Updated Wed, November 23rd 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3Medics fi nd that people who inject drugs are prone to risky behaviours that expose them to opportunistic diseases like Hepatitis C and HIV. “The objective was to carry out an evaluation on prevalence of Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B among people who inject drugs in the two cities,” says Sylvia Ayon, Programme Manager, Community Action on Harm Reduction. The study, which was conducted in 33 countries, found that among sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has the highest HCV–HIV co-infection rate. “Drug injectors are considered high risk groups compared to others in the population who don’t inject drugs. It should also be known that PWID are also prone to other high risk behaviors such as prostitution,” Dr Borus said.

Source: Standard Digital November 22, 2016 20:41 UTC