Factors associated with HCV risk practices in methadone-maintained patients: the importance of considering the couple in prevention interventions

Perrine Roux (1) , Caroline Lions (1) , Laurent Michel (2, 3) , Marion Mora (1) , Jean-Pierre Daulouède (4) , Fabienne Marcellin (1) , Bruno Spire (1) , Alain Morel (5) , Patrizia M Carrieri (1)

1 SESSTIM - U912 INSERM - Aix Marseille Univ - IRD - Sciences Economiques et Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale
2 UMR_S 669 - Troubles du comportement alimentaire de l'adolescent
3 Centre Pierre Nicole
4 Centre spécialisé de soins en addictologie et tabacologie
5 Oppelia

Background: One important public health issue associated with opioid use today is the risk of hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Although methadone maintenance may help to decrease HCV-related risk practices, HCV risk behaviors persist and are strongly associated with specific substance use patterns, mental status and social context. The ANRS-Methaville study gave us the opportunity to better disentangle the different relationships between these various factors and HCV risk practices.

Keywords: Methadone; HCV transmission; Risk practices; Cocaine; Sharing; Couples

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Perrine Roux, Caroline Lions, Laurent Michel, Marion Mora, Jean-Pierre Daulouède, et al.. Factors associated with HCV risk practices in methadone-maintained patients: the importance of considering the couple in prevention interventions. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2014, 9 (1), ⟨10.1186/1747-597X-9-37⟩. ⟨hal-01785378⟩