Factors Affecting Changes of Cluster of Differentiation 4 Cell Counts Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive People Who Inject Heroin and Receive Methadone Maintenance Treatment.

Aims: Opioids have been hypothesized to suppress the immune function and worsen outcomes among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The study aimed to identify key factors associated with the increased cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell counts among HIV-positive people who inject heroin and receive methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).

Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted at a psychiatric hospital in Northern Taiwan.

Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle: Partner Violence, Child-Parent Attachment, and Children's Aggressive Behaviors.

The link between exposure to violence in the home and children's later exhibition of violent behaviors is well documented in the criminological literature. To date, most research on partner violence (PV) and children's welfare has focused on adolescent outcomes. As such, we know little about how PV affects the behavior of the youngest, and perhaps most vulnerable population of children who have been exposed to PV.

Ethnic density and mortality: aboriginal population health in Taiwan.

Background: Ethnic density (the proportion of ethnic minority populations in a geographic area) has emerged as an important factor determining population health. By examining the relationship between mortality rates and the proportion of aboriginal population in Taiwan, this ecological approach highlights the pressing need to understand why aboriginal health remains relatively disadvantaged affecting the population as a whole, especially given the provision of universal health coverage.

Methods: Using combined data from various government departments in Taiwan, we first compare overall mortality rates between aboriginal people and the general population in Taiwan's 21 administrative locations during the years 2010 and 2011.