2013
P3.225 HSV-2 Seroprevalence Among Current Injection Drug Users in Estonia
Uusküla A, Raag M, Abel-Ollo K, Talu A, Rüütel K, Salekesin M, Niccolai L, White T, Heimer R. P3.225 HSV-2 Seroprevalence Among Current Injection Drug Users in Estonia. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013, 89: a218. DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHSV-2 seroprevalenceDrug usersHSV-2 antibody testingSexual HIV transmission riskRisk behaviorsHerpes simplex virus type 2Current injection drug usersSimplex virus type 2HSV-2 seropositivityHSV-2 infectionHIV transmission riskPrevalence of HIVSexual risk reduction interventionInjection drug usersInjection risk behaviorsRisk reduction interventionsDrug use historyVirus type 2Sexual risk behaviorsHIV/AIDSRecent behavior changesHSV2 infectionSTI prevalenceActive IDUsHIV infection
2009
Sexual risk behaviour of the first cohort undergoing screening for enrolment into Phase I/II HIV vaccine trials in South Africa
Andersson K, Van Niekerk R, Niccolai L, Mlungwana O, Holdsworth I, Bogoshi M, McIntyre J, Gray G, Vardas E. Sexual risk behaviour of the first cohort undergoing screening for enrolment into Phase I/II HIV vaccine trials in South Africa. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2009, 20: 95-101. PMID: 19182054, PMCID: PMC3556817, DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase I/II HIV vaccine trialHIV vaccine trialsRisk behaviorsVaccine trialsPhase I/II trialPhase III efficacy trialHIV-positive partnerRisk reduction counsellingSexual risk behaviorsRecreational drug useHigh-risk behaviorsHeavy alcohol useMore sex partnersAnonymous partnersII trialMale genderHeterosexual cohortsEfficacy trialsMale volunteersFemale volunteersAdditional recruitment methodSex partnersDrug useMultivariate analysisCondom use
2005
The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females
Kershaw T, Ethier K, Milan S, Lewis J, Niccolai L, Meade C, Ickovics J. The influence of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and human immunodeficiency virus perceived susceptibility patterns on sexual risk reduction for adolescent females. Journal Of Community Psychology 2005, 33: 313-331. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk behaviorsSubsequent STDSexual riskRisk behaviorsCurrent sexual risk behaviorSexual behaviorHigh sexual riskLow sexual riskRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSTD acquisitionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSexual historyPregnancyRiskSTDsSignificant changesSubgroupsMultiple outcomesHigher numberDiseaseRisk perceptionWomen