Accessing a diverse sample of injection drug users in San Francisco through respondent-driven sampling

M. MALEKINEJAD ; W. McFARLAND ; J. VAUDREY ; H. F. RAYMOND | 2011
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.118, n°2-3, November 2011) Article : Périodique

AIMS Injection drug users (IDU) are the second most affected population by HIV in San Francisco and the United Stated after men who have sex with men (MSM). Behavioral surveillance data that include the diversity of the population at risk are ne[...]

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Associations between substance use and sexual risk among very young men who have sex with men

D. D. CELENTANO ; VALLEROY L. A. ; F. SIFAKIS ; MACKELLAR D. A. ; HYLTON J. ; H. THIEDE ; W. McFARLAND ; SHEHAN D. A. ; STOYANOFF S. R. ; M. LALOTA ; KOBLIN B. A. ; M. H. KATZ ; TORIAN L. V. ; Young Men's Survey Study Group | 2006
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ENGLISH : OBJECTIVE: To determine if an association exists in young men who have sex with men (MSM) between being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during sex and participation in sexual behaviors which increase the risk of human immunod[...]

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Comparing respondent-driven sampling and targeted sampling methods of recruiting injection drug users in San Francisco

A. H. KRAL ; M. MALEKINEJAD ; J. VAUDREY ; A. N. MARTINEZ ; J. LORVICK ; W. McFARLAND ; H. F. RAYMOND | 2010
Dans Journal of Urban Health (Vol.87, n°5, September 2010) Article : Périodique

The objective of this article is to compare demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, and service utilization among injection drug users (IDUs) recruited from two separate studies in San Francisco in 2005, one which used targeted sampling (TS[...]

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Hepatitis C virus infection in young, low-income women: the role of sexually transmitted infection as a potential cofactor for HCV infection

K. A. PAGE-SHAFER ; B. CAHOON-YOUNG ; J. D. KLAUSNER ; MORROW S. ; MOLITOR F. ; J. RUIZ ; W. McFARLAND ; Young Women's Survey Team | 2002
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.92 n°4, 2002) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in women residing in low-income neighborhoods of northern California. METHODS: A population-based sample of 1707 women, aged 18 to 29, were surveyed and screened for sexually t[...]

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Prevalence of HIV infection and predictors of high-transmission sexual risk behaviors among men who have sex with men

SCHWARCZ S. ; S. SCHEER ; W. McFARLAND ; M. KATZ ; VALLEROY L. ; S. CHEN ; CATANIA J. | 2007
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.97 n°6, 2007) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the prevalence of HIV and novel cofactors of high-transmission-risk behavior in a probability sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional telephone survey of 1976 adult MS[...]

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Regional patterns and correlates of substance use among young men who have sex with men in 7 US urban areas

H. THIEDE ; VALLEROY L. A. ; MACKELLAR D. A. ; D. D. CELENTANO ; W. L. FORD ; H. HAGAN ; KOBLIN B. A. ; M. LALOTA ; W. McFARLAND ; SHEHAN D. A. ; TORIAN L. V. | 2003
Dans American Journal of Public Health (Vol.93 n°11, 2003) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : Objectives. We sought to characterize substance use patterns in young men who have sex with men (MSM) in 7 US urban areas and sociodemographic characteristics and history associated with such use. Methods. We examined data collected [...]

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