PS1 Poster Session 1

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Pre-Function Lobby & Grand Ballroom D2/E (M4) (Omni Hotel)
P01
Houston HIV/STD Program Mobile Clinic Strategy: Reaching Underserved Populations with Evidence-Based Intervention and Cost Effective Clinical Services
Beau Mitts, MPH1, David Watson, MS2, Filomena Snow, MSN, RN, ANP2, Juan Gonzalez Jr.2, Maria Espinoza, CMA2, Nathan Whitfield2, Darrell Jacobs2, Marlene McNeese-Ward2 and Michael Thomas, MPH2, 1Bureau of HIV/STD/and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX, 2Bureau of HIV/STD/and Viral Hepatitis, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
P03
Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing of Young Men and Women in Emergency Departments
Cheri McIntosh, BS1, Lauren Christansen-Lindquist, MPH2, Karen W. Hoover, MD, MPH3, Guoyu Tao, PhD3 and Charlotte Kent, PhD3, 1Public Health Sciences Institute, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 2College of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention; Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA
P09
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Service Utilization Patterns and Mobility of Female Clients in the Region VIII Infertility Prevention Project, 1994-2007
Yvonne Hamby, MPH1, Sarah Goldenkranz, MPH2, David Fine, PhD2, Lori Nichols, MSPH1 and Region VIII IPP Data/Effective Use of Resources Workgroup, NA3, 1Health Services, JSI, Denver, CO, 2Center for Health Training, Seattle, WA, 3Various, Various
P11
Characteristics of and Risk Factors for Chlamydia Positivity Among Pregnant Women Aged 15–24 Years at Family Planning Clinics, Region X, 2003–2006
Reena Gulati, MD1, David Fine, PhD2, Anna Wald, MD, MPH1 and Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH1, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Center for Health Training, Seattle, WA
P13
Disparities in Symptomatic Chlamydia Infection at Diagnosis Among Women in Minnesota
Ruby Nguyen, PhD1, Summer Martins, MPH2, Glenise Johnson, MPH3, Luisa Pessoa-Brandão, MS2 and Rahel Ghebre, MD4, 1Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2STD and HIV Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, 3Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention & Control Division, STD & HIV Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, 4Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
P15
The Association Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Gonorrhea Incidence
River Pugsley, MPH, Oana Vasiliu, MD, MS and Jeffery Stover, MPH, Division of Disease Prevention, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA
P17
Gonorrhea Positivity Among Women Age 15-24 Years in the United States, 2005 - 2007
Linda Gorgos, MD, MSc1, Lori Newman, MD2, Catherine Satterwhite, MSPH, MPH2, Stuart Berman, MD, ScM2 and Hillard Weinstock, MD, MPH2, 1Infectious Disease Bureau, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, NM, 2Division of STD Prevention, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
P19
Prevalence and Correlates of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea Among Young People Attending Public STD Clinics
Marjan Javanbakht, PhD1, Sarah Guerry, MD2, Pamina Gorbach, DrPH1, Ali Stirland, MBChB, MSc2, Michael Chien, PhD, (c)2 and Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH2, 1Department of Epidemiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
P21
Syphilitic Stillborns in Chicago, IL 2002-2008
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH and William Wong, MD, STI/HIV Prevention and Control Services Section, Division of STI/HIV/AIDS, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
P23
Infectious Syphilis Among African-American Adolescents, NYC and Miami-Ft Lauderdale: A Growing Problem?
