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Effectiveness of harm reduction programmes for injecting drug users in Dhaka city (2005)
(Efficacité des programmes de réduction des risques pour usagers de drogue par voie intraveineuse dans la ville de Dhaka)
Auteur(s) :
AZIM, T. ;
HUSSEIN N. ;
KELLY, R.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
1-5
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
19
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
BANGLADESH
Thésaurus mots-clés
INJECTION
;
EFFICACITE
;
PROGRAMME
;
COHORTE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
EVALUATION
Note générale :
Harm Reduction Journal, 2005, 2, (22), 1-5
doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-22
doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-22
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This paper provides a brief overview of the harm reduction programme for injecting drug users (IDU) of CARE, Bangladesh in Dhaka city and uses data from surveillance and a focussed research study on a cohort of IDU, to evaluate the programme. The harm reduction programme in Dhaka is run by CARE, Bangladesh and includes needle/syringe exchange, awareness raising on HIV/STI, abscess management, condom distribution and advocacy with different groups of people. The needle/syringe exchange programme (NEP) has been in place since 1998, the 2nd Generation Surveillance in Bangladesh is being conducted since 1998, and an in-depth cohort study, started in 2002, is being conducted in two areas of Dhaka city with approximately 500 IDU under CARE's NEP who are being followed bi-annually to assess risk behaviour, incidence of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis. As the surveillance and the cohort study are both closely associated with the NEP of CARE, Bangladesh, these data can be used to monitor the NEP. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
ICDDR, B: Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212. Email : tasnim@icddrb.org [Azim T.]
Bangladesh. Bangladesh.
Bangladesh. Bangladesh.