2022
Factors associated with HIV testing and treatment among young Black MSM and trans women in three jail systems
Antos N, Flores R, Harawa N, Del Vecchio N, Issema R, Fujimoto K, Khanna A, Di Paola A, Schneider J, Hotton A. Factors associated with HIV testing and treatment among young Black MSM and trans women in three jail systems. AIDS Care 2022, 35: 123-130. PMID: 35848452, PMCID: PMC10359835, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2094312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingViral suppressionHigher oddsMultivariable logistic regressionYoung Black MSMFull multivariable modelDuration of incarcerationMultivariable modelLower oddsBinge drinkingBlack MSMTransgender womenLogistic regressionJail systemOddsBlack menBMSMWomenMenTreatmentTrans womenLos AngelesProtective custodyLevel factorsIncarceration
2018
Substance Use, Mental Health, HIV Testing, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the State of Maharashtra, India.
Wilkerson J, Di Paola A, Rawat S, Patankar P, Rosser B, Ekstrand M. Substance Use, Mental Health, HIV Testing, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the State of Maharashtra, India. AIDS Education And Prevention 2018, 30: 96-107. PMID: 29688773, PMCID: PMC6214349, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.2.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit substance useSubstance usePolysubstance useHazardous drinkingIntimate partner violenceSexual partnersCondomless anal sexMental health servicesPublic health interventionsSexual risk behaviorsHIV testingOverall prevalenceAnal sexHealth servicesHealth interventionsRisk behaviorsIllicit substancesMental healthMenSexPartner violenceDrinkingParticipantsOnline surveyHIV
2015
HIV-infected men who have sex with men, before and after release from jail: the impact of age and race, results from a multi-site study
Vagenas P, Zelenev A, Altice FL, Di Paola A, Jordan AO, Teixeira PA, Frew PM, Spaulding AC, Springer SA. HIV-infected men who have sex with men, before and after release from jail: the impact of age and race, results from a multi-site study. AIDS Care 2015, 28: 22-31. PMID: 26275122, PMCID: PMC4713253, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1062464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAnti-HIV AgentsBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleContinuity of Patient CareHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInsurance, HealthKaplan-Meier EstimateMalePrisonersPrisonsRacial GroupsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsBlack MSMHIV healthcare providersHIV treatment outcomesDisease management interventionsHIV/AIDS epidemicYoung Black MSMImpact of ageNon-black MSMHigher infection rateYoung HIVTreatment outcomesLarge cohortWorst HIVHIVHealth outcomesJail detaineesMale subgroupHealthcare providersInfection rateMulti-site studyMSMAIDS epidemicMenBlack menIntervention