Irene Kuo

• Correlates of Syringe Acquisition at Syringe Services Program and Pharmacies among Persons Who Inject Drugs

  Open Access•Jonathan Feelemyer, Julie Berg et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Urban Health•2026

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• HIV Risk Behaviors Among Community-Recruited Older People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) Prescreening for HPTN 094 in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Sydney Bornstein, Hannah Yellin et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2026

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• Trends in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use, Condom Use, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from 2014, 2017, and 2023

  Open Access•Taylor Hoj, Xinyi Li et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2026

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• Changes in Stimulant Use Over Time Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, 2008–2023

  Open Access•Danielle German, Tanner Nassau et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2026

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  Stimulant use among men who have sex with men (MSM) can contribute to HIV risk and care challenges. Monitoring and responding to local trends are critical for Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiatives. We assessed stimulant use patterns in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC from 2008 to 2023 using National HIV Behavioral Surveillance data. We collected cross-sectional data in each city using venue-based sampling in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017…

• The Critical Role of Community-Based National HIV Behavioral Surveillance in the United States’ Response to HIV

  Open Access•Sara N Glick, Alia Al‐tayyib et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2026

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• Comparing Socio-Demographics and HIV Testing and Prevention Outcomes Between Low-Income HIV-Negative Heterosexually Active Black Women and Men with Health Insurance

  Open Access•Rachel David, Amy R Baugher et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Racial and Ethnic…•2025•Referências: 22

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• Past-Year HIV Testing, Current Antiretroviral Therapy Use, and Participation in Services for People Who Inject Drugs

  Open Access•Itunu O Sokale, Itunu Sokale et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2024

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• HIV Risk Perception, Willingness to Use PrEP, and PrEP Uptake Among Young Men who have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Hannah Yellin, Mark Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2023

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• Factors Associated with Exchange Sex Among Cisgender Persons Who Inject Drugs

  Open Access•Julie Rushmore, Kate Buchacz et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2022

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• Association of Substance Use Disorders with Engagement in Care and Mortality among a Clinical Cohort of People with HIV in Washington, DC

  Open Access•On Behalf Of The Dc Cohort Executive Committee, Rupali Doshi et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2021

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• Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community

  Open Access•Noor Taweh, Esther Schlossberg et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Drug…•2021

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• Sexual Risk Profiles Among Black Sexual Minority Men

  Open Access•Derek T Dangerfield, Irene Kuo et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2021•Referências: 34

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• Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Hepatitis C Screening and Treatment among Health Care Providers in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Rupali Doshi, Max Ruben et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Community Health•2020

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• Changes in Sexual and Gender Identity and Their Associations with Internalized Homophobia Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the HPTN 061 BROTHERS Cohort

  Open Access•G Phillips, Brian A Feinstein et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2020•Citada por: 2•Referências: 53

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• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 23 Urban Areas, 2017

  Open Access•Dafna Kanny, William L Jeffries et al.•ARTICLE•MMWR. Surveillance Summaries•2019

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  National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, September 27, directs attention to the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2017, MSM accounted for 67% of new diagnoses of HIV infection, and MSM who inject drugs an additional 3% (1).

• Changes in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 20 Urban Areas, 2014 and 2017

  Open Access•Teresa Finlayson, Susan Cha et al.•ARTICLE•MMWR. Surveillance Summaries•2019

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  Human Services proposed a strategic initiative to end the human immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic in the United States by reducing new HIV infections by 90% during 2020-2030* (1). Phase 1 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative focuses on Washington, DC; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and 48 counties where the majority of new diagnoses of HIV infection in 2016 and 2017 were concentrated and on seven states with a disproportionate occurrence of HIV in rur…

• Development and Validation of the Personalized Sexual Health Promotion (SexPro) HIV Risk Prediction Model for Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

  Open Access•Hyman Scott, Eric Vittinghoff et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2019

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• Use of an mHealth Intervention to Improve Engagement in HIV Community-Based Care Among Persons Recently Released from a Correctional Facility in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Irene Kuo, Tao Liu et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2019

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• Perceived access and barriers to care among illicit drug users and hazardous drinkers

  Open Access•Mika Matsuzaki, Vu Minh Quan et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2018

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  The current study found that financial burdens of care, logistical difficulties in accessing care, and low social support were common challenges among individuals using illicit drugs and/or drinking hazardously. Addressing structural barriers and strengthening social support may be important strategies to improve health care among marginalized populations, regardless of HIV status

• A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Culturally-Tailored Counseling Intervention to Increase Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Aimee Desrosiers, Mark Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2018

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• Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV

  Open Access•Kelsey B Loeliger, Mary L Biggs et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Seek, Test, Treat, Retain Interventions Using Mobile Phones and Text Messaging to Improve Engagement in HIV Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United Sta…

