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| Title |
A cross-sectional study of the feasibility of pharmacy-delivered harm reduction services among people who inject drugs in Xichang, China
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2236-x |
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| Authors |
Yi Yang, Carl A. Latkin, Rongsheng Luan, Cui Yang |
| Abstract |
HIV prevalence is high in Liangshan, China (1.1 %). In 2012, people who inject drugs (PWID) in Xichang, the capital city, contributed to 60.0 % of the HIV infections. The goal of the current study was to examine the feasibility of implementing pharmacy-delivered harm reduction services (PDHRS) for PWID. Face-to-face structured interviews with 403 PWID included questions on PWID's experiences of syringe services and their specific experiences, acceptance, and potential usage of PDHRS. There were some reports of harassment/bad treatment from pharmacists (12.2 %) and police (17.6 %). Non-prescription syringe sales (NPSS) from pharmacies in single piece were the main source (82.1 %) of syringes. 72.5 % of PWID reported visiting 31.5 % of the identified pharmacies. Most (74.7 %) PWID disposed of their used syringes by throwing them away. Only one PWID brought used syringes back to a pharmacy in the past 30 days. Half of the PDHRS, such as printed materials about HIV, Hepatitis C and STIs; risk reduction services; (16.9 %) and sharps container to dispose of syringes (0.2 %) were offered by a few pharmacies (<20 % for each service). The acceptance rates among PWID toward currently offered services were high (≥91.1 %). All potential PDHRS were acceptable by most (68-95.3 %) PWID, and correspondingly 67-94.5 % of PWID reported they would use each service if offered. NPSS from pharmacies provided many PWID in Liangshan with new syringes. However, disposal of used syringes was problematic. At the time of investigation, half of 16 assessed PDHRS were already available in pharmacies in Xichang. PWID were ready to use all the potential PDHRS and14 of 16 PDHRS were feasible to provide. HIV testing kits may be available in pharmacies in the future. Many pharmacy-delivered harm reduction services are feasible and acceptable among PWID in Xichang, China. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Russia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 18 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 31% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 24 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
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#18,428,159
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#12,857
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#252
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