Louisa Gilbert

..3, p = .08). This study provides preliminary evidence that the RPRS intervention is effective in reducing IPV and drug use among women on methadone...

..We also recommend ways to improve HIV prevention programs by taking into consideration the unique life experiences of adult African American women...

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..This pilot trial demonstrates the feasibility and preliminary effects of the CHSR in reducing drug-related and sexual HIV risks...

..The temporal relationships between perpetration of IPV and HIV risks found in this study underscore the need for HIV prevention interventions targeting men on methadone to consider IPV and HIV risks as co-occurring problems...

..No significant differences were observed when comparing whether couples received the intervention together or when the woman received it alone...

..41, p<.01) and always requesting that a partner use condoms (OR=.42, p=.02). The implications of the findings for HIV prevention interventions for women on methadone are discussed...

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..We examined whether frequent drug use increases the likelihood of subsequent sexual or physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether IPV increases the likelihood of subsequent frequent drug use...

..These findings underscore the need to ensure sufficient representation of all risk groups in RCTs, especially those testing innovative HIV/STI preventive intervention approaches or using novel enrollment strategies...

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..Significant associations between intimate partner violence and illicit drug use varied by types of drugs and whether the female partner or both partners were using drugs...

..Specifically, we examine psychological distress as a function of dyadic HIV status--that is, the combination of a participant and her partner's HIV statuses--among women attending methadone maintenance treatment programs (MMTPs)...

..Findings suggest that even low impact behavioral interventions can achieve considerable reductions of HIV/STI risk and harmful alcohol use with a highly vulnerable population in a low resourced setting...

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..The high morbidity and mortality in African Americans associated with behavior-linked chronic diseases are well documented...

..Implications for HIV prevention efforts targeting drug-involved men and their sexual partners are discussed...

..We examined the associations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and HIV risk behaviors among a random sample of 241 low-income women receiving care in an urban emergency department...

..Increases in heterosexual transmission of HIV worldwide support more attention on the quality and use of couple-level sexual risk assessment...

..Similar results were found for women using both cocaine and heroin...

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..The female condom remains the only female-initiated method for preventing pregnancy and STDs, including HIV. Innovative methods for promoting its use, and for involving male partners in its use, are needed...

..Individuals' accurate assessment of their exposure to the risk of HIV and other STDs requires awareness of their sexual partners' risk behaviors and disease status...

..Also addressed are the challenges that substance user treatment programs face in dealing with female clients who experience IPV and the implications for HIV prevention...

..This study examined the efficacy of a relationship-based HIV/sexually transmitted disease prevention program for heterosexual couples and whether it is more effective when delivered to the couple or to the woman alone...

..These findings indicate that receipt of additional medical and/or psychosocial services enhances the efficacy of methadone treatment in increasing abstinence from illicit drug use...

..Findings underscore the need for targeted HIV prevention efforts for men on methadone with a recent history of arrest or incarceration...

..We examined the relationships between mobility characteristics and sexual risk behaviors among male and female migrant market vendors in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

..Implications of the findings for HIV prevention network interventions for men in MMTPs are discussed...

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..These findings suggest targeted assessment and engagement strategies may be required to involve a greater number of drug-involved men who perpetrate IPV with a wider spectrum of health and social services...

..There is a particular need to develop couple-based intervention strategies for men who have sex with men and for drug-involved couples...

..A woman's drug and alcohol use has been found to increase her risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV)...

..There is a need to improve access to supplemental services for minority and disadvantaged MMTP patients, and MMTPs may represent an important venue to address health disparities in general...

..ATI programs can improve the public health of urban communities if such programs are prepared and resourced to facilitate the receipt of services among program participants, especially men who have more extensive incarceration histories...

..Intimate partner violence (IPV) has emerged as a serious problem among women in drug treatment programs. Research has underscored the importance of social support for abused women as well as women who use substances...

..The study suggests that system-level assessment and change is needed to provide IPV-related services in substance abuse treatment settings...

..Women intending to continue the relationship (more than two thirds of the participants) reported less physical or sexual IPV and experienced less psychological distress. Policy and practice implications are discussed...

..In addition, men's suspicions about violations of monogamy on the part of the women often resulted in extreme violence...