ArticleHarm reduction journal2009
Needle and syringe sharing among Iranian drug injectors.
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- Transition to injecting drug use in Iran: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.The International journal on drug policy · 2015Pooled it
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- Drug Use among Iranian Drivers Involved in Fatal Car Accidents.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2014Article
- Socio-Economic Status Determines Risk of Receptive Syringe Sharing Behaviors among Iranian Drug Injectors; A National Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2014Article
- Outcome assessment of a triangular clinic as a harm reduction intervention in Rajaee-Shahr Prison, Iran.Harm reduction journal · 2013Article
- An emerging trend of methamphetamine injection in iran: a critical target for research on blood-borne infection diseases.Hepatitis monthly · 2013Article
- Perceived Risk Modifies the Effect of HIV Knowledge on Sexual Risk Behaviors.Frontiers in public health · 2013Article
- Unprotected anal Intercourse among Iranian Intra-Venous Drug Users.Frontiers in public health · 2013Article
- Inconsistent Condom Use among Iranian Male Drug Injectors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2013Article
- Descriptive Aspects of Injection Drug Users in Iran's National Harm Reduction Program by Methadone Maintenance Treatment.Iranian journal of public health · 2013Article
- Socio-demographic characteristics of the addicted inmates of Qom and Tabriz prisons in Iran.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2012Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe role of needle and syringe sharing behavior of injection drug users (IDUs) in spreading of blood-borne infections - specially HIV/AIDS - is well known. However, very little is known in this regard from Iran. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and associates of needle and syringe sharing among Iranian IDUs.
methodsIn a secondary analysis of a sample of drug dependents who were sampled from medical centers, prisons and streets of the capitals of 29 provinces in the Iran in 2007, 2091 male IDUs entered. Socio-demographic data, drug use data and high risk behaviors entered to a logistic regression to determine independent predictors of lifetime needle and syringe sharing.
results749(35.8%) reported lifetime experience of needle and syringe sharing. The likelihood of lifetime needle and syringe sharing was increased by female gender, being jobless, having illegal income, drug use by family members, pleasure/enjoyment as causes of first injection, first injection in roofless and roofed public places, usual injection at groin, usual injection at scrotum, lifetime experience of nonfatal overdose, and history of arrest in past year and was decreased by being alone at most injections.
conclusionHowever this data has been extracted from cross-sectional design and we can not conclude causation, some of the introduced variables with association with needle and syringe sharing may be used in HIV prevention programs which target reducing syringe sharing among IDUs.
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