2002
HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Riley E, Wu A, Junge B, Marx M, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION BY INJECTION DRUG USERS PARTICIPATING IN A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2002, 28: 497-511. PMID: 12211362, DOI: 10.1081/ada-120006738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsDrug treatment utilizationDrug treatmentNEP visitsPrimary careHealth insuranceTreatment utilizationHealth careDrug usersHealth service utilization dataPrimary care utilizationHealth service utilizationAfrican American raceInjection drug usersBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramHealth Insurance ServicePrimary health careService utilization dataHealth care systemNEP sitesMedian ageCare utilizationOdds ratioService utilizationStudy staff
2001
Needle-exchange participation, effectiveness, and policy: Syringe relay, gender, and the paradox of public health
Valente T, Foreman R, Junge B, Vlahov D. Needle-exchange participation, effectiveness, and policy: Syringe relay, gender, and the paradox of public health. Journal Of Urban Health 2001, 78: 340-349. PMID: 11419584, PMCID: PMC3456352, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/78.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaltimoreCommerceCommunity Health PlanningCounselingFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth EducationHIV InfectionsHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedNeedle-Exchange ProgramsOrganizational ObjectivesProgram EvaluationSocial SupportSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurveys and QuestionnairesSyringesUrban HealthConceptsNeedle exchange programsNEP useIntravenous drug usersBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramPublic health goalsHIV seroconversionHIV protectionDrug usersHealth goalsVirus transmission rateHigh usersDuration of contactPublic healthEducation effortsCirculation timeMost studiesRelay activityExclusive useParticipantsSeroconversionHIVVisitsWomen
2000
Decline in Self-Reported High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among HIV-Seropositive Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vertefeuille J, Marx M, Tun W, Huettner S, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. Decline in Self-Reported High-Risk Injection-Related Behaviors Among HIV-Seropositive Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. AIDS And Behavior 2000, 4: 381-388. DOI: 10.1023/a:1026406623736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeedle exchange programsHIV-seropositive drug usersDrug usersRisky drug use behaviorsHigh-risk injection practicesInjection-related behaviorsHIV-seropositive individualsHIV-seropositive participantsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsDrug treatmentInjection practicesNEP attendanceMean numberVisitsT-testSignificant reductionExchange programsBaselineChi-square statisticsInjectionSyringesParticipantsFollow
1998
Satellite exchange in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program.
Valente T, Foreman R, Junge B, Vlahov D. Satellite exchange in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. Public Health Reports 1998, 113 Suppl 1: 90-6. PMID: 9722814, PMCID: PMC1307731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevention messagesBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramHIV prevention messagesNeedle exchange programsNeedle exchange program participantsDrug-using networksDrug injectorsNumber of syringesDrug usersDrug useRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionOne-way ANOVAIDUsPrevention materialsProgram effectivenessProgram participantsActivities of SSParticipantsPotential bridgeExchange programs
1997
Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program
Vlahov* D, Junge* B, Brookmeyer† R, Cohn* S, Riley* E, Armenian* H, Beilenson‡ P. Reductions in High-Risk Drug Use Behaviors Among Participants in the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1997, 16: 400-406. PMID: 9420320, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsBaltimore Needle Exchange ProgramDrug use behaviorsNEP participantsHigh-risk drug use behaviorsRisky injection drug use behaviorInjection drug use behaviorsBehavioral risk reductionMean numberRisky injection practicesDrug-related behaviorsInjection practicesShort-term reductionUse behaviorsDemographic informationExchange programsProgram entryT-testSignificant reductionRisk reductionSystematic sampleInjectionEarlier reportsEnrollmentParticipants