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Sociodemographic disparities in access to addiction treatment among a cohort of Vancouver injection drug users
(Disparités sociodémographiques dans l'accès au traitement de l'addiction constatées dans une cohorte d'usagers de drogue par voie injectable à Vancouver, Canada)
Auteur(s) :
WOOD, E. ;
LI, K. ;
PALEPU, A. ;
MARSH, D. C. ;
SCHECHTER, M. T. ;
HOGG, R. S. ;
MONTANER, J. S. G. ;
KERR, T.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
1153-1167
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ACCES AUX SOINS
;
DEMOGRAPHIE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
INJECTION
;
ETHNIE
;
COHORTE
;
LOGEMENT
;
VIH
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2005, 40, (8), 1153-1167
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Vancouver's explosive HIV epidemic among injection drug users (IDUs) has received international attention due to the presence of a large needle exchange program. The role of addiction treatment has not been evaluated in this setting. We evaluated factors associated with use of addiction treatment among a prospective cohort of Vancouver IDUs. Addiction treatment was negatively associated with Aboriginal ethnicity and unstable housing, both of which have been associated with HIV infection in previous studies. These findings demonstrate low levels of addiction treatment among Vancouver IDUs and suggest that programs may need to be targeted towards specific populations with poor access. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Division of Epidemiology and Population Health, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1Y6. E-mail : ewoodhivnet.ubc.ca
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