Impact of SHIELD Police Training on Knowledge of Syringe Possession Laws and Related Arrests in Tijuana, Mexico.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Public Health Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1254074 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-0048 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00900036 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association
      Original Publication: New York [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Police*/education ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous*/complications ; Substance Abuse, Intravenous*/epidemiology; Humans ; Law Enforcement ; Mexico/epidemiology ; Syringes
    • Abstract:
      Between 2015 and 2018, we provided training for 1806 municipal police officers in Tijuana, Mexico, in an effort to improve their knowledge and behaviors related to HIV and injection drug use. Correct knowledge of syringe possession laws improved from 56% before training to 94% after training and was sustained at 24 months (75%). Knowledge improvement was associated with decreases in arrests for syringe possession over time (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.85, 0.90). Officers with correct knowledge had significantly lower odds of reporting arrests (AOR = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.44, 0.89). Training was associated with sustained improvements in knowledge and practices that advance public health. ( Am J Public Health . 2022;112(6):860-864. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306702).
    • Comments:
      Comment in: Am J Public Health. 2022 Jun;112(6):826-827. (PMID: 35500196)
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    • Grant Information:
      K01 DA043421 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; P30 AI036214 United States AI NIAID NIH HHS; T32 AI102623 United States AI NIAID NIH HHS; UL1 TR001442 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220421 Date Completed: 20220527 Latest Revision: 20240124
    • Publication Date:
      20240124
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9137025
    • Accession Number:
      10.2105/AJPH.2021.306702
    • Accession Number:
      35446602