Abstract

The proposal requests 30 months of support to continue findings of the first study of significant associations between the structure of social networks of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) and their HIV risk behavior and to study the stability of IVDU networks. Preliminary data indicates that the intervention with IVDU drug sharing networks as a group was successful in producing reduction in risky behavior compared to randomly assigned time matched control in a short term follow-up. A cross over design will be used to measure durability of the effect in a longer time interval potency of the intervention with the previously untreated randomly assigned control group. Issues of validity of self-reports of risky behavior are addressed in this study with an experimental method involving the use of peer informants who report on the subjects pattern of risky behavior.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01DA006326-04A1
Application #
2118650
Study Section
Sociobehavioral Subcommittee (DAAR)
Project Start
1990-04-01
Project End
1995-09-28
Budget Start
1992-09-29
Budget End
1993-09-28
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Other Health Professions
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
045911138
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218

  Publications

Mandell, W; Kim, J; Latkin, C et al. (1999) Depressive symptoms, drug network, and their synergistic effect on needle-sharing behavior among street injection drug users. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 25:117-27
Latkin, C A; Vlahov, D (1998) Socially desirable response tendency as a correlate of accuracy of self-reported HIV serostatus for HIV seropositive injection drug users. Addiction 93:1191-7
Latkin, C A; Mandell, W; Knowlton, A R et al. (1998) Gender differences in injection-related behaviors among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. AIDS Educ Prev 10:257-63
Latkin, C; Glass, G E; Duncan, T (1998) Using geographic information systems to assess spatial patterns of drug use, selection bias and attrition among a sample of injection drug users. Drug Alcohol Depend 50:167-75
Suh, T; Mandell, W; Latkin, C et al. (1997) Social network characteristics and injecting HIV-risk behaviors among street injection drug users. Drug Alcohol Depend 47:137-43
Latkin, C A; Mandell, W; Vlahov, D et al. (1996) The long-term outcome of a personal network-oriented HIV prevention intervention for injection drug users: the SAFE Study. Am J Community Psychol 24:341-64
Latkin, C A; Mandell, W; Vlahov, D (1996) The relationship between risk networks' patterns of crack cocaine and alcohol consumption and HIV-related sexual behaviors among adult injection drug users: a prospective study. Drug Alcohol Depend 42:175-81
Latkin, C; Mandell, W; Oziemkowska, M et al. (1995) Using social network analysis to study patterns of drug use among urban drug users at high risk for HIV/AIDS. Drug Alcohol Depend 38:1-9
Latkin, C A (1995) A personal network approach to AIDS prevention: an experimental peer group intervention for street-injecting drug users: the SAFE study. NIDA Res Monogr 151:181-95
Latkin, C; Mandell, W; Oziemkowska, M et al. (1994) The relationships between sexual behavior, alcohol use, and personal network characteristics among injecting drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. Sex Transm Dis 21:161-7