Historique
Périodique
Changes in equipment sharing in injecting drug users in Sydney 1989-1990
(Modifications dans le partage du matériel d'injection chez les toxicomanes à Sydney en 1989-1990)
Auteur(s) :
ROSS, M. W. ;
STOWE, A. ;
WODAK, A. ;
GOLD, J.
Année
1993
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0959-5236
Refs biblio. :
7
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
CONTAMINATION
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SERINGUE
;
PROGRAMME
;
EVOLUTION
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Review , 1993, 12, 277-281
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Cette étude comparative, réalisée auprès de 1245 toxicomanes en 1989 et 550 en 1990, montre une réduction importante du nombre de réutilisations du matériel d'injection et du nombre d'utilisateurs qui acceptent du matériel déjà usagé. Pour le deuxième groupe, on note une augmentation de l'utilisation de matériel stérile, obtenu principalement dans les centres d'échange de seringues. Le nombre de personnes qui n'ont jamais partagé leur seringue augmente également.
ENGLISH :
We investigated levels of equipment sharing in injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia, in two consecutive samples recruited in a non-treatment setting using similar methodology in 1989 (n=1,245) and 1990 (n=550). Comparison between the two waves of the study indicated that there were consistent and major reductions in percentage of time used equipment was re-used, and number of people from whom used equipment had been accepted. There was a corresponding significant and major increase in use of sterile injection equipment, obtained more frequently in the second sample from needle and syring exchanges. The proportion of respondents reporting they had never shared equipment rose significantly .These data suggest that there is a continuing increase in the adoption of safer injecting practices and utilisation of needle and syringe exchanges over time in response to the threat of HIV transmission in injecting drug users. (Author's abstract)
Cette étude comparative, réalisée auprès de 1245 toxicomanes en 1989 et 550 en 1990, montre une réduction importante du nombre de réutilisations du matériel d'injection et du nombre d'utilisateurs qui acceptent du matériel déjà usagé. Pour le deuxième groupe, on note une augmentation de l'utilisation de matériel stérile, obtenu principalement dans les centres d'échange de seringues. Le nombre de personnes qui n'ont jamais partagé leur seringue augmente également.
ENGLISH :
We investigated levels of equipment sharing in injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia, in two consecutive samples recruited in a non-treatment setting using similar methodology in 1989 (n=1,245) and 1990 (n=550). Comparison between the two waves of the study indicated that there were consistent and major reductions in percentage of time used equipment was re-used, and number of people from whom used equipment had been accepted. There was a corresponding significant and major increase in use of sterile injection equipment, obtained more frequently in the second sample from needle and syring exchanges. The proportion of respondents reporting they had never shared equipment rose significantly .These data suggest that there is a continuing increase in the adoption of safer injecting practices and utilisation of needle and syringe exchanges over time in response to the threat of HIV transmission in injecting drug users. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Nat. Ctr HIV Social Res. , Univ. NSW, 345 Crown St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.