Trends in Injection Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs and the Impact of Harm Reduction Programs in Ukraine, 2007–2013

Autor: L. Gensburg, Y. Sazonova, Danielle C. Ompad, Tetiana Saliuk, Jack DeHovitz, Iuliia Makarenko
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Urban Health. 94:104-114
ISSN: 1468-2869
1099-3460
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-016-0119-9
Popis: The study examined trends in injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) and assessed the impact of harm reduction programs in Ukraine during 2007–2013. We performed a secondary analysis of the data collected in serial cross-sectional bio-behavioral surveillance surveys administered with PWIDs in Ukraine in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2013. Using data from 14 Ukrainian cities, we assessed short-term trends in injection risk behaviors with the Cochran-Armitage test for trend and multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for age, sex, region, marital status, education level, occupation, age at injection drug use initiation, experience of overdose, and self-reported HIV status. The overall test for trend indicated a statistically significant decrease over time for sharing needle/syringe during the last injection (p
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