Search Results - "BELZA, M. J"

The incorporation of HIV self-testing as an exclusive option among men who have sex with men in Spain: results of an online cross-sectional study by Hoyos, J, Guerras, J M, Koutentakis, K, de la Fuente, L, Pulido, J, Sordo, L, Vallejo, F, Belza, M J

“…We assessed to what extent HIV self-testing would be incorporated by men who have sex with men (MSM) with previous testing history as their exclusive testing…”
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Risk of HIV infection among male sex workers in Spain by Belza, M J

“…Objective: To assess HIV prevalence and predictive factors for HIV among male sex workers in Spain. Methods: In this study we analysed all male sex workers who…”
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Effect of country-of-origin contextual factors and length of stay on immigrants' substance use in Spain by Sordo, L, Indave, B I, Vallejo, F, Belza, M J, Sanz-Barbero, B, Rosales-Statkus, M, Fernández-Balbuena, S, Barrio, G

“…Factors explaining disparities in risk of substance use between immigrants and natives and between immigrant subgroups are poorly understood. We aimed to…”
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Knowledge, actual and potential use of HIV self‐sampling testing kits among MSM recruited in eight European countries by Hoyos, J, Maté, T, Indave, BI, Agustí, C, Chanos, S, Pichon, F, Kuske, M, Cigan, B, Fuertes, R, Ooms, L, Stefanescu, R, Cabeza de Vaca, C, Arranz, B, Fuente, L, Belza, MJ

“…Aim To describe the knowledge as well as current and potential use of self‐sampling kits among men who have sex with men (MSM) and to analyse their preferred…”
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The rapid test in Spanish pharmacies: a novel programme to reach heterosexual men? by Fernández‐Balbuena, S, Marcos, H, Pérez‐Rubio, A, Hoyos, J, Belza, MJ, Fuente, L

“…Objectives Spain has been a pioneer in the implementation of rapid HIV testing programmes in pharmacies to increase access to testing. However, no formal…”
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Influence of age and geographical origin in the prevalence of high risk human papillomavirus in migrant female sex workers in Spain by del Amo, J, González, C, Losana, J, Clavo, P, Muñoz, L, Ballesteros, J, García-Saiz, A, Belza, M J, Ortiz, M, Menéndez, B, del Romero, J, Bolumar, F

“…Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in migrant female sex workers (FSW) according to age…”
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Awareness and use of nonoccupational HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis among people receiving rapid HIV testing in Spain by Fernández‐Balbuena, S, Belza, MJ, Castilla, J, Hoyos, J, Rosales‐Statkus, ME, Sánchez, R, Fuente, L

“…Objectives This paper examines the awareness and use of nonoccupational HIV post‐exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) in Spain, and the factors that influence this…”
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Men who pay for sex in Spain and condom use: prevalence and correlates in a representative sample of the general population by Belza, M J, de la Fuente, L, Suárez, M, Vallejo, F, García, M, López, M, Barrio, G, Bolea, A

“…To estimate the percentage of men who have paid for heterosexual sex in Spain and the percentage who used condoms. To identify the main factors associated with…”
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Human immunodeficiency virus testing uptake and risk behaviours in Spain by de la Fuente, L, Suarez, M, Belza, M J, Vallejo, F, García, M, Álvarez, R, Castilla, J, Rodés, A

“…Background:The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency (HIV) testing in the general population; to analyse factors…”
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Increasing early diagnosis of HIV through rapid testing in a street outreach program in Spain by de la Fuente, L, Delgado, J, Hoyos, J, Belza, M J, Alvarez, J, Gutiérrez, J, Neira-León, M, Suárez, M

“…Our goal was to analyze the results of a multicity program offering rapid HIV testing in a mobile unit in central locations. Between October 2006 and December…”
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Sociodemographic characteristics and HIV risk behaviour patterns of male sex workers in Madrid, Spain by Belza, M. J., Llácer, A., Mora, R., Morales, M., Castilla, J., Fuente, L. de la

“…This paper describes the sociodemographic and work characteristics, prevalence of HIV infection and associated risk behaviours among male sex workers (MSWs) in…”
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Drug and alcohol consumption and sexual risk behaviour among young adults: results from a national survey by Castilla, Jesús, Barrio, Gregorio, Belza, M.José, de la Fuente, Luis

“…To study the association of the consumption of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs with sexual risk behaviour for HIV infection, data from a representative…”
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Assessment of an outreach street-based HIV rapid testing programme as a strategy to promote early diagnosis: a comparison with two surveillance systems in Spain, 2008-2011 by Belza, M J, Hoyos, J, Fernández-Balbuena, S, Diaz, A, Bravo, M J, de la Fuente, L

“…We assess the added value of a multisite, street-based HIV rapid testing programme by comparing its results to pre-existing services and assessing its…”
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Sexual behaviour and condom use in the general population of Spain, 1996 by CASTILLA, J., BARRIO, G., DE LA FUENTE, L., BELZA, M. J.

“…A national household survey of a representative sample of 9,984 individuals aged 15 years or over, carried out in 1996 using a combination of face-to-face…”
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Low seroincidence and decrease in seroprevalence of HIV among female prostitutes in Madrid by BALLESTEROS, J, CLAVO, P, CASTILLA, J, RODRIGUEZ, C, BELZA, M. J, JEREZ, N, SANZ, S, DEL ROMERO, J

“…Since the mid-1980s, the Madrid region has registered very high HIV seroprevalence rates among injecting drug users (IDUs) [1]. Furthermore, it is one of the…”
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Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis at AIDS diagnosis in Spain : epidemiological differences and implications for control by CASTILLA, J, GUTIERREZ, A, GUERRA, L, PEREZ DE LA PAZ, J, NOGUER, I, RUIZ, C, BELZA, M. J, CANON, J

“…To ascertain the differential factors associated with pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at AIDS diagnosis in Spain. Analysis of AIDS…”
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Impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection on mortality among young men and women in Spain by CASTILLA, J, MARTINEZ DE ARAGON, M. V, GUTIERREZ, A, LLACER, A, BELZA, M. J, RUIZ, C, PEREZ DE LA PAZ, J, NOGUER, I

“…This paper describes the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) mortality among young adults in Spain with…”
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Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010-11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain: Immunisation registers in Europe and elsewhere by AGUILAR, I, REYES, M, MARTINEZ-BAZ, I, GUEVARA, M, ALBENIZ, E, BELZA, M. J, CASTILLA, J

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Use of the vaccination register to evaluate influenza vaccine coverage in seniors in the 2010/11 influenza season, Navarre, Spain by Aguilar, I, Reyes, M, Martinez-Baz, I, Guevara, M, Albeniz, E, Belza, Mj, Castilla, J

“…People aged 65 and older have a high risk of suffering from complications of influenza, therefore it is recommended that they receive annual influenza…”
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The rapid test in S panish pharmacies: a novel programme to reach heterosexual men? by Fernández‐Balbuena, S, Marcos, H, Pérez‐Rubio, A, Hoyos, J, Belza, MJ, de la Fuente, L

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