G Imam
Johns Hopkins University
5 Papers
32 Citations
G Imam is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Marital status. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among Pakistani and Afghani drug users in Quetta, Pakistan
TL;DR: Extremely low levels of HIV/AIDS awareness and high HIV risk behaviors were evident among drug users in Quetta, among whom Afghanis were especially vulnerable.
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High-risk sexual behaviours among drug users in Pakistan: implications for prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS.
TL;DR: High-risk sexual behaviours are prevalent among male drug users in Pakistan, and awareness of transmission risks is low, testifying to the urgent need for effective and specific interventions in Pakistan to prevent transmission of HIV and STDs among drug users and their sex partners.
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High-risk sexual behaviours among drug users in Pakistan: implications for prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe HIV/STD risk behaviours and awareness among a community-based sample of drug users in Pakistan, and conclude that high-risk sexual behaviours are prevalent among male drug users, and awareness of transmission risks is low.
HIV/AIDS risk behaviors and correlates of injection drug use among drug users in Pakistan.
Mohammad Abrar Ahmed,Tariq Zafar,Heena Brahmbhatt,G Imam,Salman ul Hassan,Joseph C. Bareta,Steffanie A. Strathdee +6 more
TL;DR: Injecting drug users (IDUs) were nearly twice as likely to have donated blood and to have heard about HIV/AIDS compared to other drug users and interventions to discourage transitions to injection, increase HIV testing, and safeguard the blood supply in Pakistan are urgently needed.
High-risk sexual behaviours among drug users in Pakistan: implications for prevention of STDs and HlV/AlDS - eScholarship
N Haque,Tariq Zafar,Heena Brahmbhatt,G Imam,S ul Hassan,Steffanie A. Strathdee +5 more
- 01 Sep 2004
TL;DR: High-risk sexual behaviours are prevalent among male drug users in Pakistan, and awareness of transmission risks is low, testifying to the urgent need for effective and specific interventions in Pakistan to prevent transmission of HIV and STDs among drug users and their sex partners.