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Laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales to injection drug users : relations to population density, HIV prevalence and HIV incidence (2001)
(Lois interdisant la vente de seringues sans ordonnance aux injecteurs de drogues : liens avec la densité de la population, la prévalence et l'incidence du VIH)
Auteur(s) :
S. R. FRIEDMAN ;
PERLIS T. ;
D. C. DES JARLAIS
Article en page(s) :
791-793
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SERINGUE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
PREVALENCE
;
VIH
;
VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objectives. This study sought to assess relations of laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales (anti-OTC laws) to population prevalence of injection drug users and HIV prevalence or incidence among 96 US metropolitan areas. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was used. Results. Metropolitan areas with anti-OTC laws had a higher mean HIV prevalence (13.8% vs 6.7%) than other metropolitan areas (pseudo-P
ENGLISH :
Objectives. This study sought to assess relations of laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales (anti-OTC laws) to population prevalence of injection drug users and HIV prevalence or incidence among 96 US metropolitan areas. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was used. Results. Metropolitan areas with anti-OTC laws had a higher mean HIV prevalence (13.8% vs 6.7%) than other metropolitan areas (pseudo-P
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.