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| Peter R KerndtSummaryAffiliation: Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology Country: USA Publications
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Strategies used in the detection of acute/early HIV infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: IPeter R Kerndt
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Trasmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, CA, 90007, USA
AIDS Behav 13:1037-45. 2009..Efforts to identify newly infected persons should target specific populations and geographic areas based on knowledge of the local epidemiology of incident infections...
Sexually transmitted infections and HIV prevalence among incarcerated men who have sex with men, 2000-2005Marjan Javanbakht
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:S17-21. 2009....
Community-embedded disease intervention specialist program for syphilis partner notification in a clinic serving men who have sex with menEllen T Rudy
Los Angeles County Division of HIV STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sex Transm Dis 39:701-5. 2012....
Client satisfaction with rapid HIV testing: comparison between an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic and a community-based testing centerLisa V Smith
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, California, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 20:693-700. 2006..48, 95% CL: 1.51, 4.09). Further research may elucidate the reasons why some groups prefer to wait for results, and enable policymakers to better design strategies to reach high-risk groups with rapid HIV testing...
Evaluation of inSPOTLA.org: an Internet partner notification serviceAaron Plant
Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Sex Transm Dis 39:341-5. 2012..However, there have been limited quantitative data concerning use of the service for actual partner notification. This study investigated awareness and use of inSPOTLA among MSM, as well as the effect of an advertising campaign...
Methamphetamine use and other club drug use differ in relation to HIV status and risk behavior among gay and bisexual menEllen T Rudy
Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County, STD Program, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:693-5. 2009..Of 6435 participants, newly recognized HIV status (OR: 3.02 95% CI: 2.30, 3.99) was associated with methamphetamine use compared with nondrug users, an association not found among other club drug users...
Improving the implementation of a condom availability program in urban high schoolsChristine J De Rosa
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA
J Adolesc Health 51:572-9. 2012..We conducted an intervention to improve the implementation of a high school condom availability program, and evaluated its effect on students' awareness of the program and acquisition of condoms...
High Chlamydia and gonorrhea incidence and reinfection among performers in the adult film industryBinh Y Goldstein
Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:644-8. 2011..We sought to estimate the annual cumulative incidence of chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) and assess the rate of reinfection among AFI performers...
Concurrency, sex partner risk, and high-risk human papillomavirus infection among African American, Asian, and Hispanic womenMarjan Javanbakht
Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:68-74. 2010....
Methamphetamine use and high-risk sexual behaviors among incarcerated female adolescents with a diagnosed STDJane K Steinberg
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, STD Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Urban Health 88:352-64. 2011....
Psychiatric context of acute/early HIV infection. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: IVJ Hampton Atkinson
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center, University of California of San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92103, USA
AIDS Behav 13:1061-7. 2009..The psychiatric context of acute/early HIV infection may be a precursor to infection, but not necessarily a barrier to intervention to reduce forward transmission of HIV among persons newly infected...
Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation among adolescent girls in high-risk communitiesSarah L Guerry
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2615 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Vaccine 29:2235-41. 2011..We assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among adolescent girls, parents' intentions to vaccinate daughters, and barriers and facilitators of vaccination in a population at elevated risk for cervical cancer...
Repeat syphilis among men who have sex with men in California, 2002-2006: implications for syphilis elimination effortsStephanie E Cohen
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e1-8. 2012..We examined rates of and risk factors for repeat syphilis infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in California...
Condom use and high-risk sexual acts in adult films: a comparison of heterosexual and homosexual filmsCorita R Grudzen
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Am J Public Health 99:S152-6. 2009..We compared the prevalence of condom use during a variety of sexual acts portrayed in adult films produced for heterosexual and homosexual audiences to assess compliance with state Occupational Health and Safety Administration regulations...
Syphilis control among incarcerated men who have sex with men: public health response to an outbreakJames L Chen
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program, Los Angeles, Calif. 95616, USA
Am J Public Health 92:1473-4. 2002
Preventing sexually transmitted infections among incarcerated men who have sex with men: a cost-effectiveness analysisKarunesh Tuli
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:S41-8. 2009..We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a screening, treatment, and condom provision intervention for inmates of a segregated unit for men who have sex with men at the Los Angeles County Men's Jail...
Sexually transmitted diseases surveillance among incarcerated men who have sex with men--an opportunity for HIV preventionJames L Chen
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 15:117-26. 2003..Bridging HIV prevention into STD screening will require the integration of primary and secondary prevention services within the jail including case management, early treatment, and referral services...
Sexually transmitted infection testing of adult film performers: is disease being missed?Cristina Rodriguez-Hart
Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Division of HIV and STD Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
Sex Transm Dis 39:989-94. 2012....
Sexual intercourse and oral sex among public middle school students: prevalence and correlatesChristine J De Rosa
Health Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 42:197-205. 2010..Better information is needed to guide interventions to prevent early sexual debut...
The adult film industry: time to regulate?Corita R Grudzen
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
PLoS Med 4:e126. 2007
Perceptions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing services among HIV-positive persons not in medical careEllen T Rudy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program, Los Angeles Health Department, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:207-13. 2005..Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) are provided in a wide variety of settings...
