Correlates of days of medication for opioid use disorder exposure among people living with HIV in Northern Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Vietnam, access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for people living with HIV has rapidly expanded, but MOUD use over time remains low. We sought to assess factors associated with days of MOUD treatment exposure.

Methods

From 2015 to 2019, patients with OUD in six Northern Vietnamese HIV clinics were randomized to receive HIV clinic-based buprenorphine (BUP/NX) or referral for methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) and followed for 12 months. All MOUD doses were directly observed and abstracted from dosing logs. The primary outcome was days of MOUD treatment exposure (buprenorphine or methadone) received over 12 months. Negative binomial regression modelled associations with days of MOUD exposure.

Results

Of 281 participants, 264 (94%) were eligi

SUBMITTER: Button D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8810676 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature