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Provider–Client Interaction in Methadone Treatment Clinics in China

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines provider-client interactions in the context of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in China. Service providers were recruited from six methadone clinics. A total of 41 providers were enrolled in the study and participated in an assessment from February to March 2010. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were performed. Providers with a higher level of negative attitude toward drug users were less likely than others to interact with clients. Female providers were less likely to have negative attitudes toward drug users as compared with their male counterparts. Doctors were more likely than others to have negative attitudes toward drug users. Knowledge of MMT was not related to either negative attitude toward drug users or to provider-client interaction. The findings indicate an urgent need to address the issue of provider attitudes, which can impact interactions with clients and influence efforts to maintain treatment retention and outcomes for drug users.

Source: Journal of Drug Issues

DOI: 10.1177/0022042612446593

Authors: Li Li, Zunyou Wu, Xiaobin Cao, Linglin Zhang

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention, Sichuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health