DENNIS OSMOND
Biographic Data
| ID | 5547037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | DENNIS OSMOND |
| GIVEN NAMES | DENNIS |
| FAMILY NAME | OSMOND |
| SIGNATURE | OSMOND D |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco General Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 181 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Changes in Prevalence of HIV Infection and Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Francisco
Objectives. We assessed differences in HIV prevalence and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) between 1997 and 2002 in San Francisco. Methods. We used 2 population-based random-digit-dial telephone surveys of MSM households in San Francisco in 1997 (n=915) and 2002 (n=879). Results. Estimated HIV prevalence increased from 19.6% in 1997 to 26.8% in 2002. Measures of sexual risk also increased. Unprotected anal intercourse wi…
Social Networks and Unobserved Heterogeneity in Risk for Aids
Association of Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems and Increased Vulnerability to HIV/Aids Among Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We measured the extent to which a set of psychosocial health problems have an additive effect on increasing HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional household probability telephone sample of MSM in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Results. Psychosocial health problems are highly intercorrelated among urban MSM. Greater numbers of health problems are significantly and pos…
What happened to home HIV test collection kits? Intent to use kits, actual use, and barriers to use among persons at risk for HIV infection
Through sequential cross-sectional surveys, we examined intent to use home HIV test collection kits, actual use and barriers to use among persons at high risk for HIV infection. Interest in kits was assessed in the 1995-96 HIV Testing Survey (HITS, n=1683). Kit use, knowledge of kits and barriers to use were assessed in the 1998-99 HITS (n=1788), after kits had become widely available. When asked to choose among future testing options, 19% of 199…
Gay men report high rates of unprotected anal sex with partners of unknown or discordant HIV status
OBJECTIVE: To examine patterns and factors that correlate with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) practices among San Francisco gay men, including UAI with partners of unknown or different HIV antibody status. DESIGN: A longitudinal cohort recruited for the San Francisco Young Men's Health Study in 1992; re-assessed annually. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: A sample of 510 unmarried gay men who were 18 to 29 years at baseline were originally recruited …
Calculating the Odds of HIV Infection Due to Sexual Partner Selection
Physician Practice Style and Rates of Hospitalization for Chronic Medical Conditions
Hospitalization rates for chronic medical conditions vary across small areas and are associated inversely with community income. The authors studied whether variation in hospitalization rates can be attributed to differences in physician practice style. Using census and hospital discharge data, hospitalization rates were calculated for asthma, congestive heart failure, and diabetes in 40 medical service areas in California. The authors surveyed a…
HIV infection in homosexual and bisexual men 18 to 29 years of age
OBJECTIVES. Recent studies suggest very high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates in some populations of younger homosexual men, but these studies may represent only particularly high-risk populations. The current study obtained population-based data on the HIV epidemic in young homosexual/bisexual men. METHODS. A household survey of unmarried men 18 through 29 years of age involved a multistage probability sample of addresses in Sa…
Time of exposure and risk of HIV infection in homosexual partners of men with Aids
We interviewed, and tested for HIV antibody, 117 homosexual men who had been regular sexual partners of men who developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); 85 tested seropositive. Receptive anal intercourse with the index AIDS case and number of different sexual partners with whom subjects were anally receptive were both risk factors. Controlling for the number of partners with whom subjects were anally receptive, we found that the odds …
Hiv, Bleach, and Needle Sharing
Human immunodeficiency virus infection in heterosexual intravenous drug users in San Francisco
To investigate the risk of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in San Francisco, the prevalence of antibodies to HIV was determined in 281 heterosexual intravenous drug users recruited from community-based settings. Ten per cent of subjects had ELISA and Western blot confirmed seropositivity for antibodies (95 per cent CI 6.8-14.2 per cent). Analysis of behavioral factors revealed an increased risk of seropositivity in addicts w…
Association of Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems and Increased Vulnerability to HIV/Aids Among Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We measured the extent to which a set of psychosocial health problems have an additive effect on increasing HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional household probability telephone sample of MSM in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Results. Psychosocial health problems are highly intercorrelated among urban MSM. Greater numbers of health problems are significantly and pos…
Human immunodeficiency virus infection in heterosexual intravenous drug users in San Francisco
To investigate the risk of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in San Francisco, the prevalence of antibodies to HIV was determined in 281 heterosexual intravenous drug users recruited from community-based settings. Ten per cent of subjects had ELISA and Western blot confirmed seropositivity for antibodies (95 per cent CI 6.8-14.2 per cent). Analysis of behavioral factors revealed an increased risk of seropositivity in addicts w…
HIV infection in homosexual and bisexual men 18 to 29 years of age
