ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2016
Factors associated with interest in receiving prison-based methadone maintenance therapy in Malaysia.
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- Design and implementation of a factorial randomized controlled trial of methadone maintenance therapy and an evidence-based behavioral intervention for incarcerated people living with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
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- Multi-level implementation factors that influence scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment in Moldovan prisons: A qualitative study.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Article
- Medications for opioid use disorder in state prisons: Perspectives of formerly incarcerated persons.Substance abuse · 2022Article
- Decisional considerations for methadone uptake in Kyrgyz prisons: The importance of understanding context and providing accurate information.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- The real-world impact of dosing of methadone and buprenorphine in retention on opioid agonist therapies in Ukraine.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Observational
- Misalignment of Stakeholder Incentives in the Opioid Crisis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Medications for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder within the Criminal Justice System.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
- Factor structure, internal reliability and construct validity of the Methadone Maintenance Treatment Stigma Mechanisms Scale (MMT-SMS).Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Article
- Heroin refusal self-efficacy and preference for medication-assisted treatment after inpatient detoxification.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Stigma, Depression, and Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated Malaysian Men with HIV and Opioid Dependence.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Physician Decisions to Defer Antiretroviral Therapy in Key Populations: Implications for Reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence and Mortality in Malaysia.Open forum infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment among fishermen in Kuantan, Malaysia, who inject drugs.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
introductionMethadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is crucial for HIV prevention and treatment in people who inject opioids. In Malaysia, a large proportion of the prison population is affected by both HIV and opioid use disorders. This study assessed individual preferences and factors associated with interest in receiving MMT among male prisoners meeting criteria for opioid dependence in Malaysia.
methodsA convenience sample of 96 HIV-positive and 104 HIV-negative incarcerated men who met pre-incarceration criteria for opioid dependence was interviewed using a structured questionnaire to examine participant characteristics and attitudes toward MMT. Factors associated with interest in prison-based MMT initiation were identified using logistic regression analysis.
resultsAmong all participants, 85 (42.5%) were interested in receiving MMT within prison. Independent correlates of interest in prison-based MMT were being previously married (AOR=4.15, 95% CI: 1.15, 15.02), previously incarcerated (AOR=5.68, 95% CI: 1.54, 21.02), depression (AOR=3.66, 95% CI: 1.68, 7.98), daily heroin use in the 30days prior to incarceration (AOR=5.53, 95% CI: 1.65, 18.58), and more favorable attitudes toward MMT (AOR=19.82, 95% CI: 6.07, 64.74).
conclusionsOverall, interest in receiving prison-based MMT was low, and was associated with adverse social, mental health, and drug use consequences. Incarceration provides a unique opportunity to initiate MMT for those who need it, however, optimal scale-up efforts must be systemic and address modifiable factors like improving attitudes toward and motivation for MMT. Informed or shared decision-making tools may be useful in improving expectations and acceptability of MMT.
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