Objective:
To assess concurrent heroin
use and correlates among Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) clients in
Guangdong Province, China.
Method:
Demographic and drug use data
were collected with a structured questionnaire, and MMT information was
obtained from the MMT clinic registration system in Guangdong. Human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected status and
urine morphine results were obtained from laboratory tests. Logistic
regressions were employed to investigate the factors associated with concurrent
heroin use.
Results:
Among the 6848 participants,
75% continued using heroin more than once during the first 12 months after
treatment initiation. Concurrent heroin use was associated with inharmonious
family relationship, HIV positivity, having multiple sex partners, having ever
taken intravenous drugs, higher maintenance dose and poorer MMT attendance.
Among those who used heroin concurrently, the same factors, and additionally
being older and female, contribute to a greater frequency of heroin use.
Conclusions:
Concurrent heroin use was
prevalent among MMT participants in Guangdong, underscoring the urgent needs
for tailored interventions and health education programs for this population.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/r6y8ol
By:
1Faculty of Medical Statistics and
Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road
II, Guangzhou 510080, China
2Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health
Policy, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, China
3Guangdong Center for Skin Guangdong
Provincial Center for Skin Diseases and STIs Control, No. 2 Lujing Road,
Guangzhou 510091, China;
4The Kirby Institute, University of New
South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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