2017
Assessing Feasibility and Acceptability of mHealth among Underserved HIV+ Cocaine Users and Their Healthcare Providers
Brown S, Krishnan A, Ranjit Y, Marcus R, Altice F. Assessing Feasibility and Acceptability of mHealth among Underserved HIV+ Cocaine Users and Their Healthcare Providers. Iproceedings 2017, 3: e48. DOI: 10.2196/iproc.8676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup of HIVText remindersCocaine usersDrug treatment clinicsFeasibility of mHealthHIV treatment outcomesSelf-reported cocaine useRisk of transmissionAcceptability of mHealthPhone callsViral suppressionAntiretroviral medicationsMobile medical unitsUnstable living conditionsHIV statusMedication adherenceSubstance use providersTreatment clinicsTreatment outcomesPharmacological interventionsControl trialHIVAdherence behaviorMHealth interventionsHealth behaviorsA Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru
Vagenas P, Brown SE, Clark JL, Konda KA, Lama JR, Sánchez J, Duerr AC, Altice FL. A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 52: 831-839. PMID: 28426357, PMCID: PMC5595368, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1264968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMSM/transgender womenTransgender womenAlcohol consumptionRisk behaviorsRisky sexual behaviorConcentrated HIV epidemicMultiple sexual partnersSexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV transmissionMedication adherenceProblematic drinkingSemi-structured focus groupsHIV epidemicHigh prevalencePharmacological interventionsUse disordersFocus groupsUnprotected sexAlcohol dependencePeruvian men
2015
The Impact of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care: a Systematic Review
Vagenas P, Azar MM, Copenhaver MM, Springer SA, Molina PE, Altice FL. The Impact of Alcohol Use and Related Disorders on the HIV Continuum of Care: a Systematic Review. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2015, 12: 421-436. PMID: 26412084, PMCID: PMC4643391, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-015-0285-5.BooksConceptsViral suppressionTreatment cascadeAntiretroviral therapyHIV continuumAlcohol useAlcohol consumptionSystematic reviewHIV treatment cascadeEvidence-based behavioralCohort studyHIV progressionHIV transmissionHIV treatmentPharmacological interventionsProblematic alcohol consumptionIncome settingsRelated disordersClinical research papersPrevention mandateCareNegative associationNumerous negative consequencesInterventionPLHTreatment