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Profiles of self-reported HIV-risk behaviors among injection drug users in methadone maintenance treatment, detoxification, and needle exchange programs
(Profils des comportements à risque de VIH déclarés chez les injecteurs de drogues dans des programmes de traitement de maintenance par méthadone, de désintoxication et d'échange de seringues)
Auteur(s) :
MARK, H. D. ;
NANDA J. ;
DAVIS-VOGEL, A. ;
NAVALINE H. ;
SCOTTI R. ;
WICKREMA R. ;
METZGER, D. ;
SOCHALSKI J.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
11-19
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
METHADONE
;
SUBSTITUTION
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
INJECTION
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
PROGRAMME
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Public Health Nursing, 2006, 23, (1), 11-19
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
OBJECTIVE: Injection drug use has accounted for more than one third of acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases in the United States. The purpose of this study was to compare the demographic characteristics, types, and frequency of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) recruited from a needle exchange program (NEP), methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), and detoxification (detox) program. DESIGN: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to determine whether the selected HIV-risk behaviors and demographic characteristics of IDUs varied by site of recruitment. SAMPLE AND MEASUREMENTS: Confidential questionnaires were completed by 445 IDUs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. RESULTS: Data analysis revealed that HIV sexual and injection-risk behavior varied by recruitment site. Subjects recruited from the NEP were more likely to engage in HIV-risk behaviors than subjects recruited from the MMT or detox sites. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions occurring in program and treatment sites need to be sensitive to various demographic characteristics and behaviors if they are to reach those at highest risk of HIV infection. Targeting HIV prevention interventions based upon risk group membership alone (e.g. IDUs) fails to address the distinct risk behaviors and demographic characteristics of enrollees in different programs.
Affiliation :
Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205-2110
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
A02727