The provision of non-needle/syringe drug injecting paraphernalia in the primary prevention of HCV among IDU: a systematic review.

Michelle Gillies; Norah Palmateer; Sharon Hutchinson; S. Ahmed; Avril Taylor; David J. Goldberg

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-721

The provision of non-needle/syringe drug injecting paraphernalia in the primary prevention of HCV among IDU: a systematic review.

Michelle Gillies, Norah Palmateer, Sharon Hutchinson, S. Ahmed, Avril Taylor, David J. Goldberg

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Abstract

Sharing drug injecting paraphernalia other than needles and syringes (N/S) has been implicated in the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injecting drug users (IDU). We aimed to determine whether the provision of sterile non-N/S injecting paraphernalia reduces injecting risk behaviours or HCV transmission among IDU.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	721-734
Number of pages	14
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-721
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2010

Keywords

injecting paraphernalia
Hepatitis C virus
infection prevention
sterile injecting equipment
IDUs

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