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15899754

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
This study examines HIV risk practices associated with secondary needle exchange, obtaining needles from a needle exchange program (NEP) through others who attend in person. We analyzed data from NEP logs, a survey and HIV testing from 901 drug injectors who (a) always visited NEPs themselves to get needles (primary-only NEP users), (b) obtained at least some NEP needles by having others exchange for them (mixed/secondary NEP users), and (c) obtained no needles from an NEP. About 22% of 40,000 NEP visits involved secondary exchanges, and these accounted for over half of all needles exchanged. In multiple logistic regression analyses, primary-only needle exchange was significantly associated with lower levels of receptive needle sharing, backloading, sharing other injection equipment and lending used needles, and positively associated with obtaining drug treatment. Mixed/secondary needle exchange was associated with less receptive needle sharing and a greater likelihood of drug treatment. Secondary exchange facilitated HIV risk reduction but the salutary effects of NEPs were attenuated in mixed/secondary exchangers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0899-9546
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
170-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Drug use and HIV risk practices of secondary and primary needle exchange users.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Community Outreach Intervention Projects, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60637, USA. dhuo@health.bsd.uchicago.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural