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Awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among women who inject drugs in NYC: the importance of networks and syringe exchange programs for HIV prevention by Walters, Suzan M, Reilly, Kathleen H, Neaigus, Alan, Braunstein, Sarah

“…Women who inject drugs (WWID) are at heightened risk for HIV due to biological, behavioral, and structural factors. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could aid…”
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Combination interventions for Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis reduction among people who inject drugs: An agent-based, networked population simulation experiment by Khan, Bilal, Duncan, Ian, Saad, Mohamad, Schaefer, Daniel, Jordan, Ashly, Smith, Daniel, Neaigus, Alan, Des Jarlais, Don, Hagan, Holly, Dombrowski, Kirk

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is endemic in people who inject drugs (PWID), with prevalence estimates above 60% for PWID in the United States. Previous…”
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Experiences of Discrimination and HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City by Reilly, Kathleen H., Neaigus, Alan, Jenness, Samuel M., Wendel, Travis, Marshall, David M., Hagan, Holly

“…The extent of gay-related discrimination in New York City (NYC) and the demographic and behavioral factors correlated with experiences of gay-related…”
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Sexual and injection-related risks in Puerto Rican-born injection drug users living in New York City: A mixed-methods analysis by Gelpí-Acosta, Camila, Hagan, Holly, Jenness, Samuel M, Wendel, Travis, Neaigus, Alan

“…These data were collected as part of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) study. NHBS is a cross-sectional study to investigate HIV behavioral risks…”
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Willingness to Take, Use of, and Indications for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—20 US Cities, 2014 by Hoots, Brooke E., Finlayson, Teresa, Nerlander, Lina, Paz-Bailey, Gabriela

“…Background. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective prevention tool for people at substantial risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). To…”
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Syringe access, syringe sharing, and police encounters among people who inject drugs in New York City: A community-level perspective by Beletsky, Leo, Heller, Daliah, Jenness, Samuel M, Neaigus, Alan, Gelpi-Acosta, Camila, Hagan, Holly

“…Abstract Background Injection drug user (IDU) experience and perceptions of police practices may alter syringe exchange program (SEP) use or influence risky…”
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Prevalence of HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors Among Younger and Older Injecting Drug Users in the United States, 2009 by Broz, Dita, Pham, Huong, Spiller, Michael, Wejnert, Cyprian, Le, Binh, Neaigus, Alan, Paz-Bailey, Gabriela

“…This study compared HIV sero-prevalence and risk behaviors between younger and older injecting drug users (IDUs). IDUs aged ≥18 years were interviewed for the…”
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Trends in condom use among MSM in the United States: the role of antiretroviral therapy and seroadaptive strategies by Paz-Bailey, Gabriela, Mendoza, Maria C.B, Finlayson, Teresa, Wejnert, Cyprian, Le, Binh, Rose, Charles, Raymond, Henry Fisher, Prejean, Joseph

“…OBJECTIVE:Evaluate changes in condomless anal sex at last sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) and assess if these changes are associated with the…”
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The role of syringe exchange programs and sexual identity in awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for male persons who inject drugs by Walters, Suzan M., Coston, Bethany, Neaigus, Alan, Rivera, Alexis V., Starbuck, Lila, Ramirez, Valentina, Reilly, Kathleen H., Braunstein, Sarah L.

“…Male persons who inject drugs (male PWID) are at heightened risk for HIV, particularly if they also have sex with men. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could…”
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HIV-related stigma in a New York City sample of adults in outpatient care for HIV infection: a short report by Radcliffe, Sheldon, Neaigus, Alan, Bernard, Marie Antoinette, Shepard, Colin

“…This analysis used data from a randomly selected cross-sectional sample of HIV infected outpatient adults in New York City to assess HIV-related stigma and…”
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Exchange Sex Among Persons Who Inject Drugs in the New York Metropolitan Area: The Importance of Local Context, Gender and Sexual Identity by Walters, Suzan M., Rivera, Alexis V., Reilly, Kathleen H., Anderson, Bridget J., Bolden, Barbara, Wogayehu, Afework, Neaigus, Alan, Braunstein, Sarah

“…Exchanging sex for money or drugs is known to increase risk for HIV among persons who inject drugs (PWID). To better understand determinants of exchange sex…”
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Gender differences in injection risk behaviors at the first injection episode by Frajzyngier, Vera, Neaigus, Alan, Gyarmathy, V. Anna, Miller, Maureen, Friedman, Samuel R

“…Abstract Objectives To examine gender differences in drug injection equipment sharing at injecting initiation. Methods Young injecting drug users (IDUs) in New…”
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Unprotected Anal Intercourse and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in High-Risk Heterosexual Women by JENNESS, Samuel M, BEGIER, Elizabeth M, NEAIGUS, Alan, MURRILL, Christopher S, WENDEL, Travis, HAGAN, Holly

“…We examined the association between unprotected anal intercourse and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among heterosexual women. In 2006 through 2007, women…”
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Serious Mental Illness Among Young People Who Inject Drugs: An Assessment of Injection Risks and Healthcare Use by Adams, Monica, Sionean, Catlainn, Broz, Dita, Lewis, Rashunda, Wejnert, Cyprian

“…Abstract Background Data on behavioral correlates of mental illness among young people who inject drugs (PWID) are limited. We examine injection risks and…”
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Trends in HIV and HCV Risk Behaviors and Prevalent Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in New York City, 2005–2012 by Neaigus, Alan, Reilly, Kathleen H, Jenness, Samuel M, Hagan, Holly, Wendel, Travis, Gelpi-Acosta, Camila, Marshall, David M

“…BACKGROUND:We assess trends in HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk behaviors and prevalent infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in New York City…”
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Patterns of Exchange Sex and HIV Infection in High-Risk Heterosexual Men and Women by Jenness, Samuel M., Kobrak, Paul, Wendel, Travis, Neaigus, Alan, Murrill, Christopher S., Hagan, Holly

“…Heterosexual partnerships involving the trade of money or goods for sex are a well-described HIV risk factor in Africa and Southeast Asia, but less research…”
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Constructing a representative sample of out-of-care HIV patients from a representative sample of in-care patients by Xia, Qiang, Neaigus, Alan, Bernard, Marie A, Raj-Singh, Shavvy, Shepard, Colin W

“…Individuals infected with HIV who are out of care are at a higher risk of HIV-related morbidity and mortality. It has been difficult to recruit a…”
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Association Between Enacted Stigma and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among MSM, National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, 2011 by Balaji, Alexandra B., Bowles, Kristina E., Hess, Kristen L., Smith, Justin C., Paz-Bailey, Gabriela

“…MSM bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic. Enacted stigma (overt negative actions) against sexual minorities may play an important role in…”
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High rates of transitions to injecting drug use among Mexican American non-injecting heroin users in San Antonio, Texas (never and former injectors) by Valdez, Avelardo, Neaigus, Alan, Kaplan, Charles, Cepeda, Alice

“…Abstract Objective To assess the incidence and rate of transition to injecting among Mexican American noninjecting heroin users. Methods In a prospective…”
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Changes in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 20 Urban Areas, 2014 and 2017 by Finlayson, Teresa, Cha, Susan, Xia, Ming, Trujillo, Lindsay, Denson, Damian, Prejean, Joseph, Kanny, Dafna, Wejnert, Cyprian

“…In February 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a strategic initiative to end the human immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic in the…”
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