2002
Factors Associated with HIV Seroprevalence among Participants Enrolling at a Needle Exchange Program
Vertefeuille J, Strathdee S, Huettner S, Brown M, Vlahov D. Factors Associated with HIV Seroprevalence among Participants Enrolling at a Needle Exchange Program. Journal Of Drug Issues 2002, 32: 1125-1138. DOI: 10.1177/002204260203200408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersHIV seroprevalenceHIV-seronegative counterpartsHIV-seropositive individualsHIV risk factorsDaily cocaine injectionsDaily heroin injectionDrug use characteristicsHarms of drugsHIV seropositive statusNeedle exchange programsLogistic regression modelsSpeedball injectionHIV antibodiesHIV infectionHeroin injectionProspective studyRisk factorsCocaine injectionFactors AssociatedDrug usersMultivariate modelProgram entryHIVSeroprevalence
2000
Correlates of HIV infection among young adult short-term injection drug users
Doherty M, Garfein R, Monterroso E, Brown D, Vlahov D. Correlates of HIV infection among young adult short-term injection drug users. AIDS 2000, 14: 717-726. PMID: 10807195, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200004140-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersYoung injection drug usersInjection drug useHIV infectionDrug usersDrug useSpeedball injectionAnal sexCurrent injection drug usersShort-term injectorsReceptive anal sexYears of ageLifetime sex partnersCross-sectional surveySignificant bivariate associationsHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceSexual transmissionAmphetamine injectionsIncidence rateInjecting practicesHIVNew infectionsSex partnersInjection initiation