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Predictors of sharing drugs among injection drug users in the South Bronx: implications for HIV transmission
(Facteurs prédictifs de partage des seringues chez les toxicomanes intraveineux du Bronx Sud : implications pour la transmission du sida)
Auteur(s) :
FERNANDO, D. ;
SCHILLING, R. F. ;
FONTDEVILA, J. ;
EL-BASSEL, N.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
227-236
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
24
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
INJECTION
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
;
CONTAMINATION
;
VIH
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2003, 35, (2), 227-236
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
HIV may be transmitted in the process of sharing injected drugs, even if all participants have their own syringes. In an effort to gain understanding of the extent and predictors of drug sharing, data were obtained via personal interviews with 1,024 injection drug users from four neighborhoods in the South Bronx. The relationship between drug-sharing and demographic, sexual, and drug-related variables was first examined in a bivariate analysis, and then via multiple logistic regression. Individuals who split drugs were more likely to be female, have had sex with a casual partner, exchanged sex for drugs or other needs, recently smoked crack cocaine, and shared needles. They were less likely to live or inject at their own home or have used a new needle the last time they injected. In a final logistic model, correlates of drug sharing included trading sex, injecting outside one's home, and using borrowed, rented or shared needles. Despite the lack of significance for gender in the final logistic model, females were at high risk of drug sharing because they constituted the great majority of those who exchanged sex. Continuing research is needed to understand how drug-sharing contributes to the spread of HIV and other infections, as are studies of approaches to reducing drug sharing. Prevention strategists and outreach organizations should be aware of the HIV risks inherent in the widespread practice of drug sharing. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
SPPSR, Univ. California, 3250 Pub. Policy Bldg, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.