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Table 11. Needle sharing and cleaning behaviors in past 12 months¹ among injection drug users recruited in street/NEP venue, HIV Testing Survey, 2000

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Behavior	Total	No.	(%)
Used a needle previously used by another person	774
Never		532	(69)
Sometimes		232	(30)
Always		2	(0)
Unknown		3	(0)
Missing		5	(1)
Used bleach to clean previously used needles²	234
Never		47	(20)
Sometimes		143	(61)
Always		41	(18)
Unknown		2	(1)
Missing		1	(0)
Used water, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide to clean previously used needles²	234
Never		155	(66)
Sometimes		64	(27)
Always		13	(6)
Unknown		1	(0)
Missing		1	(0)
Used the same cooker, cotton, rinse water or other equipment with other people while shooting up	774
Never		461	(60)
Sometimes		278	(36)
Always		25	(3)
Unknown		3	(0)
Missing		7	(1)
Received a bleach kit for cleaning needles	774
No		344	(44)
Yes		427	(55)
Unknown		1	(0)
Missing		2	(0)


¹	"Past 12 months" is within the 12 months before the interview date.
²	This question asked of those who said they had sometimes (n=232) or always (n=2) used a needle they knew or suspected had been used by someone else first.

Last Modified: September 26, 2006
Last Reviewed: September 26, 2006
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

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