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Table 11. Needle sharing and cleaning during the past 12 months^a among 599 injection drug users recruited at street location or NEP, by demographic characteristics, HIV Testing Survey, 2001

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Behavior	Total	No.	(%)
Used a needle previously used by another person	599
Never		344	(57)
Sometimes		236	(39)
Always		15	(3)
Unknown		2	(0)
Missing		2	(0)
Used bleach to clean previously used needles^b	251
Never		71	(28)
Sometimes		141	(56)
Always		35	(14)
Unknown		2	(1)
Missing		2	(1)
Used water, rubbing alcohol, or peroxide to clean previously used needles^b	251
Never		167	(67)
Sometimes		73	(29)
Always		8	(3)
Unknown		1	(0)
Missing		2	(1)
Used the same cooker, cotton, rinse water or other equipment with other people while shooting up	599
Never		268	(45)
Sometimes		294	(49)
Always		31	(5)
Unknown		3	(1)
Missing		3	(1)
Received a bleach kit for cleaning needles	599
No		325	(54)
Yes		269	(45)
Unknown		2	(0)
Missing		3	(1)

Note. Column percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
NEP, Needle Exchange Program


^a	Within the 12 months before interview.
^b	Asked of those who said they had sometimes (n=236) or always (n=15) used a needle they knew or suspected had been used by someone else.

Last Modified: August 23, 2006
Last Reviewed: August 23, 2006
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

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