2023
Future Directions for HIV/HCV Care: Lessons Learned From Local Evaluation Projects in Texas and Connecticut and Implications for Practice and Health Promotion
Villanueva M. Future Directions for HIV/HCV Care: Lessons Learned From Local Evaluation Projects in Texas and Connecticut and Implications for Practice and Health Promotion. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1050-1054. PMID: 37439561, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsConnecticutHealth PromotionHepacivirusHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansTexasConceptsServices Administration's Special ProjectsHCV elimination goalsSystem-level barriersHCV careHCV cureHepatitis CElimination goalsHealth promotionYale University SchoolIndividualized approachPriority populationsLocal implementation strategiesLevel barriersUniversity SchoolImplementation strategiesHCVHIVPatientsSan AntonioEvaluation projectCareCharacterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels
Zhao A, Wegener M, Brooks R, Mininberg L, Helou E, Maughan A, Villanueva M. Characterizing Persons With HIV/HCV Coinfection Who Remain Untreated for Hepatitis C at Four HIV Clinics in Connecticut (CT): Role of Multiple Overlapping Barriers at the Individual and Clinic System Levels. Health Promotion Practice 2023, 24: 1029-1038. PMID: 37439687, DOI: 10.1177/15248399231169793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHepatitis C virusHCV coinfectionHIV clinicDirect-acting antiviral medicationsHIV transmission risk factorsPrimary care HIV clinicClinic-level barriersHCV elimination targetsChronic HCV infectionRetrospective chart reviewPatient-level barriersClinical practice patternsMedication-assisted treatmentTransmission risk factorsIllicit substance usePatient-specific issuesLack of transportationSubstance use problemsMental health issuesHCV cureHCV infectionHCV treatmentHepatitis CUntreated patients
2021
Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study
Virata MD, Shenoi SV, Ladines-Lim J, Villanueva MS, Barakat LA. Cumulative burden of non-communicable diseases predicts COVID hospitalization among people with HIV: A one-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260251. PMID: 34851963, PMCID: PMC8635326, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOne-year retrospective cohort studyCohort of PWHNon-communicable comorbiditiesPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studyChronic lung diseaseLikelihood of hospitalizationSingle-site experienceCOVID-19 infectionNon-communicable diseasesOutcomes of peopleCohort studyHIV diseaseOverall mortalityClinical outcomesLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseHospitalizationCumulative burdenHIVLater timeframeDiseaseEarly epidemicPWHOutcomes
2020
A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population
Adamson PC, Miceli J, Shiferaw B, Villanueva MS, Canterino JE. A Colocalized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 705-712. PMID: 31987799, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HCVPrimary care practicesClinic practiceHCV clinicChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionCare practicesHepatitis C virus infectionCascade of careHCV antibody testHCV testing dataC virus infectionChronic HCV infectionPrevalence of HCVPrimary care patientsHigh-prevalence populationsHCV cascadeHCV infectionCare patientsMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyClinic populationPrevalence populationsVirus infectionHigher oddsHCV