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| Danielle GermanSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Boredom, depressive symptoms, and HIV risk behaviors among urban injection drug usersDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2213 McElderry Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
AIDS Behav 16:2244-50. 2012..This study demonstrates the need for more thorough understanding of mental health and HIV risk among urban drug users...- Social stability and health: exploring multidimensional social disadvantageDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2213 McElderry St, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
J Urban Health 89:19-35. 2012..Findings suggest a need for comprehensive policies and programs that address structural determinants of cooccurring social disadvantage and help to mitigate the likely spiral effect of instability experiences... 
Motivations for methamphetamine cessation among young people in northern ThailandDanielle German
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Addiction 101:1143-52. 2006..To understand factors influencing cessation intentions among young Thai methamphetamine (MA) users, a population with dramatically increasing rates of MA use...
Persistently high prevalence and unrecognized HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Baltimore: the BESURE studyDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57:77-87. 2011..Given high rates of HIV among Baltimore men who have sex with men (MSM), we examined characteristics associated with HIV prevalence and unrecognized HIV infection among Baltimore MSM at two time points...- Social stability and HIV risk behavior: evaluating the role of accumulated vulnerabilityDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
AIDS Behav 16:168-78. 2012..Social policies and programs aiming to enhance housing and overall social stability are likely to be beneficial for HIV prevention... - Young Thai women who use methamphetamine: intersection of sexual partnerships, drug use, and social networksDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
Int J Drug Policy 19:122-9. 2008.... - Patterns of risky behaviors associated with methamphetamine use among young Thai adults: a latent class analysisSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Adolesc Health 44:169-75. 2009..Sexual risk behaviors are associated with methamphetamine use, but few data are available on the daily context of methamphetamine use. We developed an inductive behavioral typology that young Thais engage in while using methamphetamine... - Incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and risk factors for acquisition among young methamphetamine users in northern ThailandCatherine G Sutcliffe
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:284-9. 2009..Incidence estimates of STIs are rare in Southeast Asia, especially among newer risk groups... - Patterns of methamphetamine use and symptoms of depression among young adults in northern ThailandCatherine G Sutcliffe
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 101:146-51. 2009..Understanding the temporal relationship between depressive symptoms and methamphetamine use can further inform both treatment and mental health options... - Initiation of methamphetamine use among young Thai drug users: a qualitative studySusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Adolesc Health 42:36-42. 2008..Methamphetamine (MA) has become the leading drug of abuse in northern Thailand over the past several years, particularly among youth. The current qualitative study examines factors associated with initiation of MA use... - A qualitative study of sexual behaviours among methamphetamine users in Chiang Mai, Thailand: a typology of riskSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Drug Alcohol Rev 27:263-9. 2008..Methamphetamine (MA) has become the leading drug of abuse in northern Thailand over the past several years, particularly among youth. The current qualitative study explores the relationship between sexual behaviours and MA... - Partner characteristics and undiagnosed HIV seropositivity among men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in BaltimoreCathy Maulsby
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS Behav 16:543-53. 2012..Our findings underscore the importance of partner characteristics in understanding HIV transmission. HIV programs for men with both male and female partners are needed to address the unique partnership dynamics of MSMW... - Predictors of incident and recurrent participation in the sale or delivery of drugs for profit amongst young methamphetamine users in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, 2005-2006Amanda D Latimore
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Drug Policy 22:259-66. 2011..This analysis identifies predictors of incident and recurrent involvement in the sale or delivery of drugs for profit amongst young Thai yaba users... - Predictors and consequences of incarceration among a sample of young Thai methamphetamine usersSusan G Sherman
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Rev 29:399-405. 2010..Our study examined the incidence of arrest and incarceration, investigated predictors of incarceration and explored the persistence of depression, alcohol use and drug use after incarceration among young methamphetamine users from Thailand... - Residential transience and depression: does the relationship exist for men and women?Melissa A Davey-Rothwell
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2213 McElderry Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 85:707-16. 2008..Stable housing and mental health services need to be available, easily accessible, and designed so that they remain amenable to utilization under transient circumstances... - Residential transience and HIV risk behaviors among injection drug usersDanielle German
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS Behav 11:21-30. 2007..Further examination of the association between housing and HIV should consider the role of transience. Interventions that promote housing stability among IDUs and address HIV risk during times of instability are needed... - A comparison of the social and sexual networks of crack-using and non-crack using African American men who have sex with menKarin Elizabeth Tobin
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 88:1052-62. 2011..HIV interventions are needed that are tailored to address the social context of crack-smoking AA MSM risk behaviors... - HIV risk among men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in BaltimoreCathy Maulsby
a Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Homosex 60:51-68. 2013..HIV prevention programs for MSMW are needed that address the complex partnerships of MSMW and the social contextual factors within which relationships and behaviors are embedded... - Differences and Similarities in HIV Testing Among Men Who have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW) and Men Who Have Sex with Men Only (MSMO)Cathy Maulsby
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Open AIDS J 6:53-9. 2012..One-on-one counseling interventions may increase rates of HIV testing among MSMW... - Smoking, HIV status, and HIV risk behaviors in a respondent-driven sample of injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland: The BeSure StudyAndrea Villanti
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, JohnsHopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Room 259, Baltimore, MD 21205
AIDS Educ Prev 24:132-47. 2012..Results suggest that health care use mediates the relationship between heavy smoking and self-reported HIV. Integrating smoking cessation with HIV prevention services could address unmet health needs in IDU... - Injection drug users' and their risk networks' experiences of and attitudes towards drug dealer violence in Baltimore, MarylandCarl A Latkin
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Drug Policy 24:135-41. 2013..A large portion of violence associated with drug use is due to drug dealing. These analyses sought to examine injection drug users' attitudes and experiences of drug dealer violence... - Experiencing violence as a predictor of drug use relapse among former drug users in Baltimore, MarylandCui Yang
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Urban Health 88:1044-51. 2011..Addressing the extent of recent violence among drug treatment participants, providing coping skills, and reducing community violence are strategies that may address the link between violence and drug relapse...
Research Grants
- Sexual HIV risk among Thai methamphetamine usersDanielle German; Fiscal Year: 2007..Findings will inform HIV prevention efforts addressing social as well as individual influences on behavior. ..