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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 5/2007

01-09-2007 | Original Paper

HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program

Authors: Huey T. Chen, Shaoling Liang, Quilan Liao, Siven Wang, Joseph E. Schumacher, Thomas N. Creger, Craig M. Wilson, Baiqing Dong, Sten H. Vermund

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 5/2007

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Abstract

HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programs are usually delivered by government health agencies in China. This study examined the feasibility of using a Chinese non-government organization (NGO) to deliver a VCT program to injection drug users (IDUs) in a southern Chinese city. The process data indicated the program successfully recruited and served 226 male and female IDUs in 4 months. The HIV prevalence rate of the study population was 57.5% by rapid HIV testing with a secondary rapid test to confirm. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations indicated that the VCT program was implemented appropriately and participants’ HIV knowledge and safe drug and sex practices were significantly improved after participation in the VCT program. This study demonstrates the feasibility of a Chinese NGO to provide VCT for IDUs and documents the processes and outcomes of the program. There remains a great need to find additional sources to provide VCT and other HIV prevention services to IDUs and other high-risk populations in China. Chinese NGOs have the potential to fill this need.
Footnotes
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The current HIV/AIDS Surveillance System in China consists of case reports; behavioral surveillance; special epidemiological surveys; and sentinel surveillance on STI clinic attendees, sex workers, drug users, long distance truck drivers, pregnant women, and men having sex with men. The results of VCT from various cities could increase the case reports.
 
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Metadata
Title
HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing among Injection Drug Users in South China: A Study of a Non-Government Organization Based Program
Authors
Huey T. Chen
Shaoling Liang
Quilan Liao
Siven Wang
Joseph E. Schumacher
Thomas N. Creger
Craig M. Wilson
Baiqing Dong
Sten H. Vermund
Publication date
01-09-2007
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-007-9215-x

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