Needle and Syringe Sharing Practices Among Injecting Drug Users in Tehran: A Comparison of Two Neighborhoods, One with and One Without a Needle and Syringe Program
| Autor: | Masahiro Kihara, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Emran Mohammad Razzaghi, Saman Zamani, Mohsen Vazirian, Bijan Nassirimanesh, Shahrzad Mortazavi Ravari, Masako Ono-Kihara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male Social Psychology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Iran medicine.disease_cause Drug Users Interviews as Topic Young Adult Residence Characteristics Syringe sharing Environmental health mental disorders medicine Humans Needle Sharing Substance Abuse Intravenous Syringe business.industry Syringes Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Advertising Middle Aged Needle-Exchange Programs Infectious Diseases Female business Program Evaluation Needle exchange programs |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 14:885-890 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-008-9404-2 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted to compare needle and syringe sharing practices among injecting drug users (IDUs) in two neighborhoods, one with and one without a needle and syringe program (NSP). In 2005, 419 street-based IDUs were interviewed at specific locations in two neighborhoods where IDUs are known to congregate. We compared self-reported needle and syringe access and use between IDUs from a neighborhood with an active NSP to IDUs from a neighborhood without such an intervention. A significantly smaller proportion of IDUs from the former neighborhood reported having used a shared needle/syringe over a 1-month period (21.0%) compared to IDUs from the latter neighborhood (39.9%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.24; 95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.45). These findings indicate that access to an NSP may reduce needle and syringe sharing practices. Therefore, these programs should be intensified in settings with concentrated HIV epidemics among IDUs in Iran. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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