2016
Attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment among fishermen in Kuantan, Malaysia, who inject drugs
Brown SE, Wickersham JA, Pelletier AR, Marcus RM, Erenrich R, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment among fishermen in Kuantan, Malaysia, who inject drugs. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2016, 16: 363-379. PMID: 27404914, PMCID: PMC5592158, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2016.1196632.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Rationale, study design and sample characteristics of a randomized controlled trial of directly administered antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected prisoners transitioning to the community — A potential conduit to improved HIV treatment outcomes
Saber-Tehrani AS, Springer SA, Qiu J, Herme M, Wickersham J, Altice FL. Rationale, study design and sample characteristics of a randomized controlled trial of directly administered antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected prisoners transitioning to the community — A potential conduit to improved HIV treatment outcomes. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2011, 33: 436-444. PMID: 22101218, PMCID: PMC3268833, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment outcomesSelf-administered therapyAntiretroviral therapyTreatment outcomesViral loadEvidence-based adherence interventionsPoor HIV treatment outcomesGenotypic resistance testingMedication-assisted treatmentDSM-IV criteriaAlcohol use disorderCase management servicesViral suppressionPrimary outcomeOpioid dependenceAdherence interventionsCD4 testingIntervention periodStudy groupEligibility criteriaUse disordersIntervention monthDrug usersAdverse HIVHIV