Vanguard Project's first paper published in AIDS journal

Preliminary findings from the Vanguard Project have been presented to community groups, academic conferences and government committees since the study began in May 1995. Now our first academic paper has been published. Entitled "Determinants of sexual risk-taking among young HIV-negative gay and bisexual men," the paper appeared in the September 1998 issue of the Journal of AIDS & Human Retroviruses.

The full text of this paper is posted on the Vanguard web site, or a copy can be mailed to you by request. Other academic papers currently in review with various publications include:

• "HIV associated risk factors among young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men who have sex with men," by Katherine Heath et al, has been accepted for publication by the International Journal of STD & AIDS.
• "Trends in HIV infection and associated high-risk behaviours among young gay and bisexual men," by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee et al, is under review with the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
• "Social determinants of suicide attempts in a cohort of young men who have sex with men," by Michael Botnick et al, has been submitted to Social Science and Medicine.
• "Factors associated with willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among HIV-negative injection drug users and young gay and bisexual men," by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee et al, has been submitted to AIDS & Behavior.
• "Comparison of sexual behaviours, unprotected sex, and substance use between two independent cohorts of gay and bisexual men," by Kevin Craib et al, has been submitted to AIDS.