sex work among people who inject drugs (PWID) by gender and the relationship between sex work and adverse health outcomes including overdose, injection-site, and blood-borne virus (BBV) infections.
Study Design: The Unlinked Anonymous Monitoring Survey of PWID is an annual cross-sectional survey that monitors BBV prevalence and behaviours, including transactional sex, among PWID recruited through specialist services in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Methods: Trends in sex work among PWID (2011-2021) were described.
This two-experiment study aimed to examine the effects of different habitual foot placement angles and also the effects of manipulating the foot placement angle on the kinetics, three-dimensional kinematics and muscle forces of the squat. In experiment 1, seventy lifters completed squats at 70% of their one repetition maximum using a self-preferred placement angle. They were separated based on their habitual foot angle into three groups HIGH, MEDIUM and LOW.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis two-experiment study aimed to explore habitual and manipulated stance widths on squat biomechanics. In experiment one, 70 lifters completed back squats at 70%, 1 repetition maximum (1RM), and were split into groups (NARROW < 1.06 * greater trochanter width (GTW), MID 1.
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