Are primary health care centres that target injecting drug users attracting and serving the clients they are designed for? A case study from Sydney, Australia

Islam, Md Mofizul; Topp, Libby; Conigrave, Katherine; White, Ann; Haber, Paul S; Day, Carolyn

Are primary health care centres that target injecting drug users attracting and serving the clients they are designed for? A case study from Sydney, Australia

Date

2013

Authors

Islam, Md Mofizul

Topp, Libby

Conigrave, Katherine

White, Ann

Haber, Paul S

Day, Carolyn

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Background: Low-threshold primary healthcare (PHC) centres targeting injecting drug users (IDUs) are increasingly being created to offer preventative and opportunistic services. However, no data are available on the characteristics of clients who utilise