Dengelegi L, Weber J, Torquato S
Rutgers University, Institute for Health, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.
Public Health Rep. 1990 Sep-Oct;105(5):504-10.
The investigators interviewed 100 drug users in a detoxification facility before and after they received information about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The drug users already had a considerable amount of information about AIDS and HIV transmission modes before they received the information. However, 79 percent of them reported never having used condoms. Fifty percent of intravenous drug users acknowledged having shared needles during the previous year. Subjects exhibited psychological denial in appraising the riskiness of their personal sexual and needle-sharing behaviors, which they rated as less risky than those activities in general. Following their participation in an AIDS and HIV education program, their knowledge concerning modes of transmission and disease progression increased. Subjects became more aware of their personal risk for HIV infection, and their faith in condom effectiveness and their intent to use them increased. Intravenous drug users reported increased determination to stop their drug use. The results suggest that AIDS education efforts can be useful in programs to help prevent HIV transmission among drug users.
研究人员在100名戒毒所的吸毒者接收有关获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）和人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）的信息之前和之后对他们进行了访谈。这些吸毒者在接收信息之前就已经掌握了相当多关于艾滋病和HIV传播方式的信息。然而，其中79%的人报告称从未使用过避孕套。50%的静脉注射吸毒者承认在过去一年中曾共用过针头。受试者在评估其个人性行为和共用针头行为的风险时表现出心理上的否认，他们认为自己的这些行为比一般此类活动的风险更低。在参与艾滋病和HIV教育项目之后，他们关于传播方式和疾病进展的知识有所增加。受试者更加意识到自己感染HIV的个人风险，他们对避孕套有效性的信心以及使用避孕套的意愿也有所增强。静脉注射吸毒者报告称戒毒的决心有所增强。结果表明，艾滋病教育工作在帮助预防吸毒者中HIV传播的项目中可能会发挥作用。
