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The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Encompassing All Addictive Disorders
Volume 34, 2008 - Issue 1
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Societal Perception and Support for Methadone Maintenance Treatment in a Chinese Province with High HIV Prevalence

Lijun Yang Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Jianghong Li Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Center for Child Health Research, the University of Western Australia, West Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yiping Zhang Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Hong Li Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Yunnan, China
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Wendong Zhang Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Fuqiang Dai Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Zhouyang Ren Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Ge Qi Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Weixian Cheng Yunnan Police Academy and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Criminal Science and Forensic Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Pages 5-16 | Published online: 24 Aug 2009
 
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Abstract

Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) was first piloted in April 2004 in Yunnan, China, to reduce HIV transmission. This study aimed to examine public support for MMT and was based on cross-sectional data collected in March–April 2006 on a random sample of 411 police staff, medical/health professionals, community members, and drug users. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze the data. The support was the strongest amongst the police and medical professionals but the lowest in drug users. A considerable proportion of the respondents viewed MMT as contradictory to China's drug control policies and this factor was negatively associated with support for MMT. Dissemination of more accurate knowledge and the resolution of these conflicts are urgently needed to increase the public support for MMT.

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