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Long-term effects of syringe exchange on risk behavior and HIV prevention
(Effets à long terme de l'échange de seringue sur la prévention des comportements risques et du VIH.)
Auteur(s) :
BRAINE N. ;
DES JARLAIS, D. C. ;
AHMAD, S. ;
PURCHASE, D. ;
TURNER, C.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
264-275
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
PREVENTION
;
DISPOSITIF AUTOMATISE
;
EFFICACITE
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
AIDS Education and Prevention, 2004, 16, (3), 264-275
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The purpose of this study was to assess stability of population-level injection risk behavior over time among participants in a syringe exchange program and compare factors affecting syringe sharing at two points in time. Participants of the Tacoma Syringe Exchange Program were interviewed in 1997 and 2001 using audio computer assisted self-interviewing technology. In each wave of data collection, a random cross section of participants was recruited and interviewed, with no attempt made to follow respondents over time. Rates of injection risk behavior remained stable across the 4-year period, despite increases in factors associated with syringe sharing. Homelessness, rates of depression symptoms, and injection of amphetamines all increased from 1997 to 2001. The central factors associated with syringe sharing in both 1997 and 2007 were depression symptoms and the interaction of younger age with amphetamine injection. The data indicate that the exchange has been able to stabilize risk among a high-risk population for a substantial period of time. This study confirms previous findings that SEPs can play a significant role in the prevention of HIV in marginal and impoverished communities in the United States. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Chemical Dependency Inst., Beth Israel Medical Center, 1st Ave. and 16th St., New York, NY 10003. E-mail: Nbrainechpnet.org
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.