Article de Périodique
A meta-analysis of needle sharing, lending, and borrowing behaviors of needle exchange program attenders (2003)
Auteur(s) :
KSOBIECH, K.
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
257-268
Sous-type de document :
Méta-analyse / Meta-analysis
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
76
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ECHANGE DE SERINGUES
;
PARTAGE DE SERINGUE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
EFFICACITE
Note générale :
AIDS Education and Prevention, 2003, 15, (3), 257-268
Résumé :
This study used meta-analysis to examine cumulatively needle exchange program (NEP) change/comparison data from 47 studies between 1988 and 2001, based on data collected between 1986 and 1997. The research question posed was: Is NEP attendance associated with reductions in risky needle-related behaviors? Results indicated that needle sharing (r = -.189), variations on the outcome measure of needle sharing (r = -.161), and needle lending/borrowing (r = -.194) consistently declined among NEP attenders, suggesting the NEPs are effective in reducing risky needle-related behaviors of IDUs. The meta-analytic results lend support to the harm-reduction philosophy often used as the rationale for the establishment and maintenance of NEPs.
Affiliation :
Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Dpt of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
A01539