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บทคัดย่อ

The objectives of this qualitative research were to study background toward behaviour adaptation of people who inject drugs. The subjects of the research by purposive and snowball sampling consisted of people from two categories: 6 Muslim males who inject drugs and 6 users ‘family members and associates. In-depth interview and non-participant observation were used to collect data for 6 Muslim males who inject drugs. In addition, in-depth interview, group discussion and non-participant observation were used to collect data for 6 users’ family members and
associates. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze content and triangulation techniques were used for cross-checking data. Results 1. In this study, PWID had injected drugs for the period of 7 – 30 years. All of them had ever been in voluntary drugs treatment, compulsory drugs treatment or correctional system. PWID had changed their behaviours by not using drugs as a result a voluntary drugs treatment (4 PWID) and a compulsory drugs treatment (2 PWID). Currently, there were 4 PWID in methadone maintenance treatment and 2 PWID already quitted drugs. 2. PWID
quitted drugs successfully when they grow older (32 and 68 years old). They are more matured and be able to consider and realize effect of using drugs. They also have more knowledge and eceived support from health service providers and harm reduction program’s peer educators together with their family.This may result in supporting them to quit drugs successfully.
3. Result from a case study found that the first important step that support PWID to change their behaviour sustainably is PWID themselves that realize and decide to change their behaviour voluntarily. This study suggested that for PWID who are in precontemplation stage of behaviour change, they should increase knowledge about harm reduction for safer drugs use behaviour, prevention of HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and drugs overdose.