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University at Albany, State University of New York

Theses/Dissertations

2015

HIV

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Trends Of Injecting Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs In Ukraine : The Analysis Of Bio-Behavioral Surveillances Conducted In 2007-2013, Iuliia Makarenko Jan 2015

Trends Of Injecting Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs In Ukraine : The Analysis Of Bio-Behavioral Surveillances Conducted In 2007-2013, Iuliia Makarenko

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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Correlates Of Life-Time History Of Purchasing Sex Services By Men In Saint Petersburg And Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation, Polina Girchenko Jan 2015

Correlates Of Life-Time History Of Purchasing Sex Services By Men In Saint Petersburg And Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation, Polina Girchenko

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Background. Commercial sex workers (CSW) in Russian Federation are at high risk of HIV infection and transmission as a result of unsafe sexual and injecting behaviors. Their clients might be at increased risk of acquiring HIV; however, little is known about the population of men purchasing sex services. This study’s goal is to investigate factors associated with a history of purchasing sex services by men in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation.


Assessment Of Quality Of Life (Qol) In People Living With Hiv In Georgia, Ekaterine Karkashadze Jan 2015

Assessment Of Quality Of Life (Qol) In People Living With Hiv In Georgia, Ekaterine Karkashadze

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Background: Identification of factors that influence quality of life (QoL) is important in order to improve health and social care services. No prior research is available on QoL in people living with HIV in the country of Georgia. The purpose of our study was to assess QoL among Georgian HIV-infected individuals and to examine associations of socio-demographic and disease-related factors with general and domain-specific QoL.


Trends In Risky Sexual Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men : Analysis Of Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Data From Ukraine, 2007-2013, Roksolana Kulchynska Jan 2015

Trends In Risky Sexual Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men : Analysis Of Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Data From Ukraine, 2007-2013, Roksolana Kulchynska

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Objective: To examine changes in risky sexual behavior over time, i.e., unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ukraine.


Untreated Depression In Persons Living With Hiv In Kazakhstan, Dina Terloyeva Jan 2015

Untreated Depression In Persons Living With Hiv In Kazakhstan, Dina Terloyeva

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Objective:This study investigates the occurrence of depressive symptoms among persons living with HIV, and the relationship between depressive symptoms and HIV treatment initiation and adherence.