2024
High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine
Ottesen T, Wickersham J, Lawrence J, Antoniak S, Zezuilin O, Polonsky M, Antonyak S, Rozanova J, Dvoriak S, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Altice F. High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0305086. PMID: 39028735, PMCID: PMC11259278, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countSubstance use disordersIncreased levels of stigmaNational sampleLevel of stigmaIndependent of risk groupSuboptimal antiretroviral therapyInitiate antiretroviral therapyPopulation of peopleHIV expertsHIV incidenceHIV physiciansHIV treatmentKey populationsTransgender womenAntiretroviral treatmentFeeling thermometerDrinking alcoholSex workersPhysiciansSex partnersPWHRisk groups
2023
MENTAL HEALTH VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF OLDER WOMEN WITH HIV DURING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE
Rozanova J, Shenoi S, Zeziulin O, Rich K, Bromberg D, Kiriazova T, Deac A, Earnshaw V. MENTAL HEALTH VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS OF OLDER WOMEN WITH HIV DURING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN UKRAINE. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 137-137. PMCID: PMC10737039, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersHIV diagnosisChronic conditionsDepressive symptomsComorbid substance use disorderAnxiety symptomsSocial supportLikelihood of anxietyMixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsMental health vulnerabilitiesPsychological counselingPrimary outcomeLongitudinal cohortHIV disclosureUse disordersSevere anxietySymptomsOlder individualsOlder peopleLogistical regressionMental healthCOVID-19HIV