Journal article
Hepatitis C and initiates into injecting drug use among young people [Series of two parts]: Part 1: The first shot. Part 2: Educating young initiates about hepatitis C prevention
Youth Studies Australia, Vol.19(3), pp.11-24
2000
Abstract
Hepatitis C is one of the most significant public health issues in Australia. Concerning rates of hepatitis C infection among young people are related to injecting drug use. To inform the development of appropriate and timely hepatitis C prevention strategies specifically targeting young people new to injecting, QuIVAA, a community-based organisation in Brisbane, undertook a research project exploring how young people first come to inject drugs, and how they learn about hepatitis Cand sterile injecting drug use. Part I reports some of the findings of the research and highlights the urgent need to develop specific hepatitis C education activities that take into account the social context of drug use.
Details
- Title
- Hepatitis C and initiates into injecting drug use among young people [Series of two parts]: Part 1: The first shot. Part 2: Educating young initiates about hepatitis C prevention
- Authors
- Megan Williams (Author)Philip R Crane (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Youth Studies Australia, Vol.19(3), pp.11-24
- Publisher
- Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
- Date published
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1038-2569
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451074002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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