RAND COORDINATING CENTER: SEXUAL DIFFUSION OF HIV STUDY

在这项提案中，我们提出了我们的概念，即性获得和性获得协调中心 传播艾滋病毒合作协议计划(SATH-CAP)，以支持多学科研究 旨在更好地了解艾滋病毒在吸毒人群中和在吸毒人群中的性传播。 亚群和非吸毒人群。对于这一具有挑战性的努力，我们带来了对其 重要，在相关领域有丰富的实质性经验；具有管理大型、多地点的专业知识 通过建立共识的过程进行研究；在制定和实施方面具有丰富的经验 对这一主题的研究；高超的数据收集和数据管理能力；以及 研究人员需要“协调”。我们也带来了承担这项工作的强烈愿望和意愿 看着它完成。为此，我们提出以下具体目标： 具体目标1：与研究中心和NIDA合作改进方法和设计； 具体目标2：协助指导委员会制定和实施萨特-履约协助方案合作 多中心项目组成部分(即吸毒和性危险行为的艾滋病毒行为流行病学)； 具体目标3：协调SATH--履约协助方案指导委员会会议的后勤职能 小组委员会和工作组，包括委员会议程的编制和分发，背景 材料和会议纪要； 具体目标4：开发和维护一个SATH-CAP网站，以便利传播易于查阅的 项目管理工具(如进度报告表等)； 具体目标5：协助研究中心进行数据质量控制检查，包括数据现场培训 收集并协助数据管理和分析，包括实施多中心数据 促进多中心协同工作的管理制度； 具体目标6：促进跨中心数据可比性，作为在此项下收集的数据的储存库 合作学习，编制公共使用数据集； 具体目标7：根据指导委员会的程序，协助编写出版物 被开发出来。

In this proposal, we present our concept of a Coordinating Center for the Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program (SATH-CAP) to support multi-disciplinary research that seeks to better understand the sexual transmission of HIV within and across drug-using population ' subgroups and to non-drug using populations. To this challenging effort, we bring a strong belief in its importance, rich substantive experience in the relevant areas; expertise in managing large scale, multi-site research studies by a process of consensus building; extensive experience in formulating and carrying out research on this topic; superb data collection and data management capabilities; and experience as researchers with being "coordinated". We also bring a strong desire to take on the work and a willingness to see it through to completion. To this end, we propose the following specific aims: Specific Aim 1: Collaborate with Research Centers and NIDA in the refinement of methods and designs; Specific Aim 2: Assist the Steering Committee in developing and implementing the SATH-CAP cooperative multi-center project component (i.e., the HIV behavioral epidemiology of drug use and sexual risk behaviors); Specific Aim 3: Coordinate logistical functions of meetings of the SATH-CAP Steering Committee, subcommittees, and workgroups, including production and distribution of committee agendas, background materials, and minutes; Specific Aim 4: Develop and maintain a SATH-CAP website to facilitate dissemination of easily accessible project management tools (e.g., progress report forms etc.); Specific Aim 5: Assist Research Centers with data quality control checks, including on-site training for data collection, and assist in data management and analysis, including implementing multi-Center data management systems to facilitate multi-Center collaborative work; Specific Aim 6: Facilitate cross-center data comparability, serve as a repository for data collected under this cooperative study, and prepare public use data sets; Specific Aim 7: Assist in development of publications, in accordance with Steering Committee procedures to be developed.