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Review

HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review

by
Hanalise V. Huff
1,2,*,†,
Paloma M. Carcamo
2,†,
Monica M. Diaz
3,
Jamie L. Conklin
4,
Justina Salvatierra
5,
Rocio Aponte
5 and
Patricia J. Garcia
2
1
Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
2
School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, Lima 15102, Peru
3
Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, Campus Box 7025, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
4
Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 335 South Columbia Street, Campus Box 7585, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
5
University Library Office, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martin de Porres, Lima 15102, Peru
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(12), 7198; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127198
Submission received: 29 April 2022 / Revised: 8 June 2022 / Accepted: 10 June 2022 / Published: 12 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV, Substance Use and Addiction)
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Abstract

This scoping review aims to explore the interplay between substance use (SU) and HIV in Latin America (LA). Database searches yielded 3481 references; 196 were included. HIV prevalence among people who used substances (PWUS) ranged from 2.8–15.2%. SU definitions were variable throughout studies, and thus data were not easily comparable. In 2019, only 2% of new HIV infections were attributed to injection drug use (IDU) in LA. Factors associated with HIV among PWUS included being female, IDU and homelessness, and PWUS were likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, start antiretroviral treatment late, have poor adherence, have treatment failure, be lost to follow-up, have comorbidities, and experience higher mortality rates and lower quality of life, as has been reported in PLWH with SU in other regions. Five intervention studies were identified, and only one was effective at reducing HIV incidence in PWUS. Interventions in other regions have varying success depending on context-specific characteristics, highlighting the need to conduct more research in the LA region. Though progress has been made in establishing SU as a major concern in people living with HIV (PLWH), much more is yet to be done to reduce the burden of HIV and SU in LA.
Keywords: Latin America; HIV/AIDS; substance use Latin America; HIV/AIDS; substance use

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Huff, H.V.; Carcamo, P.M.; Diaz, M.M.; Conklin, J.L.; Salvatierra, J.; Aponte, R.; Garcia, P.J. HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127198

AMA Style

Huff HV, Carcamo PM, Diaz MM, Conklin JL, Salvatierra J, Aponte R, Garcia PJ. HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(12):7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127198

Chicago/Turabian Style

Huff, Hanalise V., Paloma M. Carcamo, Monica M. Diaz, Jamie L. Conklin, Justina Salvatierra, Rocio Aponte, and Patricia J. Garcia. 2022. "HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 12: 7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127198

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Huff, H. V., Carcamo, P. M., Diaz, M. M., Conklin, J. L., Salvatierra, J., Aponte, R., & Garcia, P. J. (2022). HIV and Substance Use in Latin America: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), 7198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127198

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