Health Advice and Guidance on Injection Hygiene for Intravenous Drug Users
Ren, Mengzhen; Zhang, Jie (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024111228032
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Misusing intravenous drugs is a worrying public problem connected to many social and health issues. Intravenous drug abuse represents a huge challenge for the healthcare sector, and reducing the harms associated with injecting drug use is a key priority for protecting public health. Health injection advice can significantly reduce the risk of infections and health complications associated with unhygienic injection practices among IV drug users.
The project thesis is done in cooperation with Satakunnan Sininauha ry and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences. The purpose of the project is to produce an easy-to-understand guidance on injection hygiene for intravenous drug users. The objective is to provide a series of clear and practical guidance on injection hygiene for intravenous drug users to decrease injection infections. The target group are intravenous drug users, especially those IV drug users who mainly visit Satakunnan Sininauha.
The methodology used in this project is waterfall, which requires every step must be finished before going on to the next.
The final product is a printable English language guide and an electronic version on the website of Satakunnan Sininauha ry. It includes aspects of equipment preparation, hand cleaning and disinfection, solution preparation, how to select a healthy vein for injection, injection site disinfection, intravenous injection, needle disposal, and wound compression for haemostasis. It received positive feedback from the consultants and clients in Satakunnan Sininauha ry. Most participants believed the product could help target group change or improve their practice to some extent.
The project thesis is done in cooperation with Satakunnan Sininauha ry and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences. The purpose of the project is to produce an easy-to-understand guidance on injection hygiene for intravenous drug users. The objective is to provide a series of clear and practical guidance on injection hygiene for intravenous drug users to decrease injection infections. The target group are intravenous drug users, especially those IV drug users who mainly visit Satakunnan Sininauha.
The methodology used in this project is waterfall, which requires every step must be finished before going on to the next.
The final product is a printable English language guide and an electronic version on the website of Satakunnan Sininauha ry. It includes aspects of equipment preparation, hand cleaning and disinfection, solution preparation, how to select a healthy vein for injection, injection site disinfection, intravenous injection, needle disposal, and wound compression for haemostasis. It received positive feedback from the consultants and clients in Satakunnan Sininauha ry. Most participants believed the product could help target group change or improve their practice to some extent.