2019
Retention in clinical trials after prison release: results from a clinical trial with incarcerated men with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia
Chandra DK, Bazazi AR, Solim M, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL, Culbert GJ. Retention in clinical trials after prison release: results from a clinical trial with incarcerated men with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia. HIV Research & Clinical Practice 2019, 20: 12-23. PMID: 31303149, PMCID: PMC6698147, DOI: 10.1080/15284336.2019.1603433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsStudy visitHIV clinical trialsOpioid dependenceMethadone initiationStudy retentionHolistic Health Recovery ProgramPrison releaseHIV risk reduction interventionsRisk reduction interventionsIncarcerated menStandard careMethadone treatmentReduction interventionsStudy participantsFactorial trialHIVBehavioral interventionsTrialsVisitsMost participantsInterventionMenCommunity reentryRecovery program
2017
Developing an Integrated, Brief Biobehavioral HIV Prevention Intervention for High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment: The Process and Outcome of Formative Research
Shrestha R, Altice F, Karki P, Copenhaver M. Developing an Integrated, Brief Biobehavioral HIV Prevention Intervention for High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment: The Process and Outcome of Formative Research. Frontiers In Immunology 2017, 8: 561. PMID: 28553295, PMCID: PMC5425476, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurocognitive impairmentHigh-risk drug usersBehavioral interventionsHigh-risk PWUDHIV prevention behavioral interventionBiobehavioral approachHIV risk reductionHIV prevention interventionsDrug treatment settingsFormative researchHIV prevention effortsTarget populationPrEP adherencePrEP uptakeRisk reduction outcomesHIV preventionDrug treatmentPrevention interventionsFocus groupsTreatment settingsDrug usersRecovery programStructured focus groupsRisk behaviorsTarget population members
2011
Adapting an Evidence-Based Intervention Targeting HIV-Infected Prisoners in Malaysia
Copenhaver MM, Tunku N, Ezeabogu I, Potrepka J, Zahari MM, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Adapting an Evidence-Based Intervention Targeting HIV-Infected Prisoners in Malaysia. AIDS Research And Treatment 2011, 2011: 131045. PMID: 21860786, PMCID: PMC3157158, DOI: 10.1155/2011/131045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV riskHolistic Health Recovery ProgramHIV risk reduction interventionsHigh-risk populationRisk reduction interventionsTarget populationCritical target populationAntiretroviral therapyAdherence issuesTargeting HIVHIVReduction interventionsIntervention contentSubstance abuseFormative researchStructured interviewsFormative workFamily membersPrison settingRecovery programRiskPopulationTherapyCare