HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS AND THE EFFECT OF HARM REDUCTION ON DIC PATIENTS IN BIRJAND IN 2018

Background and Aim : Surveying the prevalence of high-risk behaviors and related factors In each community, it can identify the high-risk groups for addiction and then plan it To carry out harm reduction programs at the Health Center at the Authority.Methods : This study was descriptive- analytic type on 200 number of the helpers in birjand with regular-random sampling and research fellow questionnaire (α=0.81) was investigated in 2018. For date analysis, it was applied independent-T statistic test, men waitny, k-square and logistic regression of the required α= 0.05 and descriptive statistic with software SPSS21.Results : The greatest abundance of high risk behavior was depended on record of prison (39%) and rude behavior (31.5%) and the least abundance was common injection behavior (2%). There was meaning relationship difference between injection act and aducation changeable / using mind-blowing material and sex and education / high risk sexual relation and sex and employment / record of tattooing and sex and marriage and age/ record of prison and sex , marriage, education, employment and age/ record of the theft and sex, marriage/ selling of materials and sex, marriage, employment and age/ record of rude and sex, but there wasn´t meaning relationship difference between common injection changeable and another demographic changeable acts.Conclusion : Since there is a significant relationship between the high risk behaviors associated with drug use and demographic variables Planning for reinforcement of harm reduction programs such as increasing distance education, strengthening the mobile team of methadone-based therapy, motivating employees and psychologists of the center seems essential to authorities

Keywords:

drugs using , high risk behavior , MMT , DIC , Mobile Team , Drop in center Birjand