Yulia Rozanova, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Medicine (AIDS)Cards
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Publications
2026
Tell or Not to Tell: Changes in Ukrainian Older Adults’ HIV Status Disclosure Practices During Intersecting Covid-19 and War Crises
Deac A, Rich K, Zaviryukha I, Zeziulin O, Kiriazova T, Earnshaw V, Bromberg D, Shenoi S, Rozanova J. Tell or Not to Tell: Changes in Ukrainian Older Adults’ HIV Status Disclosure Practices During Intersecting Covid-19 and War Crises. AIDS And Behavior 2026, 1-10. PMID: 41733745, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04955-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV status disclosureHIV careStatus disclosureFour-time pointsHIV care supportParticipants' responsesOverall health outcomesMultivariate logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsMitigate stigmaHIV disclosureHealth outcomesHealthcare providersOPWHSocial supportOlder peopleHistory of addictionHIV statusCare supportAnxiety symptomsIndependent variablesCommunity supportSocial isolationPrimary outcomeCareP-397. Improving Viral Suppression Among Out-of-Care Older People With HIV in a Humanitarian Context via Peer-Run Optimal Strategy for Treatment (PROST) in Ukraine: Pilot Study Results
Zeziulin O, Zaviriukha I, Dumchev K, Kharandiuk I, Fedorchenko V, Deac A, Shenoi S, Rozanova J. P-397. Improving Viral Suppression Among Out-of-Care Older People With HIV in a Humanitarian Context via Peer-Run Optimal Strategy for Treatment (PROST) in Ukraine: Pilot Study Results. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2026, 13: ofaf695.614. PMCID: PMC12791799, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-carePeer-runOlder peopleTAU armDepressive symptomsADAPT-ITT frameworkLargest HIV clinicPoor mental healthEffects of poor mental healthHIV clinical dataStudy retention rateAssociated with VSMD-MPHAntiretroviral therapyADAPT-ITTPreliminary effectivenessHIV careOPWHPeer supportChronic conditionsHealthcare servicesHIV cliniciansPilot study resultsHIV prevalenceMental health
2024
High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine
Ottesen T, Wickersham J, Lawrence J, Antoniak S, Zezuilin O, Polonsky M, Antonyak S, Rozanova J, Dvoriak S, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Altice F. High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0305086. PMID: 39028735, PMCID: PMC11259278, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countSubstance use disordersIncreased levels of stigmaNational sampleLevel of stigmaIndependent of risk groupSuboptimal antiretroviral therapyInitiate antiretroviral therapyPopulation of peopleHIV expertsHIV incidenceHIV physiciansHIV treatmentKey populationsTransgender womenAntiretroviral treatmentFeeling thermometerDrinking alcoholSex workersPhysiciansSex partnersPWHRisk groupsCauses, risks and care circumstances associated with death in older adults diagnosed with HIV in a tertiary centre in Malaysia
Wong H, Li W, Kahar M, Chong M, Shenoi S, Rozanova J, Omar S, Neelamegam M, Lee Y, Rajasuriar R. Causes, risks and care circumstances associated with death in older adults diagnosed with HIV in a tertiary centre in Malaysia. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2024, 35: 710-720. PMID: 38722271, DOI: 10.1177/09564624241250378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsART initiationCox proportional multivariate modelsFactors associated with all-cause mortalityOlder ageRisk factorsAIDS-relatedIndependent factors associated with deathAll-Cause MortalityFactors associated with deathHIV diagnosisCare circumstancesAssociated with deathChronic comorbiditiesOlder individualsCareIndependent risk factorAnalysed dataAge groupsMultivariate modelAdultsTertiary centreHIVOpportunistic infectionsAgeUkrainian healthcare providers under siege during the first year of war: challenges and adaptations
Deac A, Zaviryukha I, Zeziulin O, Peycheva A, de Souza R, Skipper H, Abubakar A, Gustilo V, Shenoi S, Thornicroft G, Rozanova J. Ukrainian healthcare providers under siege during the first year of war: challenges and adaptations. BJPsych International 2024, 21: 35-37. PMID: 38693956, PMCID: PMC11035963, DOI: 10.1192/bji.2023.43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare workers' mental healthFront-line healthcare workersPsychosocial support servicesWorkers' mental healthPre-existing difficultiesHealthcare providersHealthcare reformMental healthHealthcare workersJob retentionSupport servicesExpert consultationMedical documentationWell-beingHealthcarePanel discussionCOVID-19ProvidersHealthConsultationCliniciansCOVID-19 crisisYears of warWorkersServicesRe-examining provider perceptions of best pre-war practices: what elements can help opiate agonist therapy programs in Ukraine successfully survive the crisis?
Dellamura P, Meteliuk A, Fomenko T, Rozanova J. Re-examining provider perceptions of best pre-war practices: what elements can help opiate agonist therapy programs in Ukraine successfully survive the crisis? Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 11: 1259488. PMID: 38239802, PMCID: PMC10794633, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1259488.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
MENTAL HEALTH VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF OLDER WOMEN WITH HIV DURING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE
Rozanova J, Shenoi S, Zeziulin O, Rich K, Bromberg D, Kiriazova T, Deac A, Earnshaw V. MENTAL HEALTH VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF OLDER WOMEN WITH HIV DURING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 137-137. PMCID: PMC10737039, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHIV diagnosisChronic conditionsDepressive symptomsComorbid substance use disorderAnxiety symptomsSocial supportLikelihood of anxietyMixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsMental health vulnerabilitiesPsychological counselingPrimary outcomeLongitudinal cohortHIV disclosureUse disordersSevere anxietySymptomsOlder individualsOlder peopleLogistical regressionMental healthCOVID-19HIVHuman costs of healthcare resilience during the war in Ukraine: Lessons from addiction and HIV treatment
Rozanova J, Zaviryukha I, Deac A, Zeziulin O, Kiriazova T, Earnshaw V, Rich K, Shenoi S, Skipper H, Yariy V, Strang J. Human costs of healthcare resilience during the war in Ukraine: Lessons from addiction and HIV treatment. Addiction 2023, 119: 980-983. PMID: 38130082, DOI: 10.1111/add.16406.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media
Rozanova J, Wada M, Clarke L. Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media. 2018, 99-122. DOI: 10.46692/9781447335924.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBetween ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media
Rozanova J, Wada M, Clarke L. Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in Canadian print media. 2018, 99-122. DOI: 10.51952/9781447335924.ch006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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