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| Kyung Hee ChoiSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Lack of HIV testing and awareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men, Beijing, ChinaKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 18:33-43. 2006..The prevalence of HIV testing among MSM in Beijing is low; almost all HIV-positive men in our study were unaware of their infection. Our findings suggest an urgent need to promote HIV testing among MSM in Beijing...- The influence of social and sexual networks in the spread of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, ChinaKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 45:77-84. 2007..To analyze characteristics of social and sexual networks and their role as risk factors for HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shanghai, China... 
The efficacy of female condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: a randomized controlled trialKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 50 Beale St, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Am J Public Health 98:1841-8. 2008..We evaluated the efficacy of skills training designed to increase female condom use among women...- The effects of sexism, psychological distress, and difficult sexual situations on U.S. women's sexual risk behaviorsKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 23:397-411. 2011..Our results suggest the need to develop HIV prevention strategies for women that address two mechanisms-psychological distress and difficult sexual situations-that link social discrimination to women's sexual risk for HIV... 
Social discrimination, concurrent sexual partnerships, and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, ChinaKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 50 Beale Street, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA, 94105, USA
AIDS Behav 12:S71-7. 2008..These results suggest that homophobia, financial hardship, and sex partner concurrency should be addressed to help reduce sexual risk for HIV among MSM in China...- An opportunity for prevention: prevalence, incidence, and sexual risk for HIV among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San FranciscoKyung Hee Choi
University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:475-80. 2004..We investigated HIV prevalence and incidence and related risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM)... - Unprotected sex and associated risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with menKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies CAPS, University of California, San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery St, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 14:472-81. 2002.... - Age and race mixing patterns of sexual partnerships among Asian men who have sex with men: implications for HIV transmission and preventionKyung Hee Choi
University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 15:53-65. 2003.... - Patterns and predictors of female condom use among ethnically diverse women attending family planning clinicsKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:91-8. 2003..The female condom is a viable option for women to protect themselves from HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases... - Emerging HIV-1 epidemic in China in men who have sex with menKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 9410, USA
Lancet 361:2125-6. 2003..Most men older than 39 years had been married. Our findings suggest the potential for spread of HIV-1 between men who have sex with men and to their heterosexual partners... - High levels of unprotected sex with men and women among men who have sex with men: a potential bridge of HIV transmission in Beijing, ChinaKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 16:19-30. 2004..This finding suggests that MSM are a potential bridge of HIV transmission to heterosexual women (or vice versa) and that addressing the HIV prevention needs of MSM may benefit the wider population... - A validation and reduced form of the Female Condom Attitudes ScaleTorsten B Neilands
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California at San Francisco, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 14:158-71. 2002..Implications of these findings for basic and applied intervention research are discussed... - High level of hepatitis B infection and ongoing risk among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2000-2001Kyung Hee Choi
University of California San Francisco, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:44-8. 2005..This study examined serologic markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunity among young Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API MSM) in San Francisco... - Substance use, substance choice, and unprotected anal intercourse among young Asian American and Pacific Islander men who have sex with menKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 50 Beale Street, Ste 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 17:418-29. 2005..One third of sampled young API MSM used drugs or alcohol during sex. The co-occurrence of ecstasy and popper use and unprotected sex underscores the need to develop HIV prevention programs focusing on particular drugs... - Social network influences on male and female condom use among women attending family planning clinics in the United StatesKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:757-62. 2009..Research has shown that social networks play an important role in determining health behaviors. However, little is known about their influence on male and female condom use among women... - Trends in sexually transmitted diseases, sexual risk behavior, and HIV infection among Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 1999-2005H Fisher Raymond
San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:262-4. 2007 - Assessment of fully and partially condom-protected sex among US women: the potential for overestimating protected sex actsKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:445-7. 2011..9% and 9.2% were fully and partially protected by a condom, respectively. The potential for misclassifying partially condom-protected sex acts as fully condom-protected sex acts is discussed... - HIV testing trends and correlates among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in two U.S. citiesTri D Do
