2004
Comparison of HIV infection risk behaviors among injection drug users from East and West Coast US cities
Garfein R, Monterroso E, Tong T, Vlahov D, Des Jarlais D, Selwyn P, Kerndt P, Word C, Fernando M, Ouellet L, Holmberg S. Comparison of HIV infection risk behaviors among injection drug users from East and West Coast US cities. Journal Of Urban Health 2004, 81: 260-267. PMID: 15136659, PMCID: PMC3456450, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersRisk behaviorsHIV seroprevalenceHigh human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalenceDrug usersHIV infection risk behaviorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalenceInfection risk behaviorsPotential risk factorsHIV risk behaviorsHIV incidenceHIV statusRisk factorsVirus seroprevalenceSexual partnersPrevention effortsSeroprevalenceBaseline dataHIVFace interviewsInjectionNew York CityFurther effortsNew HavenParticipants
2003
Variability in the Incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Young Injecting Drug Users in New York City
Des Jarlais D, Diaz T, Perlis T, Vlahov D, Maslow C, Latka M, Rockwell R, Edwards V, Friedman S, Monterroso E, Williams I, Garfein R. Variability in the Incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Young Injecting Drug Users in New York City. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 157: 467-471. PMID: 12615611, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusImmunodeficiency virusB virusDrug usersHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionInjecting Drug UsersHigh HIV seroprevalenceHigh rateHBV incidenceHCV incidenceHCV transmissionCohort studyHIV seroprevalenceHIV incidenceHIV transmissionYoung Injecting Drug UsersC virusVirus infectionNew York CityIncidenceVirusYork CitySocial Circumstances of Initiation of Injection Drug Use and Early Shooting Gallery Attendance: Implications for HIV Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Injection Drug Users
Fuller C, Vlahov D, Latkin C, Ompad D, Celentano D, Strathdee S. Social Circumstances of Initiation of Injection Drug Use and Early Shooting Gallery Attendance: Implications for HIV Intervention Among Adolescent and Young Adult Injection Drug Users. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003, 32: 86. PMID: 12514419, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200301010-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersNew injection drug usersOlder injection drug usersYoung adult injection drug usersDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersStreet-recruited injection drug usersAdult injection drug usersYoung injection drug usersGallery attendanceProspective cohort studyInjection drug useMultiple logistic regressionHigh-risk practicesCohort studyMedian ageHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceInnovative intervention strategiesHIV interventionsDrug useLogistic regressionHIVBaseline dataMost participants
2000
Correlates of HIV infection among young adult short-term injection drug users
Doherty M, Garfein R, Monterroso E, Brown D, Vlahov D. Correlates of HIV infection among young adult short-term injection drug users. AIDS 2000, 14: 717-726. PMID: 10807195, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200004140-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersYoung injection drug usersInjection drug useHIV infectionDrug usersDrug useSpeedball injectionAnal sexCurrent injection drug usersShort-term injectorsReceptive anal sexYears of ageLifetime sex partnersCross-sectional surveySignificant bivariate associationsHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceSexual transmissionAmphetamine injectionsIncidence rateInjecting practicesHIVNew infectionsSex partnersInjection initiation
1998
Community Support for Needle Exchange Programs and Pharmacy Sale of Syringes: A Household Survey in Baltimore, Maryland
Keyl P, Gruskin L, Casano K, Montag H, Junge B, Vlahov D. Community Support for Needle Exchange Programs and Pharmacy Sale of Syringes: A Household Survey in Baltimore, Maryland. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s82-s88. PMID: 9663629, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAttitude to HealthBaltimoreEducational StatusFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHIV InfectionsHumansIncomeInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeedle-Exchange ProgramsPharmaciesRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesSyringesConceptsNeedle exchange programsInjection drug useInjection drug usersDrug usersMultivariate logistic regressionContiguous census tractsHIV incidenceNeedle exchangeDrug useEligible respondentsLogistic regressionExchange programsPharmacy salesCensus populationRandom sampleCensus tractsHousehold interviewsCommunity supportCommunity attitudesBaltimoreHousehold surveyIncidenceRespondentsTractNeedle
1994
Preparations for AIDS vaccine trials. Incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.
Nelson K, Vlahov D, Galai N, Astemborski J, Solomon L. Preparations for AIDS vaccine trials. Incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 1994, 10 Suppl 2: s201-5. PMID: 7865301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV incidenceIncident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionsDrug usersHIV vaccine trial participationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRisk behaviorsCohort of IDUsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccinesHIV-seronegative subjectsHigh HIV incidenceImmunodeficiency virus infectionAIDS vaccine trialsVaccine trial participationImmunodeficiency virus vaccinesHigh-risk behaviorsHIV seroconversionAnnual incidenceHIV vaccineNeedle sharingTrial participationVaccine trialsVirus vaccineVirus infectionStudy subjects