A strengths-based case management intervention to link HIV-positive people who inject drugs in Russia to HIV care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether the Linking Infectious and Narcology Care strengths-based case management intervention was more effective than usual care for linking people who inject drugs (PWID) to HIV care and improving HIV outcomes.

Design

Two-armed randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Participants recruited from a narcology hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Participants

A total of 349 HIV-positive PWID not on antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Intervention

Strengths-based case management over 6 months.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcomes were linkage to HIV care and improved CD4 cell count. We performed adjusted logistic and linear regression analyses controlling for past HIV care using the intention-to-treat approach.

Results

Participa

SUBMITTER: Samet JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635053 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature