2022
Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons
Springer SA, Nijhawan AE, Knight K, Kuo I, Di Paola A, Schlossberg E, Frank CA, Sanchez M, Pankow J, Proffitt RP, Lehman W, Pulitzer Z, Thompson K, Violette S, Harding KK. Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons. BMC Infectious Diseases 2022, 22: 380. PMID: 35428213, PMCID: PMC9013109, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07354-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJustice-involved individualsAntiretroviral treatmentHIV preventionUse disordersStudy participantsStimulant useSubstance use disorder servicesCommunity-based HIVPost-release interventionsPrimary implementation outcomeHIV viral loadPre-exposure prophylaxisOpioid use disorderTreatment of HIVHIV risk behaviorsRisk of HIVSubstance use disordersHigh-risk communitiesHybrid type 1Justice-involved personsHCV testingLinkage interventionHIV careSecondary outcomesART adherence
2021
Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions
Taweh N, Schlossberg E, Frank C, Nijhawan A, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer SA. Linking criminal justice-involved individuals to HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorder prevention and treatment services upon release to the community: Progress, gaps, and future directions. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2021, 96: 103283. PMID: 34020864, PMCID: PMC8568621, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile health unitOpioid use disorderHepatitis COUD preventionTreatment servicesInfectious diseasesHepatitis C virus (HCV) managementOpioid use disorder preventionCJ-involved individualsCriminal justice-involved individualsCJ systemHarm reduction servicesImproving HIVCare cascadePatient navigationJustice-involved individualsHealth unitsUse disordersHIVReduction servicesSubstance usePreventionDisorder preventionCommunity agenciesTreatment