2005
Attitudes toward and beliefs about prenatal HIV testing policies and mandatory HIV testing of newborns among drug users.
Fielder O, Altice FL. Attitudes toward and beliefs about prenatal HIV testing policies and mandatory HIV testing of newborns among drug users. AIDS & Public Policy Journal 2005, 20: 74-91. PMID: 17624031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingLongitudinal cohort studyMandatory HIV testingPregnant womenDrug usersCohort studyMandatory testingCertain races/ethnicitiesPerinatal HIV testingPrior HIV testingHigh-risk womenHIV testing policiesHealthcare systemActive drug usersMajority of subjectsFocus groupsStructured interviewsRace/ethnicityRespondent-driven samplingHIV statusBaby's healthAdverse outcomesPrenatal careSuboptimal careHealth beliefs
1998
Evaluation of an Innovative Program to Address the Health and Social Service Needs of Drug-Using Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection
Thompson A, Blankenship K, Selwyn P, Khoshnood K, Lopez M, Balacos K, Altice F. Evaluation of an Innovative Program to Address the Health and Social Service Needs of Drug-Using Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection. Journal Of Community Health 1998, 23: 419-440. PMID: 9824792, DOI: 10.1023/a:1018706107776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnmet service needsDrug-using womenCase management interventionHIV infectionSocial service needsCase managementService needsHigh-risk womenHIV risk behaviorsICM interventionNeedle exchange sitesTreatment drug usersDental servicesMental health counselingDrug treatmentUnmet needDrug usersMedical careHealth counselingRisk behaviorsStreet outreachManagement interventionsCase managersWomenInfection