Publications

trial of anonymous versus confidential human immunodeficiency virus testing.	before december, 1986, all public human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing in oregon was done confidentially (using names). in december, clients were offered the option of either anonymous or confidential services. as judged by questionnaire responses, the availability of anonymity increased overall demand for testing by 50%: 125% for homosexual/bisexual (gay) men, 56% for female prostitutes, 17% for intravenous drug users, and 32% for other clients. the number of gay clients who had tests inc ...	1988	2899784
circumstances surrounding needle use transitions among injection drug users: implications for hiv intervention.	injection drug users (idus) are at increased risk of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). intervention programs aimed at reducing the spread of hiv in this population typically incorporate a range of risk reduction strategies, including encouragement to move from injection to noninjection. however, very little is known about the factors associated with needle use transitions, either spontaneous or in response to intervention. we report a study in which a cohort of idus were ask ...	1994	7995669
public health department tracking of high-risk drug users.	the multnomah county (or) health department received a national institute on drug abuse grant to develop effective interventions and education to reduce the spread among injecting drug users of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes aids. one year into the project, new approaches were developed to locate the drug users for followup interviews. county data bases were accessed and arrangements were made to conduct interviews in jails and prisons. similar techniques were employed to locate tu ...	1993	8210263
trends in hiv counseling and testing of clients attending a public sexually transmitted disease clinic in portland, oregon, 1989-1995.	to assess the trend in acceptance of human immunodeficiency virus counseling and testing (hiv-ct) among clients attending a public sexually transmitted disease (std) clinic, 13,139 clients who visited the largest std clinic in oregon at least once from 1989 through 1995 were investigated. overall, 6236 (47.5%) of the clients accepted hiv-ct, and 98 (0.7%) clients reported having previously tested positive for hiv infection. the proportion of clients accepting hiv-ct increased from 28.2% in 1989 ...	1997	9241115
acceptability of an existing, female-controlled contraceptive method that could potentially protect against hiv: a comparison of diaphragm users and other method users.	the diaphragm, an internal barrier contraceptive device, is a candidate for a female-controlled method for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other sexually transmitted infections (stis). this study's objective was to examine how women who use the diaphragm differ from women using the pill and/or condoms with respect to factors hypothesized to influence the acceptability of contraceptive methods. our goal was to increase understanding of who finds the diaphragm acceptable and why.	2004	15193636
quality care for people with hiv/aids: patients' perspectives.	to explore patient preferences to aid in the development of quality measures to assess quality of health care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency disease (hiv/aids).	2004	15682354