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| Sheryl A McCurdySummaryAffiliation: Baylor College of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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A theme issue by, for, and about Africa: new injecting practice increases HIV risk among drug users in TanzaniaSheryl A McCurdy
BMJ 331:778. 2005
HIV/AIDS and injection drug use in the neighborhoods of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaSheryl A McCurdy
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, WHO Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 82:S23-7. 2006..Geographic distance is an indicator of recent adoption of IDU in neighborhoods and correlates strongly with the distribution of syringes containing HIV-positive blood residue...
Flashblood: blood sharing among female injecting drug users in TanzaniaSheryl A McCurdy
School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Addiction 105:1062-70. 2010..Flashblood is a syringe-full of blood passed from someone who has just injected heroin to someone else who injects it in lieu of heroin...- HIV seroprevalence in a sample of Tanzanian intravenous drug usersMark L Williams
School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 21:474-83. 2009..The factors associated with increased risk of HIV infection suggest further research is needed on the needle use and sexual networks of IDUs... - Drug use careers and blood-borne pathogen risk behavior in male and female Tanzanian heroin injectorsMichael W Ross
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston Texas 77225, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 79:338-43. 2008..These data confirm that heroin injecting is well established in large cities in east Africa, and that HIV prevention in the region must now include drug injectors and other drug users... - Prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women in Houston, TexasJane R Montealegre
Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, USA
AIDS Behav 16:1641-8. 2012..Our data suggest that recent immigrants have less stable sexual partnerships than established immigrants, as they are more likely to have multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships, as well as partnerships of shorter duration... - Differences in HIV risk behaviors by gender in a sample of Tanzanian injection drug usersMark L Williams
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 2516, Houston, Texas, USA
AIDS Behav 11:137-44. 2007..Despite differences in sociodemographic, drug use, and sexual behaviors by gender, both male and female injectors in Dar es Salaam exhibit elevated risk of HIV infection associated with drug use... - Issues of expressed stigma of HIV/AIDS among professionals in Southern SudanEdwin M Machine
University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Qual Health Res 21:1041-50. 2011..Future interventions, including delabeling the counseling and testing centers and demonstrating the efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy, will be critical in reducing the stigma of HIV/AIDS in communities... - Decisions to participate in research: views of underserved minority drug users with or at risk for HIVJacquelyn Slomka
School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
AIDS Care 20:1224-32. 2008..Further exploration of decisions to participate in research will add to the understanding of this complex phenomenon and enhance the ability of individuals with HIV/AIDS to benefit from research... - Psychological correlates of trading sex for money among African American crack cocaine smokersJan M H Risser
Division of Epidemiology, Center for Infectious Diseases, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 32:645-53. 2006..These differences suggest that interventions should address self-esteem, risk-taking practices, depression and anxiety as well as other psychosocial factors... - HIV testing behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women in Houston, TexasJane R Montealegre
Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 14:116-23. 2012..Our results suggest that expanding access to healthcare services may increase the prevalence of HIV testing in this population... - From isolation to connection: understanding a support group for Hispanic women living with gender-based violence in Houston, TexasDaisy Y Morales-Campos
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St, 2576A, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 11:57-65. 2009..Given the positive response from the women, this and other programs should continue to reach out into the community and offer a safe haven for immigrant Hispanic women living with gender-based violence and/or abuse... - HPV knowledge, attitudes, and cultural beliefs among Hispanic men and women living on the Texas-Mexico borderMaria E Fernandez
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Ethn Health 14:607-24. 2009..Knowledge, attitudes, and cultural beliefs may play a role in higher rates of infection of human papillomavirus (HPV) and decisions about subsequent diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer... 
Barriers and incentives to orphan care in a time of AIDS and economic crisis: a cross-sectional survey of caregivers in rural ZimbabweBrian H Howard
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Houston, USA
BMC Public Health 6:27. 2006....- The lives of female sex workers in Vietnam: Findings from a qualitative studyAnh D Ngo
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia
Cult Health Sex 9:555-70. 2007..This study provides evidence that socio-psychological factors must be addressed along with risky behaviours to promote women's well-being and social integration...