A study of young people who inject drugs: an opportunity to decrease high risk injecting by improving knowledge about hepatitis C prevention

摘要: The population of young people who inject drugs (PWID) displays a unique constellation features that are not found in other groups at risk acquiring hepatitis C: they exhibit smaller pool existing infection and higher incidence unsafe injecting. This means there is vast opportunity to prevent the spread C for PWID. article uses survey data collected from clients community pharmacy needle exchange scheme New South Wales, Australia, describe extent injecting among PWID, their knowledge about prevention use services. It examines whether poor service related A sample 215 respondents aged 18–25 years was compared 1464 26 or older. Young engaged riskier practices than older counterparts, with proportions saying had shared needles equipment. Moreover, those equipment d...