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Injection drug use in Calcutta: a potential focus for an explosive HIV epidemic
(Usage de drogues par injection à Calcutta: un risque d'explosion de l'épidémie de sida)
Auteur(s) :
PANDA S. ;
CHATTERJEE, A. ;
SARKAR, S. ;
JALAN K. N. ;
MAITRA T. ;
MUKHERJEE S. ;
MUKHERJEE B. ;
DEB, B. C. ;
ABDUL-QUADER, A. S.
Année
1997
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0959-5236
Refs biblio. :
13
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
HEPATITE
;
CONTAMINATION
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PREVENTION
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
INDE
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review, 1997, 16, (1), 17-23
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Les interviews de toxicomanes sur leurs pratiques d'injection et leur perception des messages de prévention, ainsi que les chiffres des saisies et des admissions dans les services de soins, montrent que la connaissance des risques liés au sida est faible. 66 % des injecteurs échangent leur matériel d'injection, très peu utilisent le préservatif. Il est urgent de mettre en place, à Calcutta, des stratégies de prévention ciblées sur les usagers de drogues.
ENGLISH :
Our objective was to assess HIV risk perceptions, risk behaviours and factors that may facilitate an increase in injection drug use in Calcutta. A semi-structured interview instrument was used to interview 111 drug users recruited from jails and detoxification centers. Data of narcotic seizures were collected from the Calcutta police department, and data on percentage of IDUs admitted to large detox facility in the city were also collected. HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk perception were low. Sharing of injection equipment was reported by 66 % of the injectors, and condom use was insignificant. IDUs were also found to be prone to hepatitis B and C. The findings suggest an urgent need for developing HIV prevention interventions targeting drug users in Calcutta (From authors' abstract).
Les interviews de toxicomanes sur leurs pratiques d'injection et leur perception des messages de prévention, ainsi que les chiffres des saisies et des admissions dans les services de soins, montrent que la connaissance des risques liés au sida est faible. 66 % des injecteurs échangent leur matériel d'injection, très peu utilisent le préservatif. Il est urgent de mettre en place, à Calcutta, des stratégies de prévention ciblées sur les usagers de drogues.
ENGLISH :
Our objective was to assess HIV risk perceptions, risk behaviours and factors that may facilitate an increase in injection drug use in Calcutta. A semi-structured interview instrument was used to interview 111 drug users recruited from jails and detoxification centers. Data of narcotic seizures were collected from the Calcutta police department, and data on percentage of IDUs admitted to large detox facility in the city were also collected. HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk perception were low. Sharing of injection equipment was reported by 66 % of the injectors, and condom use was insignificant. IDUs were also found to be prone to hepatitis B and C. The findings suggest an urgent need for developing HIV prevention interventions targeting drug users in Calcutta (From authors' abstract).
Affiliation :
PSA, WHO, 22 Ave Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27
Suisse. Switzerland.
Suisse. Switzerland.