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A cultural impact of needle exchange: the role of safer-injection mentors
(Un impact culturel de l'échange de seringues : le rôle des conseillers pour l'injection sans danger.)
Auteur(s) :
KELLEY M. S. ;
MURPHY, S. ;
LUNE, H.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
485-506
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
35
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PAIR
;
CONSEIL
;
VIH
Note générale :
Contemporary Drug Problems, 2001, 28, (3), 485-506
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We examine one way in which needle-exchange services in the San Francisco Bay Area have affected needle-sharing and sexual-risk behaviors for injection drug users. We interviewed, qualitatively and quantitatively, 244 participants. Our analysis focuses on comparisons in HIV/AIDS-risk behaviors for a subcategory of "new" injectors: those initiating after the introduction of needle-exchange services in 1988 (n=57). We found that some new injectors benefited from the presence of "safer-injection mentors." That is, those with someone to teach them harm reduction from their initiation of injection drug use were somewhat more likely to report safer injection practices at the time of interview. We also found that the mentoring process included sharing of information about needle-exchange services. Our results point to evidence of the effectiveness of needle-exchange services in contributing to a culture of harm reduction for injection drug users. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.