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Table 3 Changes in HIV risk behaviors during the course of MMT treatment

From: Predictors of continued HIV-risk behaviors among drug users in methadone maintenance therapy program in China—A prospective study

Risk behaviors

Baseline

6-month follow-up

12-month follow-up

(n = 5305)

(n = 3123)

(n = 2061)

Drug injection in the past 1 month

   

 Yes

4368(82.34)

937(30.00)

464(22.51) ***

 No

937(17.66)

2186(70.00)

1597(77.49)

Syringe sharing in the past 1 month

   

 Yes

988(18.62)

154(4.93)

83(4.03) ***

 No

4317(81.38)

2969(95.07)

1978(95.97)

Unprotected sex at last sexual encounter

   

 Yes

1782(56.88)

1078(54.09)

695(54.64) *

 No

1351(43.12)

915(45.91)

577(45.36)

Multiple sexual partners in the past 3 months

   

 Yes

401(9.35)

213(6.83)

118(9.30) ***

 No

3887(90.65)

2905(93.17)

1151(90.70)

  1. Main effect of time: *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.