2018
Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study
Loeliger KB, Meyer JP, Desai MM, Ciarleglio MM, Gallagher C, Altice FL. Retention in HIV care during the 3 years following release from incarceration: A cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002667. PMID: 30300351, PMCID: PMC6177126, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionInjection drug useHIV careCohort studyTreatment outcomesDrug useNational HIV prevention strategyMultivariable logistic regression modelCase management visitsProportion of followRetrospective cohort studyEarly linkageHIV prevention strategiesLongitudinal treatment outcomesHealth insuranceBetter treatment outcomesSubstance use disordersCase management servicesLogistic regression modelsAntiretroviral therapyCohort participantsManagement visitsCriminal justice populationsLarge cohortPsychiatric disorders
2014
Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model.
Morano JP, Zelenev A, Walton MR, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent tuberculosis infection screening in foreign-born populations: a successful mobile clinic outreach model. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 1508-15. PMID: 24922157, PMCID: PMC4103248, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.301897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testTuberculosis infectionActive tuberculosisLTBI prevalenceSkin testRisk factorsScreening programHeroin useEligibility criteriaUnstable housingUninsured populationMedical surveyHealth insuranceMarijuana useOutreach modelInfectionRelevant correlatesInterpersonal violenceForeign-born populationNew HavenUrban settingsPopulationTuberculosisPrevalence
2013
Understanding the Revolving Door: Individual and Structural-Level Predictors of Recidivism Among Individuals with HIV Leaving Jail
Fu JJ, Herme M, Wickersham JA, Zelenev A, Althoff A, Zaller ND, Bazazi AR, Avery AK, Porterfield J, Jordan AO, Simon-Levine D, Lyman M, Altice FL. Understanding the Revolving Door: Individual and Structural-Level Predictors of Recidivism Among Individuals with HIV Leaving Jail. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 145-155. PMID: 24037440, PMCID: PMC4049299, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0590-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCriminal LawFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services Needs and DemandHIV InfectionsHumansIll-Housed PersonsLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrisonersPrisonsRecurrenceSocial AdjustmentSocioeconomic FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersVulnerable PopulationsConceptsJail releasePoor health outcomesMajor psychiatric disordersIndex incarcerationCriminal justice involvementHealth of individualsHigh riskPsychiatric disordersHIVHealth outcomesHealth interventionsPotential targetHealth insuranceIncarceration historyJustice involvementInterventionPredictorsHealthIndividualsPrior homelessness
2011
Adherence to HIV Treatment and Care Among Previously Homeless Jail Detainees
Chen NE, Meyer JP, Avery AK, Draine J, Flanigan TP, Lincoln T, Spaulding AC, Springer SA, Altice FL. Adherence to HIV Treatment and Care Among Previously Homeless Jail Detainees. AIDS And Behavior 2011, 17: 2654-2666. PMID: 22065234, PMCID: PMC3325326, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0080-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAnti-HIV AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansIll-Housed PersonsInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMaleMedication AdherenceMental DisordersNeeds AssessmentPrisonersSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUnited StatesVulnerable Populations
2006
Trust and other Characteristics Associated with Health Care Utilization by Injection Drug Users
Ostertag S, Wright B, Broadhead R, Altice F. Trust and other Characteristics Associated with Health Care Utilization by Injection Drug Users. Journal Of Drug Issues 2006, 36: 953-974. DOI: 10.1177/002204260603600409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research