HIV Testing in Non-Injection Drug Users: Prevalence and Associated Factors
| Autor: | Ivânia Vera, Roselma Lucchese, Rodrigo Lopes de Felipe, Gracielle Cristina Silva, Aurélio Goulart Rodovalho, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Priscilla Martins Ferreira, Vanessa Alves Guimarães, Paulo Alexandre de Castro, Inaina Lara Fernandes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Drug Adult Male media_common.quotation_subject Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Hiv testing Logistic regression medicine.disease_cause Drug Users 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Infection control Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Addiction treatment media_common 030505 public health business.industry Diagnostic Tests Routine General Medicine medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Female 0305 other medical science business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 70(3) |
| ISSN: | 1884-2836 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with lifetime testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in non-injection drug users (NIDU). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 individuals in clinics for chemical dependency in the state of Goias in the Central-West region of Brazil. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with lifetime HIV testing. Testing for HIV was associated with age, female gender, crack use, history of sexually transmitted infections, acquaintance with people living with HIV/AIDS and/or who had died from AIDS, and history of having received some instruction on HIV/AIDS prevention methods. It was found that only 26.6% reported having access to the HIV rapid test. We concluded determinants for HIV testing must be taken into account when planning prevention and programming strategies. These include the widening of testing coverage among NIDU, educational health actions, establishment of links between sexually transmitted infection prevention services and addiction treatment services, and the use of rapid tests to help people who are in contact with the virus learn about their HIV status, enter treatment, and improve their quality of life. |
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