title: Personal social network factors associated with overdose prevention training participation.
abstract: We investigated social network factors associated with participation in overdose prevention training among injection drug users (IDUs). From 2008 to 2010, 106 IDUs who had witnessed an overdose in the past year from two syringe exchange programs in Los Angeles provided data on overdose prevention training status (trained vs. untrained), social networks, history of overdose, and demographics. In multivariate logistic regression, naming at least one network member who had been trained in overdose prevention was significantly associated with being trained (Adjusted Odds Ratio 3.25, 95% Confidence Interval 1.09, 9.68). Using social network approaches may help increase training participation. Limitations are noted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92093-0507, USA. kdwagner@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Karla D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iverson
authors.forename: Carolyn F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Jennifer Jackson
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Miles
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McNeeley
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCarty
authors.forename: Alex H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kral
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lankenau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology