Tooru Nemoto

Summary

Affiliation: Public Health Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi HIV-related risk behaviors among kathoey (male-to-female transgender) sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand
    Tooru Nemoto
    Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
    AIDS Care 24:210-9. 2012
  2. ncbi Social support, exposure to violence and transphobia, and correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work
    Tooru Nemoto
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:1980-8. 2011
  3. ncbi HIV-related risk behaviors among female sex workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Tooru Nemoto
    Public Health Institute, 180 Grand Ave, Suite 750, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 20:435-53. 2008
  4. ncbi Targeted expansion project for outreach and treatment for substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors in Asian and Pacific Islander communities
    Tooru Nemoto
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 23:175-91. 2011
  5. ncbi Risk behaviors among Asian women who work at massage parlors in San Francisco: perspectives from masseuses and owners/managers
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Ste 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 17:444-56. 2005
  6. ncbi HIV risk among Asian women working at massage parlors in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 15:245-56. 2003
  7. ncbi HIV risk behaviors among male-to-female transgender persons of color in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 94105, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:1193-9. 2004
  8. ncbi Need for HIV/AIDS education and intervention for MTF transgenders: responding to the challenge
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AID Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Homosex 51:183-202. 2006
  9. ncbi Substance use and sexual behaviors among Japanese tourists, students, and temporary workers in Honolulu, Hawaii
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 19:68-81. 2007
  10. ncbi Social factors related to risk for violence and sexually transmitted infections/HIV among Asian massage parlor workers in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    AIDS Behav 8:475-83. 2004

Research Grants

  1. HIV Risk Reduction Among Asian Women
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2004
  2. HIV-RELATED BEHAVIORS IN HARD TO REACH HIGH RISK MEN
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2001
  3. Drug Use and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Transgenders
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi HIV-related risk behaviors among kathoey (male-to-female transgender) sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand
    Tooru Nemoto
    Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
    AIDS Care 24:210-9. 2012
    ..The study provided implications for facilitating HIV testing and developing future HIV prevention intervention programs for KSWs in Thailand...
  2. ncbi Social support, exposure to violence and transphobia, and correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work
    Tooru Nemoto
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:1980-8. 2011
    ..We determined racial/ethnic differences in social support and exposure to violence and transphobia, and explored correlates of depression among male-to-female transgender women with a history of sex work (THSW)...
  3. ncbi HIV-related risk behaviors among female sex workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Tooru Nemoto
    Public Health Institute, 180 Grand Ave, Suite 750, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 20:435-53. 2008
    ..This study recommends future HIV prevention programs for FSWs in Vietnam that target their specific risk behaviors and work environments...
  4. ncbi Targeted expansion project for outreach and treatment for substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors in Asian and Pacific Islander communities
    Tooru Nemoto
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 23:175-91. 2011
    ..Although API organizations in the Bay Area have spearheaded HIV prevention, future programs must address substance use issues in relation to sexual risk behaviors, specific to API risk groups...
  5. ncbi Risk behaviors among Asian women who work at massage parlors in San Francisco: perspectives from masseuses and owners/managers
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Ste 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 17:444-56. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi HIV risk among Asian women working at massage parlors in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 15:245-56. 2003
    ..Interventions should address cultural and occupational contexts in which Asian masseuses engage in sex work, and should focus on altering massage parlor policies and work environments...
  7. ncbi HIV risk behaviors among male-to-female transgender persons of color in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 94105, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:1193-9. 2004
    ..The authors examined HIV risk behaviors among African American, Asian/Pacific Islander (API), and Latina male-to-female (MTF) transgender persons in order to improve HIV prevention programs...
  8. ncbi Need for HIV/AIDS education and intervention for MTF transgenders: responding to the challenge
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AID Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    J Homosex 51:183-202. 2006
    ....
  9. ncbi Substance use and sexual behaviors among Japanese tourists, students, and temporary workers in Honolulu, Hawaii
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 19:68-81. 2007
    ..g., temporary workers in Hawaii), and provide information about HIV/STD prevention in relation to substance use...
  10. ncbi Social factors related to risk for violence and sexually transmitted infections/HIV among Asian massage parlor workers in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
    AIDS Behav 8:475-83. 2004
    ..Study findings suggest that individualized as well as community-level interventions are necessary to improve these women's health and decrease their prolonged exposure to risks for STIs and violence...
  11. ncbi Promoting health for transgender women: Transgender Resources and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) program in San Francisco
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery St, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:382-4. 2005
    ..Evaluation findings indicate that this community-tailored intervention may be an effective way to reach transgender women and reduce sexual risk behaviors, depression, and perceived barriers to substance abuse treatment...
  12. ncbi The impact of exposure to transphobia on HIV risk behavior in a sample of transgendered women of color in San Francisco
    Eiko Sugano
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
    AIDS Behav 10:217-25. 2006
    ..2 times higher risk for engaging in URAI compared to those reporting lower levels. Findings from this study corroborate the importance of exposure to transphobia on HIV risk, particularly among transgendered young adults...
  13. ncbi HIV risk and prevention among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: listen to our stories
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 94105, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 15:7-20. 2003
    ....
  14. ncbi Conducting HIV interventions for Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: challenges and compromises in community collaborative research
    Don Operario
    University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 17:334-46. 2005
    ..Strategies and best practices for building community capacity in evaluation research are provided, and theoretical considerations for conducting community-based health interventions are raised...
  15. ncbi Risk behaviors of Filipino methamphetamine users in San Francisco: implications for prevention and treatment of drug use and HIV
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
    Public Health Rep 117:S30-8. 2002
    ..This study describes the demographics, HIV risk and drug use behaviors, and psychosocial status of Filipino American methamphetamine users in the San Francisco Bay area...
  16. ncbi Social and cultural contexts of HIV risk behaviors among Thai female sex workers in Bangkok, Thailand
    Tooru Nemoto
    a Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
    AIDS Care 25:613-8. 2013
    ..g., self-esteem) and alcohol and drug use specific to work venues...
  17. ncbi HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention studies in Japan: summary and recommendations
    Tooru Nemoto
    Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94109, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 16:27-42. 2004
    ..Recommendations and suggestions are presented for future HIV prevention research and structural changes in the Japanese government system, which funds HIV/AIDS care and prevention studies...

Research Grants13

  1. HIV Risk Reduction Among Asian Women
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2004
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  2. HIV-RELATED BEHAVIORS IN HARD TO REACH HIGH RISK MEN
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2001
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  3. Drug Use and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Transgenders
    Tooru Nemoto; Fiscal Year: 2006
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