2024
Characterizing a syndemic: STI symptoms, substance use & violence among incarcerated Peruvian women
Hashemi E, Cyrus E, Turpin R, Bazo A, Morgan-Lopez A, Scheidell J, Leon S, Altice F, Sciaudone M, Dyer T. Characterizing a syndemic: STI symptoms, substance use & violence among incarcerated Peruvian women. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.1502. PMCID: PMC11517018, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.1502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarcerated womenSubstance useInterpersonal violenceSexually transmitted infection symptomsIncreased rates of incarcerationSexually transmitted infectionsExperiences of interpersonal violenceRates of incarcerationSTI symptomsLatent profile analysisViolenceLatent classesAt-risk populationsIncarcerationPrisonPeruvian womenEpidemiological dataSexual behaviorSymptomsLogistic regressionWomenBivariate analysisLatent profile analysis modelSubstancesIncreased rate
2014
Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model.
Morano JP, Zelenev A, Walton MR, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1508-15. PMID: 24922157, PMCID: PMC4103248, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testTuberculosis infectionActive tuberculosisLTBI prevalenceSkin testRisk factorsScreening programHeroin useEligibility criteriaUnstable housingUninsured populationMedical surveyHealth insuranceMarijuana useOutreach modelInfectionRelevant correlatesInterpersonal violenceForeign-born populationNew HavenUrban settingsPopulationTuberculosisPrevalence