Historique
Périodique
How cool is heroin injection at the Kenya coast
(Comment l'injection d'héroïne est "cool" sur la côte kényane)
Auteur(s) :
BECKERLEG, S.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
67-77
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
38
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
INJECTION
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
;
CULTUREL
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
Thésaurus géographique
KENYA
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2004, 11, (1), 67-77
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Qualitative research methods were used to contact, observe and interview about 40 heroin users living in a Kenyan coastal town with a lively tourist industry. It was found that injecting practices were similar to those reported in other parts of the world. High status, or 'cool', among heroin users was associated with injecting alone and with personal autonomy. The sharing of injecting equipment, however, did occur. Most users were ill informed about the risk of transmission of HIV through injecting equipment. Injecting heroin can be status enhancing within this subculture. 'Cool' among these heroin users was associated with personal self-control, a key attribute of Swahili culture. Intervention measures should build on local values of the need to maintain individual self-control and discourage the sharing or communal use of equipment to inject heroin. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department Public Hlth PLIcy, Londo School Hygiene Tropical Med., Keppel St., London W1E 7HT
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.