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P-20 - A Mixed Methods Approach to Identifying Factors Related to Voluntary hiv Testing Among Injection Drug Users in Shanghai, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

J. Du ,
M. Zhao  and
Y.Y. Meng
J. Du
Affiliation:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
M. Zhao
Affiliation:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
Y.Y. Meng
Affiliation:
UCLA, Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Abstract

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Background

Injection drug use is a major route of HIV transmission in China yet relatively little is known about why so few injection drug users utilize free HIV testing services. This study aim to examine barriers to HIV testing/ VCT service utilization among injection drug users in Shanghai, China.

Methods

Utilizing mixed methods, we analyzed data from a survey of 540 compulsory drug abuse treatment patients and data from focus groups with 70 service providers and patients.

Results

Only 24.4% of patients expressed willingness to be tested for HIV. Willingness to be tested was associated with younger age and more positive attitudes toward condom use. Patients reported several barriers to utilization of voluntary HIV testing services, including lack of information about this services, perceptions of no- or low-risk for HIV infection, fear of positive results, and the stigma or discrimination that may be experienced by oneself or family. Having limited skills related to HIV counseling was reported by service providers as the primary barrier to encouraging patients to utilize HIV testing/VCT services.

Conclusions

Special intervention programs targeting injection drug users, their family members, and service providers may increase HIV testing in China.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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