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Sexual orientation disparities in substance misuse: the role of childhood abuse and intimate partner violence among patients in care at an urban community health centerSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Subst Use Misuse 48:274-89. 2013..Clinicians should assess history of CA and IPV among sexual minorities presenting with a history of substance abuse disorders. The study's limitations are noted...- Pathways to embodiment of HIV risk: black men who have sex with transgender partners, Boston, MassachusettsSari Reisner
Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 24:15-26. 2012..Theory-driven interventions that consider the broader context affecting the embodiment of HIV risk are warranted for men who have sex with transgender partners... - Stressful or traumatic life events, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and HIV sexual risk taking among men who have sex with menSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA
AIDS Care 21:1481-9. 2009.... 
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses and mental health disparities among women who have sex with women screened at an urban community health center, Boston, MA, 2007Sari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:5-12. 2010..However, there remains a dearth of research exploring these indicators alongside sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and WSW sexual health...- Clinically significant depressive symptoms as a risk factor for HIV infection among black MSM in MassachusettsSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
AIDS Behav 13:798-810. 2009..HIV prevention interventions for Black MSM may benefit from incorporating screening and/or treatment for depression, allowing MSM who are depressed to respond more effectively to behavioral change approaches... 
A review of HIV antiretroviral adherence and intervention studies among HIV-infected youthSari L Reisner
Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA 02119, USA
Top HIV Med 17:14-25. 2009..Secondary HIV prevention interventions for youth represent a possible mode through which to deliver individually tailored adherence skill building and counseling to improve medication adherence...- Problematic alcohol use and HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men in MassachusettsSari L Reisner
Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, 1340 Boylston Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
AIDS Care 22:577-87. 2010..HIV prevention interventions with Black MSM may benefit from incorporating screening and/or treatment for alcohol problems, as well as screening for co-morbid depressive symptoms... - A mixed methods study of the sexual health needs of New England transmen who have sex with nontransgender menSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 24:501-13. 2010..quot;Embodied scripting" is proposed as a theoretical framework to understand sexual health among transgender populations and examining transgender sexual health from a life course perspective is suggested... - Differential HIV risk behavior among men who have sex with men seeking health-related mobile van services at diverse gay-specific venuesSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, 7 Haviland Street, Boston, MA 02115 2683, USA
AIDS Behav 13:822-31. 2009..Differentiating risk behavior by venue type provides valuable information with which to effectively target interventions to reach MSM at greatest risk... - Early life traumatic stressors and the mediating role of PTSD in incident HIV infection among US men, comparisons by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity: results from the NESARC, 2004-2005Sari L Reisner
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57:340-50. 2011..Stressful life events in childhood during critical periods of development have long-term psychological and neurobiological sequelae, which may affect risk for HIV infection across the life course... - Tricks of the trade: sexual health behaviors, the context of HIV risk, and potential prevention intervention strategies for male sex workersSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J LGBT Health Res 4:195-209. 2008..Multipronged interventions to decrease sexual risk taking among male sex workers would also benefit from addressing the unique socioeconomic and legal needs of this population... - Walking the line: stimulant use during sex and HIV risk behavior among Black urban MSMMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 110:30-7. 2010..Although the association of stimulant use to sexual risk taking and HIV transmission has been well documented among white gay men, stimulant use during sex continues to be under-explored among Black men who have sex with men (MSM)... - Partner notification after STD and HIV exposures and infections: knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of Massachusetts men who have sex with menMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Prudential Tower, 4th Floor, 800 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02119, USA
Public Health Rep 124:111-9. 2009.... - Sexual mixing patterns and partner characteristics of black MSM in Massachusetts at increased risk for HIV infection and transmissionMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Urban Health 86:602-23. 2009..Effective prevention strategies need to address the distinct sexual and behavioral risk patterns presented by different sexual partnerships reported by Black MSM... - Sex parties among urban MSM: an emerging culture and HIV risk environmentMatthew J Mimiaga
Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, USA
AIDS Behav 15:305-18. 2011..Environmental factors in the sex party setting, in particular the presence and availability of condoms, may potentially mitigate individual-level factors such as unprotected anal sex... - Health system and personal barriers resulting in decreased utilization of HIV and STD testing services among at-risk black men who have sex with men in MassachusettsMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02119, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:825-35. 2009..Additional provider training is warranted to educate HCPs about the specific health care needs of Black MSM, in order to facilitate access to timely, culturally competent HIV and STD testing and treatment services for this population... - Street workers and internet escorts: contextual and psychosocial factors surrounding HIV risk behavior among men who engage in sex work with other menMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Prudential Tower, 4th Floor, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119, USA
