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Correlates of receptive and distributive needle sharing among injection drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan
Auteur(s) :
TODD, C. S. ;
ABED, A. M. S. ;
SCOTT, P. T. ;
BOTROS, B. A. ;
SAFI, N. ;
EARHART, K. C. ;
STRATHDEE, S. A.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
91-100
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
25
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
INJECTION
;
USAGER
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
AFGHANISTAN
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2008, 34, (1), 91-100
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We describe receptive and distributive needle/syringe sharing among injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this cross-sectional study, IDUs completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression identified correlates of needle sharing in the last six months. Receptive and distributive sharing in the last six months were reported by 28.2% and 28.7% of participants, respectively, and were both independently associated with reported difficulty obtaining new syringes (Receptive sharing: AOR = 2.60, 95% CI: 1.66-4.06; Distributive: AOR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.02-2.39). Receptive and distributive sharing are common among IDU in Kabul; scaling up availability of sterile, no-cost injecting equipment is urgently needed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA. Email : cstodd@ucsd.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
A03580