2021
Impact of intensity of behavioral treatment, with or without medication treatment, for opioid use disorder on HIV outcomes in persons with HIV
Kennedy AJ, McGinnis KA, Merlin JS, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Korthuis PT, Skanderson M, Williams EC, Wyse J, Oldfield B, Bryant K, Justice A, Fiellin DA, Kraemer KL. Impact of intensity of behavioral treatment, with or without medication treatment, for opioid use disorder on HIV outcomes in persons with HIV. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 132: 108509. PMID: 34130128, PMCID: PMC8628025, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderVACS Index 2.0Viral loadMOUD receiptART initiationCD4 countART adherenceUse disordersVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) dataBehavioral treatmentHIV clinical outcomesLog viral loadCD4 cell countAntiretroviral treatment initiationCohort study dataPoor health outcomesPre-post changesHIV outcomesTreatment initiationClinical outcomesMedication treatmentMOUD treatmentPWHHealth outcomesCell count
2015
Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria have higher rates of antiretroviral treatment initiation, but similar loss to follow-up as non-pregnant women and men
Aliyu MH, Blevins M, Megazzini KM, Parrish DD, Audet CM, Chan N, Odoh C, Gebi UI, Muhammad MY, Shepherd BE, Wester CW, Vermund SH. Pregnant women with HIV in rural Nigeria have higher rates of antiretroviral treatment initiation, but similar loss to follow-up as non-pregnant women and men. International Health 2015, 7: 405-411. PMID: 26012740, PMCID: PMC4654753, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pregnant womenPregnant womenPregnancy statusCumulative incidenceART-naïve patientsEarly ART initiationPost-ART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationDays of enrollmentART-naïve HIVAntiretroviral treatment initiationRural NigeriaART initiationHigher CD4Therapy initiationTreatment initiationClinical stageCox regressionPatient groupPregnant clientsHIVLTFUWomenHigh rateSex
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply