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Factors Associated with Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in New York City by Reilly, K. H., Neaigus, A., Jenness, S. M., Wendel, T., Marshall, D. M., Hagan, H.

“…Understanding factors associated with recent HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) is important for designing interventions to increase testing…”
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The Network Approach and Interventions to Prevent HIV among Injection Drug Users by Neaigus, Alan

“…Objective: To review human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk reduction interventions among injecting drug users (IDUs) that have adopted a network approach…”
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Sex partner support, drug use and sex risk among HIV-negative non-injecting heroin users by Miller, M., Neaigus, A.

“…HIV prevention efforts among drug users have incorporated social support to reinforce risk reduction. We examine the extent to which sex partner…”
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Herpes simplex virus type 2 associated with HIV infection among New York heterosexuals living in high-risk areas by Hagan, H, Jenness, S M, Wendel, T, Murrill, C R, Neaigus, A, Gelpi-Acosta, C

“…Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) has been shown to increase the risk of sexual human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. A matched case-control…”
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Injecting equipment sharing and perception of HIV and hepatitis risk among injecting drug users in Budapest by Rácz, J., Gyarmathy, V. A., Neaigus, A., Ujhelyi, E.

“…In central European states, rates of HIV among injection drug users (IDUs) have been low although Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is widespread. The goal of our…”
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The relevance of drug injectors' social and risk networks for understanding and preventing HIV infection by Neaigus, A, Friedman, S R, Curtis, R, Des Jarlais, D C, Furst, R T, Jose, B, Mota, P, Stepherson, B, Sufian, M, Ward, T

“…Focusing on the social environment as well as the individual should both enhance our understanding of HIV transmission and assist in the development of more…”
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Consistent condom use among drug-using youth in a high HIV-risk neighbourhood by Friedman, Samuel R, Flom, P L, Kottiri, B J, Neaigus, A, Sandoval, M, Fuld, J, Curtis, R, Zenilman, J M, Des Jarlais, D C

“…The objectives of this study were to determine predictors of consistent condom use in heterosexual relationships of young adults who use hard drugs in a…”
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HIV risk networks and HIV transmission among injecting drug users by Neaigus, A., Friedman, S.R., Kottiri, B.J., Des Jarlais, D.C.

“…The objective of this study was to demonstrate how injecting drug users’ (IDUs) HIV risk networks affect their risk for infection with HIV and influence their…”
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Consistent condom use in the heterosexual relationships of young adults who live in a high-HIV-risk neighbourhood and do not use "hard drugs" by Friedman, S. R., Flom, P. L., Kottiri, B. J., Neaigus, A., Sandoval, M., Curtis, R., Jarlais, D. C. Des, Zenilman, J. M.

“…This study was set up to determine the predictors of condom use in the heterosexual non-commercial sexual relationships of young adults who neither inject…”
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Consistent condom use among drug-using youth in a high HIV-risk neighbourhood by Friedman, S. R., Flom, P. L., Kottiri, B. J., Neaigus, A., Sandoval, M., Fuld, J., Curtis, R., Zenilman, J. M., Des Jarlais, D. C.

“…The objectives of this study were to determine predictors of consistent condom use in heterosexual relationships of young adults who use hard drugs in a…”
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The message not heard : myth and reality in discussions about syringe exchange by FRIEDMAN, S. R, CURTIS, R, JOSE, B, FLOM, P. L, NEAIGUS, A, DES JARLAIS, D. C

“…Syringe exchanges are major HIV prevention programs in many countries, but remain controversial in the United States. Opponents such as the Office of National…”
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Implications of Directly Observed Therapy in Tuberculosis Control Measures among IDUs by Curtis, Richard, Friedman, Samuel R., Neaigus, Alan, Benny Jose, Marjorie Goldstein, Don C. Des Jarlais

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a rapidly growing problem among injecting drug users (IDU), especially those infected with human immunodeficiency virus. The authors…”
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Performance of Premarket Rapid Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Assays in 4 National Human Immunodeficiency Virus Behavioral Surveillance System Sites by Smith, Bryce D., Teshale, Eyasu, Jewett, Amy, Weinbaum, Cindy M., Neaigus, Alan, Hagan, Holly, Jenness, Sam M., Melville, Sharon K., Burt, Richard, Thiede, Hanne, Al-Tayyib, Alia, Pannala, Praveen R., Miles, Ilsa W., Oster, Alexa M., Smith, Amanda, Finlayson, Teresa, Bowles, Kristina E., DiNenno, Elizabeth A.

“…Background. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 4.1 million Americans have been infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and…”
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Transitions to Injecting Drug Use Among Noninjecting Heroin Users: Social Network Influence and Individual Susceptibility by Neaigus, Alan, Gyarmathy, V Anna, Miller, Maureen, Frajzyngier, Veronica M, Friedman, Samuel R, Des Jarlais, Don C

“…OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence/predictors of transitions to injecting among noninjecting heroin users (NIUs). METHODS:Street-recruited NIUs in New York…”
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Networks, resources and risk among women who use drugs by Miller, Maureen, Neaigus, Alan

“…The public health tradition of intervening at the environmental level has not been fully exploited in terms of HIV prevention efforts among drug users. Women…”
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Effects of outreach intervention on risk reduction among intravenous drug users by Neaigus, A, Sufian, M, Friedman, S R, Goldsmith, D S, Stepherson, B, Mota, P, Pascal, J, Des Jarlais, D C

“…Considerable voluntary risk reduction has occurred among IVDUs in New York City. The purpose of the AIDS Outreach Project was to improve upon the existing…”
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Time Since Migration and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Puerto Ricans Who Inject Drugs in New York City by Gelpí-Acosta, Camila, Pouget, Enrique R., Reilly, Kathleen H., Hagan, Holly, Neaigus, Alan, Wendel, Travis, Marshall, David M.

“…Background: Among people who inject drugs (PWID) in the United States, those who initiated drug injection in Puerto Rico (immigrant Puerto Rican PWID) engage…”
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Heterosexual HIV and sexual partnerships between injection drug users and noninjection drug users by Jenness, Samuel M, Neaigus, Alan, Hagan, Holly, Murrill, Christopher S, Wendel, Travis

“…Sex partnerships with injection drug users (IDU) are an understudied network-level risk factor for heterosexual HIV infection. Heterosexuals with no history of…”
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AIDS and the new drug injector by Friedman, S. R, Neaigus, A, Abdul-Quader, Abu, Sotheran, Jo. L, Sufian, M, Goldsmith, D, Jarlais, D. C. Des, Tross, Susan

“…Intravenous (IV) drug use has been the cause of one-third of the current AIDS cases in the US and Europe. Research indicates that effective long-term…”
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Medication-related barriers to entering HIV care by Beer, Linda, Fagan, Jennifer L, Garland, Pamela, Valverde, Eduardo E, Bolden, Barbara, Brady, Kathleen A, Courogen, Maria, Hillman, Daniel, Neaigus, Alan, Bertolli, Jeanne

“…Early entry to HIV care and receipt of antiretroviral therapy improve the health of the individual and decrease the risk of transmission in the community. To…”
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