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| SUSAN GAIL SHERMANSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Country: USA Publications
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Intimate relationship characteristics associated with condom use among drug users and their sex partners: a multilevel analysisS G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 64:97-104. 2001..Programs should also focus on enhancing communication and negotiation skills through targeting individuals as well as couples...
Sexual and drug risk behaviors among women who have sex with womenAnn V Bell
Infectious Disease Program, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Suite E6543, Baltimore, MD 21215
Am J Public Health 96:1066-72. 2006....- More than a dance: the production of sexual health risk in the exotic dance clubs in Baltimore, USASusan G Sherman
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD, USA
Soc Sci Med 73:475-81. 2011..The study illuminated characteristics of the environment that should be targeted for interventions... - Prevalence and correlates of opiate overdose among young injection drug users in a large U.S. citySusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street E6543, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 88:182-7. 2007..The current study examines the prevalence and correlates of witnessing and experiencing opiate overdoses among a sample of young, injection drug users (IDUs) and non-injection drug users (NIDUs) in Baltimore, MD... - 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...- "The life they save may be mine": diffusion of overdose prevention information from a city sponsored programmeSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, E6543 Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Int J Drug Policy 20:137-42. 2009..The current qualitative study examines diffusion of information and innovation among participants in Staying Alive, an overdose prevention and naloxone distribution programme in Baltimore, MD... - Evaluation of a peer network intervention trial among young methamphetamine users in Chiang Mai, ThailandSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, E6543, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Soc Sci Med 68:69-79. 2009..To our knowledge, this is the first such trial targeting this population. Small group interventions are an effective means of reducing methamphetamine use and sexual risk among Thai youth... - 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... - Acceptability of a microenterprise intervention among female sex workers in Chennai, IndiaSusan G Sherman
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, E6543, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS Behav 14:649-57. 2010..The pilot study demonstrated that microenterprise interventions are successful in both providing FSWs with licit income opportunities and was associated with reductions in HIV risk behaviors... - 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... - Risks associated with crack cocaine smoking among exotic dancers in Baltimore, MDSusan G Sherman
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 114:249-52. 2011..There is a dearth of research focusing on sex work in exotic dance clubs. We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence and correlates of crack cocaine smoking among a sample of exotic dancers... - Correlates of initiation of injection drug use among young drug users in Baltimore, Maryland: the need for early interventionSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 37:437-43. 2005..77, 95%CI: 1.07, 2.99). Early drug use patterns and drug exposure factors are associated with initiation injection. Interventions are needed that target noninjection drug users to prevent transition to injection drug use... - The evaluation of the JEWEL project: an innovative economic enhancement and HIV prevention intervention study targeting drug using women involved in prostitutionS G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS Care 18:1-11. 2006..The pilot indicated effectiveness of a novel, HIV prevention, economic enhancement intervention upon HIV sexual risk behaviours and drug utilization patterns... - Drug use, street survival, and risk behaviors among street children in Lahore, PakistanSusan S Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, E6543 Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Urban Health 82:iv113-24. 2005..3-8.9); and ever having cut themselves (AOR=15.4; 95% CI=3.4-70.7). Drug use is a major coping mechanism among street children in Lahore and is associated with many behaviors. Targeted programs are needed to meet their special needs... - Social factors related to syringe sharing among injecting partners: a focus on genderS G Sherman
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Subst Use Misuse 36:2113-36. 2001..Results from this study demonstrate the usefulness of examining relationship characteristics of injecting dyads related to syringe sharing as they differ between men and women... - Individual and environmental factors related to quitting heroin injectionS G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Subst Use Misuse 39:1199-214. 2004..Research is needed to further articulate the types and characteristics of physical environments that are related to and could be intervened in promoting sustainable drug cessation... - The reliability and validity of the Modified Condom Outcome Expectancy Scale (MCOES) among an international sample of HIV-negative partners of people living with HIV/AIDSS G Sherman
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
AIDS Care 15:359-66. 2003..The study indicates the utility of a modified version of the widely tested COES across international settings. Such research is necessary in understanding intervention targets across international settings... - Herpes simplex virus 2 and syphilis among young drug users in Baltimore, MarylandS S Plitt
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Sex Transm Infect 81:248-53. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Examination of this cohort revealed a particularly high seroprevalence of HSV-2 and syphilis, especially among female drug users. Few infected participants had been previously diagnosed with these infections... - Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among young injection vs. noninjection drug usersJennifer R Havens