Toye H. Brewer, MD, Bureau of STD Prevention, Florida Department of Health, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Miami, FL, Julia A. Schillinger, MD, MSc, Bureau of STD Control, NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, New York, NY, Susan Blank, MD, MPH, Bureau of STD Control, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, Preeti Pathela, DrPH, Bureau of STD Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, Lori Jordahl, MBA, HA, STD Program, Miami Dade County Health Department, Miami, FL, Thomas A. Peterman, MD, MSc, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA and Karla Schmitt, ARNP, MPH, PhD, Bureau of STD Prevention, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
P25
Epidemiological Specifics of Syphilis in Georgia (South Caucasus)
George Galdava, MD, PhD, Dept. of Dermatovenereology, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University; S/R Institute of Dermatology and Venereology; AIETI Medical School, Tbilisi, Georgia, Oleg Kvlividze, MD, PhD, In-patient Dept, S/R Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Tbilisi, Georgia and Shorena Tchiokadze, MD, Doctoral Candidacy Dept, AIETI Medical School; Health House LTD, Tbilisi, Georgia
P27
Symptoms Recognition Related to Early Syphilis Increase in Knox County, Tennessee
Jane Russell, PhD, Cordell Hull Building - 1st Floor, Centers for Disease Control, Nashville, TN
P29
A Rapidly Emerging High Risk Group Among Syphilis Cases-Detroit 2008/2009
Kathryn Macomber, MPH1, Johnnie Green III2 and Sandra Johnson2, 1Bureau of Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, Lansing, MI, 2STD Surveillance and Intervention, Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, Detroit, MI
P31
Self-Examination Behaviors for Syphilis Symptoms Among HIV-Infected Men
Melanie Taylor, MD, MPH, Division of Public Health Services Office of HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis, Arizona Department of Health Services/Centers Disease Control, Phoenix, AZ, Brandy Peterson, MPH, Division of Public Health Services Office of HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control, Phoenix, AZ and John Post, MD, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, McDowell Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
P33
Syphilis Resurgence in San Francisco: More of the Same
Sally C. Stephens, MPH, Kyle T. Bernstein, PhD, ScM, Giuliano Nieri, Robert P. Kohn, MPH and Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH, STD Prevention and Control Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
P37
Incarcerated Juveniles and Chlamydia: Are We Making a Difference?
Jamie Miller, MPH1, Jennifer Brodsky, MPH1 and Gail Bolan, MD2, 1Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 2STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch, Richmond, CA
P39
Implementing a Health Education Program for Individuals in a Local Correctional Setting
Veronica Perez, Health, Educator, STD/HIV Program, Lake County Health Department, Waukegan, IL and Brian Bongner, BA, STD/HIV Program, Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, Waukegan, IL
P41
Check Yourself: Community Response to a Syphilis Social Marketing Campaign for Men Who Have Sex with Men
Aaron Plant, MPH, Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Jorge Montoya, PhD, Christopher O'Leary, PhD and Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, STD Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
P43
Internet-Based Pretesting as An Alternative to Focus Groups and Face-to-Face Surveys
Benjamin Wise, MS1, Rosalind Thomas, MPH1, Rebecca Raymond, MPH2, Wendy Shotsky, MA3, Barbara Leo, MS, FNP3 and F. Bruce Coles, DO1, 1Bureau of STD Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 2Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 3AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
P45
I Know Mine: Developing An Internet-Based Sexual Health Intervention for Alaska Native and Rural Youth
Cornelia Jessen, MAc, HIV/STD Prevention Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK and Jessica Leston, MPH, STD Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
P51
Production and Dissemination Costs for Developing a Brief Video-Based Intervention Designed for Patients in Clinic Waiting Rooms: Safe in the City
Thomas Gift, PhD, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Lydia O'Donnell, EdD, Health and Human Development Programs, Education Development Center, Inc, Newton, MA, Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD, STD Control Program, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, C. Kevin Malotte, DrPH, Department of Health Science, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Andrew Margolis, MPH, Division of HIV-AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Charlotte Kent, PhD, Division of STD Prevention; Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA and Lee Warner, PhD, MPH, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
P53
The Impact of the Economy On STD/HIV Program Capacity: 2006-2008
Dayne Collins, BS, Program and Training Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Sonal Doshi, Ms, MPH, Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA and Charlotte K. Kent, PhD, Division of STD Prevention; Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA
P55
Putting the Power of Mobile Technology to Work in the STD World
