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Article de Périodique
Factors associated with the use of cleaned needles and syringes among people who inject drugs in the UK: Who should we target to minimise the risks? (2014)
Auteur(s) :
HOPE, V. D. ;
CULLEN, K. J. ;
CROXFORD, S. ;
PARRY, J. V. ;
NCUBE, F.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
924-927
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
SERINGUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
HYGIENE
Résumé :
Factors associated with the sharing of injecting equipment have been widely studied (McKegany, Friedman, & Mesquita, 1998); however, very few studies have looked at the factors associated with the use of cleaned needles/syringes. Those studies that have examined the use of cleaned equipment have looked at this in the context of reported sharing events - even though much sharing is probably inadvertent and so unknown - rather than looking at any injections using cleaned needles/syringes. We explore the factors associated with having injected using cleaned needles/syringes among a large sample of people who inject drugs recruited in the UK. The aim of this analysis was to identify those sub-groups who are most likely to inject using cleaned needles/syringes so that interventions can be appropriately targeted. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, UK
Cote :
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