Minimal uptake of sterile drug preparation equipment in a predominantly cocaine injecting population: Implications for HIV and hepatitis C prevention

• Published in: The International journal of drug policy Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 204 - 212
• Main Authors: Morissette, Carole, Cox, Joseph, De, Prithwish, Tremblay, Claude, Roy, Élise, Allard, Robert, Stephenson, Randolph, Graves, Lisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Canada; Canada - epidemiology; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Data Collection; Disposable Equipment; Drug paraphernalia; Drug users; Equipment Contamination - prevention & control; Female; Harm Reduction; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C - epidemiology; Hepatitis C - prevention & control; Hepatitis C - transmission; Hepatitis C virus; Heroin Dependence; HIV; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Injection drug use; Internal Medicine; Intravenous drug addicts; Male; Medical Education; Multivariate analysis; Needle exchange schemes; Needle Sharing; Needle-Exchange Programs; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Public health; Questionnaires; Socioeconomic Factors; Sterile equipment; Sterilization; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Syringes; Canada; Canada; Sterile equipment; Injection drug use; Syringes; HIV; Drug paraphernalia

To identify factors associated with using sterile drug injection equipment by injection drug users (IDUs). 275 IDUs were recruited from syringe exchange programs in Montreal, Canada in 2004–2005. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire collected information about demographics, drug inje...