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| Title |
Drug addiction stigma in relation to methadone maintenance treatment by different service delivery models in Vietnam
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-2897-0 |
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| Authors |
Bach Xuan Tran, Phuong Bich Vu, Long Hoang Nguyen, Sophia Knowlton Latkin, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Huong Thu Thi Phan, Carl A. Latkin |
| Abstract |
The rapid expansion of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) services has significantly improved health status and quality of life of patients. However, little is known about its impacts on addiction-related stigma and associated factors. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2013 in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, and Nam Dinh province among 1016 methadone maintenance patients; 26.6 % at provincial AIDS centers (PAC) and 73.4 % at district health centers (DHC), respectively. Drug addiction history and related stigma, health status, MMT-related covariates, and sociodemographic characteristics were interviewed. More than one-sixth of the sample reported experiencing felt or enacted stigma, including Blame or Judgement (17.2 %), Shame (19.9 %), or Others' fear of HIV transmission (17.1 %). These proportions were higher in PACs than in DHCs, which are integrated with other HIV or general health care services. Very few patients reported being discriminated at the workplace (2.5 %) or at health care services (1.7 %); however, 15.6 % of patients at PACs and 10.6 % of patients at DHCs reported discrimination in their communities. Drug users taking MMT for longer periods were less likely to report felt stigma. Other factors associated with stigma against MMT patients included the lack of comprehensive services, higher education, presence of pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression, self-reported HIV positive, and number of previous drug rehabilitation episodes. The study shows a high level of stigma against MMT patients and emphasizes the necessity to integrate MMT with comprehensive health and support services. Mass communication campaigns to reduce stigma against people with drug addiction and HIV/AIDS, as well as vocational trainings and jobs referrals for MMT patients, are needed to maximize the benefits of MMT programs in Vietnam. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 14% |
| Austria | 1 | 14% |
| Philippines | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 118 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 118 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 28 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 9% |
| Researcher | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 32 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 14% |
| Psychology | 14 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 18% |
| Unknown | 31 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 February 2020.
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#6,773,130
of 24,167,226 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#7,085
of 15,919 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#90,467
of 304,076 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#99
of 223 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,167,226 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 71st percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 15,919 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.4. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 55% of its peers.
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