2014
Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China
Wang M, Mao W, Zhang L, Jiang B, Xiao Y, Jia Y, Wu P, Cassell H, Vermund S. Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China. Substance Use & Misuse 2014, 50: 15-23. PMID: 25295376, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.957768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyInjection drug usersMaintenance therapyDrug usersConsecutive cross-sectional surveysHIV voluntary counselingUnprotected sexual behaviorCross-sectional surveyRisky behaviorsHIV counselingVoluntary counselingNeedle sharingUnprotected sexMMT servicesSignificant associationVCTLast monthSexual behaviorTherapyCounseling
2009
[Sharing of needles and paraphernalia injection in new and long-term injection drug users in Sichuan, China].
Liu JB, Zhang LL, Lai WH, Feng L, Zeng YL, Liu L, Hu Y, Li J, Zhang XL, Xiao Y, Vermund SH, Jia YJ. [Sharing of needles and paraphernalia injection in new and long-term injection drug users in Sichuan, China]. Chinese Journal Of Epidemiology 2009, 30: 656-62. PMID: 19957584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-regular sex partnersLong-term injection drug usersInjection drug usersRegular sex partnersCommercial sex partnersSex partnersUnprotected sexNew injection drug usersSex-related risk behaviorsHIV/STD preventionConsecutive cross-sectional surveysLess educationNeedle exchange programsCross-sectional surveyCondom promotionEligible participantsSTD preventionDrug usersNeedle exchangeRisk behaviorsParaphernalia sharingHigh frequencyInjection historyComprehensive intervention packageIntervention package