2013
Individual-level, network-level and city-level factors associated with HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in eight Russian cities: a cross-sectional study
Eritsyan K, Heimer R, Barbour R, Odinokova V, White E, Rusakova MM, Smolskaya TT, Levina OS. Individual-level, network-level and city-level factors associated with HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs in eight Russian cities: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2013, 3: e002645. PMID: 23794559, PMCID: PMC3686233, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV prevalenceActive IDUsHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionCross-sectional studyTarget sample sizeHarm reduction programsCross-sectional surveyRespondent-driven samplingHepatitis CPrevalent infectionHIV knowledgeHIV epidemicSerological testingVirus infectionDrug treatmentInjection riskHIVEnzyme immunoassayNetwork-level variablesPrevalenceSexual behaviorIDUsProtective behaviorsHierarchical regression models
2010
Estimates of HIV incidence among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: continued growth of a rapidly expanding epidemic
Niccolai LM, Verevochkin SV, Toussova OV, White E, Barbour R, Kozlov AP, Heimer R. Estimates of HIV incidence among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: continued growth of a rapidly expanding epidemic. European Journal Of Public Health 2010, 21: 613-619. PMID: 20798184, PMCID: PMC3180633, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersRetrospective cohort analysisHIV incidenceEnzyme immunoassayHIV epidemicCohort analysisDrug usersBED capture enzyme immunoassayHIV incident casesRecent HIV incidenceHigh HIV incidenceHIV prevention interventionsCross-sectional studyCapture enzyme immunoassayIncident infectionsIncident casesEstimate incidenceIndependent correlatesIncidence rateIncidence estimatesPrevention interventionsCurrent epidemic situationIncidenceVulnerable populationsLow specificity
2009
Drug choice, spatial distribution, HIV risk, and HIV prevalence among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia
Kruse GR, Barbour R, Heimer R, Shaboltas AV, Toussova OV, Hoffman IF, Kozlov AP. Drug choice, spatial distribution, HIV risk, and HIV prevalence among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia. Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6: 22. PMID: 19646255, PMCID: PMC2731096, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-6-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV risk behaviorsHIV infectionHIV riskDrug usersClean syringesSex-related HIV risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsInjection drug usersDrug use categoriesDrug use groupHIV testingUnsafe injectionsHIV prevalenceSyringe sharingHIV epidemicNeighborhood of residenceConclusionThe typeDrug choicePlace of residenceDrug usePrevention programsYounger ageStudy participantsIntervention impactDifferent drugs
2008
Spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and incidence among injection drugs users in St Petersburg: implications for HIV transmission
Heimer R, Barbour R, Shaboltas AV, Hoffman IF, Kozlov AP. Spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and incidence among injection drugs users in St Petersburg: implications for HIV transmission. AIDS 2008, 22: 123-130. PMID: 18090400, PMCID: PMC2778790, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3282f244ef.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug usersReceptive syringe sharingRisk behavior dataHIV/AIDS epidemicRisky injection behaviorsSeronegative cohortsSeronegative individualsHeroin injectionHIV prevalenceHIV transmissionIncident casesSyringe sharingHIV epidemicVaccine studiesStudy populationDrug useResidential addressesStudy participantsEpidemiological analysisHIVPrevalenceAIDS epidemicDisease prevalenceCohort