Rapid Assessment and Response Studies of Injection Drug Use

Knowledge Gain, Capacity Building, and Intervention Development in a Multisite Study

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ID11032691
AuthorsGerry V Stimson (0000-0001-9559-0207, Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Chris Fitch (Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Don Des Jarlais (Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Don C Des Jarlais (0000-0002-0157-8168, International Bar Association), Vladimir Poznyak (0000-0003-1817-583X, Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Theresa E Perlis (Yeshiva University), Theresa Perlis (Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Edna Oppenheimer (Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...), Tammy Rhodes (0000-0003-2400-9838, International Bar Association), Tim Rhodes (Gerry V. Stimson is with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour, Imperial College London, London, England, and the International Harm Reduction Association, London. At the time of this study, Chris Fitch was with the Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour and the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Programme, Imperial College London. Don Des Jarlais and Theresa Perlis are with the Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, and National...)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue2
Pages288-295
Publication date2006-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2003.035899
PMID16380578
PMCIDPMC1470497
OpenAlexW2145301139
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited18

Objectives. We evaluated the World Health Organization’s rapid assessment and response (RAR) method of assessing injection drug use and its associated health problems, focusing on knowledge gain, capacity building, and whether RAR leads to the development of interventions reducing the health effects of injection drug use. Methods. Data were derived from RAR studies conducted in Beijing, China; Bogotá, Colombia; Greater Rosario, Argentina; Hanoi, Vietnam; Kharkiv, Ukraine; Minsk, Belarus; Nairobi, Kenya; Penang, Malaysia; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Tehran, Iran. Results. Substantial gains in knowledge and response capacity were reported at all of the study sites. Before RAR initiation, prevention and intervention programs had been absent or inadequate at most of the sites. The RARs resulted in many new or modified interventions; 7 sites reported 24 health-related interventions that were subsequently developed and influenced by the RARs. Conclusions. RARs, which require relatively little external funding, appear to be effective in linking assessment to development of appropriate interventions. The present results add to the evidence that rapid assessment is an important public health tool

Beijing · Capacity building · China · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Intervention (counseling) · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public health interventions · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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