Review Article

Developing Effective Health Interventions for Women Who Inject Drugs: Key Areas and Recommendations for Program Development and Policy

Table 1

Women as percentage of all IDU in selected countries.

Country/territoryWomen as an estimated percentage of all IDU [unless otherwise noted, all estimates are from [4]]Total estimated IDU population [all estimates are from [5]]HIV prevalence among IDU (%) [all estimates are from [5]]

Cambodia10%190024.1
Canada33% [6]286,9875.8
China20%2,350,0006.4
Estonia9% [3]13,80054.3–89.9
Georgia10%40,0003.9
Indonesia11%105,78436
Kenya 11%49,16718.3
Kyrgyzstan10%25,00014.6
Malaysia10%170,0008.7
Russian Federation30%1,815,00037.15
South Africa27%67,00019.4
Ukraine26%296,00021.5
Vietnam18%158,41413.4