Stacy Shiver, BA, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, Susan O'Bryan, MLIS, Bureau of STD, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL and Mary White, AA, Advanced Systems Design, Inc, Tallahassee, FL
P57
Implementing An Automated Web-Based and Telephonic Results System for STD Patients in New York City
Meighan Rogers, MPH1, Ian Espanol2, Rachel Paneth-Pollak, MPH3, Jessica Han, MSc1, Steven Rubin4 and Susan Blank, MD, MPH1, 1Bureau of STD Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, 2Division of Informatics and Information Technology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, 3College of Human Medicine, Michigan State Univeristy, East Lansing, MI, 4Bureau of STD Control & Prevention, NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
P59
Decreasing Cycle Time at Busy Urban STD Clinics
Kate Washburn, MPH1, Jessica Borrelli, MPH1, Thomas Terilli1 and Susan Blank, MD, MPH2, 1Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, 2Bureau of STD Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
P61
Trends in Performance: STD Program Performance Measures 2005-2008
Daniel R. Newman, MA1, Thomas A. Peterman, MD, MSc1 and Dayne E. Collins, BS2, 1Division of STD Prevention, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of STD Prevention, Program and Training Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
P63
“Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus!”: Use of a Business Intelligence Shared Services Framework to Improve STD Program Planning and Epidemiologic Awareness
Jeffrey A. Stover, MPH1, Jennifer Bissette2 and River Pugsley, MPH2, 1Division of Disease Prevention, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA, 2Division of Disease Prevention - Health Informatics & Integrated Surveillance Systems, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA
P67
“Did You Hear the Story about the Health Department That…” Healthy Stories, Miami – Dade County Health Department
Tracie Dickerson, JD1, Lori Jordahl, MBA-HA2 and Mort Laitner, JD1, 1Legal Department, Miami Dade County Health Department, Miami, FL, 2STD Program, Miami Dade County Health Department, Miami, FL
P69
Routine, Opt-out HIV Screening: A Houston Perspective On the CDC Recommendation
Marlene McNeese-Ward, BS, Bureau of HIV/STD/and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX and Beau Mitts, MPH, Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
P71
Interpreting Discordant Serological Tests for Syphilis: Introduction of the Syphilis Enzyme–Linked Immunoassay – Chicago, IL 2008-2009
Britt Skaathun, BA1, Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH1, Ryan Chopra, MPH2, Rosemary Boker, BS3, Carlos M. Morales, BS3 and William Wong, MD1, 1STI/HIV Prevention and Control Services Section, Division of STI/HIV/AIDS, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 2School of Public Health, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, 3Health Protection/Laboratories, Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
P73
Disappointing Performance of Two New Prototype Point-of-Care Tests for C. Trachomatis
Jill Huppert, MD, MPH1, Sabre Patton, BS1, Elizabeth Hesse, BA1, Hye-Kyong Kim, BA1, Mary Jett-Goheen, BS2 and Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH2, 1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, STD Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
P75
Comparison of Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Methods for Detection of Trichomonas Vaginalis From SUN Study Patients
Kimberle C. Chapin, MD1, Sarah B. Andrea, BS1 and Milu M. Kojic, MD2, 1Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, 2Immunology, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
P77
Implementation of Pooled Testing for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Maintenance of Accuracy and Significant Cost-Savings
Laura Gillim-Ross, PhD1, James Beebe, PhD, D, (ABMM)2 and Ligita Lapins, MT1, 1Laboratory Services Division, Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, 2Public Health Laboratory, San Luis Obispo County Health Agency, San Luis Obispo, CA
P79
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in a High-Risk Urban Adolescent HIV Infected Cohort: The Evaluation of Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing to Detect STIs at Non-Genital Body Sites
Natalie Neu, MD1, Elizabeth Ranson, BA1, John Nelson, PhD, CPNP2, Susan Whittier, PhD, D(ABMM)3, Alwyn Cohall, MD4, Ann Smith, MPH1 and Amy Shaw, BA1, 1Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2Project S.T.A.Y, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, 3Clinical Microbiology Service, New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY, 4Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
P81
Verification of Wet Vs. Dry Simulated Vaginal Swab Samples After Mailing for Detection of C. Trachomatis and N. Gonorrhoeae
Nicole Quinn, BS1, Carol Farshy, MPH2, Mathilda Barnes, CCRP3, Patricia Agreda, BS, MS, MBA1, Mary Jett-Goheen, BS1, John Papp, PhD4 and Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH1, 1School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, STD Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, 3School on Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, STD Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD, 4Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), atlanta, GA
P83
At a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinic, Is a "UTI" Actually An STI?
