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12810144

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
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 > or = 60 mg methadone. The findings called for further studies on harm reduction programs for HIV prevention among drug users in Asian countries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0740-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Adherence to methadone is associated with a lower level of HIV-related risk behaviors in drug users.
pubmed:affiliation
Special Preventive Programme, Department of Health 5/F, Yaumatei Jockey Club Clinic, 145 Battery Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong. khwong@dhspp.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article