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Article de Périodique
Laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales to injection drug users : relations to population density, HIV prevalence and HIV incidence (2001)
(Lois interdisant la vente de seringues sans ordonnance aux injecteurs de drogues : liens avec la densité de la population, la prévalence et l'incidence du VIH)
Auteur(s) :
FRIEDMAN, S. R. ;
PERLIS T. ;
DES JARLAIS, D. C.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
791-793
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
SERINGUE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
PREVALENCE
;
VIH
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objectives. This study sought to assess relations of laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales (anti-OTC laws) to population prevalence of injection drug users and HIV prevalence or incidence among 96 US metropolitan areas. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was used. Results. Metropolitan areas with anti-OTC laws had a higher mean HIV prevalence (13.8% vs 6.7%) than other metropolitan areas (pseudo-P< .001). In 83 metropolitan areas with HIV prevalence of less than 20%, anti-OTC laws were associated with HIV incidence rates of 1% or greater (pseudo-P<.001). Population proportions of injection drug users did not vary by presence of anti-OTC laws. Conclusions. Anti-OTC laws are not associated with lower population proportions of injection drug users. Laws restricting syringe access are associated with HIV transmission and should be repealed. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.