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Characterizing medication-assisted opioid use treatment and HIV care delivery for community re-entrants with HIV and opioid use disorder in South Africa
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
HIV-associated Noncommunicable Diseases Research at LMIC Institutions
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Characterizing medication-assisted opioid use treatment and HIV care delivery for community re-entrants with HIV and opioid use disorder in South Africa
Principal Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Hoffmann, Christopher J
Project Contact Information
choffmann@jhmi.ed
Year(s) Awarded
2020 - 2022
Country
South Africa
NIH Partners
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Project Description
People with HIV in correctional facilities in South Africa do well with HIV viral load control with antiretroviral therapy. Following release, opioid use contributes to loss from care and over half of people with HIV leaving Kgosi Mampuru II correctional facility in South Africa report opioid use; most are lost from care and follow-up within weeks of release. We are seeking to characterize a feasible model for delivery of medication-assisted treatment to this population to improve retention in HIV care.
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