The threat of hepatitis C as an influence on injecting amphetamine users' change towards non-injecting

Jeremy D Davey; Naomi L Richards; Cathryne P Lang; Amanda Davies

doi:10.1300/J029v15n04_05

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The threat of hepatitis C as an influence on injecting amphetamine users' change towards non-injecting

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The threat of hepatitis C as an influence on injecting amphetamine users' change towards non-injecting

Jeremy D Davey, Naomi L Richards, Cathryne P Lang and Amanda Davies

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, Vol.15(4), pp.89-104

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1300/J029v15n04_05

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amphetamine

expanded health belief model

hepatitis C virus

injecting drug use

transtheoretical model of behaviour change

Young injecting drug users are a particularly vulnerable group for Hepatitis C (HCV) infection. One method for minimising the risk of contraction of Hepatitis C for amphetamine users (not widely explored in the research to date) is through encouraging non-injecting routes of administration (NIROA). Self-report data from 150 young injecting amphetamine users was analysed to investigate the influence of Hepatitis C threat on the decision to cease injecting and the worth of promoting the use of NIROA. Application of the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change and the Expanded Health Belief Model showed that threat of Hepatitis C was not perceived as reason to cease injecting at any stage in the injecting career. Cessation was a result of personal choice, rather than response to any type of threat. This supports the promotion of harm reduction rather than abstinence campaigns. Furthermore, the deficits in knowledge of Hepatitis C threat are worthy of campaign attention.

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Title: The threat of hepatitis C as an influence on injecting amphetamine users' change towards non-injecting
Authors: Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Naomi L Richards (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Cathryne P Lang (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Amanda Davies (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, Vol.15(4), pp.89-104
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2006
DOI: 10.1300/J029v15n04_05
ISSN: 1067-828X
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450999102621
Output Type: Journal article

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