Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Return Rates for Needle Exchange Programs: A Common Criticism Answered | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Review Open Access Return Rates for Needle Exchange Programs A Common Criticism Answered Kate Ksobiech Address Center for AIDS Intervention Research CAIR Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin 2071 N. Summit Avenue Milwaukee WI 53202 United States Email Kate Ksobiech - kksobiec@ Corresponding author Published 19 April 2004 Received 08 February 2004 Accepted 19 April 2004 Harm Reduction Journal 2004 1 2 This article is available from http content 1 1 2 2004 Ksobiech licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose provided this notice is preserved along with the article s original URL. Abstract This study searched the available needle exchange program NEP literature for return rate data. A total of 26 articles were found. The overall worldwide return rate was 90 although this ranged from a low of 15 to a high of 112 . . NEP return rates were gathered from only eight studies indicating a clear need for more data although . return rates were comparable to those from NEPs outside of the . One underlying assumption made by opponents of NEPs is that IDUs will not return needles to the distribution site thereby potentially increasing the risk of health problems to the surrounding community from exposure to contaminated needles. This study s results suggest that NEPs are relatively successful in taking in used needles although it is generally unclear where the needles were originally acquired and if IDUs return their own needles or are returning needles for a social network. Ways for AIDS Service Organizations to capitalize on these brief encounters with IDUs as well as public policy implications of the findings are discussed. Introduction Sharing needles for reasons of economy or social relations has become the single most common mode of HIV .
