HIV Testing in Non-Injection Drug Users: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Japanese journal of infectious diseases

Inaina Lara Fernandes¹  Ivânia Vera¹  Vanessa Alves Guimarães¹  Paulo Alexandre de Castro¹  Roselma Lucchese¹  Graciele Cristina Silva¹  Rafael Alves Guimarães²  Rodrigo Lopes de Felipe³  Aurélio Goulart Rodovalho⁴  Priscilla Martins Ferreira⁵ 

[1] Federal University of Goiás, Catalão;Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia;Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia;Municipal Secretary of Health, Catalão;Triangle University Center, Uberlândia

关键词: HIV;    HIV testing;    HIV/AIDS prevention;    non-injection drug users;   

DOI  :  10.7883/yoken.JJID.2015.490

学科分类：传染病学

来源: National Institute of Infectious Diseases

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with lifetime testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in non-injection drug users (NIDU). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 individuals in clinics for chemical dependency in the state of Goiás in the Central-West region of Brazil. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with lifetime HIV testing. Testing for HIV was associated with age, female gender, crack use, history of sexually transmitted infections, acquaintance with people living with HIV/AIDS and/or who had died from AIDS, and history of having received some instruction on HIV/AIDS prevention methods. It was found that only 26.6% reported having access to the HIV rapid test. We concluded determinants for HIV testing must be taken into account when planning prevention and programming strategies. These include the widening of testing coverage among NIDU, educational health actions, establishment of links between sexually transmitted infection prevention services and addiction treatment services, and the use of rapid tests to help people who are in contact with the virus learn about their HIV status, enter treatment, and improve their quality of life.

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