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The Threat of Hepatitis C as an Influence on Injecting Amphetamine Users' Change Towards Non-Injecting
(La menace de l'hépatite C comme influence vers la non-injection pour les consommateurs d'amphétamine)
Auteur(s) :
DAVEY, J. ;
RICHARDS, N. ;
LANG, C. P. ;
DAVIES, A.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
89-104
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
New York : Haworth Press
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
AMPHETAMINE
;
INJECTION
;
PREVENTION
;
HEPATITE
;
STRATEGIE ACTIVE D'ADAPTATION
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2006, 15, (4), 89-104
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Young injecting drug users are a particularly vulnerable group for Hepatitis C (HCV) infection. One method for minimising the risk of contraction of Hepatitis C for amphetamine users (not widely explored in the research to date) is through encouraging non-injecting routes of administration (NIROA). Self-report data from 150 young injecting amphetamine users was analysed to investigate the influence of Hepatitis C threat on the decision to cease injecting and the worth of promoting the use of NIROA. Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change and the Expanded Health Belief Model showed that threat of Hepatitis C was not perceived as reason to cease injecting at any stage in the injecting career. Cessation was a result of personal choice, rather than response to any type of threat. This supports the promotion of harm reduction rather than abstinence campaigns. Furthermore, the deficits in knowledge of Hepatitis C threat are worthy of campaign attention. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland, Queensland Univ. of Technology, Beams Road, Carseldine, Queensland 4034. jdaveyqut.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.