2022
Race, Trust, and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in People with Opioid Use Disorder
Sullivan MC, Mistler C, Copenhaver MM, Wickersham JA, Ni Z, Kim RS, Shrestha R. Race, Trust, and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in People with Opioid Use Disorder. Health Psychology 2022, 41: 115-120. PMID: 34855415, PMCID: PMC9754617, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone maintenance programEffective vaccineVaccine hesitancyUse disordersCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyInjection drug useEffective COVID-19 vaccineCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19Sexual risk behaviorsSocial risk factorsVaccine uptakeRisk factorsVaccination willingnessRisk groupsDisease 2019Psychosocial factorsDrug useProactive outreachPhysician ScaleRisk behaviorsHealth disparitiesVaccine
2021
Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among People Who Inject Drugs: Exploratory Findings of the Interaction Between Race, Homelessness, and Trust
Zhou X, Altice FL, Chandra D, Didomizio E, Copenhaver MM, Shrestha R. Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among People Who Inject Drugs: Exploratory Findings of the Interaction Between Race, Homelessness, and Trust. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 3743-3753. PMID: 33751313, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03227-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP useProvider trustPatient-level factorsOpioid-dependent patientsLogistic regression analysisNon-homeless participantsHomeless participantsRace/ethnicityEligibility criteriaCross-sectional dataPrEPProphylaxisMethadoneRegression analysisDrugsExploratory findingsParticipantsPotential moderatorsPWIDPatientsSignificant moderator