Project aim:               

Conduct a prospective study examining behavioral and contextual factors associated with HIV, syphilis and TB infections

Population and Setting:                       

People who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico, a city bordering the U.S. and situated on major migration and drug trafficking routes

Partners:                      

University of California San Diego, National Institute of Health (U.S.), CENSIDA (Mexico)

Services provided:

• Managed all aspects of data collection and maintained study databases

• Designed, formatted, and programmed computer-administered study questionnaires

• Managed specimen processing and storage

• Produced study manuals and laboratory protocols

• Designed and piloted qualitative research instruments

• Conducted focus groups and in-depth interviews and analyzed qualitative data

• Prepared and maintained human subjects protocols for institutional review boards

• Wrote grants in English and Spanish for U.S. and Mexican funding agencies

• Co-authored manuscripts, reports and presentations of study findings