2014
Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China
Wang M, Mao W, Zhang L, Jiang B, Xiao Y, Jia Y, Wu P, Cassell H, Vermund S. Methadone Maintenance Therapy and HIV Counseling and Testing are Associated with Lower frequency of Risky Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in China. Substance Use & Misuse 2014, 50: 15-23. PMID: 25295376, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.957768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyInjection drug usersMaintenance therapyDrug usersConsecutive cross-sectional surveysHIV voluntary counselingUnprotected sexual behaviorCross-sectional surveyRisky behaviorsHIV counselingVoluntary counselingNeedle sharingUnprotected sexMMT servicesSignificant associationVCTLast monthSexual behaviorTherapyCounseling
2013
High HIV Incidence among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Pakistan: Greater Risk with Needle Sharing and Injecting Frequently among the Homeless
Samo RN, Altaf A, Agha A, Pasha O, Rozi S, Memon A, Azam S, Blevins M, Vermund SH, Shah SA. High HIV Incidence among Persons Who Inject Drugs in Pakistan: Greater Risk with Needle Sharing and Injecting Frequently among the Homeless. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e81715. PMID: 24358123, PMCID: PMC3864804, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of HIVHIV seroconversionIncidence rateMultivariable Cox regression analysisNeedle/syringe exchangeCohort of PWIDHIV-seronegative personsHigh HIV incidenceOpiate substitution therapyCox regression analysisHIV incidence ratesHIV risk reductionSharing of syringesRisk reductionSubstance abuse treatmentSeronegative personsCohort studyRisk reduction programsHIV incidencePerson yearsSubstitution therapyDaily injectionsNeedle sharingRisk factorsPrevalence ratesMeta-Analysis of Interventions for Reducing Number of Sexual Partners and Drug and Alcohol Abuse among People Living with HIV/AIDS
Wang N, Sun X, Yin L, Liu H, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Qian HZ, Vermund SH. Meta-Analysis of Interventions for Reducing Number of Sexual Partners and Drug and Alcohol Abuse among People Living with HIV/AIDS. Journal Of AIDS & Clinical Research 2013, 04 PMID: 24224118, PMCID: PMC3819193, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk reduction interventionsNeedle sharingStandardized mean differenceAlcohol abuseReduction interventionsHIV/AIDSSexual partnersDrug useUnknown status sexual partnersSubset of HIVHeterogeneity of studiesRandom-effects modelTotal sexual partnersStudy armsClinical trialsDrug usersIntervention studiesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewPublication biasRisk behaviorsPLWHAHIVMean differenceDrug abuse
2008
Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes
Jia Y, Lu F, Zeng G, Sun X, Xiao Y, Lu L, Liu W, Ni M, Qu S, Li C, Liu J, Wu P, Vermund SH. Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes. Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5: 29. PMID: 18724872, PMCID: PMC2556669, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor drug trafficking routesIndependent risk factorInjection drug usersHIV transmission routesHIV infectionRisk factorsHIV seropositivityLonger durationDrug usersCommunity-based VCTFrequent drug injectionHIV preventive servicesDrug trafficking routesHigh-risk personsSexual behavior informationTransmission routesCommunity-based surveyPopulation-level interventionsSpread of HIVCommunity-level interventionsSyphilis seropositivitySyphilis infectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisNeedle sharing
2005
Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance
Qian Z, Vermund SH, Wang N. Risk of HIV/AIDS in China: subpopulations of special importance. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 442. PMID: 16326842, PMCID: PMC1745065, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.014258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS epidemicHIV/AIDSDrug usersAIDS epidemicFormidable treatment challengeInjection drug useSex workersMajor risk factorLow condom useCommercial plasma donationCommercial sex workersNew drug usersHigh-risk behaviorsRed blood cellsHIV infectionNeedle sharingRisk factorsRisk groupsTreatment challengesFuture HIVGeneral populationHomosexual menDrug useUnprotected sexCondom use