Use of injected heroin and risk of hepatitis C in three cities in Colombia.

Introduction: Hepatitis C is one of the most neglected diseases by governments internationally.

Objective: Identify the prevalence of hepatitis C and associated injection drug users in three cities of factors Colombia.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 668 injecting drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling, inquired about demographic characteristics and risk behaviors.

Drug dealing and drug using behaviors among people who inject drugs in Colombia: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: People who inject drugs (PWID) are highly exposed to drug-dealing networks. In Colombia, a recent dramatic increase in drug consumption has been reported. However, involvement of PWID in drug dealing, their demographics, and drug using behaviors has not been studied.

Heroin Use and Injection Risk Behaviors in Colombia: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention.

Background: Heroin production in Colombia has increased dramatically in recent decades, and some studies point to an increase in local heroin use since the mid-1990s. Despite this rapid increase, little is known about the effects of these activities on heroin injection within Colombia. One of the biggest concerns surrounding heroin injection is the potential spread of HIV through drug user networks.

[Social, demographic, family and economic factors related to adolescent pregnancy in the urban area of Briceño, 2012].

Objective: To establish the relationship between the social, demographic, economic and family with pregnancy in adolescents 13 to 19 years in urban areas in the municipality of Briceño, 2012, for the purpose of obtaining information for the formulation of public health policies sexual and reproductive health. Methods: Cross sectional study, conducted in the urban area of Antioquia Briceño, between April and May 2012. A survey was conducted to gather information on factors: social, demographic, economic and family.