Search Results - "FULLER, Crystal M"

Subpopulations of Illicit Drug Users Reached by Targeted Street Outreach and Respondent-Driven Sampling Strategies: Implications for Research and Public Health Practice by Rudolph, Abby E., PhD, Crawford, Natalie D., MPH, Latkin, Carl, PhD, Heimer, Robert, PhD, Benjamin, Ebele O., MPH, Jones, Kandice C., MPH, Fuller, Crystal M., PhD

“…Purpose To determine whether illicit drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and targeted street outreach (TSO) differ by comparing two…”
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Individual and neighborhood correlates of membership in drug using networks with a higher prevalence of HIV in New York City (2006–2009) by Rudolph, Abby E., PhD, Crawford, Natalie D., PhD, Latkin, Carl, PhD, Fowler, James H., PhD, Fuller, Crystal M., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose To identify individual- and neighborhood-level correlates of membership within high HIV prevalence drug networks. Methods We recruited 378 New…”
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Response to Letter to the Editor: regarding “Individual and Neighborhood Correlates of Membership in Drug-Using Networks With a Higher Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (2006–2009)” by Rudolph, Abby E., PhD, Crawford, Natalie D., PhD, Fuller, Crystal M., PhD

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Does respondent driven sampling alter the social network composition and health-seeking behaviors of illicit drug users followed prospectively? by Rudolph, Abby E, Latkin, Carl, Crawford, Natalie D, Jones, Kandice C, Fuller, Crystal M

“…Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was originally developed to sample and provide peer education to injection drug users at risk for HIV. Based on the premise…”
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Attitudes toward Web application supporting pharmacist–clinician comanagement of postexposure prophylaxis patients by Fuller, Crystal M., PhD, Turner, Alezandria K., PhD, Hernández, Diana, PhD, Rivera, Alexis V., MPH, Amesty, Silvia, MD, Lewis, Michael D., MPS, Feldman, Stuart, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives To qualitatively explore clinician and pharmacist attitudes toward using a Web application virtual pharmacist–clinician partnership (VPCP)…”
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Lack of Behavior Change after Disclosure of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Young Injection Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland by Ompad, Danielle C., Fuller, Crystal M., Vlahov, David, Thomas, David, Strathdee, Steffanie A.

“…We evaluated behavior change after disclosure of a positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test result among a cohort of young injection drug users (IDUs)…”
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Comparison of HIV Risk by Duration of Injection Drug Use by Vlahov, David, C Ompad, Danielle, M Fuller, Crystal, Nandi, Vijay

“…Early studies documented an inverse association between the HIV risk and duration of injection among injection drug users (IDUs). Results from subsequent…”
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Correlates of illicit methadone use in New York City: a cross-sectional study by Ompad, Danielle C, Fuller, Crystal M, Chan, Christina A, Frye, Victoria, Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro

“…Despite growing concern about illicit methadone use in the US and other countries, there is little data about the prevalence and correlates of methadone use in…”
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The Importance of Measuring and Accounting for Potential Biases in Respondent-Driven Samples by Rudolph, Abby E., Fuller, Crystal M., Latkin, Carl

“…Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is often viewed as a superior method for recruiting hard-to-reach populations disproportionately burdened with poor health…”
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Multilevel Community-Based Intervention to Increase Access to Sterile Syringes Among Injection Drug Users Through Pharmacy Sales in New York City by Fuller, Crystal M, Galea, Sandro, Caceres, Wendy, Blaney, Shannon, Sisco, Sarah, Vlahov, David

“…Research has indicated that there is minimal use of pharmacies among injection drug users (IDUs) in specific neighborhoods and among Black and Hispanic IDUs…”
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Pharmacy Intervention to Improve HIV Testing Uptake Using a Comprehensive Health Screening Approach by Crawford, Natalie D., Dean, Trevano, Rivera, Alexis V., Guffey, Taylor, Amesty, Silvia, Rudolph, Abby, DeCuir, Jennifer, Fuller, Crystal M.

