2017
An Adaptive Approach to Locating Mobile HIV Testing Services
Gonsalves GS, Crawford FW, Cleary PD, Kaplan EH, Paltiel AD. An Adaptive Approach to Locating Mobile HIV Testing Services. Medical Decision Making 2017, 38: 262-272. PMID: 28699382, PMCID: PMC5748375, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x17716431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile HIV testingHIV testingMobile HIV testing servicesHIV testing resourcesUndetected HIV infectionHIV testing servicesCase detection ratePublic health agenciesUndiagnosed HIVHIV infectionHIV testHIV prevalenceUnknown prevalenceMore casesHealth agenciesDefinitions of hotspotsPrevalence informationTesting servicesPrevalenceSelection biasDetection rateSearch strategyHIVHIV Risk, Prevalence, and Access to Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lebanon
Heimer R, Barbour R, Khouri D, Crawford FW, Shebl F, Aaraj E, Khoshnood K. HIV Risk, Prevalence, and Access to Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lebanon. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 33: 1149-1154. PMID: 28540733, PMCID: PMC6913106, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2016.0326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV prevalenceExperiences of stigmaGroup sex encounterAnonymous HIV testingCases of HIVSpread of HIVNational-level surveillanceSpecific risk behaviorsSociodemographic situationRespondent-driven samplingAntiretroviral therapyHIV diagnosisHIV riskCondomless sexDrug useCondom useRisk behaviorsPrevalenceInterview questionnaireMSMMenSexual behaviorHIVBiobehavioral studies
2015
HIV Prevalence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Greater Kuala Lumpur Recruited Using Respondent-Driven Sampling
Bazazi AR, Crawford F, Zelenev A, Heimer R, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. HIV Prevalence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Greater Kuala Lumpur Recruited Using Respondent-Driven Sampling. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 19: 2347-2357. PMID: 26358544, PMCID: PMC4743744, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1191-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevalenceHIV epidemicPrevention interventionsRapid HIV testingHIV prevention interventionsRespondent-driven samplingHIV testingAppropriate treatmentHigh prevalencePWIDCommunity surveillanceKuala LumpurPrevalenceBehavioral assessmentOverall sampleDrugsInterventionRecruitment sitesEpidemicInterview siteHIVGeographic regionsGreater Kuala LumpurDiscrete geographic regionsLumpur