2021
“We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation
Asabor EN, Lett E, Moll A, Shenoi SV. “We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2517-2532. PMID: 33763802, PMCID: PMC8450017, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03213-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal healthcare workersHealthcare workersPrEP implementationHealth care workers' knowledgeHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisSkilled clinical staffPre-exposure prophylaxisImpact of HIVPrEP interventionsHIV prevalenceHCW roleClinical staffTravel burdenMixed-methods assessmentDisproportionate burdenHIVWorkers' knowledgeAdditional concernsSexual behaviorBlack South AfricansBarriers researchersPrEPRisk compensationBurdenImplementation scientistsAutonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa
Gu LY, Zhang N, Mayer KH, McMahon JM, Nam S, Conserve DF, Moskow M, Brasch J, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Agyarko-Poku T, Boakye F, Nelson LE. Autonomy-Supportive Healthcare Climate and HIV-Related Stigma Predict Linkage to HIV Care in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ghana, West Africa. Journal Of The International Association Of Providers Of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2021, 20: 2325958220978113. PMID: 33733909, PMCID: PMC7983411, DOI: 10.1177/2325958220978113.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Impact of HIV on Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Individuals with Multiple Myeloma
Giri S, Wong E, Rose M, Wadia R, Park L, Justice A, Neparidze N. Impact of HIV on Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Individuals with Multiple Myeloma. Blood 2018, 132: 3162. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-115633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultiple myelomaEM diseaseUninfected patientsClinical characteristicsLytic lesionsOutcome of MMRisk of MMImpact of HAARTRole of HAARTStage 3 diseaseSymptomatic multiple myelomaTime of diagnosisAggressive clinical courseAging Cohort StudyClinical outcome dataCourse of diseasePlasma cell disordersDurie-Salmon stageVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of HIVSignificant differencesStage 1High rateStage 2Longitudinal Trajectories of Brain Volume and Cortical Thickness in Treated and Untreated Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Sanford R, Ances BM, Meyerhoff DJ, Price RW, Fuchs D, Zetterberg H, Spudich S, Collins DL. Longitudinal Trajectories of Brain Volume and Cortical Thickness in Treated and Untreated Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 67: 1697-1704. PMID: 29697762, PMCID: PMC6233681, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusPrimary HIV infectionChronic HIV infectionCortical thicknessHIV infectionCortical thinningUntreated infectionTemporal lobeBrain volumeImpact of HIVPrimary human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEarly combination antiretroviral therapyUntreated human immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionLongitudinal magnetic resonance imagingImmunodeficiency virus infectionCerebrospinal fluid biomarkersStructural brain changesCortical gray matterMagnetic resonance imagingBrain morphometric measuresCART durationAntiretroviral therapySubcortical atrophyGlobal Health Neurology: HIV/AIDS
Patel PB, Spudich SS. Global Health Neurology: HIV/AIDS. Seminars In Neurology 2018, 38: 238-246. PMID: 29791950, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic complicationsLong-term HIVCombination antiretroviral therapyImpact of HIVResource-limited settingsHIV/AIDSAntiretroviral therapyOpportunistic infectionsCerebrovascular diseaseNeurocognitive disordersHIVMortality rateMajority of studiesComplicationsInternational studiesTherapyInfectionPrevalenceAIDSDiseaseIndividuals
2015
Neurosyphilis and the impact of HIV infection
Ho EL, Spudich SS. Neurosyphilis and the impact of HIV infection. Sexual Health 2015, 12: 148-154. PMID: 25890619, DOI: 10.1071/sh14195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNumber of Drinks to “Feel a Buzz” by HIV Status and Viral Load in Men
McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Tate JP, Cook RL, Braithwaite RS, Bryant KJ, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Kraemer KL, Maisto SA, Justice AC, The Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Number of Drinks to “Feel a Buzz” by HIV Status and Viral Load in Men. AIDS And Behavior 2015, 20: 504-511. PMID: 26936030, PMCID: PMC4780364, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1053-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUninfected menNumber of drinksViral load suppressionMean numberImpact of HIVBlood alcohol concentrationEffects of alcoholAntiretroviral initiationDetectable VLCohort studyVL suppressionHIV statusMultivariable analysisViral loadLower mean numberHIVCurrent drinkingMenDrinksAlcohol concentrationSuppression
2012
Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans
King JT, Gordon AJ, Perkal MF, Crystal S, Rosenthal RA, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Rimland D, Simberkoff MS, Justice AC. Disparities in Rates of Spine Surgery for Degenerative Spine Disease Between HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans. Spine 2012, 37: 612-622. PMID: 21697770, PMCID: PMC4507821, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e318228f32d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative spine diseaseVeterans Health AdministrationSpine diseaseSpine surgeryHealth AdministrationUninfected patientsCommon surgical sitesNinth Revision procedureSpine surgery ratesSurgical referral patternsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV infection statusViral load levelsRisk-benefit ratioMultivariate Poisson regressionImpact of HIVComparator patientsUninfected veteransAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionPrimary outcomeSpinal decompressionReferral patternsSurgery ratesDiagnosis codes
2010
Neurocognitive Impairment and HIV Risk Factors: A Reciprocal Relationship
Anand P, Springer SA, Copenhaver MM, Altice FL. Neurocognitive Impairment and HIV Risk Factors: A Reciprocal Relationship. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 14: 1213-1226. PMID: 20232242, PMCID: PMC2906682, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9684-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk reduction interventionsMedication adherenceCognitive impairmentRisk behaviorsHIV risk factorsHIV risk behaviorsImpact of HIVEffectiveness of interventionsSuboptimal adherenceRisk factorsNeurocognitive impairmentMental illnessCognitive functionSubstance abuseImpairmentAdherenceHIVInterventionReciprocal relationshipRiskSignificant barriers
2000
Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors
Ickovics J, Ethier K, Koenig L, Wilson T, Walter E, Fernandez M. Infant Birth Weight Among Women With or at High Risk for HIV Infection: The Impact of Clinical, Behavioral, Psychosocial, and Demographic Factors. Health Psychology 2000, 19: 515-523. PMID: 11129354, DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesConnecticutFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth BehaviorHIV SeropositivityHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMultivariate AnalysisNew YorkNorth CarolinaOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareRiskRisk-TakingSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightPregnant womenHigh riskHIV-negative pregnant womenHIV-seropositive pregnant womenInfant birth weightHIV risk factorsHIV specialty clinicsMedical chart reviewTrimester of pregnancyAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcome dataImpact of ClinicalLogistic regression analysisImpact of HIVChart reviewHIV infectionHIV-positiveBirth outcomesGestational ageHIV transmissionPrenatal clinicsWeeks postpartumRisk factors
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