Tamar C Renaud
Biographic Data
| ID | 6058960 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tamar C Renaud |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tamar C |
| FAMILY NAME | Renaud |
| SIGNATURE | RENAUD T C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thai Health Promotion Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Effect of HIV Field-Based Testing on the Proportion of Notified Partners Who Test for HIV in New York City
HIV partner services can effectively reach populations with high HIV prevalence. However, located and notified sex and needle-sharing partners of persons infected with HIV often fail to test. Field testing may increase the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV. In 2008, New York City's health department incorporated field testing into partner services. After the introduction of field testing, the proportion of notified partners who tes…
Overstating Social Networks' Ability to Diagnose New Cases of Hiv
Kimbrough et al.1 describe a peer-driven, network-oriented strategy as highly efficient for HIV case finding. The study found a 5.6% prevalence rate among tested participants, but did not discuss the possibility that some of these positives may be repeat testers. Our experience in New York City shows that partners and network associates with known HIV diagnoses may not always disclose their HIV status to testers. In 2008, New York City's Departme…
Young people and Aids in Thailand and South East Asia
In 1999, 1.5 million Asians were infected with HIV (compared to 5.6 million people worldwide).2 The epidemic, spurred by the sex industry and intravenous drug use in south east Asia, is tragically concentrated among the young: 50% of the 6.5 million living with the infection worldwide are under 25.3 There is great cause for concern, but also vast potential for change and, until there is a vaccine, prevention is the key. Thailand's example offers …
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Young people and Aids in Thailand and South East Asia
In 1999, 1.5 million Asians were infected with HIV (compared to 5.6 million people worldwide).2 The epidemic, spurred by the sex industry and intravenous drug use in south east Asia, is tragically concentrated among the young: 50% of the 6.5 million living with the infection worldwide are under 25.3 There is great cause for concern, but also vast potential for change and, until there is a vaccine, prevention is the key. Thailand's example offers …
Overstating Social Networks' Ability to Diagnose New Cases of Hiv
Kimbrough et al.1 describe a peer-driven, network-oriented strategy as highly efficient for HIV case finding. The study found a 5.6% prevalence rate among tested participants, but did not discuss the possibility that some of these positives may be repeat testers. Our experience in New York City shows that partners and network associates with known HIV diagnoses may not always disclose their HIV status to testers. In 2008, New York City's Departme…
The Effect of HIV Field-Based Testing on the Proportion of Notified Partners Who Test for HIV in New York City
HIV partner services can effectively reach populations with high HIV prevalence. However, located and notified sex and needle-sharing partners of persons infected with HIV often fail to test. Field testing may increase the proportion of notified partners who test for HIV. In 2008, New York City's health department incorporated field testing into partner services. After the introduction of field testing, the proportion of notified partners who tes…
Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Biology (1 work)