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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453642303321

Autore

Larney Sarah

Titolo

Orientation on harm reduction [[electronic resource] ] : three-hour training course Participant manual / / World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region ; [developed and written by Sarah Larney and Kate Dolan ; edited by Manuela Moeller]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manila, Philippines, : WHO, Western Pacific Region, c2007

ISBN

1-281-77548-7

9786611775483

92-832-0422-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DolanKate A

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Prevention

AIDS (Disease) - Risk factors

Drug abuse - Complications - Prevention

Harm reduction

HIV infections

Substance abuse - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTORY NOTES; PRE-TRAINING KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE; MODULE 1: Introduction to drugs, HIV and harm reduction; MODULE 2: Outreach to injecting drug users; MODULE 3: Drug dependency treatment; MODULE 4: Needle and syringe programmes; MODULE 5: HIV prevention in prisons and closed settings; POST-TRAINING KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE;

Sommario/riassunto

This training package has been produced for audiences unfamiliar with harm reduction for injecting drug users. It provides an introduction to important concepts in HIV prevention for injecting drug users. The package contains five training modules with slides that can be delivered separately or in one session. The modules cover the following topics:



introduction to drugs, HIV and harm reduction; Outreach to injecting drug users; Drug-dependency treatment; Needle and syringe programmes and HIV prevention in prisons and closed settings.    The delivery of this training package should include opp