“…Objective. HIV testing is increasingly available, yet barriers to HIV testing persist for low-income black and Latino people, especially those who use illicit…”
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Randomized, Community-Based Pharmacy Intervention to Expand Services Beyond Sale of Sterile Syringes to Injection Drug Users in Pharmacies in New York City by CRAWFORD, Natalie D, AMESTY, Silvia, RIVERA, Alexis V, HARRIPERSAUD, Katherine, TURNER, Alezandria, FULLER, Crystal M

“…Structural interventions may help reduce racial/ethnic disparities in HIV. In 2009 to 2011, we randomized pharmacies participating in a nonprescription syringe…”
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Community Impact of Pharmacy-Randomized Intervention to Improve Access to Syringes and Services for Injection Drug Users by Crawford, Natalie D., Amesty, Silvia, Rivera, Alexis V., Harripersaud, Katherine, Turner, Alezandria, Fuller, Crystal M.

“…Objectives. In an effort to reduce HIV transmission among injection drug users (IDUs), New York State deregulated pharmacy syringe sales in 2001 through the…”
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The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and High-Risk Social Ties Among Illicit Drug Users in New York City, 2006–2009 by Crawford, Natalie D., Ford, Chandra, Galea, Sandro, Latkin, Carl, Jones, Kandice C., Fuller, Crystal M.

“…Discrimination can influence risk of disease by promoting unhealthy behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol use). Whether it influences the formation of high-risk…”
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Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Characteristics Associated with Support of In-Pharmacy Vaccination among ESAP-Registered Pharmacies: Pharmacists’ Role in Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Influenza Vaccinations in New York City by Crawford, Natalie D., Blaney, Shannon, Amesty, Silvia, Rivera, Alexis V., Turner, Alezandria K., Ompad, Danielle C., Fuller, Crystal M.

“…New York State (NYS) passed legislation authorizing pharmacists to administer immunizations in 2008. Racial/socioeconomic disparities persist in vaccination…”
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Effects of Race, Neighborhood, and Social Network on Age at Initiation of Injection Drug Use by Fuller, Crystal M, Borrell, Luisa N, Latkin, Carl A, Galea, Sandro, Ompad, Danielle C, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Vlahov, David

“…We investigated individual- and neighborhood-level factors associated with adolescent initiation of injection drug use. Injection drug users (IDUs) who had…”
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Recent Drug Detoxification Enrollment and the Role of Discrimination and Neighborhood Factors by Crawford, Natalie D., Rudolph, Abby E., Fuller, Crystal M.

“…Drug detoxification and long-term drug treatment utilization is lower for drug-dependent minorities than Whites. Log-binomial regression was used to assess…”
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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Age at Initiation of Injection Drug Use by Ompad, Danielle C, Ikeda, Robin M, Shah, Nina, Fuller, Crystal M, Bailey, Susan, Morse, Edward, Kerndt, Peter, Maslow, Carey, Wu, Yingfeng, Vlahov, David, Garfein, Richard, Strathdee, Steffanie A, for The Collaborative Injection Drug Users Study II

“…We examined the relation between childhood sexual abuse and injection drug use initiation among young adult injection drug users. We used mixed effect linear…”
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Social and individual risk determinants of HIV testing practices among noninjection drug users at high risk for HIV/AIDS by White, Kellee, Rudolph, Abby E., Jones, Kandice C., Latkin, Carl, Benjamin, Ebele O., Crawford, Natalie D., Fuller, Crystal M.

“…HIV testing services and research among drug users has largely focused on injection drug users (IDUs); yet noninjection drug users (NIDUs) are also at…”
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The Influence of Neighborhood Characteristics on the Relationship Between Discrimination and Increased Drug-Using Social Ties Among Illicit Drug Users by Crawford, Natalie D., Borrell, Luisa N., Galea, Sandro, Ford, Chandra, Latkin, Carl, Fuller, Crystal M.

“…Social discrimination may isolate drug users into higher risk relationships, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhood environments where drug trade occurs…”
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