scholarly journals Interdisciplinary mixed methods research with structurally vulnerable populations: Case studies of injection drug users in San Francisco

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Lopez ◽  
Philippe Bourgois ◽  
Lynn D. Wenger ◽  
Jennifer Lorvick ◽  
Alexis N. Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug

A Cultural Impact of Needle Exchange: The Role of Safer-Injection Mentors

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret S. Kelley ◽  
Sheigla Murphy ◽  
Howard Lune
Keyword(s):  
Harm Reduction ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Needle Exchange ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Aids Risk

We examine one way in which needle-exchange services in the San Francisco Bay Area have affected needle-sharing and sexual-risk behaviors for injection drug users. We interviewed, qualitatively and quantitatively, 244 participants. Our analysis focuses on comparisons in HIV/AIDS-risk behaviors for a subcategory of “new” injectors: those initiating after the introduction of needle-exchange services in 1988 (n=57). We found that some new injectors benefited from the presence of “safer-injection mentors.” That is, those with someone to teach them harm reduction from their initiation of injection drug use were somewhat more likely to report safer injection practices at the time of interview. We also found that the mentoring process included sharing of information about needle-exchange services. Our results point to evidence of the effectiveness of needle-exchange services in contributing to a culture of harm reduction for injection drug users.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B Virus Immunization Among Young Injection Drug Users in San Francisco, Calif: The UFO Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 919-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula J. Lum ◽  
Kristen C. Ochoa ◽  
Judith A. Hahn ◽  
Kimberly Page Shafer ◽  
Jennifer L. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
B Virus

scholarly journals A mixed methods approach to identifying factors related to voluntary HIV testing among injection drug users in Shanghai, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e498-e503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Du ◽  
Christina Lombardi ◽  
Elizabeth Evans ◽  
Haifeng Jiang ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach

scholarly journals Prevalence of SEN Viruses among Injection Drug Users in the San Francisco Bay Area

2003 ◽  
Vol 188 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth M. Pfeiffer ◽  
Yasuhito Tanaka ◽  
Anthony E. T. Yeo ◽  
Takeji Umemura ◽  
Karen H. Seal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
San Francisco Bay Area ◽  
Injection Drug ◽  
Bay Area

scholarly journals Access to Sterile Syringes through San Francisco Pharmacies and the Association with HIV Risk Behavior among Injection Drug Users

2010 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise D. Riley ◽  
Alex H. Kral ◽  
Thomas J. Stopka ◽  
Richard S. Garfein ◽  
Paul Reuckhaus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behavior ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Hiv Risk Behavior ◽  
Injection Drug
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