HIV prevalence, risk behaviors, and high-risk sexual and injection networks among young women injectors who have sex with women

S. R. FRIEDMAN ; D. C. OMPAD ; MASLOW C. ; R. YOUNG ; P. CASE ; S. M. HUDSON ; T. DIAZ ; MORSE E. ; S. BAILEY ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; PERLIS T. ; HOLLIBAUGH A. ; R. S. GARFEIN | 2003
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.93 n°6, 2003) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : Women injection drug users who have sex with women (WSW IDUs) constitute 20% to 30% of American women IDUs. Compared with other women IDUs, WSW IDUs have higher HIV prevalence and incidence rates and a greater likelihood of engaging [...]

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Peer-education intervention to reduce injection risk behaviors benefits high-risk young injection drug users: a latent transition analysis of the CIDUS 3/DUIT study

M. E. MACKESY-AMITI ; L. FINNEGAN ; L. J. OUELLET ; E. T. GOLUB ; H. HAGAN ; S. M. HUDSON ; M. H. LATKA ; R. S. GARFEIN | 2013
Dans AIDS and Behavior (Vol.17, n°6, July 2013) Article : Périodique

We analyzed data from a large randomized HIV/HCV prevention intervention trial with young injection drug users (IDUs) conducted in five U.S. cities. The trial compared a peer education intervention (PEI) with a time-matched, attention control gr[...]

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A peer-education intervention to reduce injection risk behaviors for HIV and hepatitis C virus infection in young injection drug users

R. S. GARFEIN ; E. T. GOLUB ; A. E. GREENBERG ; H. HAGAN ; D. L. HANSON ; S. M. HUDSON ; F. KAPADIA ; M. H. LATKA ; L. J. OUELLET ; D. W. PURCELL ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; H. THIEDE | 2007
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether a behavioral intervention, which taught peer education skills, could reduce injection and sexual risk behaviors associated with primary HIV and hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) among young injection drug users (I[...]

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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in the United States, 1994-2004

J. J. AMON ; R. S. GARFEIN ; L. AHDIEH-GRANT ; G. L. ARMSTRONG ; L. J. OUELLET ; M. H. LATKA ; D. VLAHOV ; S. A. STRATHDEE ; S. M. HUDSON ; P. KERNDT ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; I. T. WILLIAMS | 2008
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ENGLISH : OBJECTIVE: To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004. METHODS: Demographic characteristics, behaviors, and prevalence of HCV antibody among 5088 injection drug [...]

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The influence of needle exchange programs on injection risk behaviors and infection with hepatitis C virus among young injection drug users in select cities in the United States, 1994-2004

D. HOLTZMAN ; V. BARRY ; L. J. OUELLET ; D. C. DES JARLAIS ; D. VLAHOV ; E. T. GOLUB ; S. M. HUDSON ; R. S. GARFEIN | 2009
Dans Preventive Medicine (Vol.49, n°1, July 2009) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to assess whether participation in needle exchange programs (NEPs) influenced incident hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through effects on injection risk behaviors among young injection drug users (IDUs) in the United [...]

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