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Access to medical care and service utilization among injection drug users with HIV/AIDS

KNOWLTON A. R. ; D. R. HOOVER ; S. CHUNG ; D. D. CELENTANO ; D. VLAHOV ; C. A. LATKIN | 2001
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Aux USA, un tiers des cas de Sida concerne des toxicomanes. Les trajectoires d'accès aux services de soins sont étudiées sur une population de patients usagers de drogues, séropositifs ou ayant un sida déclaré. En comparaison avec l[...]

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Calling emergency medical services during drug overdose: an examination of individual, social and setting correlates

K. E. TOBIN ; M. A. DAVEY ; C. A. LATKIN | 2005
Périodique

ENGLISH : Aims : The purpose of this study was to examine individual, social and setting correlates of calling the emergency number, 911, during an overdose. Design : Cross-sectional survey. Methods : A sample of 397 current or former drug use[...]

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Changes in HIV risk behaviors among injecting drug users

MANDELL W. ; D. VLAHOV ; C. A. LATKIN ; CARRAN D. ; OZIEMKOWSKA M.J. ; REEDT L. | 1994
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Un échantillon de 91 UDI séronégatifs au VIH ont été désignés aléatoirement pour suivre chacun soit une heure en tête à tête d'éducation intensive, soit une session standard d'éducation de 15 minutes. Les comportements à risque pour [...]

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Comments on "The moral economies of homeless heroin addicts : confronting ethnography, HIV risk, and everyday violence in San Francisco shooting encampments" by Phillippe Bourgois

C. A. LATKIN | 1998
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : Commentaire sur l'article "L'économie sociale des héroïnomanes sans abri : confronter ethnographie, risque de transmission du VIH et violence au quotidien dans les campements de "shoot" de San Francisco" de Phillippe Bourgois (N° Tox[...]

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Correlates of HIV antibody testing among a sample of injection drug users: The role of social and contextual factors

K. E. TOBIN ; A. M. TANG ; S. H. GILBERT ; C. A. LATKIN | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : As injection drug users (IDUs) continue to be infected by HIV, an important component of prevention efforts is the identification of factors that are associated with utilization of HIV testing programs. The purpose of this study was [...]

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Effects of race, neighborhood, and social network on age at initiation of injection drug use

C. M. FULLER ; L. N. BORRELL ; C. A. LATKIN ; S. GALEA ; D. C. OMPAD ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; D. VLAHOV | 2005
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.95 n°4, 2005) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: We investigated individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with adolescent initiation of injection drug use. METHODS: Injection drug users (IDUs) who had been injecting 2 to 5 years underwent HIV testing and co[...]

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Exploring the role of needle selling in a drug-using community in Baltimore, Maryland

C. A. LATKIN ; HUA W. ; M. A. DAVEY | 2005
Périodique

ENGLISH : Needle exchange programs (NEPs) play a critical role in reducing the spread of HIV in injection drug users (IDUs). However, many IDUs do not access NEPs and rely on needle sellers. This study examined differences between needle selle[...]

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Factors associated with peer HIV prevention outreach in drug-using communities

C. A. LATKIN ; HUA W. ; M. A. DAVEY | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : Peer education is a critical approach to HIV prevention. The current study evaluated 156 peer outreach educators 6 months after their 10-session training. Specifically, we examined factors associated with talking to network members a[...]

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Illicit drug use in one's social network and in one's neighborhood predicts individual heroin and cocaine use

J. R. SCHROEDER ; C. A. LATKIN ; D. R. HOOVER ; CURRY A. D. ; KNOWLTON A. R. ; D. D. CELENTANO | 2001
Périodique

ENGLISH : PURPOSE: The nature of competing social environmental factors' influence on substance abuse is unclear. A longitudinal study was undertaken to determine the relative power of social network and neighborhood characteristics to predict[...]

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Individual and environmental factors related to quitting heroin injection

S. G. SHERMAN ; HUA W. ; C. A. LATKIN | 2004
Périodique

ENGLISH : This study examines the relationship between individual-level and the certain neighborhood characteristics with drug use cessation among a sample of long-term inner-city heroin injectors in Baltimore, Maryland. The data were derived [...]

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Intimate relationship characteristics associated with condom use among drug users and their sex partners: a multilevel analysis

S. G. SHERMAN ; C. A. LATKIN | 2001
Périodique

Few studies have examined sexual risk behaviors among drug users in the context of their primary sexual relationships. The aim of this study is to examine characteristics of sexual partners associated with inconsistent condom use among a sample [...]

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Longitudinal predictors of depressive symptoms among low income injection drug users

KNOWLTON A. R. ; C. A. LATKIN ; J. R. SCHROEDER ; D. R. HOOVER ; ENSMINGER M. ; D. D. CELENTANO | 2001
Périodique

ENGLISH : Effects of changes in physical health status and drug use, and prior social support on depressive symptoms were assessed in low income injection drug users. Data are from participants (n = 503) enrolled at baseline (1994-1995) who re[...]

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Norms, social networks and HIV-related risk behaviors among urban disadvantaged drug users

C. A. LATKIN ; FORMAN V. ; KNOWLTON A. ; S. SHERMAN | 2003
Dans Social Science and Medicine (Vol.56, n°3, 2003) Article : Périodique

Altering norms may be an important approach to introducing and sustaining health protective behavior change. This study sought to examine the relationship between condom use, condom norms, and social network characteristics among a sample of eco[...]

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A personal network approach to AIDS prevention : an experimental peer group intervention for street-injecting drug users : the SAFE study

C. A. LATKIN | 1995
Périodique

FRANÇAIS : L'étude se base sur les théories de l'influence sociale sur le comportement individuel et montre que l'analyse des réseaux sociaux permet d'étudier aussi bien les comportements des individus que leur environnement social. L'auteur ex[...]

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A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perceptions and socio-cultural influences on the acceptability of harm reduction programs in Tijuana, Mexico

PHILBIN M. M. ; LOZADA R. ; M. L. ZUNIGA ; MANTSIOS A. R. ; P. CASE ; C. MAGIS-RODRIGUEZ ; C. A. LATKIN ; S. A. STRATHDEE | 2008
Dans Harm Reduction Journal (Vol.5 n°36, 2008) Article : Périodique

BACKGROUND: The Mexico-U.S. border region is experiencing rising rates of blood-borne infections among injection drug users (IDUs), emphasizing the need for harm reduction interventions. METHODS: We assessed the religious and cultural factors af[...]

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