The impact of human rights violations and perceptions of discrimination on health service utilization among injection drug users in Delhi, India.
The study was conducted from August to December 2007, in two urban, poor neighborhoods in Delhi. A respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit 343 injection drug users who were interviewed with a survey questionnaire that included items of human rights abuses, health service utilization, and sociodemographic characteristics. Multivariate logistic regression with backward selection of variables was conducted with the three outcome variables-service utilization in general care sector, harm reduction, and drug user treatment. Findings suggest advocating for human rights and securing standards of care in improving health care use and future research on documenting human rights abuses occur in health care settings. The study's limitations are noted.
Department of Social and Behavioral Intervnetion, International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. esarin#@hsph.edu
Enisha
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Sarin
Deanna
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Kerrigan
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D045809:Human Rights Abuses; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged; D011287:Prejudice; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology*