HIV/AIDS treatment curbs spread of HIV among drug users, According to NIH supported study: Increased use of treatment leads to reduction in new diagnosis

In the decades since it was identified in 1981, HIV/AIDS has devastated African American communities. Members of those communities mobilized to fight the epidemic and its consequences from the beginning of the AIDS activist movement. They struggled not only to overcome the stigma and denial surrounding a “white gay disease” in Black America, but also to bring resources to struggling communities that were often dismissed as too “hard to reach.” To Make the Wounded Whole offers the first history of African American AIDS activism in all of its depth and breadth. Dan Royles introduces a diverse constellation of activists, including medical professionals, Black gay intellectuals, church pastors, Nation of Islam leaders, recovering drug users, and Black feminists who pursued a wide array of grassroots approaches to slow the epidemic's spread and address its impacts. Through interlinked stories from Philadelphia and Atlanta to South Africa and back again, Royles documents the diverse, creative, and global work of African American activists in the decades-long battle against HIV/AIDS.

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Medication-assisted treatment and HIV/AIDS: aspects in treating HIV-infected drug users

AIDS ◽

10.1097/qad.0b013e32833407d3 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 331-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

R Douglas Bruce ◽

Thomas F Kresina ◽

Elinore F McCance-Katz

Keyword(s):

Drug Users ◽

Medication Assisted Treatment ◽

Hiv Aids

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Neuropsychological Performance in HIV/AIDS Intravenous Drug Users

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology ◽

10.1076/jcen.25.6.852.16479 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 852-865 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

E. Vazquez-Justo ◽

M. Rodríguez Álvarez ◽

J. Carro Ramos

Keyword(s):

Drug Users ◽

Intravenous Drug ◽

Intravenous Drug Users ◽

Neuropsychological Performance ◽

Hiv Aids

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Non-injecting Drug Users, Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS

Encyclopedia of AIDS ◽

10.1007/978-1-4939-7101-5_250 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1530-1539

Author(s):

Yu Liu ◽

Sten H. Vermund

Keyword(s):

Drug Users ◽

Injecting Drug Users ◽

Hiv Aids

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IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM LAYANAN VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING (VCT) HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS/ ACQUIRED IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (HIV/AIDS) DI PUSKESMAS SUMBERPUCUNG KABUPATEN MALANG

Preventia : The Indonesian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.17977/um044v2i2p112-123 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 112

Author(s):

Maya Dinama ◽

Supriyadi Supriyadi ◽

Nurnaningsih Herya Ulfah

Keyword(s):

Drug Users ◽

Deficiency Syndrome ◽

Research Subjects ◽

Voluntary Counseling ◽

Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Counseling And Testing ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Voluntary Counselling And Testing ◽

Hiv Aids

Abstract :The incidence of HIV/AIDS in Malang Regency in 2008-2014 hasincreased prevalence. The distribution of HIV/AIDS cases in Malang Regency is based on the risk factor of heterosexual 74%, 13% injecting drug users, 4% homosexuals, 5% from mother, 0%, 0% bisexual, and 3% unknown. Sumberpucung Sub-District was ranked second highest with 79 new cases. One of the prevention efforts of HIV / AIDS is through the service Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT). The study aims to find out the implementation of HIV/AIDS VCT service program at Sumberpucung CHC of Malang Regency. This research is descriptive research using quantitative method. Variables in research are input, process andoutput. Determination of research subjects using non probability samplingtechnique. Data collection is done by direct observation and documentation. The instrument used is a checklist. Data analysis uses descriptive statistics to calculate mean, median, mode. Categorization is done on each subvariabel using Paretto theory. The result of the research of the input variable on the availability of human resources is less good, the availability of facilities is less good, the availability of infrastructure is good, and the availability of the forms is good. The results ofresearch on the process variables in pre-testing counseling are less good and post-testing counseling is less good. The results of the output variables on sustainable support services are less good.Key Words :Implementation, VCT Services, HIV/AIDSAbstrak: Angka kejadian HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Malang pada tahun 2008-2014 mengalami peningkatan prevalensi. Distribusi kasus HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Malang berdasarkan faktor resikonya yaitu heteroseksual 74%, pengguna narkoba suntik 13%, homoseksual 4%, tertular ibunya 5%, mantan TKW 0%, biseksual 1%, dan tidak diketahui penyebabnya 3%. Kecamatan Sumberpucung menempati urutan kedua tertinggi dengan 79 kasus baru. Salah satu upaya preventif penanganan HIV/AIDS adalah melalui layanan Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT). Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi program layanan VCTHIV/AIDS di Puskesmas Sumberpucung Kabupaten Malang. Penelitian inimerupakan penelitian deskriptif menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Variabel dalam penelitian adalah input, proses dan output. Penentuan subyek penelitian menggunakan teknik non probability sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi langsung dan dokumentasi. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah checklist. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif untuk menghitung mean,median, modus. Pengkategorian dilakukan pada setiap subvariabel menggunakan teori Paretto. Hasil dari penelitian variabel input pada ketersediaan SDM tergolong kurang baik, ketersediaan sarana tergolong kurang baik, ketersediaan prasarana tergolong baik, dan ketersediaan form-form tergolong baik. Hasil penelitian variabel proses pada konseling pra-testing tergolong kurang baik dan konseling pasca-testingtergolong kurang baik. Hasil penelitian variabel output pada pelayanan dukungan berkelanjutan tergolong kurang baik.Kata Kunci :Implementasi, Layanan VCT, HIV/AIDS

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HIV/AIDS among female sex workers, injecting drug users and men who have sex with men in Lebanon: results of the first biobehavioral surveys

AIDS ◽

10.1097/01.aids.0000386733.02425.98 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (Suppl 2) ◽

pp. S45-S54 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Ziyad Mahfoud ◽

Rema Afifi ◽

Sami Ramia ◽

Danielle El Khoury ◽

Kassem Kassak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sex Workers ◽

Drug Users ◽

Female Sex Workers ◽

Injecting Drug Users ◽

Female Sex ◽

Sex With Men ◽

Hiv Aids

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Changes in HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors in Drug Users in St. Louis: Applications of Random Regression Models

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204269702700213 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 399-416 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Timothy J. Gallagher ◽

Linda B. Cottler ◽

Wilson M. Compton ◽

Edward Spitznagel

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

Injection Drug Use ◽

Regression Models ◽

Drug Users ◽

Sexual Partners ◽

Random Regression ◽

Number Of Sexual Partners ◽

Hiv Aids

A National Institute on Drug Abuse demonstration project in AIDS prevention among drug users was conducted in St. Louis during the years 1990 through 1994. The main objective was to reduce the spread of HIV by counseling drug users and by improving drug-treatment programs in the area. A second objective was to examine the correlates of risk behavior. A structured interview was administered six times over an 18-month period. Of those persons assessed at baseline (n = 475), 95.0% (n = 451) were also reinterviewed in the last interview at 18 months. Both group and individual level changes in risk behavior were assessed using random regression models. We report on three potential risk behaviors for HIV/AIDS: (1) number of sexual partners, (2) frequency of condom use, and (3) injection drug use. For each risk behavior a separate statistical model was estimated. The results of the random regression models showed significant reductions in number of sexual partners and injection drug use. Additionally, a number of variables, such as perceived risk for AIDS and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, were statistically significant covariates of risk behavior.

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