OBJECTIVES. Recent studies suggest very high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates in some populations of younger homosexual men, but these studies may represent only particularly high-risk populations. The current study obtained population-based data on the HIV epidemic in young homosexual/bisexual men. METHODS. A household survey of unmarried men 18 through 29 years of age involved a multistage probability sample of addresses in Sa…
Changes in Prevalence of HIV Infection and Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Francisco
Objectives. We assessed differences in HIV prevalence and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) between 1997 and 2002 in San Francisco. Methods. We used 2 population-based random-digit-dial telephone surveys of MSM households in San Francisco in 1997 (n=915) and 2002 (n=879). Results. Estimated HIV prevalence increased from 19.6% in 1997 to 26.8% in 2002. Measures of sexual risk also increased. Unprotected anal intercourse wi…
Time of exposure and risk of HIV infection in homosexual partners of men with Aids
We interviewed, and tested for HIV antibody, 117 homosexual men who had been regular sexual partners of men who developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); 85 tested seropositive. Receptive anal intercourse with the index AIDS case and number of different sexual partners with whom subjects were anally receptive were both risk factors. Controlling for the number of partners with whom subjects were anally receptive, we found that the odds …
Hiv, Bleach, and Needle Sharing
Human immunodeficiency virus infection in heterosexual intravenous drug users in San Francisco
To investigate the risk of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in San Francisco, the prevalence of antibodies to HIV was determined in 281 heterosexual intravenous drug users recruited from community-based settings. Ten per cent of subjects had ELISA and Western blot confirmed seropositivity for antibodies (95 per cent CI 6.8-14.2 per cent). Analysis of behavioral factors revealed an increased risk of seropositivity in addicts w…
Time of exposure and risk of HIV infection in homosexual partners of men with Aids
We interviewed, and tested for HIV antibody, 117 homosexual men who had been regular sexual partners of men who developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); 85 tested seropositive. Receptive anal intercourse with the index AIDS case and number of different sexual partners with whom subjects were anally receptive were both risk factors. Controlling for the number of partners with whom subjects were anally receptive, we found that the odds …
HIV infection in homosexual and bisexual men 18 to 29 years of age
OBJECTIVES. Recent studies suggest very high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates in some populations of younger homosexual men, but these studies may represent only particularly high-risk populations. The current study obtained population-based data on the HIV epidemic in young homosexual/bisexual men. METHODS. A household survey of unmarried men 18 through 29 years of age involved a multistage probability sample of addresses in Sa…
Physician Practice Style and Rates of Hospitalization for Chronic Medical Conditions
Hospitalization rates for chronic medical conditions vary across small areas and are associated inversely with community income. The authors studied whether variation in hospitalization rates can be attributed to differences in physician practice style. Using census and hospital discharge data, hospitalization rates were calculated for asthma, congestive heart failure, and diabetes in 40 medical service areas in California. The authors surveyed a…
Calculating the Odds of HIV Infection Due to Sexual Partner Selection
Gay men report high rates of unprotected anal sex with partners of unknown or discordant HIV status
OBJECTIVE: To examine patterns and factors that correlate with unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) practices among San Francisco gay men, including UAI with partners of unknown or different HIV antibody status. DESIGN: A longitudinal cohort recruited for the San Francisco Young Men's Health Study in 1992; re-assessed annually. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: A sample of 510 unmarried gay men who were 18 to 29 years at baseline were originally recruited …
What happened to home HIV test collection kits? Intent to use kits, actual use, and barriers to use among persons at risk for HIV infection
Through sequential cross-sectional surveys, we examined intent to use home HIV test collection kits, actual use and barriers to use among persons at high risk for HIV infection. Interest in kits was assessed in the 1995-96 HIV Testing Survey (HITS, n=1683). Kit use, knowledge of kits and barriers to use were assessed in the 1998-99 HITS (n=1788), after kits had become widely available. When asked to choose among future testing options, 19% of 199…
Social Networks and Unobserved Heterogeneity in Risk for Aids
Association of Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems and Increased Vulnerability to HIV/Aids Among Urban Men Who Have Sex With Men
Objectives. We measured the extent to which a set of psychosocial health problems have an additive effect on increasing HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional household probability telephone sample of MSM in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Results. Psychosocial health problems are highly intercorrelated among urban MSM. Greater numbers of health problems are significantly and pos…
Changes in Prevalence of HIV Infection and Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex With Men in San Francisco
Objectives. We assessed differences in HIV prevalence and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) between 1997 and 2002 in San Francisco. Methods. We used 2 population-based random-digit-dial telephone surveys of MSM households in San Francisco in 1997 (n=915) and 2002 (n=879). Results. Estimated HIV prevalence increased from 19.6% in 1997 to 26.8% in 2002. Measures of sexual risk also increased. Unprotected anal intercourse wi…
Medicine (10 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works) · Syphilis (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · HIV Research and Treatment (5 works) · Homosexuality (5 works)