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. 2015 Jan;50(1):15-23.
doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.957768. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

Methadone maintenance therapy and HIV counseling and testing are associated with lower frequency of risky behaviors among injection drug users in China

Mei Wang  1 , Wenwen Mao, Linglin Zhang, Baofa Jiang, Yan Xiao, Yujiang Jia, Pingsheng Wu, Holly Cassell, Sten Vermund
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Methadone maintenance therapy and HIV counseling and testing are associated with lower frequency of risky behaviors among injection drug users in China

Mei Wang et al. Subst Use Misuse. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Three consecutive cross-sectional surveys were conducted among injection drug users (IDUs). Of 2,530 participants, 47.7% reported ever sharing needles, 78.2% having had unprotected sex in the last month, 34.4% not receiving either methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) or HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), 4.8% ever receiving MMT-only, 36.6% ever receiving VCT-only, and 24.2% ever receiving both MMT and VCT. MMT-only and the combination of MMT and VCT had significant associations with needle sharing and on unprotected sexual behaviors. Effectively integrating VCT into MMT services is a logical way to maximize the impact of both interventions on risky behaviors among IDUs.

Keywords: HIV behavior; HIV prevention; HIV voluntary counseling and testing; injection drug use; methadone maintenance treatment; needle sharing; sexual risk behavior; substance use.

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