Karen Peterson, MD1, Christie Mettenbrink, MSPH2 and Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD1, 1STD Control Program, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, 2Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO
P85
Implementing HIV Parter Services: Preliminary Outcomes From Philadelphia
Aaron Mettey, MPH1, Greta Anschuetz, MPH2, Andrew De Los Reyes1, Melinda Salmon1 and Caroline Johnson, MD3, 1STD Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2STD Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Phialdelphia, PA, 3Division of Disease Control, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA
P87
Delivery of Internet Partner Services (IPS) to Improve Disease Intervention Outcomes Among Anonymous Sex Partners
Alison Muse, MPH, Judi Bulmer, BA and F. Bruce Coles, DO, Bureau of STD Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
P89
WHAT A Cluster!
John Lucero Jr., DIS, LPN, BA, Psych, Sedgwick County Health Department, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Wichita, KS
P91
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing inSPOT and Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy to Standard Partner Notification Among MSM: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Roxanne Kerani, PhD1, Mark Fleming, BA1, Bill DeYoung, BA1 and Matthew Golden, MPH, MD2, 1STD Control Program, Public Health - Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA, 2Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
P93
Assessing the Number of Sex Partners Reported by Men Screened for Chlamydia in Different Venues: Providing Data for Sexually Transmitted Disease Transmission Models
Thomas Gift, PhD1, Jonathan Ellen, MD2, Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD3, Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH4, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH5, Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH6, Kwame Owusu-Edusei Jr., PhD7, Eileen Dunne, MD, MPH1, Julia Schillinger, MD, MSc8 and Charlotte Kent, PhD9, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2School of Medicine Ped Bay Bayview Pediatric Unit, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3STD Control Program, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, 4School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, STD Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 6Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 7Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Norcross, GA, 8NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control; CDC Division of STD Prevention, The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York, NY, 9Division of STD Prevention; Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA
P95
Maximizing Opportunities for Chlamydia Screening Among Adolescent Females – A Lesson From School Based Health Centers
Rebecca Braun, MPH, Clinical and Community Health Programs, California Family Health Council, Berkeley, CA and Jackie Provost, MPH, Clinical and Community Health Programs, California Family Health Council, Los Angeles, CA
P97
Assessing Reproductive Health Information Among Adolescents in a Mid-Western City
Bipasha Biswas, MSW, PhD, Rebecca Define, MSW, (expected, Dec, 2009), Samia van Hattum, BSSW, (anticipated, 2009) and Proscovia Nabunya, MSW, (expected, Dec, 2010), Social Work, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
P99
Implementing Adolescent Interviews: A Paradigm Shift
Cecilia Galvan, MPA, Florida Department of Health, Jefferson County Health Department, Monticello, FL and Sandra White, Florida Department of Health, Citrus County Health Department, Inverness, FL
Patterns of Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Positivity Among New York City Public High School Students
Jessica Han, MSc, Meighan Rogers, MPH, Sophie Nurani, MA, Julia A. Schillinger, MD, MSc, Steven R. Rubin and Susan Blank, MD, MPH, Bureau of STD Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
School-Based Health Center Access, Reproductive Health Care, and Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Experienced High School Students
Kathleen Ethier, PhD1, Christine De Rosa, PhD2, Patricia Dittus, PhD3, Penny Loosier, MA, MPH3, Emily Chung, MPH, CHES2, Esteban Martinez, BS2 and Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH4, 1National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Project Connect, Health Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, 3Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 4STD Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Enhancing Evidence-Based HIV/STD Prevention Interventions for African American Youth: Addressing Gaps through Review of the Literature
Lisa Romero, DrPH and Kari Gloppen, MPH, Division of Adolescent School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Reducing STD Disparities in African-American Communities in Kansas through Redirecting Traditional Disease Intervention
Derek Coppedge, MBA, BS, Department of Health and Environment, State of Kansas, Topeka, KS and Jennifer VandeVelde, CHES, Department of Health & Environment, State of Kansas, Topeka, KS
