253 Changes of HIV risk behaviors of heroin drug users treated in methadone maintenance treatment clinics in Guizhou province, China

This study was conducted to assess behavior change in the areas of drug use, productivity, criminal activity, and HIV risk among street-recruited injection drug users who entered methadone maintenance treatment. In addition, the study examined a number of variables that could account for these changes, including demographics, intervention effects, and treatment-related measures. A total of 168 participants were interviewed at baseline, received outreach interventions, entered methadone maintenance treatment, and were reinterviewed 5–9 months later. Significant (p<.001) improvements were seen in the areas of drug use, productivity, criminality, and HIV risk behaviors. The only variables significantly associated with behavior change were related to drug treatment. In particular, being in treatment at the time of the follow-up assessment had the strongest relationship to positive outcomes, including length of treatment. Having no prior treatment experience was associated with fewer injections at follow-up. These findings emphasize the importance of retaining clients, given the likelihood that positive change is likely to be evidenced while they remain in treatment

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Methadone maintenance treatment and HIV risk-taking behaviour among injecting drug users in Berlin.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ◽

10.1136/jech.50.5.534 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 50 (5) ◽

pp. 534-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

K Stark ◽

R Muller ◽

U Bienzle ◽

I Guggenmoos-Holzmann

Keyword(s):

Hiv Risk ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽

Drug Users ◽

Maintenance Treatment ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Injecting Drug Users

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Predictors of HIV Risk Behavior in Iranian Women Who Inject Drugs

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/0022042617693383 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 356-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mojtaba Habibi ◽

Solmaz Farmanfarmaee ◽

Mohammad Darharaj ◽

Kaveh Khoshnood ◽

Joshua J. Matacotta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Harm Reduction ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Hiv Risk ◽

Drug Users ◽

Methadone Maintenance ◽

Peer Group ◽

Hiv Risk Behaviors ◽

Hiv Risk Behavior ◽

Women Who Inject Drugs

This study aimed to investigate predictors of drug-related HIV risk behaviors among women who inject drugs. A total of 163 women were recruited from harm-reduction-oriented drug-treatment centers in Tehran, Iran. Each completed a set of measures that included the Risk Behavior Assessment, Beck Depression Inventory–Second Edition, Revised Self-Efficacy Scale, and Peer Group Beliefs Regarding HIV-related Risk Behaviors Scale. The results indicated that past attempts to abstain from drugs, using methadone maintenance treatment programs, and acceptance of peers’ risky norms were significant predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing predictors of frequency of injection, respectively. Furthermore, predictors of frequency of sharing injection paraphernalia included purchasing drugs jointly with other drug users and peers’ norms conforming injecting drug use behaviors. Harm reduction services that take into consideration cultural and peer norms, as well as the development and implementation of HIV prevention programs, are likely to reduce drug-related HIV risk behaviors in women who inject drugs.

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