2022
Evaluating the Mediating Role of Recall of Intervention Knowledge in the Relationship Between a Peer-Driven Intervention and HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs
Aroke H, Buchanan A, Katenka N, Crawford FW, Lee T, Halloran ME, Latkin C. Evaluating the Mediating Role of Recall of Intervention Knowledge in the Relationship Between a Peer-Driven Intervention and HIV Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs. AIDS And Behavior 2022, 27: 578-590. PMID: 35932359, PMCID: PMC10408304, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-022-03792-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection-related risk behaviorsPeer-driven interventionRisk behaviorsIntervention knowledgeHIV injection risk behaviorsHIV risk behaviorsInjection risk behaviorsMarginal structural modelsPotential causal pathwaysHIV testingIndex participantsRisk ratioInverse probabilityIntervention NetworkInterventionPeer educatorsTotal effectCausal pathwaysVisitsDrugsFuture studiesParticipantsOutcomesDirect effectPWID
2020
Estimates of people who injected drugs within the last 12 months in Belgium based on a capture-recapture and multiplier method
Plettinckx E, Crawford FW, Antoine J, Gremeaux L, Van Baelen L. Estimates of people who injected drugs within the last 12 months in Belgium based on a capture-recapture and multiplier method. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108436. PMID: 33310486, PMCID: PMC7856246, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBelgiumFemaleHarm ReductionHumansMalePharmaceutical PreparationsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSyringesWorld Health OrganizationConceptsNew HCV infectionsNumber of PWIDProportion of PWIDLiver-related mortalityEstimates of peopleHarm reduction service providersHCV infectionTreatment registersPWIDNational estimatesCapture-recapture methodologyBaseline dataDrugsNumber of peopleMonthsTotal populationReliable baseline dataSterile needleTotal numberPopulationYearsInfectionMortality
2019
Divergent estimates of HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Morozova O, Booth RE, Dvoriak S, Dumchev K, Sazonova Y, Saliuk T, Crawford FW. Divergent estimates of HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Ukraine. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2019, 73: 156-162. PMID: 31405731, PMCID: PMC6899203, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV incidenceStudy subjectsBio-behavioral surveillance surveysRecent syringe sharingPopulation of PWIDLongitudinal cohort studyDrug of choiceLow-risk individualsCross-sectional surveyBaseline characteristicsCohort studyAverage monthly numberRisk stratificationSyringe sharingIntervention trialsSurveillance SurveyHigh incidenceRisk individualsRCTsPWIDStudy designIncidenceDrugsFuture surveillanceSignificant differencesEmpirical evidence of recruitment bias in a network study of people who inject drugs
Zeng L, Li J, Crawford FW. Empirical evidence of recruitment bias in a network study of people who inject drugs. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 45: 460-469. PMID: 30896982, PMCID: PMC7680667, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1584203.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia
Wu J, Crawford FW, Raag M, Heimer R, Uusküla A. Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0185711. PMID: 29095866, PMCID: PMC5667832, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk groupRespondent-driven sampling studyRisk groupsEffective public health intervention programsPublic health intervention programsStatistical approachKey risk populationsHealth intervention programsPopulation size estimationPractical assumptionsNumber of peopleRisk populationsSuccessive samplingIntervention programsSize estimationDrugsEstimatesSampling studyGroupHIV Testing and awareness of HIV status among people who inject drugs in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bazazi AR, Vijay A, Crawford FW, Heimer R, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. HIV Testing and awareness of HIV status among people who inject drugs in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AIDS Care 2017, 30: 59-64. PMID: 28803503, PMCID: PMC5699941, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1363852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAwarenessDrug UsersFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMalaysiaMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSerologic TestsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsHIV testingCompulsory drug detention centersHIV statusCorrelates of testingHIV-positive PWIDHIV testing servicesHigh-risk populationHIV testing policiesRecent criminal justice involvementRespondent-driven samplingMost PWIDHIV treatmentHIV epidemicVoluntary testingCriminal justice involvementPWIDHIVTesting recommendationsKuala LumpurTesting behaviorMandatory testingPrimary locationGreater Kuala LumpurMain correlatesTesting services
2015
HIV Prevalence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Greater Kuala Lumpur Recruited Using Respondent-Driven Sampling
Bazazi AR, Crawford F, Zelenev A, Heimer R, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. HIV Prevalence Among People Who Inject Drugs in Greater Kuala Lumpur Recruited Using Respondent-Driven Sampling. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 19: 2347-2357. PMID: 26358544, PMCID: PMC4743744, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1191-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHIV InfectionsHumansMalaysiaPrevalenceSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsHIV prevalenceHIV epidemicPrevention interventionsRapid HIV testingHIV prevention interventionsRespondent-driven samplingHIV testingAppropriate treatmentHigh prevalencePWIDCommunity surveillanceKuala LumpurPrevalenceBehavioral assessmentOverall sampleDrugsInterventionRecruitment sitesEpidemicInterview siteHIVGeographic regionsGreater Kuala LumpurDiscrete geographic regionsLumpur