2023
Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study
Smith A, Goulet J, Vlahov D, Justice A, Womack J. Risk factors for suicide among veterans living with and without HIV: a nested case-control study. AIDS And Behavior 2023, 28: 115-124. PMID: 37751112, PMCID: PMC11289766, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04164-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-specific risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCase-control studyRisk factorsRisk of suicideAging Cohort StudyDiagnosis of HIVMost risk factorsUse of benzodiazepinesConditional logistic regressionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersPrevious suicide attemptsCohort studyHIV statusRates of suicideHigh prevalenceGeneral populationUse disordersHealth treatmentAffective disordersHIVSuicide attemptsLogistic regressionPWH
2019
Multivariate spatiotemporal modeling of drug- and alcohol-poisoning deaths in New York City, 2009–2014
Ransome Y, Subramanian SV, Duncan DT, Vlahov D, Warren J. Multivariate spatiotemporal modeling of drug- and alcohol-poisoning deaths in New York City, 2009–2014. Spatial And Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 2019, 32: 100306. PMID: 32007280, PMCID: PMC9996640, DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2019.100306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-poisoning deathsMultivariate Poisson regression modelCurrent public health problemPublic health problemZip codesDrug overdose deathsCo-occurring epidemicsPublic health plannersPoisson regression modelsHigh prevalenceOverdose deathsHealth problemsHealth plannersHeavy drinkingDeathDrugsOutcomesRegression modelsPredictorsNew York CityIndividual-level predictorsPrevalenceYork City
2004
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez W, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 762-770. PMID: 15505520, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000144695.02982.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress scoresPosttraumatic stress symptomsSocial supportStress scoresImportant public health effortsEmergency department studyEmergency department patientsMental health 2 yearsTraumatic eventsPublic health effortsLower posttraumatic stress scoresGreater protective effectStress symptomsLow social supportMore traumatic eventsDepartment patientsHigh prevalenceProtective effectHealth effortsHigher posttraumatic stress scoresDepartment studyMental healthWomenPosttraumatic stressSymptomsNeighborhood education inequality and use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana
Galea S, Ahern J, Vlahov D. Neighborhood education inequality and use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Annals Of Epidemiology 2004, 14: 623. DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.07.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useNeighborhood educationSeparate multivariable regression modelsMultivariable regression modelsUse of cigarettesUse of substancesHigh prevalencePublic health researchHealth behaviorsDial phone surveyIndividual-level covariatesNew York City neighborhoodsRisk behaviorsAdult residentsMean educationGreater likelihoodPotential roleHealth researchPhone surveyPublic healthMarijuanaPrevalenceDrinkingRegression modelsNew York City
2002
High Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia Among Female Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV Infection.
Semba R, Shah N, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. High Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia Among Female Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 142. PMID: 11832682, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200202010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale injection drug usersInjection drug usersIron deficiency anemiaHIV infectionDeficiency anemiaIron deficiencyIron supplementationDrug usersHigh mortalityHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHIV-negative womenHepatitis C infectionPrevalence of anemiaHepatitis C virusCross-sectional studyProgression of diseaseC infectionPlasma ferritinC virusOverall prevalenceHigh prevalenceVirus infectionAnemia patientsAnemiaHigh Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia Among Female Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV Infection
Semba R, Shah N, Strathdee S, Vlahov D. High Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Anemia Among Female Injection Drug Users With and Without HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2002, 29: 142-144. DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200202010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale injection drug usersInjection drug usersIron deficiency anemiaHIV infectionDeficiency anemiaIron deficiencyIron supplementationDrug usersHigh mortalityHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHIV-negative womenHepatitis C infectionPrevalence of anemiaHepatitis C virusCross-sectional studyProgression of diseaseC infectionPlasma ferritinC virusOverall prevalenceHigh prevalenceVirus infectionAnemia patientsAnemia
2001
Evidence of rodent-associated Bartonella and Rickettsia infections among intravenous drug users from Central and East Harlem, New York City.
