Open AccessImplementation and Operational Research
Author(s) -
Olivia Tran,
R. Douglas Bruce,
Frank Masao,
Omary Ubuguyu,
Norman Sabuni,
Jessie Mbwambo,
Barrot H. Lambdin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000582
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , methadone , confidence interval , methadone maintenance , tanzania , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , proportional hazards model , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort , emergency medicine , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental science , environmental planning
The first methadone maintenance treatment clinic in Tanzania was launched in February 2011 to address an emerging HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to understand factors associated with linkage to HIV care and explore how a methadone maintenance treatment clinic can serve as a platform for integrated HIV care and treatment.