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"Getting checked and having the test" : drug injectors' perceptions of HIV testing. Findings from qualitative research conducted in England
("Une visite, un test" : perceptions par les injecteurs de drogues du test VIH. Résultats d'une étude qualitative menée en Angleterre)
Auteur(s) :
HUGHES, R.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
94-102
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
39
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
PERCEPTION
;
VIH
;
DEPISTAGE
;
ETHNOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ANGLETERRE
Note générale :
European Addiction Research, 2002, 8, (2), 94-102
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
If HIV and AIDS policy initiatives are to be successful in tackling the spread of infection it is important to understand more about the ways in which people perceive HIV and AIDS. HIV testing is a policy initiative that will work when people take the test and make appropriate changes to their behaviour as a result. This paper is based on a study that used in-depth interviews and a vignette with drug injectors to explore drug injectors' perceptions of HIV risk outside and inside prison. HIV testing was an integral part of drug injectors' perceptions of risk. Three main themes emerged from the analysis of these data: first, reasons for not taking a test; second, reasons for taking a test; and third, the impact of testing upon subsequent behaviour. The paper ends with a summary and conclusions highlighting implications for future research and policy development. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Guy's King's St Thomas'Sch. Med., King's Coll. London Weston Educ. Ctr, Cutcombe Rd, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RJ
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.