2016
Community-Based Interventions to Improve and Sustain Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets
Nachega JB, Adetokunboh O, Uthman OA, Knowlton AW, Altice FL, Schechter M, Galárraga O, Geng E, Peltzer K, Chang LW, Van Cutsem G, Jaffar SS, Ford N, Mellins CA, Remien RH, Mills EJ. Community-Based Interventions to Improve and Sustain Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2016, 13: 241-255. PMID: 27475643, PMCID: PMC5357578, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-016-0325-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsCommunity Health CentersCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesHealth EducationHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMedication AdherenceObservational Studies as TopicPatient DropoutsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSustained Virologic ResponseUnited NationsConceptsHealth facility-based interventionsFacility-based interventionsAntiretroviral therapy adherenceCommunity-based interventionsVirologic suppressionCohort studyMiddle-income countriesClinical outcomesTherapy adherenceRelative riskComparable outcomesCommunity-based ART delivery modelTreatment engagementART delivery modelsFacility-based modelsComparative cohort studyRelevant clinical outcomesRandom-effects modelLeast comparable outcomesStable HIVCause mortalityHIV careART adherenceUNAIDS 90ART delivery
2014
Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru
Ferro EG, Weikum D, Vagenas P, Copenhaver MM, Gonzales P, Peinado J, Cabello R, Lama JR, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru. AIDS Care 2014, 27: 93-104. PMID: 25277252, PMCID: PMC4221495, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.963013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceAlcohol use disorderART nonadherenceIndependent correlatesUse disordersHIV treatment engagementOnly independent correlateClinical care sitesConcentrated HIV epidemicAntiretroviral medication adherenceRecent drug useEvidence-based strategiesStandardized screening measuresAdherence surveyMedication adherenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicCare sitesClinical careNeurocognitive impairmentMeeting criteriaSectional surveyTreatment engagementDrug use
2013
Contribution of Substance Use Disorders on HIV Treatment Outcomes and Antiretroviral Medication Adherence Among HIV-Infected Persons Entering Jail
Chitsaz E, Meyer JP, Krishnan A, Springer SA, Marcus R, Zaller N, Jordan AO, Lincoln T, Flanigan TP, Porterfield J, Altice FL. Contribution of Substance Use Disorders on HIV Treatment Outcomes and Antiretroviral Medication Adherence Among HIV-Infected Persons Entering Jail. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 118-127. PMID: 23673792, PMCID: PMC3818019, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0506-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingAnti-Retroviral AgentsComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPrisonersPrisonsSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSubstance-Related DisordersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAntiretroviral medication adherenceSubstance use disordersMedication adherenceUse disordersEvidence-based drug treatmentHIV care providersHIV treatment engagementHIV treatment outcomesMedication-assisted therapyMulti-faceted interventionPaucity of evidenceDrug use severityAntiretroviral therapyPoor outcomePsychiatric comorbidityHIV treatmentTreatment outcomesDrug treatmentCare providersJail detaineesTreatment engagementUS sitesSubstance useVulnerable populationsUse severity