Faster entry into HIV care among HIV-infected drug users who had been in drug-use treatment programs.

Objective: We evaluated whether being in drug use treatment improves linkage to HIV medical care for HIV-infected drug users. We assessed whether an evidence-based intervention for linkage to care ['ARTAS'] works better for HIV-infected drug users who had been in drug use treatment than those who had not.

Design: Randomized trial.

Frequency of discussing HIV prevention and care topics with patients with HIV: influence of physician gender, race/ethnicity, and practice characteristics.

Background: Because people living with HIV now have greater life expectancy and reduced morbidity, there is a greater need for physicians to discuss HIV transmission risk reduction with these patients. Very limited data are available examining how frequently this discussion is held.

Objective: We examined the frequency of discussing HIV prevention and HIV care topics, as well as the associations of gender, race/ethnicity, and practice characteristics of physicians caring for persons with HIV.