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California San Francisco, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 18:44-55. 2006..HIV prevention campaigns should increase the awareness and availability of culturally appropriate testing sites and urge more frequent testing by young API MSM... - Introducing and negotiating the use of female condoms in sexual relationships: qualitative interviews with women attending a family planning clinicKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
AIDS Behav 8:251-61. 2004..Implications of our findings for HIV risk reduction program development are discussed... - Strategies for managing racism and homophobia among U.S. ethnic and racial minority men who have sex with menKyung Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 23:145-58. 2011..Men also actively countered stigmatization by (e) direct confrontation. More research is needed to understand the efficacy of these coping strategies in mitigating negative health consequences of stigmatization and discrimination... - HIV prevention for Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: identifying needs for the Asia Pacific regionKyung-Hee Choi
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, California 94105, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 16:v-vii. 2004 - Experiences of discrimination and their impact on the mental health among african american, asian and pacific islander, and latino men who have sex with menKyung Hee Choi
Kyung Hee Choi, Jay Paul, Ross Boylan, and Steven E Gregorich are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco George Ayala is with The Global Forum on MSM and HIV, Oakland, CA
Am J Public Health 103:868-74. 2013..However, specific types and sources of discrimination were differentially linked to negative mental health outcomes among African American, API, and Latino MSM... - Assessment of stigma towards homosexuality in China: a study of men who have sex with menTorsten B Neilands
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco UCSF, 50 Beale St, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Arch Sex Behav 37:838-44. 2008..Enacted stigma exhibited satisfactory internal reliability and was associated with HIV sexual risk behavior. Further research is needed to refine perceived and other stigma constructs for Chinese MSM... - HIV prevention services received at health care and HIV test providers by young men who have sex with men: an examination of racial disparitiesStephanie K Behel
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Urban Health 85:727-43. 2008..Differential experience with HIV prevention services does not explain the higher HIV prevalence among black and Hispanic MSM... - Evaluating the validity and reliability of a modified schedule of sexist events: implications for public health research on women's HIV risk behaviorsLisa Bowleg
Department of Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University, 1505 Race Street, Mailstop 1032, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Women Health 47:19-40. 2008..89). Structural equation modeling results demonstrated that the SSE-LM is associated with women's sexual risk behaviors with secondary partners, but not primary partners... - Working to prevent HIV/STIs among women in the sex industry in a rural town of Hainan, ChinaSu Su Liao
Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing, 100005, China
AIDS Behav 10:S35-45. 2006..This study demonstrates that outreach to female sex workers, if appropriately tailored to local settings, can increase condom use in a resource-limited rural area... - Dual identity among gay Asian Pacific Islander menDon Operario
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Cult Health Sex 10:447-61. 2008..Their experiences are discussed in the light of theoretical models of psychosocial development and frameworks for understanding self-concept complexity... - Prevalence and correlates of substance use among young Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with menDon Operario
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Prev Sci 7:19-29. 2006..Associations between substance use and sexual risk behaviors also emerged. These findings suggest a need to improve substance use and HIV prevention intervention efforts for young API MSM... - HIV/AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United StatesKyung-Hee Choi
1. University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, San Francisco
AIDS Educ Prev 17:iii-v. 2005 - Self-reported symptoms of reproductive tract infections among rural women in Hainan, China: prevalence rates and risk factorsDong-yan Xia
Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
Sex Transm Dis 31:643-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: Among married women in rural China, the prevalence of RTI symptoms was high, indicating the need for health education, particularly targeting women from ethnic minorities and resource-poor areas... - HIV-1 in ethnic Shan migrant workers in northern ThailandKriengKrai Srithanaviboonchai
Office of Communicable Disease Control Region 10, Chiang Mai, Thailand
AIDS 16:929-31. 2002..7% men, 3.8% women). This figure is almost double that of comparable population groups in Chiang Mai, e.g. pregnant women and military recruits. HIV prevention programmes are urgently needed for this vulnerable population...
Research Grants
- Social/Sexual Networks & HIV Risk: Men of ColorKyung Hee Choi; Fiscal Year: 2010..abstract_text> ..
- Developing a Network Intervention to Promote Women's HealthKyung Hee Choi; Fiscal Year: 2007..In addition, the study has the potential to create a prevention program that could reach a larger number of women at risk for HIV and, in turn, greatly reduce the number of heterosexually transmitted HIV infections. ..
- Asian Men's Health StudyKyung Hee Choi; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Female Condom Intervention TrialKyung Hee Choi; Fiscal Year: 2005..The proposed study will expand the field of HIV prevention by developing a new intervention for women. In addition, it will help broaden a range of prevention strategies for women and, in turn, help reduce their risk for HIV infection. ..
- Influence of Stigma and Discrimination on HIV Risk among Men in ChinaKyung Hee Choi; Fiscal Year: 2010....