Investigation of Repeat Client Drop-Out and Re-Enrolment Cycles in Fourteen Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinics in Guangdong, China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e0139942
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lei, Zou, Xia, Zhang, Di, Li, Xiaoling, Zhao, Peizhen, Ling, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 20.10.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Addictions; Adult; Alcohol; China; Clients; Dosage; Epidemiology; Female; Health aspects; Health care; Heroin; Heroin Dependence - drug therapy; Humans; Male; Medical statistics; Methadone; Methadone - therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Narcotics; Narcotics - therapeutic use; Opiate Substitution Treatment; Patient Dropouts; Preventive medicine; Public health; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Studies; Substance abuse treatment; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Survival analysis; Treatment Outcome; Urinalysis; Urine; Womens health; Young Adult; China; Guangdong China

Client adherence is vital for effective methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). This study explores the pattern and associated factors of client adherence, drop-out and re-enrolment in the Chinese MMT programme over the period of 2006-2013. This retrospective study was conducted in 14 MMT clinics in...