Comer J, Diaz T, Vlahov D, Monterroso E, Childs J. Evidence of rodent-associated Bartonella and Rickettsia infections among intravenous drug users from Central and East Harlem, New York City. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2001, 65: 855-60. PMID: 11791987, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBartonellaBartonella InfectionsCohort StudiesCross ReactionsFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHIV SeropositivityHumansMaleNew York CityPrevalenceRatsRickettsiaRickettsia InfectionsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban HealthConceptsInjection drug usersDrug usersGroup rickettsiaeSerum samplesIntravenous drug usersCross-adsorption studiesEast HarlemR. akari infectionPrimary etiologic agentTyphus group rickettsiaeFever group rickettsiaeIDU populationHigh prevalenceEtiologic agentNew York CityRickettsia akariBartonella henselaeAntigenTesting panelsRickettsia typhiB. henselaeBartonella quintanaR. rickettsiiRickettsia infectionR. akariSexual Orientation and HIV Infection Prevalence among Young Latino Injection Drug Users in Harlem
Diaz T, Vlahov D, Greenberg B, Cuevas Y, Garfein R. Sexual Orientation and HIV Infection Prevalence among Young Latino Injection Drug Users in Harlem. Journal Of Women's Health 2001, 10: 371-380. PMID: 11445028, DOI: 10.1089/152460901750269698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV infection prevalenceHIV infectionUnprotected sexHomosexual menDrug usersOlder injection drug usersHeterosexual menInfection prevalenceHIV infection ratesCohort studyHepatitis BAntibody testingWhole cohortSexual transmissionHigh prevalenceHigh riskOlder menHeterosexual womenLarger sample sizeDrug useInfection rateMultivariate analysisNew York CityYoung women
1994
Voluntary Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Prison Population with a High Prevalence of HIV
Behrendt C, Kendig N, Dambita C, Horman J, Lowlor J, Vlahov D. Voluntary Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in a Prison Population with a High Prevalence of HIV. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1994, 139: 918-926. PMID: 8166142, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV-seropositive inmatesVoluntary testingHIV seroprevalenceImmunodeficiency virusCurrent syphilis infectionHigh HIV seroprevalenceSimilar risk factorsMandatory HIV testingSyphilis infectionHIV infectionHIV serosurveyHIV testingRisk factorsHigh prevalencePrison entrantsLower riskPrison populationHigh-risk inmatesDrug useSimilar screeningRisk inmatesSeroprevalenceSerosurveyInfection
1992
Effect of Chronic Substance Abuse on the Neuropsychological Performance of Intravenous Drug Users with a High Prevalence of HIV-1 Seropositivity
Concha M, Graham N, Muñoz A, Vlahov D, Royal W, Updike M, Nance-Sproson T, Seines O, McArthur J. Effect of Chronic Substance Abuse on the Neuropsychological Performance of Intravenous Drug Users with a High Prevalence of HIV-1 Seropositivity. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 136: 1338-1348. PMID: 1362630, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBaltimoreBlack or African AmericanCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChronic DiseaseCognition DisordersConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusEmploymentEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHIV SeropositivityHIV SeroprevalenceHIV-1HumansLeukocyte CountLinear ModelsMaleMass ScreeningNeuropsychological TestsPopulation SurveillancePredictive Value of TestsPrisonsPsychomotor PerformanceSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsNeuropsychological test performanceHIV-1 seropositivityIntravenous drug usersTest performanceNeuropsychological performancePractice effectsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionDrug usersVirus type 1 infectionSubstance abuseSignificant practice effectsHIV-1 serostatusType 1 infectionIntravenous Experience (ALIVE) studyFrequency of drugChronic substance abuseNeuropsychological functioningCognitive performanceImmunodeficiency syndromeAsymptomatic stageHigh prevalenceOutcome measuresDrug useIntoxicated individualsMultivariate analysisHIV INFECTION AND AIDS AMONG U.S. PRISON INMATES
Behrendt C, Vlahov D, Clark J, Kendig N. HIV INFECTION AND AIDS AMONG U.S. PRISON INMATES. Journal Of Crime And Justice 1992, 15: 173-186. DOI: 10.1080/0735648x.1992.9721458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionIntravenous drug useVoluntary HIV testingOnset of AIDSCause of deathRisk reduction programsHIV infectionHIV testingHIV-positiveImmunodeficiency syndromeHigh prevalenceVirus infectionHigh riskGeneral populationElevated incidenceDrug usePrison inmatesTesting treatmentsHealth careAIDSState prison systemInfectionTreatmentMore research
1989
Cocaine injection and ethnicity in parenteral drug users during the early years of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic in new york city
Novick D, Trigg H, Jarlais D, Friedman S, Vlahov D, Kreek M. Cocaine injection and ethnicity in parenteral drug users during the early years of the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic in new york city. Journal Of Medical Virology 1989, 29: 181-185. PMID: 2614398, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890290307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusParenteral drug usersHispanic patientsDrug usersHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicImmune deficiency syndromeMultiple logistic regressionUse of cocaineNew York CityWhite patientsBlack patientsLiver diseaseImmunodeficiency virusDeficiency syndromeHIV epidemicCocaine injectionHigh prevalencePatientsDrug useEtiologic agentMedical problemsLogistic regressionExtensive epidemicHeroin