title: [Current situation related to antiretroviral therapy and related influential factors on HIV infected injection drug users in the methadone maintenance treatment clinics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out the current coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV positive subjects and to identify the major influential factors associated with the participation in ART among them.
  
  
  METHODS
  291 HIV positive subjects from 6 methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Guangxi and Yunnan province were surveyed by questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  217 males (74.6%) and 74 females (25.4%) were under investigation, with the average age of 38.4 +/- 5.9. Most of them received less than senior high school education, married and unemployed. Results from the single factor logistic regression analysis showed that: working status, living alone, self-reported history of drinking alcohol in the last month, negative attitude towards MMT among family members,poor self-reported compliance to MMT in the last month,lack of incentives in the MMT clinics, reluctance on disclosure of their own HIV status, good self-perception on their health status, lack of communication on ART related topics among family members in the last 6 months, lack of correct attitude and knowledge on ART etc. appeared as the main factors that influencing the participation in ART program among the patients. Data from the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that factors as: living alone, unwilling to tell others about the status of HIV infection, poor self-perception on HIV infection, lack of discussion of ART related topics within family members in the last 6 months and poor awareness towards ART among the family members etc., were associated with the low participation rate of ART. Conclusion Strengthening the publicity and education programs on HIV positive patients and their family members at the MMT clinics seemed to be effective in extending the ART coverage. Attention should also be paid to increase the family support to the patients.
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Chang-He
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute for Drug Abuse.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Institute for Drug Abuse.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Center for Diseases Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Rong-Jian
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Ke-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rou
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Bejing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Zun-You
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone