2021
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and tuberculosis-related mortality among incarcerated people: a global scoping review.
Bosworth R, Borschmann R, Altice FL, Kinner SA, Dolan K, Farrell M. HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and tuberculosis-related mortality among incarcerated people: a global scoping review. International Journal Of Prison Health 2021, 18: 66-82. PMID: 35401772, PMCID: PMC8992694, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-02-2021-0018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious disease-related mortalityDisease-related mortalityHIV/AIDSInfectious diseasesInfectious disease-related deathsTB-related deathsTuberculosis-related mortalityHIV/TBDisease-related deathScoping ReviewPublic health benefitsNumber of deathsGlobal scoping reviewPreventable mortalityHigh riskHCVMortalityCustodial settingsHBVFirst scoping reviewMortality dataAvailable evidenceDeath rateHealth benefitsDeathModelling the intervention effect of opioid agonist treatment on multiple mortality outcomes in people who inject drugs: a three-setting analysis
Stone J, Degenhardt L, Grebely J, Larney S, Altice FL, Smyrnov P, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Alavi M, Young AM, Havens JR, Miller WC, Hickman M, Vickerman P. Modelling the intervention effect of opioid agonist treatment on multiple mortality outcomes in people who inject drugs: a three-setting analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2021, 8: 301-309. PMID: 33640039, PMCID: PMC8255389, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30538-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist treatmentDrug-related deathsOAT coverageDrug-related harmAgonist treatmentHepatitis C virus transmissionC virus transmissionOverall health benefitsUK National InstituteNational InstituteHIV 0OAT retentionHIV mortalityInjury 3Opioid dependenceMortality outcomesUS National InstitutesHCV-2Overdose deathsSignificant additional effectIntervention effectsDrug abuseHealth benefitsMortalityDeath
2020
The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national, individual participant data meta-analysis
Borschmann R, Tibble H, Spittal MJ, Preen D, Pirkis J, Larney S, Rosen DL, Young JT, Love AD, Altice FL, Binswanger IA, Bukten A, Butler T, Chang Z, Chen CY, Clausen T, Christensen PB, Culbert GJ, Degenhardt L, Dirkzwager A, Dolan K, Fazel S, Fischbacher C, Giles M, Graham L, Harding D, Huang YF, Huber F, Karaminia A, Keen C, Kouyoumdjian FG, Lim S, Møller L, Moniruzzaman A, Morenoff J, O'Moore E, Pizzicato LN, Pratt D, Proescholdbell SK, Ranapurwala SI, Shanahan ME, Shaw J, Slaunwhite A, Somers JM, Spaulding AC, Stern MF, Viner KM, Wang N, Willoughby M, Zhao B, Kinner SA. The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national, individual participant data meta-analysis. International Journal For Population Data Science 2020, 5: 1145. PMID: 32935053, PMCID: PMC7473255, DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividual participant dataParticipant dataCohort of adultsPublic health relevanceMental health problemsEvidence-based responsesRisk factorsPreventable deathsPreventable mortalityGlobal epidemiologyHealth problemsLarger studyMortalityHealth relevanceSpecific causesMeta-analysis methodologyCohortInadequate powerDeathAdultsRelevant evidenceMulti-disciplinary collaborationCauseReleaseIncarceration
2014
Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis
Lewnard JA, Mbah M, Alfaro-Murillo JA, Altice FL, Bawo L, Nyenswah TG, Galvani AP. Dynamics and control of Ebola virus transmission in Montserrado, Liberia: a mathematical modelling analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 1189-1195. PMID: 25455986, PMCID: PMC4316822, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(14)70995-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEVD casesCase ascertainmentTreatment centersCases of EVDEbola virus disease epidemicPrimary outcome measureEbola virus transmissionPublic health responseIntervention initiationUS National InstitutesOutcome measuresHealth responseNumber of bedsContact tracingMontserrado CountyEbola virusAdditional bedsBasic reproductive numberVirus transmissionAscertainmentNational InstituteInterventionEVDDeathMathematical modelling analysis