HIV PREVENTION AMONG DRUG USERS VIA A PEER-DRIVEN INTERVENTION (PDI) IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT “A HELPING HAND”
Title
HIV PREVENTION AMONG DRUG USERS VIA A PEER-DRIVEN INTERVENTION (PDI) IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT “A HELPING HAND”
Project start
2012
Project finish
2014
Partners
International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine
Aim
Attraction to the project IDUs from hard to reach groups and referral of the clients to other social and medical services and projects.
Target group
Young IDUs and stimulant users under 25 years of age.
To recruit IDUs and stimulant users from city Lviv and other cities and towns of Lviv region − Chervonohrad, Sosnivka, Lviv, Boryslav, Drohobych, Stryj, for educating them about health-enhancing behavior and motivating them to change their unsafe behavior, and recruiting peers for services.
