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Knowledge of hepatitis C among drug injectors in Philadelphia
(Connaissances des usagers de drogues par voie intraveineuse en matière d'hépatite C à Philadelphia)
Auteur(s) :
PORTER, J. ;
Knowledge of hepatitis C among drug injectors in Philadelphia (11-14 June 2002; Philadelphia)
Année :
2003
Page(s) :
298-305
Langue(s) :
Français
Éditeur(s) :
Bethesda, MD : NIDA
Refs biblio. :
9
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ENQUETE
;
HEPATITE
;
USAGER
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
;
PREVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
In : Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse, vol. 2: proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group., 52nd meeting, Philadelphia, 11-14 June 2002, Bethesda, NIDA, 2003, 298-305
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 60 long-term injection drug users (IDUs) in Philadelphia to understand which populations of IDUs were likely to have misinformation about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a blood-borne disease for which they are at high risk. Respondents had a general knowledge of HCV and its consequences, and some knew that it could be spread by contaminated syringes. However, there was confusion about the different types of hepatitis and their transmission, symptoms, and treatment. One-quarter of the sample had essentially no knowledge beyond being able to identify hepatitis C as a disease, although those who were HCV-infected were more likely to have medically correct information. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dpt of Sociology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.