Self-reported antiretroviral therapy in injection drug users
Self-reported antiretroviral therapy in injection drug users
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.280.6.544
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发表时间:
1998-08-12
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
Moore, RD
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作者:
Celentano, DD;Vlahov, D;Moore, RD
Context.-The US Public Health Service and the International AIDS Society-USA recently published recommendations for antiretroviral therapy (ART) for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); however, anecdotal evidence suggests that HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) may not be receiving optimal care as defined by the recommendations.Objective.-To assess ART use in HIV-infected IDUs.Design.-A cross-sectional survey of self-reported ART use between July 1996 and June 1997 in IDUs.Setting.-A community-based clinic affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.Participants.-A total of 404 HIV-infected IDUs with CD4(+) cell counts less than 0.50 x 10(9)/L recruited into a longitudinal study in 1988 and 1989.Main Outcome Measure.-Self-reported ART use was assessed: no current therapy, monotherapy, or combination therapy with or without a protease inhibitor.Results.-One half (199/404 [49%]) of patients reported no recent ART. A total of 14% (58/404) had monotherapy, 23% (90/404) were receiving combination therapy without a protease inhibitor, and 14% (57/404) had triple-combination therapy with a protease inhibitor. A multivariate analysis of factors associated with ART showed that care continuity and recent HIV-related outpatient visit (odds ratio [OR], 4.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.36-7.81 and OR, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.66-4.88, respectively), CD4(+) cell count of less than 0.20 x 10(9) (OR, 2.41,95% CI, 1.51-3.84), no current drug use and being in drug treatment (OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.34-3.47; OR, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.23-3.66, respectively), and unemployment (OR, 2.31;95% CI, 1.21-4.40) were associated with reporting ART use. In other analysis, less likely to receive protease inhibitors were current drug injectors (OR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.3-1.0) and those recently incarcerated (OR, 0.2; 95% CI, 0.03-0.9), but patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were more likely to receive protease inhibitors (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 0.9-4.6). Protease inhibitor use doubled (P