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Prevention of HIV Infection among Injection Drug Users in Resource-Limited Settings by Vlahov, David, Robertson, Angela M., Strathdee, Steffanie A.

“…Injection drug use contributes to considerable global morbidity and mortality associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and AIDS and other…”
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Examining the gender composition of drug injecting initiation events: A mixed methods investigation of three North American contexts by SA, Meyers, C, Rafful, ML, Mittal, LR, Smith, J, Tirado-Muñoz, S, Jain, X, Sun, RS, Garfein, SA, Strathdee, K, DeBeck, K, Hayashi, R, McNeil, MJ, Milloy, M, Olding, A, Guise, D, Werb, AI, Scheim

“…•We compared the gender composition of injection initiation events across contexts.•A greater proportion of injection initiation events were gender concordant…”
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Behavioral interventions for HIV-positive and HCV-positive drug users by Strathdee, Steffanie A, Patterson, Thomas L

“…The nature, context and frequency of use of various licit and illicit non-injection drugs associated with an elevated risk of HIV infection. Beyond HIV, a high…”
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Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers: influence of structural determinants by Shannon, Kate, Dr, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Prof, Goldenberg, Shira M, PhD, Duff, Putu, MSc, Mwangi, Peninah, MA, Rusakova, Maia, PhD, Reza-Paul, Sushena, PhD, Lau, Joseph, PhD, Deering, Kathleen, PhD, Pickles, Michael R, PhD, Boily, Marie-Claude, Prof

“…Summary Female sex workers (FSWs) bear a disproportionately large burden of HIV infection worldwide. Despite decades of research and programme activity, the…”
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Women, drugs and HIV by Azim, Tasnim, Bontell, Irene, Strathdee, Steffanie A

“…Highlights • This article reviews global data on the risks of and vulnerability to HIV of women who use drugs. • We review the prevalence of HIV among females…”
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The effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment: A systematic review by Werb, D, Kamarulzaman, A, Meacham, M.C, Rafful, C, Fischer, B, Strathdee, S.A, Wood, E

“…Abstract Background Despite widespread implementation of compulsory treatment modalities for drug dependence, there has been no systematic evaluation of the…”
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HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage by Mathers, Bradley M, Dr, Degenhardt, Louisa, Prof, Ali, Hammad, MBBS, Wiessing, Lucas, MSc, Hickman, Matthew, Prof, Mattick, Richard P, Prof, Myers, Bronwyn, PhD, Ambekar, Atul, MD, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Prof

“…Summary Background Previous reviews have examined the existence of HIV prevention, treatment, and care services for injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide, but…”
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The social structural production of HIV risk among injecting drug users by Rhodes, Tim, Singer, Merrill, Bourgois, Philippe, Friedman, Samuel R., Strathdee, Steffanie A.

“…There is increasing appreciation of the need to understand how social and structural factors shape HIV risk. Drawing on a review of recently published…”
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Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review by Mathers, Bradley M, Dr, Degenhardt, Louisa, Prof, Phillips, Benjamin, BA, Wiessing, Lucas, MSc, Hickman, Matthew, Prof, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Prof, Wodak, Alex, MBBS, Panda, Samiran, MD, Tyndall, Mark, Prof, Toufik, Abdalla, PhD, Mattick, Richard P, Prof

“…Summary Background Injecting drug use is an increasingly important cause of HIV transmission in most countries worldwide. Our aim was to determine the…”
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Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Drug Users: A Meta-Analysis by Malta, Monica, Magnanini, Monica M. F., Strathdee, Steffanie A., Bastos, Francisco I.

“…We conducted a meta-analysis of studies assessing adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and a qualitative systematic review of factors…”
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The law on the streets: Evaluating the impact of Mexico’s drug decriminalization reform on drug possession arrests in Tijuana, Mexico by Arredondo, J., Gaines, T., Manian, S., Vilalta, C., Bañuelos, A., Strathdee, S.A., Beletsky, L.

