2017
A 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
2014
Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru
Ferro EG, Weikum D, Vagenas P, Copenhaver MM, Gonzales P, Peinado J, Cabello R, Lama JR, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Alcohol use disorders negatively influence antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men in Peru. AIDS Care 2014, 27: 93-104. PMID: 25277252, PMCID: PMC4221495, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.963013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceAlcohol use disorderART nonadherenceIndependent correlatesUse disordersHIV treatment engagementOnly independent correlateClinical care sitesConcentrated HIV epidemicAntiretroviral medication adherenceRecent drug useEvidence-based strategiesStandardized screening measuresAdherence surveyMedication adherenceHIV treatmentHIV epidemicCare sitesClinical careNeurocognitive impairmentMeeting criteriaSectional surveyTreatment engagementDrug use