Vanguard Project now has four papers published

Three new papers have been published in academic journals since the last issue of the Vanguardian, bringing the total number of Vanguard papers to four, with a fifth published as a letter to the journal AIDS.

Our most recent paper, entitled "Comparison of sexual behaviours, unprotected sex and substance use between two independent cohorts of gay and bisexual men," by Kevin Craib et al, was published in February 2000 in the journal AIDS.

The full text of this and other papers will be posted on the Vanguard web site, or a copy can be mailed to you by request.

Here is the full list of our papers and letters published to date:

1. "Determinants of sexual risk-taking among young HIV-negative gay and bisexual men," by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee et al, was published in the Journal of AIDS & Human Retroviruses in September 1998.
2. "HIV-associated risk factors among young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal men who have sex with men," by Katherine Heath et al, was published in the International Journal of STD & AIDS in September 1999.
3. "Trends in HIV infection and associated high-risk behaviours among young gay and bisexual men," by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee et al, was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in January 2000.
4. "Comparison of sexual behaviours, unprotected sex and substance use between two independent cohorts of gay and bisexual men," by Kevin Craib et al, was published in the journal AIDS in February 2000.
5. "A reality check: The cost of making post-exposure prophylaxis available to gay and bisexual men at high sexual risk," by Sophie Low-Beer et al, was published as a letter to the journal AIDS in February 2000.

Other papers currently in press or in review with various publications include:

• "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, is in press with AIDS & Behavior.
• "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 Culture, Health & Sexuality.