Johnson Z, O'Connor M, Pomeroy L, Johnson H, Barry J, Scully M, Fitzpatrick E
Eastern Health Board, AIDS Resource Centre, Baggot Street Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
Addiction. 1994 May;89(5):603-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb03337.x.
The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of HIV infection and assess the level of equipment-sharing and unsafe sexual activity among attendees at a Dublin needle exchange. Using an anonymous unlinked approach, attendees were asked to complete a brief questionnaire and provide a sample of saliva for HIV testing. Of the 144 attendees eligible for inclusion during the study period, 106 agreed to participate and complete a questionnaire, a response rate of 74%. Of the 81 respondents who submitted a usable saliva sample, 14.8% were HIV positive. Half of the respondents claimed that they had not shared equipment during the preceding 28 days, but a third had shared with multiple partners. Half of the respondents claimed that they had multiple sexual partners during the preceding year, but only a quarter said that they always used condoms. The prevalence of HIV infection is similar to that found in routine linked testing of drug users in Ireland. The high level of unsafe injecting and sexual activity makes clear the need for more effective health promotion among drug users in Dublin.
本研究的目的是测量都柏林针头交换项目参与者中艾滋病毒感染的流行率，并评估设备共享和不安全性行为的程度。采用匿名非关联方法，要求参与者填写一份简短问卷，并提供唾液样本进行艾滋病毒检测。在研究期间符合纳入条件的144名参与者中，106人同意参与并完成问卷，回复率为74%。在提交可用唾液样本的81名受访者中，14.8%为艾滋病毒阳性。一半的受访者称他们在过去28天内没有共享设备，但三分之一的人曾与多个伙伴共享。一半的受访者称他们在过去一年中有多个性伴侣，但只有四分之一的人表示他们总是使用避孕套。艾滋病毒感染的流行率与爱尔兰对吸毒者进行的常规关联检测中发现的流行率相似。不安全注射和性行为的高发生率表明，都柏林的吸毒者需要更有效的健康促进措施。
