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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Whoonga and the abuse and diversion of antiretrovirals in Soweto, South Africa
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 18, No. 7, Year 2014
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Description
Media reports have described recreational use of HIV antiretroviral medication in South Africa, but little has been written about this phenomenon in the scientific literature. We present original, qualitative data from eight semi-structured interviews that characterize recreational antiretroviral use in Soweto, South Africa. Participants reported that antiretrovirals, likely efavirenz, are crushed, mixed with illicit drugs (in a mixture known as whoonga), and smoked. They described medications being stolen from patients and expressed concern that antiretroviral abuse jeopardized the safety of both patients and users. Further studies are needed to understand the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of antiretroviral abuse and diversion. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rough, Kathryn
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dietrich, Janan Janine
South Africa, Johannesburg
Perinatal Hiv Research Unit
Essien, Thandekile
South Africa, Johannesburg
Perinatal Hiv Research Unit
Grelotti, David J.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Bansberg, David R.
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Gray, Glenda E.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Perinatal Hiv Research Unit
Katz, Ingrid T.
United States, Boston
Brigham and Women's Hospital
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-013-0683-x
ISSN:
10907165
e-ISSN:
15733254
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
South Africa