2013
P3.133 Potential HIV Transmissions from Infected Drug Injectors and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Saint Petersburg, Russia
White E, Niccolai L, Toussova O, Verevochkin S, Kozlov A, Heimer R. P3.133 Potential HIV Transmissions from Infected Drug Injectors and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013, 89: a189. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndiagnosed HIV infectionHIV infectionDrug injectorsUndiagnosed infectionHIV transmissionSex partnersUnprotected sexHIV testing dataNon-injecting partnersPotential HIV transmissionProportion of injectorsSexual HIV transmissionQuarter of peopleMale-male sexPublic health impactHIV antibodiesHIV prevalenceSix-month periodSexual infectionsGeneral populationInfectionMSMDrugsSexHIV
2010
Comparing sexual risks and patterns of alcohol and drug use between injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who report sexual partnerships with IDUs in St. Petersburg, Russia
Abdala N, White E, Toussova OV, Krasnoselskikh TV, Verevochkin S, Kozlov AP, Heimer R. Comparing sexual risks and patterns of alcohol and drug use between injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who report sexual partnerships with IDUs in St. Petersburg, Russia. BMC Public Health 2010, 10: 676. PMID: 21054855, PMCID: PMC2988741, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersIDU sex partnersNon-IDUsRisky alcohol useSex partnersAlcohol useIDU populationSexual riskSexual transmissionUnprotected sexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHIV prevention programsMultiple sexual partnersPatterns of alcoholSexual risk behaviorsSubstance use patternsDisorders Identification TestRisky sexual practicesHIV infectionMethamphetamine injectionAssessed associationsBackgroundTo dateCasual partnersGeneral populationDrug users