1. Needle sharing behaviour among injection drug users (IDUs) in treatment in Montreal and Toronto, 1988-1989.
- Author
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Coates RA, Rankin JG, Lamothe F, Arshinoff R, Raboud J, Millson ME, Halliday ML, Bruneau J, Soto J, and Vincelette J
- Subjects
- AIDS Serodiagnosis, Adult, Female, HIV Infections transmission, Humans, Male, Ontario, Quebec, Risk Factors, Sexual Partners, Substance Abuse Treatment Centers, Needle Sharing, Substance Abuse, Intravenous rehabilitation
- Abstract
Injection drug users (IDUs) entering treatment programs in Montreal and Toronto were recruited for a study of drug using behaviour and risk of HIV infection. Only those who had injected within 6 months of entering their treatment program were eligible for participation. 183 subjects were recruited in Montreal and 167 in Toronto between November, 1988 and October, 1989. Each participant completed a standardized interviewer-administered questionnaire which focussed on, among other things, drug history and needle sharing behaviour. Approximately three-quarters of respondents in both cities reported sharing needles and syringes within the 6-month period prior to their entry into treatment. Our analysis, which focussed on variables associated with needle sharing revealed that having a sexual partner who injected, trouble obtaining sterile needles and syringes and cocaine injection were significantly and independently associated with needle sharing in a logistic regression model which also controlled for city of recruitment.
- Published
- 1992