The Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) has published its latest report using survey data to measure and monitor the prevalence of blood-borne viruses – hepatitis C virus and HIV – and injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Scotland.
The report uses data from Scotland level and NHS board level surveys, and provides information to evaluate and better target interventions aimed at reducing the spread of infection amongst PWID.
Some key findings of the report include:
