HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among drug users in three Vietnamese mountainous provinces.
Tam Minh Thi NguyenBach Xuan TranMercedes FlemingManh Duc PhamLong Thanh NguyenAnh Lan Thi NguyenHuong Thi LeThang Huu NguyenVan Hai HoangXuan Thanh Thi LeQuan Hoang VuongManh Tung HoVan Nhue DamThu Trang VuongVu NguyenHuong Lan Thi NguyenHuyen Phuc DoPhuong Linh DoanHai Hong NguyenCarl A LatkinCyrus S H HoRoger C M HoPublished in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2019)
This study sheds new light on the knowledge attitudes and practices of people who inject drugs, particularly males in mountainous areas of Vietnam regarding HIV prevention. Overall, knowledge was good with most conducting safe practices towards transmission. Enhanced education and targeting of minority groups could help in increasing the numbers receiving MMT and HIV services.