2021
Difference in HIV testing behavior by injection status, among users of illicit drugs
Gordon KS, Chiasson MA, Hoover DR, Martins SS, Wilson PA, Lewis CF. Difference in HIV testing behavior by injection status, among users of illicit drugs. AIDS Care 2021, 34: 776-783. PMID: 33856945, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1913716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing behaviorsHIV testingTesting behaviorSex networksHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionInjection statusNon-injected drugsImmunodeficiency virus infectionIllicit drugsCross-sectional designEmotional supportHIV prevalenceSocial network characteristicsHIV epidemicInjected drugsVirus infectionCondomless sexHeroin useAnalytic sampleNegative binomial regression modelsBinomial regression modelsDrugsPWNDRegression modelsStatus
2015
Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with HIV Among Black and Latino Adults Who Use Drugs and Unaware of Their HIV-Positive Status, New York City, 2000–2004
Lewis CF, Rivera AV, Crawford ND, Gordon K, White K, Vlahov D, Galea S. Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with HIV Among Black and Latino Adults Who Use Drugs and Unaware of Their HIV-Positive Status, New York City, 2000–2004. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2015, 3: 573-581. PMID: 27294761, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0176-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy enrollmentNegative HIV statusHIV-positive statusInterviewer-administered surveyIllicit drug usePersistent racial disparitiesHigher proportionHIV infectionHIV-positiveHIV statusNeighborhood socioeconomic contextHIV preventionHIVLatino adultsDrug useRisk behaviorsTreatment effortsBlack residentsRacial disparitiesLatino individualsDrugsLess deprivationBlack individualsCharacteristics AssociatedNeighborhood social context