Primary healthcare-based integrated care with opioid agonist treatment: First experience from Ukraine
Morozova O, Dvoriak S, Pykalo I, Altice FL. Primary healthcare-based integrated care with opioid agonist treatment: First experience from Ukraine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 173: 132-138. PMID: 28242537, PMCID: PMC5545131, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHealth Services ResearchHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient DropoutsPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsPrimary Health CareQuality of LifeSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUkraineConceptsOpioid agonist therapyPrimary healthcare clinicsIntegrated carePHC staffHIV patientsHIV epidemicOAT patientsOpioid agonist treatmentStandard of careAddiction treatment settingsAgonist therapyObservational cohortMiddle-income countriesAgonist treatmentPrimary careComprehensive healthcare servicesPWIDHealthcare clinicsAddiction clinicPatientsTreatment settingsDrug usersPilot studyCareHealthcare servicesPhysician Decisions to Defer Antiretroviral Therapy in Key Populations: Implications for Reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence and Mortality in Malaysia
Ferro EG, Culbert GJ, Wickersham JA, Marcus R, Steffen AD, Pauls HA, Westergaard RP, Lee CK, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Physician Decisions to Defer Antiretroviral Therapy in Key Populations: Implications for Reducing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Incidence and Mortality in Malaysia. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: ofw219. PMID: 28480230, PMCID: PMC5414088, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusT-cell countsAdvanced human immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyKey risk populationsKey populationsRisk populationsEvidence-based treatment guidelinesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidenceClinician-level interventionsHypothetical clinical scenariosProportion of physiciansHigher CD4HIV patientsPhysician adherenceControl patientsTreatment guidelinesHIV incidenceImmunodeficiency virusART accessART coverageInternet-based surveyPhysicians' attitudesPrevention strategiesClinical scenarios