Drug users have a high risk of HIV infection. Because certain neighborhoods have higher levels of substance abuse, HIV risk becomes related to geography as well. Thus, there is need for local street outreach programs such as Safety Counts. Research Methods: In a quasi experimental, cross-over design, two Los Angeles neighborhoods were randomly assigned to […]
In South Africa, where a large portion of pregnant women are HIV positive, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is an important endeavor. To improve the effectiveness of the standard PMTCT programs, the Mamekhaya program used peer mentoring and a culturally adapted cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI). Research Methods: HIV-positive pregnant women at the Gugulethu […]
Socio-economic status plays an important role in HIV risk and prevention. Specifically, poverty can lead to survival sex and unprotected sex. The Nsindikanjake Vocational Training Project, a collaboration between UCLA and the Uganda Youth Development League (UYDEL), aims to reduce HIV risk among urban Ugandan youth through vocational education and training. From February 2005 to […]
A number of studies have informed us about the substantial risk for HIV associated with chronic homelessness among youth in both the U.S. and Australia, even though these studies have typically been cross-sectional or samples of convenience. To understand the high seroprevalence rates among older homeless youth, the developmental trajectories into and out of risk […]
Relatively few studies have addressed consumers’ potential responses after a hypothetical Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine becomes available for widespread use (e.g., vaccine acceptance, possible changes in risk behavior). Similar consumer research is used widely in the manufacturing industry to inform new product development, marketing and dissemination. We anticipate that the same type of consumer […]
This two-year study will be conducted in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam in collaboration with the Vietnam National Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology (NIHE). This study will develop and pilot an intervention aimed at increasing family support for IDU’s behavior change and family capacities to effectively cope with the impact of IDUs and HIV. Targeted Risk […]
China has 1 million Persons Living with HIV (PLH) and will have an anticipated 10 million PLH by the year 2010. With 1/5 of the world’s population (1.4 billion persons) in China, the risk of an epidemic is substantial. Recently, the Chinese government has recognized the substantial risk it faces in HIV and has allocated […]
Project Name: Interventions for Substance Using Youth Living with HIV Project Type: Living with HIV Substance Abuse Interventions for Substance Using Youth Living with HIV Project Description: Increasing numbers of youth are infected with HIV and are confronted with a series of challenges: stopping HIV transmission to others, maintaining health care regimens, improving their quality […]
By the year two thousand, 80,000 children will be orphaned by AIDS in the U.S. and this number will continue to rise. Parental death during one’s childhood has been consistently associated with negative outcomes for children, however, there have been no prospective studies of adolescent bereavement from any type of parental death, including death from […]
Gay and bisexual males who use methamphetamine are at extremely high risk for HIV infection. Methamphetamine use in this population is highly associated with risky sexual behavior, with users of the drug reporting an increased number of sexual partners, decreased use of condoms, and an increased likelihood of being HIV-infected or having a sexually transmitted […]