[Factors associated with retention in a community-based methadone maintenance treatment among heroin addicts].
OBJECTIVE
To explore factors associated with retention in a community-based methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) among heroin addicts in Xichang of Sichuan province.


METHODS
All 206 heroin addicts were first admitted to MMT community-based program between March to September 2004. Baseline data of patients characteristics, social function, drug using behaviors, sexual behaviors, dose of methadone and retention were collected.


RESULTS
Up to Oct, 2005, all 206 patients contributed 8.98 +/- 5.74 person-months of following-up. The retention rates were 58.7% after 6 months and 34.6% after 12 months respectively. Cox proportional hazard regression model indicated that the employed (HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.39 - 0.92), helping family to do housework in past 30 days more than once a day (HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.42 - 0.82) and previous self-detoxification > or = 3 times (HR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.47 - 0.91) were independently associated with retention.


CONCLUSIONS
We should give individual counseling to help heroin addicts increasing compliance.
Hao
Chun
C
National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Wu
Jun-lin
JL
Ruan
Yu-hua
YH
Yao
Hui-ming
HM
Yang
Xue-gui
XG
Liu
Li
L
Qin
Guang-ming
GM
Chen
Kang-lin
KL
Yin
Lu
L
Song
Ben-li
BL
Wang
Ning
N
Shao
Yi-ming
YM
D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008691:Methadone