Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden Export

@article{1272, abstract = {Discusses the effectiveness of legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing among intravenous drug users (IDUs) as part of HIV prevention strategies. Differences in HIV prevention strategies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden among IDUs are described. Outcome variables of effectiveness were HIV incidence rates over time. These were estimated by back calculation methods from 1980 through 1996, using data from the national HIV and AIDS registers. A comparison of HIV prevention strategies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden suggests that a high level of HIV counselling and testing might be more effective than legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes. Sweden and Norway, with higher levels of HIV counselling and testing, have had significantly lower incidence rates of HIV among IDUs than Denmark where there was legal access to needles and syringes and a lower level of HIV counselling and testing. In Sweden there was no legal access to drug injection equipment. Promotion and accessibility of HIV counselling and testing among intravenous drug users should be considered in countries where such a strategy is not adopted or has low priority. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA )}, address = {Amundsen, Ellen J. Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, 0105, PO Box 565 Sentrum, Oslo, Norway, [mailto:eja@sirus.no]}, author = {Amundsen, Ellen J. and Eskild, Anne and Stigum, Hein and Smith, Else and Aalen, Odd O.}, citeulike-article-id = {3197580}, comment = {English ---=note-separator=--- PsycINFO ---=note-separator=--- 10.1093/eurpub/13.3.252 Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal; Journal Article ---=note-separator=--- 2003-10943-008 ---=note-separator=--- Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden ---=note-separator=--- Sep}, issn = {1101-1262}, journal = {European Journal of Public Health}, keywords = {hiv, hiv-counseling, hiv-prevention, hiv-testing, idu, injection-drug-use, needle-exchange-programs, syringe-access}, number = {3}, pages = {252-258+}, posted-at = {2008-09-05 17:08:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden}, volume = {13}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - 1272 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3197580 N2 - Discusses the effectiveness of legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing among intravenous drug users (IDUs) as part of HIV prevention strategies. Differences in HIV prevention strategies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden among IDUs are described. Outcome variables of effectiveness were HIV incidence rates over time. These were estimated by back calculation methods from 1980 through 1996, using data from the national HIV and AIDS registers. A comparison of HIV prevention strategies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden suggests that a high level of HIV counselling and testing might be more effective than legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes. Sweden and Norway, with higher levels of HIV counselling and testing, have had significantly lower incidence rates of HIV among IDUs than Denmark where there was legal access to needles and syringes and a lower level of HIV counselling and testing. In Sweden there was no legal access to drug injection equipment. Promotion and accessibility of HIV counselling and testing among intravenous drug users should be considered in countries where such a strategy is not adopted or has low priority. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA ) IS - 3 JF - European Journal of Public Health SN - 1101-1262 AD - Amundsen, Ellen J. Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, 0105, PO Box 565 Sentrum, Oslo, Norway, [mailto:eja@sirus.no] TI - Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden VL - 13 SP - 252-258 KW - hiv KW - hiv-counseling KW - hiv-prevention KW - hiv-testing KW - idu KW - injection-drug-use KW - needle-exchange-programs KW - syringe-access N1 - English N1 - PsycINFO N1 - 10.1093/eurpub/13.3.252 Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal; Journal Article N1 - 2003-10943-008 N1 - Legal access to needles and syringes/needle exchange programmes versus HIV counselling and testing to prevent transmission of HIV among intravenous drug users: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Sweden N1 - Sep AU - Amundsen, Ellen AU - Eskild, Anne AU - Stigum, Hein AU - Smith, Else AU - Aalen, Odd PY - 2003/// ER -