2024
Integrating methadone into primary care settings in Ukraine: effects on provider stigma and knowledge
Bromberg D, Machavariani E, Madden L, Dumchev K, LaMonaca K, Earnshaw V, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Haddad M, Dvoriak S, Altice F. Integrating methadone into primary care settings in Ukraine: effects on provider stigma and knowledge. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2024, 27: e26202. PMID: 38379179, PMCID: PMC10879646, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsStigma reduction interventionsOpioid agonist therapyClinicians' attitudesStigma constructsHIV preventionReduction interventionsEvidence-based HIV preventionCluster randomized controlled trialEvidence-based carePrimary care settingIntegrated care sitesDirect providersRandomized controlled trialsProvider stigmaCare clinicsCare sitesHIV careCare settingsHealth outcomesClinical staffSubstance use disordersLinear mixed-effects modelsTreatment continuumImprove attitudes
2020
Integrating HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis and harm reduction among men who have sex with men and transgender women to address intersecting harms associated with stimulant use: a modelling study
Bórquez A, Rich K, Farrell M, Degenhardt L, McKetin R, Tran LT, Cepeda J, Silva‐Santisteban A, Konda K, Cáceres CF, Kelly S, Altice FL, Martin NK. Integrating HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis and harm reduction among men who have sex with men and transgender women to address intersecting harms associated with stimulant use: a modelling study. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2020, 23: e25495. PMID: 32562365, PMCID: PMC7305413, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSM/transgender womenHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisNew HIV infectionsHIV infectionTransgender womenStimulant useCVD mortalityCVD deathHealth harmsIntegrated substance useMore HIV infectionsHigh HIV incidenceCardiovascular disease mortalityRandom allocationUnprotected anal sexRisk of suicideHIV incidenceHIV transmissionDisease mortalityHIV riskGlobal systematic reviewAnal sexReduction interventionsSystematic review
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
Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium
Loeliger KB, Biggs ML, Young R, Seal DW, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Gordon MS, Altice FL, Ouellet LJ, Cunningham WE, Young JD, Springer SA. Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 2945-2957. PMID: 28188460, PMCID: PMC5552433, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1722-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsHIV risk reduction interventionsHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive womenHIV-positive menMultilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelSero-discordant partnersMixed effects logistic regression modelsCondomless sexual intercourseRisk reduction interventionsLogistic regression modelsCJ populationsBehavior Assessment ToolHIV transmissionCriminal justice populationsHigher oddsHIVReduction interventionsSexual intercourseLarge-scale studiesBaseline dataInjection equipmentJustice populationsAssessment tool
2015
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brief and Expanded Evidence-Based Risk Reduction Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in the United States
Song DL, Altice FL, Copenhaver MM, Long EF. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Brief and Expanded Evidence-Based Risk Reduction Interventions for HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in the United States. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0116694. PMID: 25658949, PMCID: PMC4320073, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsOpioid substitution therapyHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceEvidence-based risk reduction interventionDynamic HIV transmission modelHolistic Health Recovery ProgramBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsFuture HIV incidenceTotal medical costsHIV transmission modelHIV prevention interventionsGeneral adult populationRisk reduction interventionsCost-effectiveness analysisSubstitution therapySexual transmissionHIV programsPrevention interventionsMedical costsTreatment settingsLife yearsReduction interventionsUS population
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
2004
Hepatitis C virus infection in United States correctional institutions
Altice F, Bruce R. Hepatitis C virus infection in United States correctional institutions. Current Hepatology Reports 2004, 3: 112-118. DOI: 10.1007/s11901-004-0018-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionInjection drug usersVirus infectionDrug usersRisk reduction interventionsCurable infectionEffective therapyHigh prevalenceCare approachHigh riskReduction interventionsMental illnessSexual partnersInfectionHealth carePublic healthCorrectional settingsSettingHCVIdeal settingHIVTherapyIllnessPrevalence