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| Title |
‘South Asian cocktail’ - the concurrent use of opioids, benzodiazepines and antihistamines among injecting drug users in Nepal and associations with HIV risk behaviour
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| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-11-17 |
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| Authors |
Saroj Prasad Ojha, Suraj Sigdel, Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson, Harald Oechsler, Uwe Verthein |
| Abstract |
Data of the Central Bureau of Statistic of Nepal from 2008 show a total of more than 46,000 illegal drug users, out of which 61% are injecting drug users (IDU). An injecting mix of medicines like opioids, benzodiazepines and antihistamines (the so-called South Asian cocktail) was prevalent. Furthermore, it is estimated that about 70,000 people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The government of Nepal has started realizing and recognizing drug use and HIV as significant health and social issues. Harm reduction programs such as needle syringe exchange and opioid substitution treatment are being implemented. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 108 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 108 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 31 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 35% |
| Psychology | 11 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 36 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 November 2021.
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#7,200,244
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#655
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#70,291
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#3
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