  Open Access•Katerina Christopoulos, Katerina A Christopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• A Longitudinal Analysis of Treatment Optimism and HIV Acquisition and Transmission Risk Behaviors Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in HPTN 061

  Open Access•Mark Levy, Matthew E Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Receipt of HIV prevention interventions is more common in community-based clinics than in primary care or acute care settings for Black men who have sex with men in the District of Columbia

  Mark Levy, Matthew E Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2016

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  Characterization of structural barriers that impede the receipt of HIV prevention and care services is critical to addressing the HIV epidemic among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). This study investigated the utilization of HIV prevention and general care services among a non-clinic-based sample of BMSM who reported at least one structural barrier to engagement in care. Proportions of participants who had received HIV prevention services …

• Socioecological factors influencing women’s HIV risk in the United States

  Open Access•Paula M Frew, Kimberly A Parker et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2016

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  Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00995176

• The High Prevalence of Incarceration History Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

  R Brewer, Russell A Brewer et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2014•Citada por: 10•Referências: 23

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  Objectives. We examined lifetime incarceration history and its association with key characteristics among 1553 Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) recruited in 6 US cities. Methods. We conducted bivariate analyses of data collected from the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 study from July 2009 through December 2011 to examine the relationship between incarceration history and demographic and psychosocial variables predating incarceration and …

• Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risks Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

  Open Access•G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2014•Citada por: 4•Referências: 31

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• Changes in Sexual and Gender Identity and Their Associations with Internalized Homophobia Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the HPTN 061 BROTHERS Cohort

  Open Access•G Phillips, Brian A Feinstein et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2020•Citada por: 2•Referências: 53

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• Rapid HIV Testing in Large Urban Jails

  Curt G Beckwith, Amy Nunn et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2012•Citada por: 2•Referências: 9

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  HIV prevalence is higher in jails than in the community, yet many jails do not conduct HIV testing. Jails in Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the District of Columbia have implemented innovative rapid HIV testing programs. We have summarized the results of these programs, including the numbers of persons tested, rapid and confirmatory HIV test results, and numbers of persons newly diagnosed with HIV. We have described facilita…

• Violence Against Women in Selected Areas of the United States

  Brooke E E Montgomery, Anne Rompalo et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2015•Citada por: 1•Referências: 73

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  Objectives. We determined the prevalence of recent emotional, physical, and sexual violence against women and their associations with HIV-related risk factors in women living in the United States. Methods. We performed an assessment of women ages 18 to 44 years with a history of unprotected sex and 1 or more personal or partner HIV risk factors in the past 6 months from 2009 to 2010. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the associ…

• Differing HIV Risks and Prevention Needs among Men and Women Injection Drug Users (IDU) in the District of Columbia

  Open Access•Manya Magnus, Irene Kuo et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Urban Health•2012•Citada por: 1•Referências: 10

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• Consideration of a North American heroin-assisted clinical trial for the treatment of opiate-dependent individuals

  Open Access•Irene Kuo, Irene C Kuo et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Drug…•2000

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  Untreated opiate addiction remains a major public health problem in North America (US and Canada). Increased morbidity and mortality as well as criminal behavior related to untreated opiate dependence constitute significant social and economic burdens. While the principal treatment modality to opiate addiction in North America has been methadone treatment since the 1960s, its reach and effectiveness has been limited; at any given time, only about…

• After the flowers are gone…what happens next

  Open Access•Irene Kuo, Irene C Kuo et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of Drug…•2005

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• Oral versus anal sex at last encounter – behavioral differences among men who have sex with men in the District of Columbia

  G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2012

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  Oral sex may be used as a form of harm reduction against HIV transmission. We compared characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Washington, DC having oral sex versus those having anal sex at last encounter. Data collected through National HIV Behavioral Surveillance in 2008 using venue-based sampling were used. Men ≥18 years old disclosing MSM behavior in the past year were analyzed (n=500); OraQuick and Western Blot confirmation wer…

• Differing HIV Risks and Prevention Needs among Men and Women Injection Drug Users (IDU) in the District of Columbia

  Open Access•Manya Magnus, Irene Kuo et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Urban Health•2012•Citada por: 1•Referências: 10

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• Rapid HIV Testing in Large Urban Jails

  Curt G Beckwith, Amy Nunn et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2012•Citada por: 2•Referências: 9

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  HIV prevalence is higher in jails than in the community, yet many jails do not conduct HIV testing. Jails in Baltimore, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the District of Columbia have implemented innovative rapid HIV testing programs. We have summarized the results of these programs, including the numbers of persons tested, rapid and confirmatory HIV test results, and numbers of persons newly diagnosed with HIV. We have described facilita…

• Correlates of frequency of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Washington, DC

