NCJ Number
125107
Journal
American Behavioral Scientist Volume: 33 Issue: 4 Dated: (March/April 1990) Pages: 478-490
Date Published
1990
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This article analyzes injection behaviors and their respective risks for HIV infection in studies of intravenous drug users (IVDU's) in the street environment.
Abstract
The first study, referred to as the street cohort study, provides information from self-reports of risk behavior, open-ended interviews on needle use, and direct observation of needle using behavior. The second study, a community outreach for prevention of HIV infection, gathers information from interview responses about injection settings and sexual behavior and from observations by outreach workers. Analysis of all data produces a list of described places and scenarios in which study participants injected drugs which can then be used to develop shooting scenarios. The use of a shooting scenario technique can provide accurate information for studies of active IVDU's shooting behavior and the preventive intervention that may be needed. 15 references and 4 tables.