An Evaluation of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Among American Indians in Arizona
M. Michelle Winscott, MD, MPH1, Melanie Taylor, MD, MPH2 and Kerry Kenney, .1, 1Division of Public Health Services / Office of HIV, STD, and Viral Hepatitis, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ, 2Division of Public Health Services Office of HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis, Arizona Department of Health Services/Centers Disease Control, Phoenix, AZ
Identifying High Rates of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
James Edilyong, Doctor1, Cyril Yinnifel2, Maria Marfel, Laboratorian2, Naty Malagarsch, Nurse2, Roxanne Barrow, MD, MPH3, Carol Farshy, MPH3 and John Papp, PhD3, 1Public Health, Yap State Health Services, Colonia, Yap, Micronesia, 2Public Health, Yap Ministry of Health, Colonia, Yap, Micronesia, 3NCHHSTP, DSTDP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
Expanding STI Screening in the Republic of Palau: Moving Beyond the Barriers
Johana Ngiruchelbad, Nurse1, Allyne Andrew1, Gustap Salii1, Carol Farshy, MPH2, John Papp, PhD2 and Roxanne Barrow, MD, MPH2, 1HIV and STI Program, Palau Ministry of Health, Koror, Palau, 2NCHHSTP, DSTDP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
Integrating Public Health Into the Sex Worker Community in Indianapolis
Janine Waters, BSW1, Janet Arno, MD2, Barbara van Der Pol, PhD, MPH3, Michelle Arnold, JD4, Alexis Roth, MPH5 and Karen Curd, BS1, 1Bell Flower Clinic, Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN, 2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 3Bell FLower STD Control Progam, Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN, 4Bell Flower STD Program, Marion County Health and Hospitals, Indianapolis, IN, 5Pediatrics/ Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Condom Negotiation During Transactional Sexual Exchanges
Alexis M. Roth, MPH, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Joshua G. Rosenberger, MPH, School of Medicine, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Bell FLower STD Control Progam, Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN and Michael Reece, PhD, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Bloomington, IN
Trends in STD Positivity Among MSM in Primary Care at a Large Urban LGBT Health Center, Chicago, 2002-2008
Anna Hotton, MPH1, Beau Gratzer, MPP1 and Supriya D. Mehta, PhD, MHS2, 1HIV/STD Prevention Department, Howard Brown/UIC School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 2Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UIC School of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Male to Female and Female to Male Transgender Persons Have Different Sexual Risk Behaviors Yet Similar Rates of STDs and HIV
Kyle Bernstein, PhD, ScM, STD Prevention and Control Services Program, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, Sally Stephens, MPH, STD Prevention and Control, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA and Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH, STD Prevention and Control Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
STD and HIV Risk Behaviors and Psychosocial Concerns Among Female-to-Male Transgender Men at An Urban Community Health Center, Boston, MA, 2007
Sari Reisner, MA1, Matthew Mimiaga, ScD, MPH2 and Kenneth Mayer, MD1, 1The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Medical School and The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA
Feasibility of Implementing Emergency Contraception in Chicago Municipal Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics: A Focus Group Study
Santina Wheat, BA1, Corinne Blum, MD2, William Wong, MD3, Amit Nathani, BS, MSc4 and Emily Godfrey, MD, MPH1, 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Division of STI/HIV/AIDS, STI/HIV Prevention & Control Services, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 3STI/HIV Prevention and Control Services Section, Division of STI/HIV/AIDS, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 4College of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Vaginal Douching Practices Among Women Presenting to An Urban STD Clinic
Anne Monroe, MD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH, Department Of Epidemiology And Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, Jose Castro, MD, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine/Miami-Dade County Health Department, Miami, FL, Maria Alcaide, MD, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami and Nashley Harrigan, MS3, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Evaluation of the Region VIII Infertility Prevention Project (IPP) Pilot Communication Strategy to Improve Chlamydia Screening Among Private Providers in the IPP System of Care
Lori Nichols, MSPH1, Yvonne Hamby, MPH2 and Mary McCrimmon, NA2, 1Health Services, JSI Research and Training Institute, Denver, CO, 2Health Services, JSI, Denver, CO
Phlebotomy Certification for Disease Intervention Specialists
