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Ellen Stein

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  48
Citations -  2193

Ellen Stein is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Sex work. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1871 citations. Previous affiliations of Ellen Stein include University of California, Berkeley & University of California.

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Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion among Young Injection Drug Users: Relationships and Risks

TL;DR: Ubiquitous behaviors among young IDUs, such as the forming of injecting or sexual partnerships and consequent sharing of needles and drug preparation equipment, are risk factors for HCV.
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Gender differences in sexual and injection risk behavior among active young injection drug users in San Francisco (the UFO Study).

TL;DR: In logistic regression models for borrowing a used needle and sharing drug preparation equipment, increased risk in females was explained by having an injection partner who was also a sexual partner, and injecting risk was greater in the young female compared to male IDUs despite equivalent frequency of injecting.