ArticlePublic health action2020
HIV testing and ART initiation in people who inject drugs and are placed on methadone in Kachin State, Myanmar.
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- Psychometric Evaluation of a Myanmar Version of the Perceived Stress Scale for People Living with HIV/AIDS.Journal of nursing measurement · 2022Article
- Determinants of health among people who use illicit drugs in the conflict-affected countries of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence.Conflict and health · 2022Review
- The Mediating Effects of Mindfulness on Perceived Stress From HIV Stigma in People Living With HIV in Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
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Abstract
settingPeople who inject drugs (PWID) enrolled for methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and never previously tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Myitkyina Drug Dependency Treatment Hospital, Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar.
objectivesTo compare before (2016) and after (2018) adoption of 'Test and Treat' guidelines for antiretroviral therapy (ART): 1) the demographic profile of PWID, 2) HIV testing uptake and ART initiation in those diagnosed HIV-positive, and 3) time taken for events.
designThis was a cohort study using secondary programme data.
resultsIn 2016 and 2018, there were respectively 141 and 146 PWID: all were male except for one female and age distribution between the 2 years was similar. In 2018, significantly more PWID were HIV-tested than in 2016 (85% vs. 45%;
conclusionART uptake decreased in 2018 compared with 2016, and ways to rectify this are urgently needed.
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