Titre : | Puerto Rican injection drug users: Prevention implications in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico (2008) |
Titre traduit : | (Usagers de drogues portoricains par injection : implications pour la prévention au Massachussetts et à Porto rico) |
Auteurs : | L. M. LOPEZ ; L. DE SAXE ZERDEN ; T. C. FITZGERALD ; L. M. LUNDGREN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Evaluation and Program Planning (Vol.31, n°1, February 2008) |
Article en page(s) : | 64-73 |
Note générale : |
Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008, 31, (1), 64-73, tabl.
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés INJECTION ; PREVENTION ; ENQUETE ; VIH ; HEPATITE ; ISTThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS ; PORTO RICO |
Résumé : | This study examines whether place of residence is a factor associated with reporting a positive HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C (HCV), or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) status in a sample of 400 injection drug users (IDUs) residing on the Island of Puerto Rico (N=139) and in western Massachusetts (N=261). Logistic regression models revealed that IDUs residing in western Massachusetts were 66% less likely to be HIV positive compared to IDUs residing in Puerto Rico (p<.000 while idus residing in western massachusetts were about less likely to have a positive std status than those puerto rico place of residence was not significantly associated with hcv status. results indicate the need develop prevention programs tailored unique socio-cultural context rican on island whose circumstances differ from mainland us. reduce drug use hiv and stds among ricans both locales capacity enhancement model is proposed order more effective s abstract> |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 41 |
Affiliation : |
Boston University School of Social Work, 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215. Etats-Unis. United States. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1302374 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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