@article{1cb49eed51c94161b713aa7ce4c367ce,
title = "Continuing HIV risk in New York city injection drug users: The association of syringe source and syringe sharing",
abstract = "Sterile syringe access is an important means to reduce HIV risk, but many injection drug users (IDU) who obtain syringes from sterile sources continue to share syringes. We examined the factors associated with continuing syringe sharing in New York City. We recruited 500 active IDU in 2005 through respondent-driven sampling. In multiple logistic regression, not obtaining all syringes in the past year exclusively from sterile sources was associated with increased syringe sharing. Ensuring adequate syringe availability as well as engaging and retaining nonusers and inconsistent users in sterile syringe services may increase sterile syringe access and decrease syringe sharing.",
keywords = "HIV, injection drug use, risk behavior, syringe exchange, syringe sharing",
author = "Jenness, {Samuel M.} and Holly Hagan and Liu, {Kai Lih} and Travis Wendel and Murrill, {Christopher S.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by a cooperative agreement between the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant no. U62/CCU223595–03-1) and supported by a contract to the National Development and Research Institutes from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (contract no. 816–20070005237). The authors would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) field and data management staff (Alix Conde, Libertad Guerra, Shavvy Raj-Singh, Noel Trejo, and Aundrea Woodall). We also thank Elizabeth Begier, Thomas Farley, and Lucia Torian for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript. Address correspondence to Samuel M. Jenness, HIV Epidemiology and Field Services Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 346 Broadway, Suite 707D, New York, NY 10013; E-mail: sjenness@health.nyc.gov.",
year = "2011",
month = jan,
day = "10",
doi = "10.3109/10826084.2011.521467",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "46",
pages = "192--200",
journal = "Substance Use and Misuse",
issn = "1082-6084",
publisher = "Informa Healthcare",
number = "2-3",
}