2012-05-24T14:56:45Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/hiv-transmission.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120082.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

Affirming norms and attitudes are not a prerequisite for urban congregations to initiate HIV prevention and care activities, a finding relevant for HIV services providers and researchers seeking to engage congregations on this issue.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120055.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Patients who miss clinic appointments make unscheduled visits which compromise the ability to plan for and deliver quality care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120061.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

HIV prevention programs for homeless YMSM may warrant a multipronged approach that helps these youth strengthen their ties to prosocial peers, develop more positive condom attitudes, and access needed mental health and housing services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120060.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study uses an event-based approach to examine individual, relationship, and contextual correlates of heterosexual condom use among homeless men.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200115.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

HIV continues to be a serious public health problem for men who have sex with women (MSW), especially homeless MSW.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100218.html Sep 30, 2011 Sep 30, 2011

African American men view sexual relationships with non-main partners as riskier; concurrent relationships are acceptable and often expected.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100278.html Sep 1, 2011 Sep 1, 2011

This article examines the different ways in which faith-based organizations (FBO) frame discussions about HIV.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100209.html Aug 1, 2011 Aug 1, 2011

In a sample of HIV-positive African American men, greater belief in HIV conspiracies was associated with a higher likelihood of reporting unprotected intercourse.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110045.html Mar 11, 2011 Mar 11, 2011

Young homeless "travelers" engage in higher risk behavior than non-traveler homeless and may have different service needs and require different service approaches.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100299.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

Sexual concurrency poses significant HIV/STI transmission risk.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100116.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Homeless men on LA's Skid Row use visual and behavioral cues, social reputation, feelings of trust, perceived relationship seriousness, and medically inaccurate ''folk'' beliefs to judge whether partners were risky and/or condom use was warranted.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100199.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

This study of condom use among homeless youth in Los Angeles County found that a broad range of individual, relationship, and contexual factors play a role in condom use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100223.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

A controlled study of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa found that ART increase sexual activity and condom use, but depression undercuts the prevention benefits of ART, highlighting the need to integrate mental health services into HIV care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100195.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Portal survey methods can be used to anonymously survey gay and bisexual men about HIV-risk behaviors before and after a weekend party–oriented vacation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100202.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

These interviews with young black men who have sex with men showed that perception of masculinity was the primary contextual factor influencing partner selection, risk assessment, and decision-making with regard to condom usage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100134.html Oct 16, 2010 Oct 16, 2010

Congregations can address a variety of HIV-related needs but activities such as providing pastoral care for people with HIV, raising awareness, and promoting testing appear easier for them to undertake than activities aimed at harm reduction.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100173.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Men who use erectile disfunction drugs have higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV infection, in the year before and after using the drugs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100132.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

California pharmacies are more likely to participate in a voluntary program allowing limited sale of syringes to adults without a prescription if they think syringe access is important for preventing HIV among drug users.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100097.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Syringe exchange programs can reduce HIV risk among injecting drug users but their use may depend heavily on contextual factors such as local syringe policies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100086.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Homeless women who have a high commitment to their partner and experience physical violence are more likely to have unprotected sex. Trust in condom efficacy and perceived low susceptibility to HIV make women less likely to engage in risky sex.</p>