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I3: I3 - Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among MSM | |||
| Methamphetamine use is becoming increasingly common, and is contributing to increases in HIV and STD among MSM in the U.S. This workshop will include a description of the increasing methamphetamine problem, links to increasing risky sex behaviors among MSM linked to HIV and STD transmission, and discuss the potential for increases in viral hepatitis in this population. Discussion will also include the importance of increasing viral hepatitis prevention and control efforts among MSM. | |||
| Learning Objectives: A. Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
B. Identify specific intervention strategies that address the needs of individuals in high-risk groups including, but not limited to, infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, clients engaged in injection drug use (IDU)/substance abuse, clients in STD/HIV clinics, men who have sex with men, homeless populations, and inmates in correctional settings.
D. Describe methods for integrating and evaluating viral hepatitis prevention services into existing programs.
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| Moderator: | Kevin O'Connor | ||
| 3:30 PM | Addressing Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior - David Purcell and Gordon Mansergh, National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention, CDC | ||
The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC