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Development Of A Global Index Measuring National Policy Commitments To Hiv Prevention And Treatment Among People Who Inject Drugs, Eric L. Sevigny, Peter Meylakhs, Mohammad Javad Feizollahi, Mohamad Reza Amini

CJC Publications

Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) around the world are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. National policy responses to the epidemic heavily influence risk factors for HIV acquisition among this key group. Prior efforts to monitor national policy responses to HIV/AIDS among PWID were limited both in scope and coverage. In this paper we develop and validate the HIV-PWID Policy Index (HPPI) to benchmark and monitor national commitments to HIV prevention and treatment among PWID.

Methods: Composite indicator was constructed employing fuzzy multilayer data envelopment analysis (FMLDEA). Model inputs based on data from 105 countries included 27 …