Titre : | Research note : acceptability and utility of a hand-held syringe disposal device for active injection drug users |
Titre traduit : | (Note de recherche : acceptabilité et utilité d'un kit de seringue pour les usagers actifs de drogues par voie intraveineuse) |
Auteurs : | G. E. MACALINO ; R. S. WESTON ; WOLF F. A. ; SANFORD-COLBY S. L. ; M. M. McKENZIE ; J. D. RICH |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2003 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 0022-0426 |
Format : | 519-532 / tabl. |
Note générale : |
Journal of Drug Issues, 2003, 33, 519-532 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRE (Prévention - RdRD / Prevention - Harm reduction) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés USAGER ; ACCEPTABILITE ; KIT DE SERINGUES ; MATERIEL D'INJECTION ; REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGESThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : Efforts to prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis among injection drug users (IDUs) by improving access to sterile syringes can raise questions about syringe disposal. This study sought to evaluate the acceptability and utility of the Voyager, a newly approved, hand-held syringe disposal device for active injection drug users (IDUs). We offered the Voyager to active IDUs (n = 97), and interviewed them upon receiving the device and one month later. Almost all (90%) accepted the device. At follow-up, 78% had used the Voyager and 44% reported using it all the time; 65% reported they would like to continue using the Voyager and 77% rated the device "somewhat better" or "much better" than other methods of syringe disposal. Many IDUs care about safe syringe disposal and are willing and able to use a convenient disposal device such as the Voyager. Communities concerned about needlestick injuries and re-use of contaminated syringes should explore increasing the availability of such a device for IDUs as part of an overall approach to prevent improperly discarded syringes. (Author's abstract.) |
Note de contenu : | tabl. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 24 |
Affiliation : |
The Miriam Hosp., Brown Univ., 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 505689 |
Centre Emetteur : | 05 Marmottan |
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