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Article de Périodique
Advocacy and piloting the first needle and syringe exchange program in Iranian prisons (2010)
Auteur(s) :
SHAHBAZI, M. ;
FARNIA, M. ;
KERAMATI, M. ;
ALASVAND, R.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
P81
Sous-type de document :
Poster
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
PRISON
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
USAGER
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
PROGRAMME
Thésaurus géographique
IRAN
Résumé :
Among 341 volunteer prisoners enrolled in this program, an average of 17 syringes was reported to be used weekly for IV drug injection before starting the program. Moreover, the volunteers reported to use an average of 3.7 shared syringes during a week. Documented infection with blood-borne diseases (including Human Immunodefficiency Virus, Hepatitis B or C) was also found in 44 prisoners. At the end of the program, prevalence of using shared syringes among volunteers was decline to zero. [Extract of the publication]
Affiliation :
Iran Prisons Organization, Tehran, Iran