Vivian Go

Associate Professor

Academic Degrees

PhD, Johns Hopkins School Public Health, 2000; MPH, Johns Hopkins School Public Health, 1995;MA, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, 1994

School/Organization
Bloomberg School of Public Health

Department / Division
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases

Departmental Address
Hygiene E6610

Email: vgo@jhsph.edu
Phone: 410-614-4755
Fax: 410-955-1836

Research and Professional Experience

• Research focuses on the development and evaluation of HIV/STD prevention interventions using qualitative and quantitative methods. Research projects include a multi-level HIV/STD prevention intervention among HIV positive injection drug users in northern Vietnam and an HIV/AIDS prevention trial among wine-shops in Chennai, India.

Honors and Awards

• Dissertation Research Grant, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 1998.
• Gilbert Award for Innovative AIDS Research, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 1998.
• New Investigator Award, AIDS International Research Program, NIH, 1997.
• Fogarty Fellow, International Research Program, NIH, 1996.
• Delta Omega Honor Society, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 1995.
• Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, EPA, 1992.
• Magna Cum Laude, Hamilton College, 1988.

Research Projects
NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial -- India
The NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial is a two-arm randomized, community-level trial being conducted in five countries: China, India, Peru, Russia, and Zimbabwe. It is the first international test of a community-level prevention program based on the theory of diffusion of innovations...

Prevention for Positives: A RCT for Vietnamese HIV-positive IDUs
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a multilevel social-behavioral intervention for HIV-positive injecting drug users (IDUs) in Vietnam. Our ongoing NIMH-funded study at the same site found high HIV prevalence (42%) among IDUs. Among HIV-positive IDUs, 64% percent shared injecting...



Selected Publications

• Quan VM, Go VF, Bergenstrom A, Nam LV, Thuoc NP, Giang PNV, Zenilman JM, Celentano DD. Risks for HIV, HBV, and HCV infections among male injection drug users in northern Vietnam: A case-control study. AIDS Care (in press).
• Salter ML, Go VF, Celentano DD, Diener-West M, Nkhoma CM, Kumwenda N, Taha TE. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the acceptability of an intravaginal gel by female participants in a randomized clinical trial in Blantyre district, Malawi. AIDS Care (in press).
• Bergenstrom A, Quan VM, Nam, LV, Thuoc NP, Thuy M, Mccausland KL, Celentano DD, Go VF. Prevalence of non-fatal drug overdose and associated risk characteristics among injecting drug users in North Vietnam. Substance Use and Misuse 2008; 43 (1): 73-84.
• Panchanadeswaran S, Johnson SC, Sivaram S, Srikrishnan AK, Latkin C, Zelaya CC, Bentley ME, Solomon S, Go VF, Celentano DD. Female sex workers’ vulnerability to HIV in India: Intersections of alcohol and violence. International Journal of Drug Policy 2008. [Epub ahead of print]
• Bergenstrom A, Go VF, Nam LV, Thuoc NP, Thuy M, Celentano DD, Frangakis C, Quan VM. Return to post-test counseling by out-of-treatment injecting drug users participating in cross-sectional survey in North Vietnam. AIDS Care 2007; 19 (7): 935-939.
• Go VF, Suniti S, Srikrishnan AK, Sivaram S, Johnson S, Sripaipan T, Murugavel KG, Latkin C, Mayer K, Celentano D. HIV rates and risk behaviors are low in the general population of males in South India, but high in alcohol venues: Results from 2 probability surveys. JAIDS 2007; 46 (4): 491-497.
• Sivaram S, Johnson S, Bentley ME, Srikrishnan SK, Latkin C, Go VF, Solomon S, Celentano DD. Exploring ‘Wine Shops’ as a venue for HIV prevention interventions in urban India. Journal of Urban Health 2007; 84 (4): 563-576.
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group (Go VF, Ethnography Workgroup). “Formative study conducted in five countries to adapt the community popular leader intervention.” AIDS 21 2007 (suppl. 2) S91-S98.
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group (Go VF, Ethnography Workgroup). “Design and integration of ethnography within an international behavior change HIV/STD prevention trial.” AIDS 21 2007 (suppl. 2) S37-S48.
• Panchanadeswaran S, Johnson S, Mayer KH, Srikrishnan AK, Sivaram S, Zelaya CE, Go VF, Solomon S, Bentley M, Celentano D. Gender differences in STI prevalence and genital symptoms in an urban setting in Southern India. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2006; 82 (6): 491-495.
• Go VF, Quan, VM, Voytek, C, Celentano DD, Nam LV. Intra-couple communication dynamics of HIV risk behavior among injecting drug users and their sexual partners in northern Vietnam. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2006;84 (1):69-76.
• Go VF, Frangakis C, Bergenstrom A, Sripaipan T, Nam LV, Zenilman JM, Celentano DD, Quan VM. High HIV sexual risk behaviors and STD prevalence among injection drug users in northern Vietnam: implications for a generalized HIV epidemic. JAIDS 2006; 42(1):108-15.
• Go VF, Quan VM, Celentano DD, Moulton LH, Yuenger J, Zenilman JM. Prevalence and risk factors for reproductive tract infections among women in rural Vietnam. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2006;37(1):171-5.
• Sivaram S, Johnson S, Bentley ME, Go VF, Latkin C, Srikrishnan AK, Celentano DD, Solomon S. Sexual health promotion in Chennai, India: key role of communication among social networks. Health Promotion International 2005; 20 (4): 327-333.
• Wiewel EW, Go VF, Kawichai S, Beyrer C, Vongchak T, Srirak N, Jaroon J, Razak MH, Celentano DD. Injection prevalence and risks among male ethnic minority drug users in northern Thailand. AIDS Care 2005;17:103-110.
• Sivaram S, Srikrishnan AK, Latkin C, Johnson S, Go VF, Bentley M, Solomon S, Celentano D. Development of an opinion leader-led HIV prevention intervention among alcohol users in Chennai, India. AIDS Education and Prevention 2004; 16 (2): 137-149.
• Go VF, Srikrishnan AK, Sivaram S, Murugavel KG, Galai N, Johnson S, Sripaipan T, Suniti S, Celentano D. High HIV prevalence and risk behaviors in men who have sex with men in Chennai, India. JAIDS 2004; 35 (3): 314-319.
• Go VF, Johnson S, Bentley M, Sivaram S, Srikrishnan AK, Latkin C, Solomon S, Celentano D. When HIV prevention messages and gender norms clash: The impact of domestic violence on women’s HIV risk in India. AIDS and Behavior 2003; 7 (3): 263-272.
• Go VF, Johnson S, Bentley M, Sivaram S, Srikrishnan AK, Latkin C, Celentano D, Solomon S. Crossing the threshold: Engendered definitions of socially acceptable domestic violence in Chennai, India. Culture, Health and Sexuality 2003; 5 (5): 393-408.
• Go VF, Quan VM, Chung A, Zenilman JM, Celentano DD. Self-reported RTI symptoms and barriers to care among Vietnamese women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2002; 29 (4): 201-206. In digest form in International Family Planning Perspectives 2002; 28 (3): 180.
• Go VF, Quan VM, Zenilman JM, Chung A, Hanh VTM, Tam T, Celentano DD. Gender gaps, gender traps: Sexual identity and vulnerability to STDs among women in Vietnam. Social Science and Medicine 2002; 55 (3): 111-125.

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