Essentiality of HIV testing and education for effective HIV control in the national pilot harm reduction program: The Taiwan experience

Essentiality of HIV testing and education for effective HIV control in the national pilot harm reduction program: The Taiwan experience

In 2005, a national pilot harm reduction program (PHRP), which mainly included a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) and a needle/syringe exchange program (NSP), was implemented in Taiwan. We conducted this study to evaluate the effectiveness of harm reduction measures on HIV control amon...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Ya Lee, Yi-Hsin Yang, Wen-Jing Yu, Lien-Wen Su, Tsang-Yaw Lin, Hsien-Jane Chiu, Hsin-Pei Tang, Chien-Yang Lin, Ryh-Nan Pan, Jih-Heng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Education
Harm reduction
HIV testing
Methadone
Needle exchange
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11002294

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