Positive percentages of urine morphine tests among methadone maintenance treatment clients with HIV/AIDS: a 12-month follow-up study in Guangdong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to assess the positive percentages of urine morphine tests and correlates among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clients with HIV/AIDS in Guangdong, China.

Setting

Fourteen MMT clinics located in nine cities of Guangdong were chosen as study sites.

Participants

In this study, we reviewed 293 clients with opioid dependence, who were HIV seropositive, 18 years or older, provided informed consent and had at least 10 records of urine morphine tests during the study period.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The positive percentages of urine morphine tests were calculated and underlying predictors were estimated.

Results

The highest positive percentage (95.9%) was observed in the first month. After excluding the highest percentage

SUBMITTER: Luo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566940 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature