Risk factors among IDUs who give injections to or receive injections from other drug users

Aims. To assess risk factors associated with injection drug users (IDUs) who give injections to or receive injections from other IDUs. Design and setting. IDUs were recruited into a cross‐sectional study using targeted sampling methods in Oakland, Richmond, and San Francisco, California from August...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 1999-05, Vol.94 (5), p.675-683
Main Authors: Kral, Alex H., Bluthenthal, Ricky N., Erringer, Elizabeth A., Lorvick, Jennifer, Edlin, Brian R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
California
California - epidemiology
Communicable diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug Injection
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Infections
Injections
Intravenous drug addicts
Male
Medical sciences
Needle Sharing
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Risk
Risk Factors
San Francisco, California
Sociodemographic Characteristics
Substance abuse
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
U.S.A
USA
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Summary:Aims. To assess risk factors associated with injection drug users (IDUs) who give injections to or receive injections from other IDUs. Design and setting. IDUs were recruited into a cross‐sectional study using targeted sampling methods in Oakland, Richmond, and San Francisco, California from August 1996 to January 1997. "Street docs" are IDUs who reported having given injections to other IDUs in the past month. "Injection recipients" are IDUs who reported having received injections from other people in the past month. Participants. Of 1166 IDUs interviewed, 283 (24%) reported being injection recipients and 427 (37%) reported being street docs. Measurements. Socio‐demographic characteristics and injection‐related risk behaviors. Findings. Injection recipients and street docs were significantly more likely (p
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.9456755.x