Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #120015

Abu S. Abdul-Quader, PhD, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-40, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-639-4505, afa3@cdc.gov, Stephanie Tortu, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2301, New Orleans, LA 70112, Jan Risser, PhD, Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, RAS E 703, Houston, TX 77030, Sha Juan Colbert, MPH, Bureau of Epidemiology/ HIV/AIDS Surveillance Section, Michigan Department of Community Health, 1151 Taylor St, Room 210B, Detroit, MI 48202, Don C. Des Jarlais, PhD, Beth Israel Medical Center, 215 Park Avenue South, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10003, and Amy Lansky, MPH, PhD, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K22, Atlanta, GA 30341.

Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently implemented the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system (NHBS) in 25 metropolitan statistical areas in the USA. The purpose of NHBS is to monitor HIV risk behaviors and use of prevention services among persons at high risk for infection. This presentation highlights the implementation of several pilot studies conducted to select an appropriate sampling strategy for recruiting IDUs. Relevance: Through December 2003, IDU accounted for 24% of all reported AIDS cases in the United States. An additional 6% of cases were among men who have sex with men and inject drugs (CDC, 2004). Data on the specific drug use and sexual behaviors that put IDU at risk for HIV infection, as well as assessing their access to and use of prevention services, will provide valuable information for guiding and evaluating local prevention efforts. Importance: The pilot studies were conducted to assess feasibility of implementing each of two sampling strategies - Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) and Targeted Sampling. The pilot data were used to compare and contrast the challenges of using these two sampling strategies for recruiting IDUs. RDS was selected as the sampling method for NHBS among IDUs in 25 US cities and NHBS-IDU will be implemented during February – December 2005.

Learning Objectives:

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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