  G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2013

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  In Washington, DC, the leading mode of HIV transmission is through men who have sex with men (MSM) behavior. This study explored differences between frequent HIV testers (men testing at least twice a year) and annual or less frequent testers (men testing once a year or less) in DC. Nearly, one-third of MSM reported testing for HIV at least four times in the prior two years. In the multivariable model, frequent testers had significantly higher odd…

• HIV Among Women in the District of Columbia

  Open Access•Manya Magnus, G Phillips et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2013

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• HIV Testing Among Heterosexuals at Elevated Risk for HIV in the District of Columbia

  Open Access•Irene Kuo, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2013

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• Correlates of Group Sex Among a Community-Based Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Washington, DC

  Open Access•G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2013

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• Understanding Structural Barriers to Accessing HIV Testing and Prevention Services Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) in the United States

  Open Access•Matthew E Levy, Leo Wilton et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2014

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• Use of Geosocial Networking (GSN) Mobile Phone Applications to Find Men for Sex by Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Washington, DC

  Open Access•G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2014

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• The High Prevalence of Incarceration History Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

  R Brewer, Russell A Brewer et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2014•Citada por: 10•Referências: 23

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  Objectives. We examined lifetime incarceration history and its association with key characteristics among 1553 Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) recruited in 6 US cities. Methods. We conducted bivariate analyses of data collected from the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 study from July 2009 through December 2011 to examine the relationship between incarceration history and demographic and psychosocial variables predating incarceration and …

• Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risks Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

  Open Access•G Phillips, Manya Magnus et al.•ARTICLE•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2014•Citada por: 4•Referências: 31

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• Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition

  Open Access•Jessica Justman, Montina Befus et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2015

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• Venues for Meeting Sex Partners and Partner HIV Risk Characteristics

  Open Access•Malika Roman Isler, Carol E Golin et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2015

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• Survey of US Correctional Institutions for Routine HCV Testing

  Curt G Beckwith, Ann Kurth et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2015•Referências: 19

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  To ascertain HCV testing practices among US prisons and jails, we conducted a survey study in 2012, consisting of medical directors of all US state prisons and 40 of the largest US jails, that demonstrated a minority of US prisons and jails conduct routine HCV testing. Routine voluntary HCV testing in correctional facilities is urgently needed to increase diagnosis, enable risk-reduction counseling and preventive health care, and facilitate evalu…

• Violence Against Women in Selected Areas of the United States

  Brooke E E Montgomery, Anne Rompalo et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Public Health•2015•Citada por: 1•Referências: 73

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  Objectives. We determined the prevalence of recent emotional, physical, and sexual violence against women and their associations with HIV-related risk factors in women living in the United States. Methods. We performed an assessment of women ages 18 to 44 years with a history of unprotected sex and 1 or more personal or partner HIV risk factors in the past 6 months from 2009 to 2010. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the associ…

• Receipt of HIV prevention interventions is more common in community-based clinics than in primary care or acute care settings for Black men who have sex with men in the District of Columbia

  Mark Levy, Matthew E Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2016

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  Characterization of structural barriers that impede the receipt of HIV prevention and care services is critical to addressing the HIV epidemic among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM). This study investigated the utilization of HIV prevention and general care services among a non-clinic-based sample of BMSM who reported at least one structural barrier to engagement in care. Proportions of participants who had received HIV prevention services …

• Socioecological factors influencing women’s HIV risk in the United States

  Open Access•Paula M Frew, Kimberly A Parker et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2016

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  Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00995176

• Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV

  Open Access•Kelsey B Loeliger, Mary L Biggs et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Lessons Learned From the Implementation of Seek, Test, Treat, Retain Interventions Using Mobile Phones and Text Messaging to Improve Engagement in HIV Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United Sta…

  Open Access•Katerina Christopoulos, Katerina A Christopoulos et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• A Longitudinal Analysis of Treatment Optimism and HIV Acquisition and Transmission Risk Behaviors Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in HPTN 061

  Open Access•Mark Levy, Matthew E Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2017

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• Perceived access and barriers to care among illicit drug users and hazardous drinkers

  Open Access•Mika Matsuzaki, Vu Minh Quan et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2018

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  The current study found that financial burdens of care, logistical difficulties in accessing care, and low social support were common challenges among individuals using illicit drugs and/or drinking hazardously. Addressing structural barriers and strengthening social support may be important strategies to improve health care among marginalized populations, regardless of HIV status

• A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Culturally-Tailored Counseling Intervention to Increase Uptake of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Washington, DC

  Open Access•Aimee Desrosiers, Mark Levy et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS and Behavior•2018

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• Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — 23 Urban Areas, 2017

  Open Access•Dafna Kanny, William L Jeffries et al.•ARTICLE•MMWR. Surveillance Summaries•2019

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  National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, September 27, directs attention to the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). In 2017, MSM accounted for 67% of new diagnoses of HIV infection, and MSM who inject drugs an additional 3% (1).

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