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Characteristics and HIV risk behaviors among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia : a comparison of needle exchange program attenders and nonattenders
(Particularités et comportements à risque vis-à-vis du VIH chez les injecteurs de drogues à Saint Petersbourg, Russie : une comparaison entre les injecteurs qui fréquentent les programmes d'échanges de seringues et ceux qui ne les fréquentent pas)
Auteur(s) :
KSOBIECH, K. ;
SOMLAI A. M. ;
KELLY, J. A. ;
BENOTSCH, E. G. ;
GORE-FELTON, C. ;
McAULIFFE, T. ;
OSTROVSKI D. ;
KOZLOV A. P.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
787-803
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
COMPARAISON
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PROGRAMME
Thésaurus géographique
RUSSIE
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 2004, 34(4), 787-803
Résumé :
The purpose of this descriptive study was to compare young Russian NEP attenders (N = 209) and nonattenders (N = 207) on a multitude of dependent variables related to drug and sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Questionnaire data found NEP attenders were more likely to be female, inject more frequently, use heroin heavily, be in long-term relationships, use clean needles, have more unprotected vaginal sex acts, and have drug-using friends with positive safer sex attitudes. Comparisons were also made between male and female NEP attenders, male NEP attenders and nonattenders, female NEP attenders and nonattenders, and male and female NEP nonattenders. Significant differences between those subgroups were found. A logistic regression was run to determine which variables served to predict NEP attendance. Four variables accounted for 17% of the variance and predicted NEP attendance in two thirds of the cases: safer sex attitudes of drug-using friends, heroin use, using new needles to inject, and relationship status. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of Wisconsin, USA