Association of Illicit Fentanyl Use with Injection Risk Practices Among People who Inject Drugs

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作者：
Kathleen S. Kenny
Gillian Kolla
Sarah Greig
Molly Bannerman
Debbie Phillips
Jason Altenberg
Carol Strike
Ahmed M. Bayoumi
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[1] University of Manitoba,Department of Community Health Sciences
[2] University of Victoria,Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
[3] Unity Health Toronto,Moss Park Overdose Prevention Site
[4] South Riverdale Community Health Centre,Dalla Lana School of Public Health
[5] Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative,Department of Medicine
[6] South Riverdale Community Health Centre,Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
[7] University of Toronto,undefined
[8] University of Toronto,undefined
[9] University of Toronto,undefined
来源：
AIDS and Behavior | 2023年 / 27卷
关键词：
Illicit fentanyl use; Injection frequency; Syringe sharing; HIV; HCV;
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摘要：
We investigated the association between fentanyl injection frequency and sharing of injection equipment among people who inject drugs. We surveyed 249 people who inject drugs in Toronto in 2019. We estimated predicted probabilities of associations between fentanyl injection frequency and injection risk practices. In prior 6 months, 117 (47.0%) of participants injected fentanyl daily, 49 (19.7%) less than daily, and 78 (31.3%) did not inject fentanyl. Participants who injected fentanyl daily shared syringes more often than those not injecting fentanyl (25.0% vs. 4.9%; χ2 = 11.54, p = 0.0007). Participants who injected fentanyl daily (42.4% vs. 11.3%; χ2 = 18.05, p < 0.0001) and less than daily (37.2% vs. 11.3%; χ2 = 5.88 p = 0.02) shared cookers more often than those not injecting fentanyl. Participants who injected fentanyl daily (30.2% vs. 9.7%; χ2 = 9.05, p = 0.003) and less than daily (30.3% vs. 9.7%; χ2 = 4.11, p = 0.04) shared filters more often than those not injecting fentanyl. No differences in probabilities of sharing equipment were detected between participants who injected fentanyl daily and less than daily. People using fentanyl reported injection practices that increased risk for infectious disease transmission.
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