Mahesh Dev Bhattarai and Scott Wittet

December 2000

Published in 2000, this 35-page document reports the results of a study that was performed from March through July of 2000. Focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, direct observation, and "secret shopper" interactions were conducted with 204 private-sector injection providers and consumers in seven districts of Nepal's Central region. The data suggested that the availability of disposal syringes, coupled with AIDS awareness and personal experience of adverse effects of injection, may have led to positive behaviour change in that area. However, unnecessary and unsafe injections were common in the study area.

The document includes details about the methodology and results of this study. Its three appendices focus on respondent characteristics, interview and observation guides, and methods details.

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