| Title | Methadone Treatment for HIV Prevention-Feasibility, Retention and Predictors of Attrition in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Retrospective Cohort Study. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Lambdin, Barrot H., Frank Masao, Olivia Chang, Pamela Kaduri, Jessie Mbwambo, Ayoub Magimba, Norman Sabuni, and Douglas R. Bruce |
| Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
| Date Published | 2014 May 22 |
| ISSN | 1537-6591 |
| Abstract |  People who inject drugs (PWID) in Dar es Salaam have an estimated HIV prevalence of 42%-50% compared to 6.9% among the general population. Extensive evidence supports methadone maintenance to lower morbidity, mortality and transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases among PWID. In 2011, the Tanzanian government launched the first publicly funded methadone clinic on the mainland of sub-Saharan Africa at Muhimbili National Hospital. |
| DOI | 10.1093/cid/ciu382 |
| Alternate Journal | Clin. Infect. Dis. |
