Open AccessFactors Associated With the Use of Supervised Consumption Facilities Among Women Who Inject Drugs in a Canadian Setting
Author(s) -
Sarah Ickowicz,
Cameron Grant,
Ekateriosova,
Jade Boyd,
Rupinder Brar,
M.J. Milloy,
Kanna Hayashi,
Seonaid Nolan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000646
Subject(s) - harm reduction , medicine , injection drug use , heroin , odds , binge drinking , odds ratio , public health , psychological intervention , drug , generalized estimating equation , environmental health , longitudinal study , psychiatry , logistic regression , injury prevention , poison control , drug injection , nursing , statistics , mathematics , pathology
Supervised consumption facilities (SCFs) are evidence-based harm reduction interventions that have been shown to reduce the risk of social and health-related harms associated with injection drug use. Previous qualitative studies have highlighted important motivations for SCF use among women who use drugs. However, factors associated with SCF use among women have not previously been evaluated.