Prevalence and Factors Associated with Neck Injection among People who Inject Drugs in San Francisco, California

Original research
par
Duhart Clarke, Sarah E. et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

USA

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We assessed prevalence, predictors, and associated behaviors of neck injection through a survey fielded in San Francisco, California, US.

Constatations/points à retenir

About a third of the sample reported injecting in their neck in the past 30 days, with the most common reason being lack of available veins. Age, past 6-month abscess / soft tissue infection, and past 30-day use of opioids mixed with cocaine were significantly associated with past 30-day neck injection in the final multivariate model. Past 30-day neck injection was also significantly associated with being injected by another person in the past 30 days.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Data from a longitudinal observational study (n=239)

Mots clés

About PWUD
Harm reduction
Injecting drugs