(DOWNLOAD) "Self-Reported Injection Drug Use and Needle Sharing Behavior Among Soon-To-Be-Released Adult Male Inmates." by American Journal of Health Studies * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Self-Reported Injection Drug Use and Needle Sharing Behavior Among Soon-To-Be-Released Adult Male Inmates.
Author : American Journal of Health Studies
Release Date : January 01, 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 222 KB

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Abstract: This study was intended to evaluate self-reported injection drug use as reported by a sample of soon-to-be-released adult male inmates in Georgia. The study participants were enrolled in a randomized trial of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/recidivism prevention program. Analyses involved calculating measures of linear association in the form of chi square to examine relationships between selected variables, injection drug use, and needle-sharing behavior prior to incarceration. Findings suggest that African American inmates reported significantly less IV drug use than whites and others ([chi square] = 37.4, p .01, df = 2). No statistically significant differences were evidenced in self-reported IV drug use between sample participants with respect to education. However, African American inmates were more likely to report sharing needles than were whites and others. Findings suggest the need for expanded intervention efforts in prisons leading toward effective clinic- and community-based programs to reduce IV drug use among inmate populations. **********