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Adherence to methadone is associated with a lower level of HIV-related risk behaviors in drug users
(L'observance d'un traitement à la méthadone est associée à un risque plus faible de comportement à risque par rapport au VIH chez les usagers de drogues)
Auteur(s) :
WONG, K. H. ;
LEE, S. S. ;
LIM, W. L. ;
LOW, H. K.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
233-239
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
36
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHADONE
;
PREVENTION
;
VIH
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
Thésaurus géographique
HONG KONG
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2003, 24, (3), 233-239
Résumé :
There have been limited studies on the potential role of methadone treatment in HIV prevention in Asia. Over an 8-week period, we assessed the profiles of drug-taking and HIV risk behaviors, and tried to identify their relationships with methadone adherence in 690 clients who attended Hong Kong's methadone treatment program. In the preceding month, 71% of respondents reported using drugs and two-thirds of those respondents who had injected drugs at some time in their lives injected then. Infrequent clients who attended methadone clinics <2 times in the previous week were twice more likely to have injected drugs in the last month and six times more likely to have >5 injections in the last week than frequent clinic attendees. Also, clients taking <60 mg methadone daily were twice more likely to have >5 injections in the last week than those taking >= 60 mg methadone. The findings called for further studies on harm reduction programs for HIV prevention among drug users in Asian countries.
Affiliation :
Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health 5/F, Yaumatei Jockey Club Clinic, Kowloon, Hong Kong