Quality of life and healthcare service utilization among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam

• Main Authors: Nguyen, Long Hoang, Nguyen, Lan Huong Thi, Boggiano, Victoria L., Hoang, Canh Dinh, Van Nguyen, Hung, Le, Huong Thi, Le, Hai Quan, Tran, Tho Dinh, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A., Zary, Nabil, Vu, Minh Thuc Thi
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Health Service; DRNTU::Science::Medicine; Quality of Life
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88468; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45792
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The expansion of methadone maintenance treatment in mountainous areas in still limited and little is known about its health impacts on drug users. This study aimed to examine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and health care access among patients engaging in methadone maintenance tr...