Christina VanCleave, BSW, STD/HIV Program, Wyandotte County Health Department, Kansas City, KS and Jackie Evans, BS, MT, (ASCP), Public Health Clinical Laboratory, Wyandotte County Health Department, Kansas City, KS
Laying the Groundwork for Optimal STD Care - Provider Training in a Resource-Constrained Setting
Gowri Nagendra, MPH1, April Canete, BS1, Rita Olans2, Hall Gayann3, Eunmee Chun4, Amanda Brown5 and Dawn Middleton5, 1NYC DOHMH, Public Health Solutions, New York, NY, 2USVI DOH, St. Croix, 3USVI DOH, St. Thomas, 4NYC DOHMH, New York, 5Cicatelli Associates, New York
An Evaluation of STD Prevention Online: A Networking Site for Sexual Health Professionals
Rachel Kachur, MPH, Department of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Amanda Price, Stetson University, DeLand, FL, Doug Richardson, MAS, Department of Public Health, Denver Health, Denver, CO, Stephan Adelson, Consultant, Adelson Consulting Services, Chelsea, MA, Benton Westergaard, BS, Denver Public Health, Denver Health, Denver, CO, Mary McFarlane, PhD, Division of STD Prevention, CDC, NCHHSTP, Atlanta, GA and Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD, STD Control Program, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO
Importance of Physicians in Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Control
Wiley Jenkins, PhD, MPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL and Charlie Rabins, MPH, STD Section, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL
Characteristics of Repeat Infections of Chlamydia Trachomatis Among Mississippians, 2004-2008
Kendra Johnson, MPH, STD/HIV Office, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, Leandro A. Mena, MD, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS and Madhavi Patel, MPH, STD/HIV Office, MSDH, Jackson, MS
Repeat Infections with Chlamydia Trachomatis in High Schools
M. Jacques Nsuami, MD, MPH1, Stephanie Taylor, MD2 and David H. Martin, MD1, 1Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Repeat Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — County of San Diego, California, 2004–2009
Marjorie Lee, MPH, Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego, HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Branch, San Diego, CA, Tom Gray, BS, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, San Diego, CA, Julia Marcus, MPH, STD Prevention and Control Services, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA and Kenneth Katz, MD, MSc, MSCE, HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Branch, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Unprotected Anal Sex and Substance Use Is Highly Associated with Lifetime STD Diagnosis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Attending Private Sex Parties in Massachusetts
Matthew Mimiaga, ScD, MPH1, Sari Reisner, MA2, Sean Bland, BA3, Kevin Cranston, MDiv4, Deborah Isenberg, MPH, CHES4, Maura Driscoll, MPH5, Rodney VanDerwarker, MPH2 and Kenneth Mayer, MD2, 1Harvard Medical School and The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, 2The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, 3Division of Epidemiology, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, 4Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response, and Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, 5Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts Department of Publich Health, Boston, MA
Sexual Behavior and Prioritizing Sexual Health Among Inner-City Adolescents in a Small Urban Setting
Kristi McClamroch, PhD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY, Rachel Hart, MPH, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY and F. Bruce Coles, DO, Bureau of STD Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
Characteristics of HIV and Syphilis Co-Morbidity in Houston, Texas, 1999-2007
Biru Yang, MPH, PhD, Camden Hallmark, MPH and Amanda Kubala, MPH, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX
Anal Cancer Screening at An Urban Community Center: Abnormal Pap Associated with Hepatitis B Exposure in HIV-Infected Patients
Sabrina Assoumou, MD1, Lori Panther, MD, MPH1, Erika D'Agata, MD, MPH1, Jeremy Kidd, BS2, Jennifer Mitty, MD1, Chris Grasso, MPH2 and Kenneth Mayer, MD2, 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 2The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA
Positivity of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Amoung Asymptomatic HIV-Infected MSM
Brenda Hernandez, Intern1, Lauren Christiansen, MPH2, Karen W. Hoover, MD, MPH3, Guoyu Tao, PhD3 and Charlotte Kent, PhD3, 1Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, Hispanic Serving Health Profession Schools Intern, Atlanta, GA, 2DSTDP, CDC, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention; Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA
The Benefits of Cross-Border Collaboration in STD/HIV Prevention
Denise Bellows, BS1, Bradley Boekeloo, PhD, ScM1, Ravenna Motil-McGuire2 and Irwin Royster3, 1Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, MD, 2HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, Tuberculosis Adiministration, District of Columbia Department of Health, Washington, DC, 3Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc, Sexually Transmitted Infection Community Coalition, Washington, DC
