April M Young, Jennifer R Havens, Hannah L F Cooper, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Laura Fanucchi, Patricia R Freeman, Hannah Knudsen, Melvin D Livingston, Kathryn E McCollister, Jack Stone, Peter Vickerman, Edward Freeman, Tasfia Jahangir, Elizabeth Larimore, Carol R White, Chelsi Cheatom, KyOSK Community Staff, KyOSK Design Team
INTRODUCTION: Many rural communities bear a disproportionate share of drug-related harms. Innovative harm reduction service models, such as vending machines or kiosks, can expand access to services that reduce drug-related harms. However, few kiosks operate in the USA, and their implementation, impact and cost-effectiveness have not been adequately evaluated in rural settings. This paper describes the Kentucky Outreach Service Kiosk (KyOSK) Study protocol to test the effectiveness, implementation outcomes and cost-effectiveness of a community-tailored, harm reduction kiosk in reducing HIV, hepatitis C and overdose risk in rural Appalachia...
March 1, 2024: BMJ Open