TABLE 4.
Opinions of the 269 Program Administrators Regarding Services for HIV/AIDS, HCV, and STIa
| Statement | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither Agree nor Disagree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
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| Full abstinence from illicit drugs or alcohol is not necessary for patients in drug treatment programs to succeed in reducing their involvement in: | |||||
| High-risk injection or other drug use practices | 64 (24.5) | 82 (31.4) | 13 (5.0) | 39(14.9) | 63 (24.1) |
| High-risk sexual behaviors | 61 (23.5) | 86 (33.1) | 18 (6.9) | 41.(15.8) | 54(20.8) |
| It would be worth re-allocating existing program funds if we could prevent or reduce | |||||
| HIV infection | 84 (32.3) | 85 (32.7) | 49 (18.8) | 33 (12.7) | 9 (3.5) |
| HCV infection | 84 (32.3) | 86 (33.1) | 48 (18.5) | 32 (12.3) | 10 (3.8) |
| STI | 70 (27.5) | 78 (30.6) | 63 (24.7) | 34 (13.3) | 10 (3.9) |
| I believe that providing medical care within a substance abuse treatment program distracts patients from focusing on their substance abuse disorder | 4 (1.5) | 2 (0.8) | 22 (8.5) | 88 (34.0) | 143 (55.2) |
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| Question | Very Important | Important | Neither Important nor Unimportant | Unimportant | Very Unimportant |
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| How important do you feel each of the following areas are: | |||||
| Prevention of substance abuse | 209 (80.4) | 48 (18.5) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Treatment of substance abuse | 237 (90.8) | 20 (7.7) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) |
| Prevention of communicable diseases | 222 (85.4) | 33 (12.7) | 2 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) |
| Treatment of communicable diseases | 222 (85.4) | 31 (11.9) | 4 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) |
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All data are presented as no. (%)
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HCV = hepatitis C virus; STI = sexually transmitted infections.