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Có vay có tra (What goes around comes around): culture, risk and vulnerability to blood-borne viruses among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users.
Drug Alcohol Rev
July 2008
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and Hanoi School of Public Health, Vietnam.
Introduction And Aims: Ethnic and cultural differences in vulnerability to drug-related harms have received little attention in Australia. The current study aimed to explore the influence of cultural beliefs and practices on vulnerability to blood-borne viral infections (BBVIs) among ethnic Vietnamese IDUs and to identify barriers to this group accessing health and preventive programmes.
Design And Methods: Observational fieldwork and in-depth interviews (n = 58) were conducted in South Western Sydney.