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ArticleBMJ open2017

Positive percentages of urine morphine tests among methadone maintenance treatment clients with HIV/AIDS: a 12-month follow-up study in Guangdong Province, China.

Xiaofeng Luo, Xiao Gong, Peizhen Zhao, Xia Zou, Wen Chen, Li Ling

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiaofeng LuoFaculty of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao GongFaculty of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Peizhen ZhaoGuangdong Provincial Center for Skin Disease and STI Control, Guangzhou, China.
Xia ZouFaculty of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wen ChenFaculty of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Li LingFaculty of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to assess the positive percentages of urine morphine tests and correlates among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clients with HIV/AIDS in Guangdong, China.

settingFourteen MMT clinics located in nine cities of Guangdong were chosen as study sites.

participantsIn this study, we reviewed 293 clients with opioid dependence, who were HIV seropositive, 18 years or older, provided informed consent and had at least 10 records of urine morphine tests during the study period. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The positive percentages of urine morphine tests were calculated and underlying predictors were estimated.

resultsThe highest positive percentage (95.9%) was observed in the first month. After excluding the highest percentage in the first month, the average positive percentage was 40.9% for month 2 to month 12. Positive percentages of urine morphine tests that were <20%, 20-60% and >80% were 25.4%, 36.1% and 38.5% respectively. Lower percentages of continued heroin use were associated with being young (OR

conclusionsHigh positive percentages of urine morphine tests remain prevalent among MMT clients with HIV/AIDS in Guangdong. The present findings have implications for taking effective measures to facilitate attendance in order to decrease heroin use and ultimately improve the effectiveness among these sub-group MMT clients.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultChinaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMethadoneMorphine DerivativesOpioid-Related DisordersPrevalenceRisk-TakingMethadoneMorphine DerivativesChinaHeroin UseHIVMethadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT)

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