Search Results - "STRATHDEE, S. A."

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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The Social Epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome by Poundstone, K. E., Strathdee, S. A., Celentano, D. D.

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Measuring improvement in knowledge of drug policy reforms following a police education program in Tijuana, Mexico by Arredondo, J, Strathdee, S A, Cepeda, J, Abramovitz, D, Artamonova, I, Clairgue, E, Bustamante, E, Mittal, M L, Rocha, T, Bañuelos, A, Olivarria, H O, Morales, M, Rangel, G, Magis, C, Beletsky, L

“…Mexico's 2009 "narcomenudeo reform" decriminalized small amounts of drugs, shifting some drug law enforcement to the states and mandating drug treatment…”
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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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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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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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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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Successes and gaps in uptake of regular, voluntary HIV testing for hidden street- and off-street sex workers in Vancouver, Canada by Deering, K.N., Montaner, J.S., Chettiar, J., Jia, J., Ogilvie, G., Buchner, C., Feng, C., Strathdee, S.A., Shannon, K.

“…Despite evidence globally of the heavy HIV burden among sex workers (SWs) as well as other poor health outcomes, including violence, SWs are often excluded…”
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Prevalence of type 2 Diabetes mellitus among persons with Hepatitis C virus infection in the United States by MEHTA, Shruti H, BRANCATI, Frederick L, SULKOWSKI, Mark S, STRATHDEE, Steffanie A, SZKLO, Moyses, THOMAS, David L

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may contribute to the development of diabetes mellitus. This relationship has not been investigated at the population level,…”
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Evaluating effectiveness of syringe exchange programmes: current issues and future prospects by Bastos, F.I, Strathdee, S.A

“…Although a large body of international literature has found syringe exchange programmes (SEPs) to be associated with reduced incidence of blood borne pathogens…”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among persons who inject drugs in San Diego, California by Armenta, R. F., Collins, K. M., Strathdee, S. A., Bulterys, M. A., Munoz, F., Cuevas-Mota, J., Chiles, P., Garfein, R. S.

“…BACKGROUND: Persons who inject drugs (PWID) might be at increased risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and reactivation of latent tuberculous…”
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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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The Natural History of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Host, Viral, and Environmental Factors by Thomas, David L, Astemborski, Jacquie, Rai, Rudra M, Anania, Frank A, Schaeffer, Melody, Galai, Noya, Nolt, Karen, Nelson, Kenrad E, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Johnson, Lisette, Laeyendecker, Oliver, Boitnott, John, Wilson, Lucy E, Vlahov, David

“…CONTEXT Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may resolve (viral clearance), persist without complications, or cause end-stage liver disease (ESLD). The frequency…”
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Condom use among female sex workers and their non-commercial partners: effects of a sexual risk intervention in two Mexican cities by Ulibarri, M D, Strathdee, S A, Lozada, R, Staines-Orozco, H S, Abramovitz, D, Semple, S, Martínez, G A, Patterson, T L

“…The purpose of this study was to examine whether a brief behavioural intervention promoting condom use among female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients had…”
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Dose-response association between salivary cotinine levels and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by Shin, S. S., Laniado-Laborin, R., Moreno, P. G., Novotny, T. E., Strathdee, S. A., Garfein, R. S.

“…SETTING: Tijuana, Mexico.OBJECTIVE: To describe the association between salivary cotinine levels and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay results.DESIGN: We…”
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The relationship between HAART use and sexual activity among HIV-positive women of reproductive age in Brazil, South Africa, and Uganda by Kaida, A., Gray, G., Bastos, F. I., Andia, I., Maier, M., McIntyre, J., Grinsztejn, B., Strathdee, S. A., Bangsberg, D. R., Hogg, R.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether current HAART use is associated with recent sexual intercourse among HIV-infected women (18-49 years) from…”
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High prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico by GARFEIN, R. S, LOZADA, R, LIU, L, LANIADO-LABORIN, R, RODWELL, T. C, DEISS, R, ALVELAIS, J, CATANZARO, A, CHILES, P. G, STRATHDEE, S. A

“…BACKGROUND: We studied prevalence and correlates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among injection drug users (IDUs) in Tijuana, Mexico, where…”
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Associations between migrant status and sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico by Ojeda, V D, Strathdee, S A, Lozada, R, Rusch, M L A, Fraga, M, Orozovich, P, Magis-Rodriguez, C, De La Torre, A, Amaro, H, Cornelius, W, Patterson, T L

“…To examine associations between migration and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence among Mexican female sex workers (FSW). FSW aged 18 years and…”
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A qualitative assessment of long distance truck drivers' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Itajai, southern Brazil by Malta, M., Bastos, F. I., Pereira-Koller, E. M., Cunha, M. D., Marques, C., Strathdee, S. A.

“…Itajai is the largest port in southern Brazil and has one of the nation's highest AIDS incidence rates. Since over 400 truck drivers enter the city daily, they…”
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