An adaptive design to screen, treat, and retain people with opioid use disorders who use methamphetamine in methadone clinics (STAR-OM): study protocol of a clinical trial.

Background: Methamphetamine use could jeopardize the current efforts to address opioid use disorder and HIV infection. Evidence-based behavioral interventions (EBI) are effective in reducing methamphetamine use. However, evidence on optimal combinations of EBI is limited.

What Shapes Late HIV Diagnosis in Vietnam? A Qualitative Investigation of Multilevel Factors.

Late HIV treatment remains a global public health issue despite significant efforts. To better understand what shapes this issue, we interviewed 36 Vietnamese ART-naive patients who came to HIV treatment in 2017. Half of them had intake CD4 counts fewer than 100 cells/mm, the others had intake CD4 counts of 350 cells/mm and above.

Attitudes and Knowledge of Medical Students in Hanoi regarding Lesbian and Gay People.

The LGBT community faces disproportionate healthcare disparities; poorly trained providers and stigma are likely contributors. Objectives: To evaluate the attitudes, opinions, and knowledge level of medical students regarding LGBT people and to examine which demographic variables are associated with more negative attitudes toward LGBT people. A cross-sectional study surveyed 561 medical students at Hanoi Medical University.

[Depression Among Caregivers of HIV - Positive Injection Drug Users in Hanoi, 2016].

Most of people who inject drugs in Vietnam live in their family homes and these living have formed the burden on caring. This study aimed at exploring the characteristic of depression of caregivers of HIV - positive injection drug users and relative factors. Cross - sectional assessment data were gathered from 138 caregivers recruited from Hanoi city.