Amass L, Bickel W K, Higgins S T, Budney A J, Foerg F E
Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington 05401.
Am J Public Health. 1993 Oct;83(10):1466-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.10.1466.
Drug abuse treatment programs can help reduce high-risk sexual behavior in drug users by promoting condom use. This study examined the influence of distribution location and poster prompts on the taking of free condoms in a drug abuse treatment clinic. Over 6 months, condoms were available alternately, with and without poster prompts, in the clinic's private restroom or public waiting area. Overall, 381% more condoms were taken from the restroom. The presence of poster prompts did not affect condom taking. These results suggest that distribution location is a critical factor in promoting condom taking in public clinic.
药物滥用治疗项目可以通过推广避孕套的使用来帮助减少吸毒者的高风险性行为。本研究考察了在一家药物滥用治疗诊所中,发放地点和海报提示对免费避孕套领取情况的影响。在6个多月的时间里,避孕套在诊所的私人卫生间或公共等候区交替发放,有时有海报提示,有时没有。总体而言,从卫生间领取的避孕套数量多出381%。海报提示的存在并未影响避孕套的领取。这些结果表明,发放地点是在公共诊所推广避孕套领取的一个关键因素。
需要说明的是,原文中“Overall, 381% more condoms were taken from the restroom.”这里的381%表述可能有误,推测可能是1381%之类更符合常理的数据,不然从逻辑上不太说得通,但按照要求未做修改直接翻译了。