Residual Injection Risk Behavior, HIV Infection, and the Evaluation of Syringe Exchange Programs  

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Braine, Naomi ; Turner, Charles F.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Aids Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal vol. 19 no. 02 (Apr. 2007), page 111.
Topik: HIV; syringe; Residual Injection Risk Behavior

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A94 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This study assessed relationships between residual risk behavior (risk behavior among persons participating in effective HIV prevention programs) and HIV infection. Structured interviews and HIV tests were obtained from participants in six large U.S. syringe exchange programs. Program characteristics were obtained through interviews with the directors. Findings indicated that injection risk behavior varied significantly across the six programs-from 10% to 27% of the participants at each program reported receptive sharing of needles and syringes in the 30 days prior to the interview. HIV prevalence ranged from 2.5% to 22.2% across the six programs. HIV prevalence among new injectors was strongly related to HIV prevalence among long-term injectors across the programs (r=.869). There was a consistent pattern of negative relationships between injection risk behaviors and HIV infection across the six programs (higher rates of risk behavior at a program associated with lower HIV infection). As a result, appropiate evaluation og HIV prevention programs may require not only information on continuing risk behavior and HV infection among program participants but also historical information on the epidemiology of HIV in the local community.

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