Title:
Factors Influencing Drop Out from Treatment among Methadone Maintenance Therapy Clients in Can Tho Province, Vietnam, in 2015
Authors:
Hong, Nguyen Ai
Year:
2015
PAGE:
ix, 70
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Methadone Maintenance, Drop Out, Can Tho, Vietnam, Factors Influencing Drop Out Patients
Abstract:
Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) is a multiple therapy used for opiate dependence. It is combined to psychological therapies that aim at supporting individuals, families, and communities in improving their health, reducing criminal activities, and minimising risky behaviours to HIV transmission. Retention on treatment is associated to a successful outcome of MMT. Yet, dropout rates were reported to be high in MMT clinics. It was difficult for both clients and doctors to achieve success with programmes. Evidence is insufficient to understand the factors that influence the dropout rates among MMT patients in Vietnam, and more especially in Can Tho province. There is an urgent need to better understand the reasons and the context in which MMT dropouts occur, in order to inform the development of policies and programmes that can help to improve adherence to MMT in Can Tho. A literature review has been complemented with a primary study that combined quantitative and qualitative methods in order to answer the following questions: in 2015, among the people who inject drugs (PWID) who are enrolled in the MMT programme in MMT clinics in Can Tho province, what are the characteristics of the dropouts? and what are the factors influencing the decision to drop out from treatment? Findings are that 92% of the dropouts were male, 55% stayed on treatment for ≥2 years, 36% had to leave the treatment because they have been arrested, 54% had a methadone dose ≤60mg per day before leaving the treatment. The factors influencing the decision to drop out among MMT clients could be individual, community, or institutional factors.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Department:
Development, Policy and Practice
Country:
Vietnam
Region:
Southeastern Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health / International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2015 Hong
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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