2017
Sex Work, Injection Drug Use, and Abscesses: Associations in Women, But Not Men
Burke D, Wurcel A, Landy D, Skeer M, Heimer R, Chui K, Stopka T. Sex Work, Injection Drug Use, and Abscesses: Associations in Women, But Not Men. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s109-s109. PMCID: PMC5632174, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug useDrug useRisk of abscessMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyTufts Medical CenterFurther longitudinal studiesTimes higher oddsCommon health issueGender-specific associationsHarm reduction interventionsSex workTufts University SchoolCross-sectional designFemale PWIDInjection drugsOdds ratioHigher oddsMedical CenterAbscessWhite raceHigh riskReduction interventionsPWIDLogistic regression
2012
Sexual Partners of Street-Based Female Sex Workers in St. Petersburg, Russia: A Model of Partnership Characteristics as a Basis for Further Research
Levina OS, Heimer R, Odinokova V, Bodanovskaya Z, Safiullina L, Irwin KS, Niccolai LM. Sexual Partners of Street-Based Female Sex Workers in St. Petersburg, Russia: A Model of Partnership Characteristics as a Basis for Further Research. Human Organization 2012, 71: 32-43. PMID: 25741032, PMCID: PMC4346184, DOI: 10.17730/humo.71.1.9130380u68614w47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex workersFemale sex workersStreet-based sex workersTexts of interviewsSocial workMale partnersSex workSex servicesQualitative interviewsSocial circumstancesPartner engagementDerive hypothesesPartnership characteristicsInterviewsIntervention projectWorkersSt. PetersburgPartner characteristicsRussiaTypologyEngagementPartnersStreetsPotential avenuesViolence