The influence of needle exchange programs on injection risk behaviors and infection with hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users in select cities in the United States, 1994-2004.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to assess whether participation in needle exchange programs (NEPs) influenced incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through effects on injection risk behaviors among young injection drug users (IDUs) in the United States. METHODS:Data were drawn from three multi-site studies carried out in four major cities that enrolled IDUs over the period 1994-2004. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to assess relationships among sociodemographic characteristics, NEP use, injection risk behaviors, and prevalent or incident HCV infection. RESULTS:Of the total participants (n=4663), HCV seroprevalence was 37%; among those who initially tested negative and completed follow-up at three, six, or 12 months (n=1288), 12% seroconverted. Nearly half of participants reported NEP (46%) use at baseline. Multivariate results showed no significant relationship between NEP use and HCV seroconversion. Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, IDUs reporting NEP use were significantly less likely to share needles (aOR=0.77, 95% CI=0.67-0.88). Additionally, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and program use, sharing needles, sharing other injection paraphernalia, longer injection duration, and injecting daily were all positively related to prevalent infection. CONCLUSIONS:Our results suggest an indirect protective effect of NEP use on HCV infection by reducing risk behavior.

journal_name

Prev Med

journal_title

Preventive medicine

authors

Holtzman D,Barry V,Ouellet LJ,Des Jarlais DC,Vlahov D,Golub ET,Hudson SM,Garfein RS

doi

10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.04.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-08-01 00:00:00

pages

68-73

issue

1

eissn

0091-7435

issn

1096-0260

pii

S0091-7435(09)00215-1

journal_volume

49

pub_type

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