title: Randomized, community-based pharmacy intervention to expand services beyond sale of sterile syringes to injection drug users in pharmacies in New York City.
abstract: Structural interventions may help reduce racial/ethnic disparities in HIV. In 2009 to 2011, we randomized pharmacies participating in a nonprescription syringe access program in minority communities to intervention (pharmacy enrolled and delivered HIV risk reduction information to injection drug users [IDUs]), primary control (pharmacy only enrolled IDUs), and secondary control (pharmacy did not engage IDUs). Intervention pharmacy staff reported more support for syringe sales than did control staff. An expanded pharmacy role in HIV risk reduction may be helpful.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars program, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. ncraw@umich.edu
authors.forename: Natalie D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amesty
authors.forename: Alexis V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harripersaud
authors.forename: Alezandria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Crystal M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fuller
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D018671:Needle-Exchange Programs / Q000379:methods*; D009519:New York City; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D013594:Syringes / Q000600:supply & distribution