Périodique
Factors associated with buying and selling syringes among injection drug users in a setting of one of North America's largest syringe exchange programs
(Facteurs associés à l'achat et la vente de seringues par des usagers de drogue par voie injectable dans le cadre d'un des plus grands programmes d'échange de seringues Nord-Américains)
Auteur(s) :
KUYPER L. M. ;
KERR, T. ;
LI, K. ;
HOGG, R. S. ;
TYNDALL, M. W. ;
MONTANER, J. S. G. ;
WOOD, E.
Année :
2006
Page(s) :
883-899
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
39
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ACHAT
;
INJECTION
;
USAGER
;
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
PROGRAMME
;
VENTE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (6-7), 883-899
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
We performed analyses of syringe buying and syringe selling among Vancouver injection drug users, recruited from May 1996 and followed up between November 2002 and August 2003, in the context of one of North America's largest syringe exchange programs (SEPs). An interviewer-administered questionnaire, approximately 45 minutes in duration, was used to collect information regarding risk factors for HIV infection and sources of sterile syringes. Seventy participants (15%) reported syringe selling and 122 (26%) reported syringe buying. Syringe sellers were more likely to be female, reside in unstable housing, need help injecting, and have visited the SEP at least once weekly. Syringe buyers were more likely to need help injecting, have difficulty finding new syringes, have binged on drugs, and have visited the SEP at least once weekly. Syringe buying most frequently occurred when the SEP was closed. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C.V6Z 1Y6. E-mail : ewoodcfenet.ubc.ca
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