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Risk behaviour for HIV transmission in attenders on methadone maintenance
(Comportement à risque par rapport à la transmission du VIH chez des patients sous programme methadone)
Auteur(s) :
WILLIAMS, H. ;
MULLAN E. ;
O'CONNOR, J. J. ;
KINSELLA, A.
Année
1990
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0021-1265
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1990, 159, 141-144
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
69 sujets inclus dans le programme méthadone, jeunes, peu éduqués, délinquants, au chômage, utilisateurs d'héroïne, ont fait l'objet de cette étude. 70% étaient séropositifs, à l'annonce du diagnostic, leur comportement sexuel et leur pratique d'injection se sont modifiés de manière significative. Cependant il persiste de nombreux comportements "à risque" par rapport à la transmission possible du sida.
ENGLISH :
Sixty-nine opiate addicts on methadone maintenance programmes at the Drug Treatment centre were interviewed, all meet DSM. 3 criteria for opioid dependency. Most were young, poorly educated, unemployed and had involvement with both police and prison. Drug abuse started at a young age, all had injected drugs, heroin being the most widely abused opiate. Forty-eight (70%) were HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) were positive. Since diagnosis these individuals had made significant changes in their injecting practices and sexual behaviour. However, despite this positive change, there remained a high level of at risk behaviour for further HIV transmission. (Author's abstract)
69 sujets inclus dans le programme méthadone, jeunes, peu éduqués, délinquants, au chômage, utilisateurs d'héroïne, ont fait l'objet de cette étude. 70% étaient séropositifs, à l'annonce du diagnostic, leur comportement sexuel et leur pratique d'injection se sont modifiés de manière significative. Cependant il persiste de nombreux comportements "à risque" par rapport à la transmission possible du sida.
ENGLISH :
Sixty-nine opiate addicts on methadone maintenance programmes at the Drug Treatment centre were interviewed, all meet DSM. 3 criteria for opioid dependency. Most were young, poorly educated, unemployed and had involvement with both police and prison. Drug abuse started at a young age, all had injected drugs, heroin being the most widely abused opiate. Forty-eight (70%) were HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) were positive. Since diagnosis these individuals had made significant changes in their injecting practices and sexual behaviour. However, despite this positive change, there remained a high level of at risk behaviour for further HIV transmission. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Drug Treatment Ctr., Trinity Court, 30-31 Pearse st., Dublin 2
Irlande. Ireland.
Irlande. Ireland.