Early Syphilis and HIV Syndemic in Nashville/Davidson Co., Tennessee: Implications for Improving Syphilis Screening for People Living with and at Risk for HIV
Jeselyn Rhodes, MSPH, Epidemiology, Metro Public Health Department of Davidson County, Nashville, TN and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, MA, Epidemiology, Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County, Nashville, TN
The Interdiction Project: An Innovative Program for HIV+ Persons Presenting with a New STD
Samuel Frimpong, MD, MPH and M. Maximillion Wilson, PhD, Area 4 AIDS Program Office, Florida DOH, Jacksonville, FL
Identifying New York State School Districts with High Incidence of Chlamydia in Females Age 10-19 Using Geographic Analysis
Brigitte Bekan Homawoo, MD, MPH1, Rosalind Thomas, MPH1, Alison Muse, MPH1, Benjamin Wise, MS1, Wei He, MS2 and F. Bruce Coles, DO1, 1Bureau of STD Control, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 2Health Dialog Corporate Headquarters, Boston, MA
Utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Identify Disproportionately Impacted Communities in Denver County
Christie Mettenbrink, MSPH, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO and Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD, STD Control Program, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO
Misclassification of Race/Ethnicity On Gonorrhea Case Reports – Minnesota, 2006-2008
Summer Martins, MPH and Luisa Pessoa-Brandão, MS, STD and HIV Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Low Acceptance of HSV-2 Testing Among High-Risk Women
Alexis M. Roth, MPH, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Gregory Zimet, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Brian Dodge, PhD, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indian University, Bloomington, IN, Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Bell FLower STD Control Progam, Marion County Health Department, Indianapolis, IN and Michael Reece, PhD, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Bloomington, IN
Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 — National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), United States, 2005–2008
La'Shan Taylor, DrPH, MPH, MS1, Maya Sternberg, PhD2, Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH1, Fujie Xu, MD, PhD1, Stuart Berman, MD, ScM3 and Lauri Markowitz, MD4, 1Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA, 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention, Epidemiology and Surevillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 4Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Potential Serosorting for Hepatitis C Among Injection Drug Users in Denver
Alia Al-Tayyib, PhD, MSPH1, Stephen Koester, PhD2, Theresa Mickiewicz, MSPH3 and Mark Thrun, MD1, 1HIV/STD Prevention and Control, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, 2Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 3Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO
Program Collaboration to Integrate Hepatitis Vaccination Into STD Clinics in Louisiana
Lisa Longfellow, MPH, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Kelly Smith, BA, BSN, MN, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Jack Carrel, MPH, HIV/AIDS Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA and Dielda Robertson, BS, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
Incidence of Genital Warts Among Men in the Placebo Arm of a Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Efficacy Trial
Anna Giuliano, PhD, Risk Assessment,Detection & Intervention, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
HPV Vaccine Issues in Asha's Web-Based STI Forums: Questions and Concerns of Women and Men
Fred Wyand, BS1, Betsy O'Rourke, RN1, Danna Bower2 and Amy Huang, MA3, 1National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center, American Social Health Association, Durham, NC, 2STI Resource Center, American Social Health Association, Durham, NC, 3Development, American Social Health Association, Research Triangle Park, NC
HPV Information-Seeking Among Males After HPV Testing
Eric Buhi, MPH, PhD1, Ellen Daley, PhD1, Stephanie Marhefka, PhD1, Cheryl Vamos, PhD1, Erica Anstey, MA1, Hollie Fuhrmann, MA1 and Anna Giuliano, PhD2, 1Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2Risk Assessment,Detection & Intervention, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL
The Psychosocial Impact of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Related Interventions Among Heterosexual Men (HSM) and Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
T. Christopher Mast, PhD, MSc1, Carla Demuro, MS2, Arthur Granger, BS2 and Stephen Goldstone, MD, FACS3, 1Epidemiology Department, Merck Research Laboratories, North Wales, PA, 2Patient-Reported Outcomes, RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, 3Laser Surgery Care Practice, Laser Surgery Care, New York, NY
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