title: [Factors associated with retention in a community-based methadone maintenance treatment among heroin addicts].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Jun-lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Hui-ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xue-gui
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guang-ming
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Kang-lin
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Ben-li
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shao
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone