2005
Sexual Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users Before Widespread Availability of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Rusch M, Farzadegan H, Tarwater P, Safaeian M, Vlahov D, Strathdee S. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users Before Widespread Availability of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS And Behavior 2005, 9: 289-299. PMID: 16133905, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9003-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersCondom useAntiretroviral therapyHIV testingDrug usersEligible injection drug usersRisk behaviorsActive antiretroviral therapyInconsistent condom useSexual risk behaviorsIDU cohortHIV transmissionRetrospective analysisLower riskStudy exposureSexual riskLong-term studiesTherapySignificant changesCounselingRiskExposureLogistic modelWidespread availabilityCohort
2001
Longitudinal Study of Condom Use Patterns Among Women With or at Risk for HIV
Moore J, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Schoenbaum E, Schuman P, Mayer K. Longitudinal Study of Condom Use Patterns Among Women With or at Risk for HIV. AIDS And Behavior 2001, 5: 263-273. DOI: 10.1023/a:1011344727416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUninfected womenCondom use patternsConsistent condom useCondom useInfected partnerInfected womenSafe sex counselingUninfected male partnersInconsistent condom useLongitudinal studyGreater condom useHIV infectionActive HIVHIV serostatusUnknown serostatusPartner serostatusUninfected partnersStudy visitActive womenHIVSerostatusMale partnersWomenComparison groupVisitsFactors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use
Fuller C, Vlahov D, Arria A, Ompad D, Garfein R, Strathdee S. Factors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use. Public Health Reports 2001, 116: 136-145. PMID: 11889281, PMCID: PMC1913680, DOI: 10.1093/phr/116.s1.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultAge FactorsBaltimoreBlack or African AmericanCommunity-Institutional RelationsFemaleHealth BehaviorHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMalePrimary PreventionProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsInjection drug useDrug useMedian ageInitiation of injectionCrack smokingNon-injection drug useAdolescent initiationHigh-risk groupYears of ageIllicit drug useAfrican AmericansDrug use practicesStudy enrollmentPrevents onsetEarly prevention effortsDrug usersMultivariate analysisCocaine useCondom useSmoking marijuanaLogistic regressionYoung drug usersPrevention effortsYoung adulthoodSmoking
1997
Postcoital Vaginal Bleeding as a Risk Factor for Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Heterosexual Partner Study in Brazil
Guimarães M, Vlahov D, Castilho E. Postcoital Vaginal Bleeding as a Risk Factor for Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Heterosexual Partner Study in Brazil. JAMA Internal Medicine 1997, 157: 1362-1368. PMID: 9201011, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1997.00440330102012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostcoital vaginal bleedingHIV infectionVaginal bleedingRisk factorsAnal sexMale partnersPostcoital bleedingFemale partnersCondom useHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionSexual contactAdvanced HIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusInconsistent condom useHIV positivityAIDS CenterHIV serostatusImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusHeterosexual contactBleedingEligibility criteriaVaginal sexPartner studiesInfection