J Urban Health 86:54-66. 2009..Study findings can be used to generate hypotheses for designing and providing tailored primary and secondary prevention interventions for this at-risk subgroup of MSM... - Psychosocial and behavioral predictors of partner notification after HIV and STI exposure and infection among MSMMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Prudential Tower, 4th Floor, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119, USA
AIDS Behav 13:738-45. 2009..Results suggest how to increase acceptability and use of PN as a public health strategy and underscore the need for counseling as part of the notification process... - Polysubstance use and HIV/STD risk behavior among Massachusetts men who have sex with men accessing Department of Public Health mobile van services: implications for intervention developmentMatthew J Mimiaga
Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA 02115 2683, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 22:745-51. 2008..Accessible outreach services for MSM such as mobile van services need to include drug screening and interventions that triage men into treatment programs; year-round availability of van services is warranted... - Health care access and sexually transmitted infection screening frequency among at-risk Massachusetts men who have sex with menCarey V Johnson
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, 7 Haviland St, Boston, MA 02115 2683, USA
Am J Public Health 99:S187-92. 2009..We sought to assess risk exposures, health care access, and screening rates for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Massachusetts... - Sentencing risk: history of incarceration and HIV/STD transmission risk behaviours among Black men who have sex with men in MassachusettsSean E Bland
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, USA
Cult Health Sex 14:329-45. 2012..HIV prevention efforts that focus on individual risk and cultural-contextual issues among Black men who have sex with men are warranted... - “It's a quick way to get what you want”: a formative exploration of HIV risk among urban Massachusetts men who have sex with men who attend sex partiesMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 24:659-74. 2010..MSM attending sex parties appear to be a subpopulation at high risk for HIV and STI acquisition and transmission. Risk reduction interventions responsive to the needs of MSM who attend sex parties are warranted... - Predictors of identifying as a barebacker among high-risk New England HIV seronegative men who have sex with menSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Urban Health 86:250-62. 2009..Additional research is warranted to understand the social identity of barebacking among MSM in order to develop more nuanced prevention strategies... - Beyond anal sex: sexual practices associated with HIV risk reduction among men who have sex with men in Boston, MassachusettsSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02119, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:545-50. 2009..12; p < 0.05) in the previous 12 months. Identifying and understanding such factors associated with risk reduction behaviors may be important to consider in designing effective prevention interventions to promote sexual health for MSM... - A pilot trial of integrated behavioral activation and sexual risk reduction counseling for HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men abusing crystal methamphetamineMatthew J Mimiaga
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 26:681-93. 2012..Due to the small sample size and time intensive intervention, future testing in a randomized design is necessary to determine efficacy, with subsequent effectiveness testing... - HIV risk and social networks among male-to-female transgender sex workers in Boston, MassachusettsSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 20:373-86. 2009..Results suggest that interventions with transgender male-to-female sex workers must be at multiple levels and address the psychosocial and environmental contexts in which sexual risk behavior occurs... - Barriers and facilitators to routine HIV testing: perceptions from Massachusetts Community Health Center personnelCarey V Johnson
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 25:647-55. 2011.... - What makes a respondent-driven sampling "seed" productive? Example of finding at-risk Massachusetts men who have sex with menSari L Reisner
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Urban Health 87:467-79. 2010..Finding ways to identify RDS seeds that are consistently generative may facilitate collecting a sample that is closer to reflecting the MSM who live in all of the communities in a given location or study sample... - Gonococcal, chlamydia, and syphilis infection positivity among MSM attending a large primary care clinic, Boston, 2003 to 2004Matthew J Mimiaga
Epidemiology Unit, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Prudential Tower, 4th Floor, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:507-11. 2009..The current study sought to elucidate STD positivity in asymptomatic MSM seen at the largest primary care clinic for MSM in New England and to describe STD test positivity by reason for STD testing... - Barriers to routine HIV testing among Massachusetts community health center personnelMatthew J Mimiaga
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, USA
Public Health Rep 126:643-52. 2011.... - Sources of human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted disease information and responses to prevention messages among Massachusetts men who have sex with menMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Fenway Community Health, Boston, MA 02199, USA
Am J Health Promot 24:170-7. 2010..This was done to understand how to design more effective media campaigns on HIV/STD prevention and testing for this population... - Mental health and HIV risk in men who have sex with menSteven A Safren
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 55:S74-7. 2010..Addressing co-occurring psychosocial risk factors is apt to improve effect sizes of current HIV prevention interventions and allow for more effective uptake by MSM... - Asymptomatic gonorrhea and chlamydial infections detected by nucleic acid amplification tests among Boston area men who have sex with menMatthew J Mimiaga
The Fenway Institute, Research and Evaluation Department, Fenway Community Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02119, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:495-8. 2008.... - "We fear the police, and the police fear us": structural and individual barriers and facilitators to HIV medication adherence among injection drug users in Kiev, UkraineMatthew J Mimiaga
Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
AIDS Care 22:1305-13. 2010....