Titre : | Acceptability of a safer injection facility among injection drug users in San Francisco (2010) |
Auteurs : | A. H. KRAL ; L. WENGER ; L. CARPENTER ; E. WOOD ; T. KERR ; P. BOURGOIS |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.110, n°1-2, July 2010) |
Article en page(s) : | 160-163 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés ACCEPTABILITE ; VIH ; REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES ; STRUCTURE DE PROXIMITE ; USAGER |
Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE: Research has shown that safer injection facilities (SIFs) are successful at reducing public nuisance and enhancing public health. Since 2007 support for implementation of a SIF in San Francisco has been building. The objective of this study is to assess the acceptability of a SIF among injection drug users (IDUs) in San Francisco.
METHODS: IDUs were recruited in San Francisco using targeted sampling and interviewed using a quantitative survey (N=602). We assessed the prevalence of willingness to use a SIF as well as correlates of willingness among this group. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of IDUs reported that they would use a SIF, three quarters of whom would use it at least 3 days per week. In multivariate analysis, having injected in public and having injected speedballs were associated with intent to use a SIF. The majority of IDUs reported acceptability of many potential rules and regulations of a pilot SIF, except video surveillance, and being required to show identification. CONCLUSIONS: Building on the success of SIFs in various international settings, IDUs in San Francisco appear interested in using a SIF should one be implemented. [Author's abstract] |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Urban Health Program, RTI International, San Francisco Regional Office, San Francisco, CA, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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