2010
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV and Syphilis Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Seven Provinces in China With Historically Low HIV Prevalence
Xiao Y, Sun J, Li C, Lu F, Allen KL, Vermund SH, Jia Y. Prevalence and Correlates of HIV and Syphilis Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Seven Provinces in China With Historically Low HIV Prevalence. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2010, 53: s66-s73. PMID: 20104113, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181c7db43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow HIV prevalenceSyphilis infectionInconsistent condom useHIV prevalenceMSM populationAnal sexCondom usePassive particle agglutination testOlder ageCorrelates of HIVLess educationBehavioral risk factorsRapid plasma reaginParticle agglutination testWestern blot confirmationDetection of TreponemaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionRisk factorsBlood samplesMSM participantsHIVAgglutination testInfection
2009
[Sharing of needles and paraphernalia injection in new and long-term injection drug users in Sichuan, China].
Liu JB, Zhang LL, Lai WH, Feng L, Zeng YL, Liu L, Hu Y, Li J, Zhang XL, Xiao Y, Vermund SH, Jia YJ. [Sharing of needles and paraphernalia injection in new and long-term injection drug users in Sichuan, China]. Chinese Journal Of Epidemiology 2009, 30: 656-62. PMID: 19957584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-regular sex partnersLong-term injection drug usersInjection drug usersRegular sex partnersCommercial sex partnersSex partnersUnprotected sexNew injection drug usersSex-related risk behaviorsHIV/STD preventionConsecutive cross-sectional surveysLess educationNeedle exchange programsCross-sectional surveyCondom promotionEligible participantsSTD preventionDrug usersNeedle exchangeRisk behaviorsParaphernalia sharingHigh frequencyInjection historyComprehensive intervention packageIntervention packagePrevalence of HIV infection and predictors for syphilis infection among female sex workers in southern China.
Lu F, Jia Y, Sun X, Wang L, Liu W, Xiao Y, Zeng G, Li C, Liu J, Cassell H, Chen HT, Vermund SH. Prevalence of HIV infection and predictors for syphilis infection among female sex workers in southern China. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2009, 40: 263-72. PMID: 19323011, PMCID: PMC2745968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale sex workersInconsistent condom useSyphilis infectionHIV infectionCondom usePast monthSex workersCross-sectional studyRegular sex partnersVenue-based methodsHalf of participantsEligible participantsRisk factorsSTD symptomsPrevalence ratesDrug usersSex partnersInfectionLess educationPrevalenceMinority ethnic groupsMonthsLiuzhou CityEthnic groupsNon-local residents