2013
High rates of unprotected anal intercourse with regular and casual partners and associated risk factors in a sample of ethnic Malay men who have sex with men (MSM) in Penang, Malaysia
Lim SH, Bazazi AR, Sim C, Choo M, Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A. High rates of unprotected anal intercourse with regular and casual partners and associated risk factors in a sample of ethnic Malay men who have sex with men (MSM) in Penang, Malaysia. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013, 89: 642. PMID: 23787168, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected anal intercourseHIV testingCasual partnersAnal intercourseMalay menSexual partnersPrior HIV testingRapid HIV testingMultivariate logistic regressionRegular sexual partnersHIV risk behaviorsCasual sexual partnersFuture prevention effortsSexual negotiation skillsHIV seropositivityRisk factorsHIV preventionCasual partnershipsRegular partnersPrevention servicesMalay ethnicityRisk reduction practicesMultivariate analysisRisk behaviorsLogistic regression
2005
Attitudes toward and beliefs about prenatal HIV testing policies and mandatory HIV testing of newborns among drug users.
Fielder O, Altice FL. Attitudes toward and beliefs about prenatal HIV testing policies and mandatory HIV testing of newborns among drug users. AIDS & Public Policy Journal 2005, 20: 74-91. PMID: 17624031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingLongitudinal cohort studyMandatory HIV testingPregnant womenDrug usersCohort studyMandatory testingCertain races/ethnicitiesPerinatal HIV testingPrior HIV testingHigh-risk womenHIV testing policiesHealthcare systemActive drug usersMajority of subjectsFocus groupsStructured interviewsRace/ethnicityRespondent-driven samplingHIV statusBaby's healthAdverse outcomesPrenatal careSuboptimal careHealth beliefs