Open AccessA Randomized Intervention Trial to Reduce the Lending of Used Injection Equipment Among Injection Drug Users Infected With Hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Mary H. Latka,
Holly Hagan,
Farzana Kapadia,
Elizabeth T. Golub,
Sebastian Bonner,
Jennifer V. Campbell,
Micaela H. Coady,
Richard S. Garfein,
Minya Pu,
D. Thomas,
Thelma King Thiel,
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.113415
Subject(s) - medicine , syringe , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , confidence interval , hepatitis c , injection drug use , drug injection , drug , odds , hepatitis c virus , needle sharing , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , immunology , logistic regression , virus , syphilis , condom
We evaluated the efficacy of a peer-mentoring behavioral intervention designed to reduce risky distributive injection practices (e.g., syringe lending, unsafe drug preparation) among injection drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.