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ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2017

Trends in Injection Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs and the Impact of Harm Reduction Programs in Ukraine, 2007-2013.

Iuliia Makarenko, D C Ompad, Y Sazonova, T Saliuk, J DeHovitz, L Gensburg

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Article in Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Iuliia MakarenkoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA. Makarenko.j@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6963-4368
D C OmpadCollege of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Y SazonovaICF "Alliance for Public Health", Kyiv, Ukraine.
T SaliukICF "Alliance for Public Health", Kyiv, Ukraine.
J DeHovitzDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
L GensburgDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA.
Albany State University · USAlliance for Public Health · UANew York University · US

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Transdisciplinary Theoretical Svnthesis and Development CoreP30DA011041 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Holly Hagan · 1998 to 2026
$38.9M
Training in the Epidemiology of HPV/Cervical Neoplasia Among HIV+ WomenD43TW000233 · FIC · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI DEHOVITZ, JACK A · 1993 to 2015
$10.1M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW000233NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA011041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study examined trends in injection risk behaviors among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) and assessed the impact of harm reduction programs in Ukraine during 2007-2013. We performed a secondary analysis of the data collected in serial cross-sectional bio-behavioral surveillance surveys administered with PWIDs in Ukraine in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2013. Using data from 14 Ukrainian cities, we assessed short-term trends in injection risk behaviors with the Cochran-Armitage test for trend and multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for age, sex, region, marital status, education level, occupation, age at injection drug use initiation, experience of overdose, and self-reported HIV status. The overall test for trend indicated a statistically significant decrease over time for sharing needle/syringe during the last injection (p < 0.0001), sharing needle/syringe at least once in the last 30 days (p < 0.0001), and using a common container for drug preparation (p < 0.0001). The prevalence of injecting drugs from pre-loaded syringes was high (61.0%) and did not change over the study period. After adjusting for all significant confounders and comparing to 2007, the prevalence of sharing needle/syringe during the last injection was unchanged in 2008 (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.92, 1.21), and declined in 2011 (OR = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.15, 0.22) and 2013 (OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.14, 0.21). Sharing needles/syringes in the last 30 days significantly decreased when compared to that in 2007 (2008: OR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.74, 0.89; 2011: OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.38, 0.47; and 2013: OR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.27, 0.35). The prevalence of using common instruments for drug preparation also decreased compared to that in 2007 (2008: OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.85, 0.91; 2011: OR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.85, 0.90; and 2013: OR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.71, 0.76). The observed reduction in the prevalence of injection risk behavior over time is encouraging. Our findings suggest that prevention programs in Ukraine have positive impact and provide support for governmental expansion of these programs.

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Harm ReductionRisk-TakingSubstance Abuse, IntravenousAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleQualitative ResearchRegression AnalysisUkraineYoung AdultHIVInjection risk behaviorPeople who inject drugsTrendUkraine

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PMID28097615
PMCPMC5359175
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