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Subst Use Misuse 41:245-54. 2006..NIDUs. Further study into these associations is warranted in identifying avenues for suicide prevention among these populations... - Sexually transmitted infections and sexual and substance use correlates among young adults in Chiang Mai, ThailandDavid D Celentano
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:400-5. 2008..Data on the prevalence of and associated behavioral risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STI) in young adults in Asia have not been widely studied... - Poor validity of self-reported hepatitis B virus infection and vaccination status among young drug usersIrene Kuo
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:587-90. 2004..There was no difference in validity of self-reported HBV status between IDUs and NIDUs. Clinicians should adopt a "Don't Ask, Vaccinate" vaccination policy for young drug users... - The role of sexual transmission of HIV infection among injection and non-injection drug usersSteffanie A Strathdee
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Urban Health 80:iii7-14. 2003..Interventions that target specific subgroups of high-risk IDUs, such as men who have sex with men and inject drugs (MSM-IDUs), sex worker-IDUs and HIV-infected IDUs, deserve special attention... - Hepatitis B virus infection and vaccination among young injection and non-injection drug users: missed opportunities to prevent infectionIrene Kuo
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, E6006 Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 73:69-78. 2004..Vaccination rates remain low despite multiple opportunities for vaccination. An integrated HBV immunization effort should be coordinated among venues frequented by young drug users... - Drug users' involvement in the drug economy: implications for harm reduction and HIV prevention programsSusan G Sherman
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Urban Health 79:266-77. 2002..Examining drug users' social networks could provide insight into the composition of their immediate social environment and could inform HIV prevention programs... - Women and drugs across the globe: a call to actionSusan G Sherman
Int J Drug Policy 19:97-8. 2008 - 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.... - Circumstances surrounding the first injection experience and their association with future syringe sharing behaviors in young urban injection drug usersLaura A Novelli
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N, Wolfe Street, E6006, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 77:303-9. 2005..70-4.64). These data suggest that injection-related risk behaviors may be established as early as the onset of injection initiation, supporting the need to educate non-injectors of the harms associated with unsafe injection practices... - Vaccine immunogenicity in injecting drug users: a systematic reviewStefan Baral
Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 7:667-74. 2007.... - Human papillomavirus seroprevalence among young male and female drug usersSabrina S Plitt
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:676-80. 2007..To determine seroprevalence and correlates of exposure to HPV 16, 18, and 53 among 15- to 30-year-old drug users in Baltimore, MD... - Factors associated with recent-onset injection drug use among drug users in PakistanIrene Kuo
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA
Subst Use Misuse 42:853-70. 2007..Familial/social influences were also associated with recent-onset injection, suggesting peer-led interventions could discourage transition to injection drug use... - Prevalence and correlates of chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomonas vaginalis infections, and bacterial vaginosis among a cohort of young injection drug users in Baltimore, MarylandSabrina S Plitt
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:446-53. 2005..5; 95% CI, 1.1-5.7). CONCLUSIONS: Despite high sexual risk, STI prevalence among young IDUs was similar to that of the general population. BV prevalence was high, suggesting that future STI assessments among female IDUs should include BV... - 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... - Release from jail: moment of crisis or window of opportunity for female detainees?Rachel L McLean
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Urban Health 83:382-93. 2006..Special attention is warranted to those who have engaged in sex work, who may be marginalized from family and service-based support networks... - Public health principles for the HIV epidemicSamuel R Friedman
N Engl J Med 354:877-8; author reply 877-8. 2006 - Prospective evaluation of community-acquired acute-phase hepatitis C virus infectionAndrea L Cox
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Clin Infect Dis 40:951-8. 2005.... - A case of heroin overdose reversed by sublingually administered buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone)Christopher Welsh
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Addiction 103:1226-8. 2008..Opioid overdose is a major source of morbidity and mortality in injection drug users in the United States and many other countries... - Critical condition facing needle exchange programs: the politics of scienceSusan G Sherman
Subst Use Misuse 41:827-9. 2006
Research Grants
- Gender Norms and Partner Selection: HIV/STI Risk Among urban YouthSusan Sherman; Fiscal Year: 2009..The study will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of sexual risk behaviors among this population at a heightened risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. ..
- " Evaluating a Microeconomic Intervention for High Risk Women in India"SUSAN GAIL SHERMAN; Fiscal Year: 2010..Ultimately, the evaluation will provide the cost effectiveness of such an intervention as well as the impact on HIV/STI incidence and risky behaviors. ..
- HIV BEHAVIORS IN INJECTING AND NONINJECTING DRUG USERSSusan Sherman; Fiscal Year: 2003..Additionally, we are complementing our research with the inclusion of NIUs of whom we will compare and contrast with our new injectors and, observe factors associated with the transition into an injecting career. ..
- Gender Norms and Partner Selection: HIV/STI Risk Among urban YouthSUSAN GAIL SHERMAN; Fiscal Year: 2010..The study will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of sexual risk behaviors among this population at a heightened risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. ..