Linking Infectious and Narcology Care (LINC) in Russia: design, intervention and implementation protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Russia and Eastern Europe have one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world. While countries in this region have implemented HIV testing within addiction treatment systems, linkage to HIV care from these settings is not yet standard practice. The Linking Infectious and Narcology Care (LINC) intervention utilized peer-led strengths-based case management to motivate HIV-infected patients in addiction treatment to obtain HIV care. This paper describes the protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the LINC intervention in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Methods/design

Participants (n = 349) were recruited from the inpatient wards at the City Addiction Hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia. After completing a baseline assessment, participa

SUBMITTER: Gnatienko N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4855723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature