Increasing drug users' adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study

R. S. BROADHEAD ; D. D. HECKATHORN ; F. L. ALTICE ; Y. VAN HULST ; CARBONE M. ; G. H. FRIEDLAND ; P. G. O'CONNOR ; P. A. SELWYN | 2002
Dans Social Science and Medicine (Vol.55, n°2, 2002) Article : Périodique

Active drug users with HIV infection suffer from both low utilisation of, and adherence to, primary care. Combining drug treatment and primary care on-site reduces these problems significantly because it creates a social support structure; treat[...]

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Relying on injection drug users to access and adhere to HIV therapeutics: Bittersweet lessons using Respondent-Driven Sampling and a Peer-Driven Intervention

R. S. BROADHEAD ; C. A. BORCH ; Y. VAN HULST ; G. GAUCHAT ; S. TEHRANI ; K. L. STRINGER ; D. D. HECKATHORN ; F. L. ALTICE | 2012
Dans Journal of Drug Issues (Vol.42, n°2, April 2012) Article : Périodique

Results are presented of enrolling HIV+ active-injection drug users (IDUs) into a peer-driven intervention (PDI) to improve their adherence to medical care. Using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), which evolved out of the PDI model, the authors [...]

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Safer injection sites in New York City: a utilization survey of injection drug users

R. S. BROADHEAD ; C. A. BORCH ; Y. VAN HULST ; J. FARRELL ; VILLEMEZ W. J. ; F. L. ALTICE | 2003
Périodique

ENGLISH : HIV, hepatitis B & C, drug overdose, and other drug-related health problems still pose significant health risks to injection drug users (IDUs) and their sexual partners, indicating the need for further development of innovative publi[...]

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