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17398039

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are transmitted most commonly among injection drug users (IDUs) through the sharing of needles and syringes. Distributive syringe sharing (DSS) (i.e., passing on a used needle/syringe to another IDU) poses the potential risk of transmitting HIV and viral hepatitis to others. We studied the prevalence and correlates of DSS among IDUs enrolled in a randomized behavioral intervention trial designed to reduce behaviors associated with HIV and HCV transmission in five U.S. cities. Among 3129 IDUs ages 15-30 years who completed the baseline visit, 1432 (45.8%) engaged in DSS during the 3 months prior to baseline. Significant correlates of DSS were perception that peer norms condone needle sharing, frequent injection, not obtaining most syringes from needle exchange programs or pharmacies, injecting most frequently in shooting galleries and with sex partners, low perceived risk of HIV from sharing syringes, increased anxiety, low self-esteem, and having unprotected sex. Restricting to only those IDUs who reported not injecting with previously used syringes, similar independent correlates of DSS were found. These findings suggest that interventions to reduce ongoing transmission of blood-borne infections should focus on altering peer norms among networks of young IDUs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0376-8716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S30-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Distributive syringe sharing among young adult injection drug users in five U.S. cities.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., room E-7137, Baltimore, MD 21117, USA. egolub@jhsph.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study