The influence of needle exchange programs on injection risk behaviors and infection with hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users in select cities in the United States, 1994–2004

Abstract Objective Our purpose was to assess whether participation in needle exchange programs (NEPs) influenced incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through effects on injection risk behaviors among young injection drug users (IDUs) in the United States. Methods Data were drawn from three mul...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Preventive medicine 2009-08, Vol.49 (1), p.68-73
Hauptverfasser:	Holtzman, Deborah, Barry, Vaughn, Ouellet, Lawrence J, Jarlais, Don C. Des, Vlahov, David, Golub, Elizabeth T, Hudson, Sharon M, Garfein, Richard S
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Drug injection risk behaviors Drug Users Female Harm Reduction Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - blood Hepatitis C - epidemiology Hepatitis C - prevention & control Hepatitis C - transmission Hepatitis C virus Hepatitis C virus infection Humans Infection Injection drug use Injection drug users (IDUs) Internal Medicine Intravenous drug addicts Male Needle exchange programs Needle exchange schemes Risk behaviour Risk-Taking Seroepidemiologic Studies Sociodemographic aspects Socioeconomic Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Substance Abuse, Intravenous - virology Surveys United States United States - epidemiology Urban Health Young Adult Young adults
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