Acceptability and techniques of appropriation employed by users of tools aimed at the reduction of the risks linked to injection – evaluation of the Steribox®

In order to prevent contamination by HIV and hepatitis C, the Ministry of Health makes sterile injection equipment (Steribox kit) available to drug users as part of the harm reduction policy. In order to evaluate the Steribox® and its tools, an “injection kit” module was integrated into the ANRS-Coquelicot study. The main objective of this module was to measure the suitability of the Steribox® for the current needs of drug users, 16 years after its release. This evaluation made it possible to measure the degree of use of the Steribox®, as well as the reasons for the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of its users, with a view to improving risk reduction tools. The open comments gathered from the users made it possible to reveal the stakes of the acceptability of the tools of risk reduction.