Concordance between self-reported and actual hepatitis C virus infection status in a cohort of people who inject drugs

D. O'KEEFE ; C. AITKEN ; P. HIGGS ; P. DIETZE | 2013
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.32, n°2, March 2013) Article : Périodique

Introduction and Aims. Accurate knowledge of individual hepatitis C virus (HCV) status is an important component of comprehensive health services for people who inject drugs (PWID). In this paper we compare the perceived HCV status of PWID in a [...]

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Drivers who use illicit drugs: behaviour and perceived risks

C. AITKEN ; M. KERGER ; N. CROFTS | 2000
Périodique

ENGLISH : This exploratory research was conducted in response to concern about prevalences of illicit drugs in drivers killed in motor vehicle accidents in Victoria, Australia. Five focus groups (36 participants in all) and a field survey (160[...]

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Ethnic communities' vulnerability to involvement with illicit drugs

G. REID ; C. AITKEN ; L. BEYER ; N. CROFTS | 2001
Périodique

ENGLISH : In this article, socioeconomic and cultural factors which heighten vulnerability to involvement with illicit drugs and disproportionately impact upon ethnic minority communities are described. The concepts and themes derived from a r[...]

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How do drug market changes affect characteristics of injecting initiation and subsequent patterns of drug use? Findings from a cohort of regular heroin and methamphetamine injectors in Melbourne, Australia

D. HORYNIAK ; M. STOOVE ; L. DEGENHARDT ; C. AITKEN ; T. KERR ; P. DIETZE | 2015
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.26, n°1, January 2015) Article : Périodique

Background: Changes in drug market characteristics have been shown to affect drug use patterns but few studies have examined their impacts on injecting initiation experiences and subsequent patterns of injecting drug use (IDU). Methods: We coll[...]

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Injecting drug use and blood-borne viruses: a comparison of rural and urban Victoria, 1990-1995

C. AITKEN ; BROUGH R. ; N. CROFTS | 1999
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Les amphétamines sont le premier produit consommé par voie intraveineuse dans les régions du district Ouest de Victoria, alors que les usagers IV de Melbourne préfèrent l'héroïne. La prévalence de l'hépatite C y est d'ailleurs supéri[...]

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Markers of ethnicity and their effect on measuring illicit drug use by ethnic groups

G. REID ; L. BEYER ; C. AITKEN ; N. CROFTS | 2001
Périodique

ENGLISH : Assessing the relative involvement of ethnic communities with illicit drugs relies on identification of ethnicity in collected information. Many of the indicators of ethnicity used in Victorian drug- and alcohol-related databases fai[...]

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Pumping iron, risking infection ? Exposure to hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV among anabolic-androgenic steroid injectors in Victoria, Australia

C. AITKEN ; C. DELALANDE ; K. STANTON | 2002
Périodique

ENGLISH : Aims: To measure exposure to the hepatitis C and B viruses and HIV among Victorian steroid injectors and evaluate associations between exposure and risk behaviour, and report other characteristics of the study group. Design: Seroprev[...]

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