2024
HIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Nijhawan A, Pulitzer Z, Torres B, Noreen N, Schultheis A, Frank C, Colon R, Brooks R, Proffitt R, Pankow J, Bennett A, Salyards M, Kuo I, Knight K, Springer S. HIV Risk and Interest in Preexposure Prophylaxis in Justice-Involved Persons - Volume 30, Supplement—March 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2024, 30: s68-s74. PMID: 38561803, PMCID: PMC10986824, DOI: 10.3201/eid3013.230739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV riskAssess HIV risk factorsPreexposure prophylaxisPartners of unknown HIV statusMobile health unitReport injection drug useUnknown HIV statusPerceived HIV riskRisk factorsHIV risk factorsRandomized controlled trialsPatient navigationPrEP indicationsInjection drug useHealth unitsJustice-involved personsHIV medicationsHIV statusCondomless sexPrEPEducational effortsDrug useHIVRiskPersons
2022
Evaluation of the Impact of HIV Serostatus on the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade and Injection Drug Use Among Persons Initiating Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Lier A, Vander Wyk B, Di Paola A, Springer S. Evaluation of the Impact of HIV Serostatus on the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade and Injection Drug Use Among Persons Initiating Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac624. PMID: 36467300, PMCID: PMC9709708, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderHepatitis C virusHCV treatment ratesHIV serostatusUse disordersHepatitis C virus (HCV) care cascadeHCV viral load testingTreatment ratesHCV treatment uptakeProspective cohort studyInjection drug useViral load testingGreater reductionDrug use frequencyHCV testingCare cascadeHCV antibodiesHIV screeningCohort studyHIV statusTreatment uptakeEntire cohortMedication treatmentC virusSerostatus
2021
Individual and poly-substance use and condomless sex among HIV-uninfected adults reporting heterosexual sex in a multi-site cohort
Fredericksen RJ, Whitney BM, Trejo E, Nance RM, Fitzsimmons E, Altice FL, Carrico AW, Cleland CM, Del Rio C, Duerr A, El-Sadr WM, Kahana S, Kuo I, Mayer K, Mehta S, Ouellet LJ, Quan VM, Rich J, Seal DW, Springer S, Taxman F, Wechsberg W, Crane HM, Delaney JAC. Individual and poly-substance use and condomless sex among HIV-uninfected adults reporting heterosexual sex in a multi-site cohort. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2002. PMID: 34736425, PMCID: PMC8567631, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of CSRecent substance useHIV-negative partnersVaginal sexAnal sexSubstance useHIV-status unknown partnersMultivariable relative risk regressionExposure classificationType of sexHIV-negative adultsPooled effect estimatesPartner's HIV statusMulti-site cohortHigher likelihoodHeterosexual sexRelative risk regressionSingle substance usePoly-substance useHIV-negativeHIV statusRisk regressionPolysubstance useCannabis useSU exposure
2016
Determinants of willingness to enroll in opioid agonist treatment among opioid dependent people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Makarenko I, Mazhnaya A, Polonsky M, Marcus R, Bojko MJ, Filippovych S, Springer S, Dvoriak S, Altice FL. Determinants of willingness to enroll in opioid agonist treatment among opioid dependent people who inject drugs in Ukraine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 165: 213-220. PMID: 27370527, PMCID: PMC5094181, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentAdjusted odds ratioOpioid use disorderAgonist treatmentUse disordersSignificant adjusted odds ratiosMultivariable logistic regressionHIV-negative statusPatient-level interventionsOpioid-dependent peopleInjection frequencyHIV statusOdds ratioRecent overdoseIndependent factorsPWIDLogistic regressionPrevious imprisonmentHigher injection frequencySignificant correlatesPrior incarcerationFamily supportDisordersDrugsIntervention
2011
Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV in Women: A Literature Review of the Syndemic
Meyer JP, Springer SA, Altice FL. Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV in Women: A Literature Review of the Syndemic. Journal Of Women's Health 2011, 20: 991-1006. PMID: 21668380, PMCID: PMC3130513, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2328.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHIV/AIDSSubstance abuseHealthcare utilizationPoor HIV outcomesBetter health outcomesEvidence-based interventionsNegative health consequencesHIV outcomesHIV statusMedication adherenceHealth outcomesMental illnessHealth consequencesMental healthUrban womenWomenHIVBidirectional relationshipVulnerable groupsAIDSPrevention of violenceCurrent findingsAdherenceFuture studiesInconsistent definitions
2010
A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization
Azar MM, Springer SA, Meyer JP, Altice FL. A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 112: 178-193. PMID: 20705402, PMCID: PMC2997193, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHealth care utilizationHIV treatment outcomesAlcohol use disorderPoor HIV treatment outcomesCare utilizationTreatment outcomesAntiretroviral therapyUse disordersImpact of AUDHealth service utilizationHIV/AIDSCD4 countHIV statusMedication adherenceService utilizationDATA SYNTHESISAnimal studiesElectronic databasesSystematic reviewAlcohol useTherapyPrimary articlesGoogle ScholarAdherenceOutcomes