Attitudes toward opioid substitution therapy and pre-incarceration HIV transmission behaviors among HIV-infected prisoners in Malaysia: implications for secondary prevention

• Main Authors: Bachireddy, C., Bazazi, A.R., Kavasery, R., Govindasamy, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Altice, F.L.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4541/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21232882
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Pre-incarceration HIV transmission behaviors and current attitudes toward opioid substitution therapy (OST) among HIV-infected male prisoners in Malaysia have important implications for secondary HIV prevention efforts. Methods: In June 2007, 102 HIV-infected male prisoners within 6 mont...