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Changes in injecting practices associated with the use of a medically supervised safer injection facility
Auteur(s) :
STOLTZ J. A. ;
WOOD, E. ;
SMALL, W. ;
LI, K. ;
TYNDALL, M. ;
MONTANER, J. ;
KERR, T.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
35-39
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
INJECTION
;
STRUCTURE DE PROXIMITE
;
PREVENTION
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Note générale :
Journal of Public Health, 2007, 29, (1), 35-39
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Injection drug users (IDUs) are vulnerable to serious health complications resulting from unsafe injection practices. We examined whether the use of a supervised safer injection facility (SIF) promoted change in injecting practices among a representative sample of 760 IDUs who use a SIF in Vancouver, Canada. Consistent SIF use was compared with inconsistent use on a number of self-reported changes in injecting practice variables. More consistent SIF use is associated with positive changes in injecting practices, including less reuse of syringes, use of sterile water, swabbing injection sites, cooking/filtering drugs, less rushed injections, safe syringe disposal and less public injecting. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Clinical Activities, British Columbia Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Email : jstoltz@cfenet.ubc.ca
Canada. Canada.
Canada. Canada.
Cote :
A03226