Patterns of injecting and sharing in a Scottish prison

Although the potential for prisons to act as the setting for HIV transmission has been recognised, there is an enduring lack of knowledge in this area. Data are presented on patterns of injecting and sharing in Edinburgh prison (Scotland), 1993–1994. There was a relatively low level of injecting in...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 1995-10, Vol.39 (3), p.237-243
Main Authors: Shewan, D., Macpherson, A., Reid, M.M., Davies, J.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Injection
Drug Reduction Programme
Drug Use
Edinburgh
Follow-Up Studies
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV risk
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Incidence
Injection
Intravenous drug addicts
Male
Medical sciences
Needle Sharing
Needle Sharing - adverse effects
Needle Sharing - statistics & numerical data
Prisoners
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Risk
Risk Factors
Scotland
Scotland - epidemiology
Scottish prisons
Sharing of equipment
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - rehabilitation
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Summary:Although the potential for prisons to act as the setting for HIV transmission has been recognised, there is an enduring lack of knowledge in this area. Data are presented on patterns of injecting and sharing in Edinburgh prison (Scotland), 1993–1994. There was a relatively low level of injecting in Edinburgh prison during this period, with 13% ( 8 60 ) of a sample of drug users having injected at some point during their current sentence. The majority ( 6 8 ) of those who had injected had shared injecting equipment. Where sharing took place, the level of HIV risk was variable, but would have been higher had cleaning fluids not been available within the prison, or had they not been used by sharers. The implications of this study for drug service provision in prisons is discussed.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/0376-8716(95)01172-0