Draft evaluation suggests pilot safer  tattooing program had potential to  reduce disease transmission.
As reported in the last issue of the Review, effective 30 September 2006 the Canadian federal government terminated the pilot safer tattooing initiative which had been operating in six prisons.1 A draft of the evaluation report, obtained under access to information laws, detailed positive outcomes, constraints and enhancements to address implementation issues and cost-effectiveness of the initiative.
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D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects*