Association of Self-Reported Abscess With High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among Young Persons Who Inject Drugs

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• Alternative Title:
  J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
• Personal Author:
  Asher, Alice K. ; Zhong, Yuna ; Garfein, Richard S. ; Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine ; Teshale, Eyasu
• Description:
  Abscess is a common source of morbidity for people who inject drugs. We used data from the Study to Assess Hepatitis C Risk to measure prevalence of abscess and identify factors associated with the history of abscess. Of 541 participants, 388 (72%) were male and 149 (28%) were female. Almost half (n = 258, 48%) reported ever having an abscess. Persons who inject drugs with an abscess history were significantly more likely to have more injection partners (p = .01), inject heroin daily (p < .05), and share cookers (p = .001) and less likely to report using new syringes with each injection (p = .02). Most reported self-treating their last abscess and increasing drug use when having an abscess. High-risk injection-related activity was associated not only with infections such as HIV and hepatitis C virus but also with abscess. Nurses should screen patients presenting with abscess for high-risk practices and provide prevention education.
• Subjects:
  Abscess Adolescent Adult Female Humans Male Risk-Taking Self Report Substance Abuse, Intravenous Young Adult
• Keywords:
  Abscess High Risk Injection Drug Use People Who Inject Drugs Risk Behavior
• Source:
  J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 30(2):142-150
• Pubmed ID:
  30822287
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11474460
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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