2001
Factors 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
The influence of drug use patterns on the rate of CD4+ lymphocyte decline among HIV-1-infected injecting drug users
Lyles C, Margolick J, Astemborski J, Graham N, Anthony J, Hoover D, Vlahov D. The influence of drug use patterns on the rate of CD4+ lymphocyte decline among HIV-1-infected injecting drug users. AIDS 1997, 11: 1255-1262. PMID: 9256944, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199710000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of CD4Lymphocyte countLymphocyte declineDrug use patternsDrug usersRate of declineDrug useMedian initial CD4Episodes of withdrawalSpecific drug typesDrug use variablesDrug use practicesPrevious CD4Initial CD4Mean changeOutcome measuresCD4Animal studiesDrug AdministrationEast BaltimoreDrug typeCells xLymphocytesInjection frequencyOutreach techniquesSeroreactivity to hepatitis E virus in areas where the disease is not endemic
Thomas D, Yarbough P, Vlahov D, Tsarev S, Nelson K, Saah A, Purcell R. Seroreactivity to hepatitis E virus in areas where the disease is not endemic. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1997, 35: 1244-1247. PMID: 9114415, PMCID: PMC232737, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1244-1247.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHistory of hepatitisVirus antibodiesBlood donorsHigh-risk drug-using practicesHomosexual menHepatitis E virus antibodiesHepatitis E diseaseC virus antibodyHepatitis C antibodyHigh-risk groupHigh-risk populationHigh-risk sexual practicesDrug use practicesHepatitis AE virusC antibodySubclinical infectionB antibodiesE diseaseDrug usersEnzyme immunoassaySerum samplesHomosexual malesInfection
1994
Correlates of needle sharing among injection drug users.
Mandell W, Vlahov D, Latkin C, Oziemkowska M, Cohn S. Correlates of needle sharing among injection drug users. American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 920-3. PMID: 8203687, PMCID: PMC1614968, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.6.920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersRecent needle sharingNeedle sharingDrug usersActive injection drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmissionInjection drug usePotential risk factorsLow socioeconomic statusDrug use variablesDrug use practicesInjection equipmentRisk factorsDrug useMultivariate analysisHistory of arrestBisexual menSocioeconomic statusVirus transmissionDemographic factorsLife eventsHeterosexual counterpartsUse variablesNeedle
1991
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users: Association with Seropositivity to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Cohn S, Odunmbaku M, Lindsay A, Anthony J, Hook E. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users: Association with Seropositivity to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1991, 164: 457-463. PMID: 1869836, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/164.3.457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virusHistory of syphilisHIV seropositivityDrug usersMultivariate analysisHeterosexual intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus seropositivityMale intravenous drug usersEvidence of STDUnsafe sex practicesDrug use practicesHIV seroprevalenceHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusVirus seropositivityPhysical examinationSexual transmissionCocaine injectionSeropositivitySex partnersSignificant associationSex practicesBisexual menSexual intercourse