2014
HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy
Fisher JD, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Christie S, Pillay S, Macdonald S, Ngcobo N, Amico KR, Lalloo U, Friedland G, Fisher WA. HIV Prevention Counseling Intervention Delivered During Routine Clinical Care Reduces HIV Risk Behavior in HIV-Infected South Africans Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 499-507. PMID: 25230288, PMCID: PMC4229426, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyClinical care sitesLay counsellorsRisk behaviorsCare sitesRoutine clinical careStandard of careClinical care settingsCounseling interventionHIV careViral suppressionPrimary outcomeHIV statusRoutine careCare counselingCare participantsEffective behavioral interventionsHIV epidemicHIV preventionIntervention participantsCare settingsClinical careBrief interventionInfection incidence
2013
Adverse Events in an Integrated Home-Based Treatment Program for MDR-TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Brust JC, Shah NS, van der Merwe TL, Bamber S, Ning Y, Heo M, Moll AP, Loveday M, Lalloo UG, Friedland GH, Gandhi NR. Adverse Events in an Integrated Home-Based Treatment Program for MDR-TB and HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2013, 62: 436-440. PMID: 23254152, PMCID: PMC3641171, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31828175ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidrug-resistant tuberculosisAdverse eventsAntiretroviral therapyCommon severe adverse eventsMDR-TB/HIVTreatment programConcurrent antiretroviral therapyMDR-TB patientsMDR-TB therapySevere adverse eventsHome-based treatment programHome-based care settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalMost patientsTherapy modificationConcurrent treatmentCare settingsHIVPatientsTherapyKwaZulu-NatalIntegrated HomeTolerabilityHypothyroidismTuberculosis
2011
Computer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project
Fisher JD, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Cornman DH, Shuper PA, Trayling C, Redding C, Barta W, Lemieux AF, Altice FL, Dieckhaus K, Friedland G, for the LifeWindows Team. Computer-Based Intervention in HIV Clinical Care Setting Improves Antiretroviral Adherence: The LifeWindows Project. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 15: 1635. PMID: 21452051, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9926-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV clinical care settingsAdherence support interventionsClinical care sitesClinical care settingsHIV careCare visitsAntiretroviral adherenceControl armCare settingsCare sitesProtocol interventionTreat sampleProtocol sampleSupport interventionsComputer-based interventionsIntervention impactControl participantsInterventionAdherenceHIVPatientsCareHigh levelsClinicARV
2008
Clinic-Based Intervention Reduces Unprotected Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Infected Patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Pilot Study
Cornman DH, Kiene SM, Christie S, Fisher WA, Shuper PA, Pillay S, Friedland GH, Thomas CM, Lodge L, Fisher JD. Clinic-Based Intervention Reduces Unprotected Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Infected Patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Results of a Pilot Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 48: 553-560. PMID: 18645518, PMCID: PMC2813056, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31817bebd7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected sexual behaviorPrevention interventionsClinical careBrief risk reduction interventionHuman immunodeficiency virus prevention interventionsSexual behaviorUnprotected sex eventsCare control conditionRoutine clinical careHIV prevention interventionsRoutine patient visitsSex eventsClinical care settingsRisk reduction interventionsCounselor-delivered interventionUnprotected sexual eventsPatient visitsCare settingsSelf-report questionnairesUrban hospitalPatientsHIVIntervention counselorsReduction interventionsClinical encountersAttitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care
Norton WE, Amico KR, Fisher WA, Copenhaver MM, Kozal MJ, Cornman DH, Friedland G, Fisher JD. Attitudes toward needle-sharing and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV+ injection drug users in clinical care. AIDS Care 2008, 20: 462-469. PMID: 18449824, DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive injection drug usersInjection drug usersRisk reduction interventionsClinical careDrug usersInjection drug use accountsHIV transmission risk behaviorsIncident HIV infectionTransmission risk behaviorsDrug-resistant HIVClinical care settingsSpread of HIVLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV transmissionCare settingsRisk behaviorsClinical settingPast monthNegative attitudesSignificant correlatesHIVInterventionConsiderable proportion
2003
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Prevention: Strategies for Clinicians
Schreibman T, Friedland G. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Prevention: Strategies for Clinicians. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2003, 36: 1171-1176. PMID: 12715313, DOI: 10.1086/374359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionClinical practiceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionNew HIV infectionsClinical care sitesPrevention-related activitiesClinical care settingsIntegration of preventionEffective prevention programsPublic health modelFuture prevention activitiesSpecific prevention effortsHIV diseaseVirus infectionCare settingsCare sitesBehavioral counselingClinical careMedical interventionsPrevention programsInfectionPrevention effortsHealth modelPrevention activities