TY - JOUR
T1 - Providing support to drug users infected with hepatitis C
T2 - The role of methadone maintenance treatment staff
AU - Astone, Janetta M.
AU - Strauss, Shiela M.
AU - Munoz-Plaza, Corrine
AU - Hagan, Holly
AU - Des Jarlais, Don C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Janetta M. Astone, Shiela M. Strauss, Corrine Munoz-Plaza, and Holly Hagan are affiliated with National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, NY. Don C. Des Jarlais is affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY. Address correspondence to: Janetta M. Astone, PhD, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., 71 West 23rd Street, 8th floor, New York, NY 10010 (E-mail: [email protected]). Funding for this study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (grant no. 1-R01 DA13409). Points of view do not represent the official positions of the Federal government, NIDA, or NDRI.
PY - 2006/3/23
Y1 - 2006/3/23
N2 - Injection drug users (IDUs) have the highest rate of HCV infection. Although IDUs need support to access and use HCV services, they often lack this support. Many IDUs, however, have contact with a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) where they can gain access to HCV services and obtain support in using them. Unfortunately, however, IDUs often underutilize theMMTPservices that are available to them. Using qualitative data collected in 4 MMTPs, we identify some reasons for clients' lack of HCV service utilization and staff strategies that influence clients' perceptions of support in using these services.
AB - Injection drug users (IDUs) have the highest rate of HCV infection. Although IDUs need support to access and use HCV services, they often lack this support. Many IDUs, however, have contact with a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) where they can gain access to HCV services and obtain support in using them. Unfortunately, however, IDUs often underutilize theMMTPservices that are available to them. Using qualitative data collected in 4 MMTPs, we identify some reasons for clients' lack of HCV service utilization and staff strategies that influence clients' perceptions of support in using these services.
KW - Hepatitis C
KW - Methadone maintenance treatment program
KW - Treatment staff
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U2 - 10.1300/J126v03n01_04
DO - 10.1300/J126v03n01_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746642522
SN - 1091-1332
VL - 3
SP - 33
EP - 46
JO - Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions
IS - 1
ER -