Needle exchange programmes in Visegrad countries: a comparative case study of structural factors in effective service delivery.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Harm reduction services, despite their proved effectiveness in the prevention of infectious diseases, are still underdeveloped in several European states. The situation in the Visegrad Group countries is especially interesting. Notwithstanding the shared history, culture and political situation in the last decades, there are significant differences in the state of harm reduction between the countries. METHODS:The research applies the ecological systems model to identify the structural barriers and facilitators affecting organisations providing needle exchange services. It uses a comparative multiple case study design with embedded units of analysis complemented by within-case analysis to establish the relationship between the number and scope of identified factors and the perfor

SUBMITTER: Kender-Jeziorska I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724252 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature