Oral

This is a stimulating session that focuses on HIV and syphilis epidemiology. There is a wide array of sampling and analytic methods including venue-based sampling and weighting of MSM, path analysis evaluating mediating effect of planned behavior of MSM in China, modeling surveillance data to determine predictors for high HIV viral load, growth curve modeling to assess syphilis incidence rates, and systematic review of database and reports to examine transition of HIV epidemics. These presentations represent work carried out at the local and national level, as well as both domestically and internationally.

Session Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the learner (participant) will be able to: 1) Summarize HIV and syphilis prevalence and incidence rates of selected geographic locations obtained through different methodologies; 2) Discuss factors that have an impact on sampling MSM, HIV viral load, condom use, and syphilis incidence; and 3) Evaluate strengths of three different sampling methodologies.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)