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HIV, STDs and Sexual Behavior Research Profile
High-Risk Behaviors
Drug Use, Social Context, and HIV Risk in Homeless Youth
A multifaceted approach to better understanding the social context of sexual behaviors and drug use among homeless youth, with the goal of informing intervention efforts aimed at reducing the spread of HIV in this growing population.
Contact: Joan Tucker, PhD (Joan_Tucker@rand.org)Alcohol Policies and Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Adults
A study examining the influence of local alcohol policies on the sexual risk behaviors of HIV-positive adults (including associations between unprotected sex and alcohol taxes, price, outlet density and sales policy, and penalties for alcohol-related violations).
Contact: Rebecca Collins, PhD (Rebecca_Collins@rand.org)Alcohol Use and HIV Risk Among Impoverished Women
A study of impoverished women in Los Angeles County shelters to understand the relationship between alcohol use and HIV risk behaviors by examining the social context in which these behaviors occur.
Contact: Suzanne Wenzel, PhD (Suzanne_Wenzel@rand.org)Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV
Coordination of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV–Cooperative Agreement Program (SATH–CAP), which is a multidisciplinary research effort to better understand the sexual transmission of HIV within and across drug-using populations to non–drug-using populations.
Contact: Martin Iguchi, PhD (Martin_Iguchi@rand.org)
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