“…In 2009, Mexican Federal Government enacted “narcomenudeo” reforms decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs, delegating prosecution of retail drug…”
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Spatial patterns of arrests, police assault and addiction treatment center locations in Tijuana, Mexico by Werb, Dan, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Vera, Alicia, Arredondo, Jaime, Beletsky, Leo, Gonzalez-Zuniga, Patricia, Gaines, Tommi

“…Aims In the context of a public health‐oriented drug policy reform in Mexico, we assessed the spatial distribution of police encounters among people who inject…”
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HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors among HIV-Infected Persons Who Are Successfully Linked to Care by Metsch, Lisa R., Pereyra, Margaret, Messinger, Shari, Rio, Carlos del, Strathdee, Steffanie A., Anderson-Mahoney, Pamela, Rudy, Ellen, Marks, Gary, Gardner, Lytt

“…Objectives. We examined the relationship between receipt of medical care for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HIV transmission risk behavior…”
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Police bribery and access to methadone maintenance therapy within the context of drug policy reform in Tijuana, Mexico by Werb, D, Wagner, K.D, Beletsky, L, Gonzalez-Zuniga, Patricia, Rangel, Gudelia, Strathdee, S.A

“…Highlights • Mexico's drug policy reform seeks to connect drug users with addiction treatment. • Arbitrary policing remains a barrier to treatment among drug…”
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Do law enforcement interactions reduce the initiation of injection drug use? An investigation in three North American settings by Melo, J.S., Garfein, R.S., Hayashi, K., Milloy, M.J., DeBeck, K., Sun, S., Jain, S., Strathdee, S.A., Werb, D.

“…•Cross-sectional analysis of people who inject drugs (PWID) in three North American cities.•Law enforcement interactions did not reduce odds of providing…”
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Hepatitis C virus infection and incident type 2 diabetes by Mehta, Shruti H., Brancati, Frederick L., Strathdee, Steffanie A., Pankow, James S., Netski, Dale, Coresh, Josef, Szklo, Moyses, Thomas, David L.

“…Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more common among adults with type 2 diabetes, it is uncertain whether HCV precedes the development of diabetes…”
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Building the Case for Localized Approaches to HIV: Structural Conditions and Health System Capacity to Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Six US Cities by Panagiotoglou, D., Olding, M., Enns, B., Feaster, D. J., del Rio, C., Metsch, L. R., Granich, R. M., Strathdee, S. A., Marshall, B. D. L., Golden, M. R., Shoptaw, S., Schackman, B. R., Nosyk, B.

“…Since the discovery of the secondary preventive benefits of antiretroviral therapy, national and international governing bodies have called for countries to…”
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Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers in 2 Mexico—US Border Cities by Patterson, Thomas L., Semple, Shirley J., Staines, Hugo, Lozada, Remedios, Orozovich, Prisci, Bucardo, Jesus, Philbin, Morgan M., Minya, Pu, Miguel, Fraga, Amaro, Hortensia, de la Torre, Adela, Martinez, Gustavo, Magis-Rodríguez, Carlos, Strathdee, Steffanie A.

“…Background. We examined human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence and correlates among female sex workers (FSWs) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, 2 large…”
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Oral and vaginal HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis product attribute preferences among female sex workers in the Mexico-US border region by Pines, H A, Strathdee, S A, Hendrix, C W, Bristow, C C, Harvey-Vera, A, Magis-Rodríguez, C, Martinez, G, Semple, S J, Patterson, T L

“…To assess the potential uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) products among female sex workers (FSWs) vulnerable to HIV infection, we examined the…”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users in the United States, 1994–2004 by Amon, Joseph J., Garfein, Richard S., Ahdieh-Grant, Linda, Armstrong, Gregory L., Ouellet, Lawrence J., Latka, Mary H., Vlahov, David, Strathdee, Steffanie A., Hudson, Sharon M., Kerndt, Peter, Jarlais, Don Des, Williams, Ian T.

“…Objective. To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004. Methods. Demographic…”
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