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Active and former injection drug users report of HIV risk behaviors during periods of incarceration
(Rapport sur les conduites à risque concernant le VIH chez des usagers de drogues par injection et chez des anciens usagers, pendant des périodes d'incarcération)
Auteur(s) :
CLARKE, J. G. ;
STEIN, M. D. ;
HANNA, L. ;
SOBOTA, M. ;
RICH, J. D.
Année :
2001
Page(s) :
209-216
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
30
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
PRISON
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
VIH
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Substance Abuse, 2001, 22, (4), 209-216
Résumé :
American prisons have increasing numbers of inmates incarcerated for drug offences. This population is at high risk for HIV infection and may continue HIV transmission risk behaviors while incarcerated. We find that 31 % of injection drug users with a history of imprisonment had used illicit drugs in prison, and nearly half of these persons had injected drugs while incarcerated. Male gender and number of times incarcerated were associated with drug use in prison. Interventions for drug-using prisoners that are advocated in some European prisons, such as needle exchange programs and methadone maintenance, need attention in the United States. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Div. General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hosp., 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.