A community-based intervention to decrease the prevalence of HIV viremia among people who inject drugs in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In most low-to-middle-income countries, HIV control at the population level among people who inject drugs (PWID) remains a major challenge. We aimed to demonstrate that an innovative intervention can identify HIV-positive PWID in the community who are not treated efficiently, and get them treated efficiently.

Methods

Between 2016 and 2020, we implemented an intervention consisting of mass HIV screening of PWID using three annual respondent-driven sampling surveys (RDSS) and a post-intervention evaluation RDSS in community-based organisation (CBO) sites, coupled with peer support to facilitate/improve access to antiretroviral and methadone therapy in Haiphong, Vietnam. The primary outcome was the proportion of identified uncontrolled HIV-positive PWID who achieved

SUBMITTER: Duong HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature