TY - JOUR
T1 - Heroin dependence and bloodborne virus transmission behaviors for HIV infection among newly incarcerated injection drug users in Taiwan
AU - Ko, Nai Ying
AU - Hsu, Su Ting
AU - Chen, Cheng Hui
AU - Lee, Hsin Chun
AU - Ko, Wen Chien
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grants (NSC 95–2314-B-006–081) from the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan. The authors would like to thank all participants in the study. We are grateful to prison officers in Tainan County, Miss Hsin-Yi Chang, Miss Yiin Lai, Miss Yi-Wen Chen, and Miss Yu-Ting Chu for their help in data collection. Dr. NY Ko and Dr. ST Hsu contributed equally to this study. Address correspondence to Wen-Chien Ko, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, 704 Tainan, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2011/3/15
Y1 - 2011/3/15
N2 - The purpose of the study was to determine heroin dependence and risky behaviors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among newly incarcerated injection drug users (IDUs). Three self-administrated questionnaires were collected among 450 newly incarcerated male heroin users during 2005-2007. Inmates were categorized as heroin-dependent if they met three or more of the six ICD-10 criteria. Heroin-dependent inmates had higher scores of bloodborne virus transmission risk than non-dependent IDUs (12.8 ± 16.0 vs. 7.2 ± 11.5, p < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that heroin dependence was a significant moderator of the association between risky injection behaviors and HIV infection. It is crucial to integrate substance treatment with behavioral interventions into harm reduction programs to prevent bloodborne virus transmission among IDUs.
AB - The purpose of the study was to determine heroin dependence and risky behaviors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among newly incarcerated injection drug users (IDUs). Three self-administrated questionnaires were collected among 450 newly incarcerated male heroin users during 2005-2007. Inmates were categorized as heroin-dependent if they met three or more of the six ICD-10 criteria. Heroin-dependent inmates had higher scores of bloodborne virus transmission risk than non-dependent IDUs (12.8 ± 16.0 vs. 7.2 ± 11.5, p < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that heroin dependence was a significant moderator of the association between risky injection behaviors and HIV infection. It is crucial to integrate substance treatment with behavioral interventions into harm reduction programs to prevent bloodborne virus transmission among IDUs.
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U2 - 10.3109/10826084.2010.526798
DO - 10.3109/10826084.2010.526798
M3 - Article
C2 - 20964533
AN - SCOPUS:79952589853
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 46
SP - 591
EP - 598
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 5
ER -
