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Reducing the risk of exposure to HCV amongst injecting drug users: Lessons from a peer intervention project in Northwest Wales (2006)
(Réduire le risque d'exposition au virus de l'hépatite chez les usagers de drogue par voie intraveineuse : leçons à tirer d'un projet d'intervention par les pairs au Nord-ouest du Pays de Galles)
Auteur(s) :
CRAINE, N. ;
WALKER, M. ;
WILLIAMSON, S. ;
BOTTOMLEY T.
Année :
2006
Page(s) :
217-227
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
28
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEPATITE
;
INJECTION
;
PAIR
;
ENQUETE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Use, 2006, 11, (3), 217-227
Résumé :
Aim: To assess the feasibility of a peer delivered educational intervention to reduce injecting risk behaviour amongst injecting drug users (IDUs) in Northwest Wales. Methods: A team of 13 current IDUs were recruited to be peer educators. Recruits were regular users of illicit heroin and active within local drug using networks. Over the course of the project they carried out educational interventions amongst their peers. Risk behaviour data was collected throughout the project by the educators. Results: A wide range of educational interventions were carried out by the peer educators. Research data collected by the peer educators indicated high levels of injecting risk. At baseline 80% (95% CI 61-92%) of IDUs questioned reported having used someone else's used needle or syringe in the month prior to interview. Data collected on injecting group size indicated that a small subgroup of individuals injected in the company of a considerable number of other individuals. It was clear that the symptoms of withdrawal were seen as potentially leading to higher risk behaviour. Conclusions: Peer education intervention is a feasible approach to risk reduction amongst IDUs. Needle and syringe sharing is still a very common practice in Northwest Wales.
Affiliation :
NPHS Microbiology Bangor, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd 2: Northwest Wales NHS Trust Substance Misuse Services, The Old Surgery, Star, Ynys Môn, LL60 6AS 3: PIPER project, 25 Edge Lane, Manchester, Strettford, Manchester M32 8HN, UK
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