2017
Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium
Loeliger KB, Biggs ML, Young R, Seal DW, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Gordon MS, Altice FL, Ouellet LJ, Cunningham WE, Young JD, Springer SA. Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 2945-2957. PMID: 28188460, PMCID: PMC5552433, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1722-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsHIV risk reduction interventionsHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive womenHIV-positive menMultilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelSero-discordant partnersMixed effects logistic regression modelsCondomless sexual intercourseRisk reduction interventionsLogistic regression modelsCJ populationsBehavior Assessment ToolHIV transmissionCriminal justice populationsHigher oddsHIVReduction interventionsSexual intercourseLarge-scale studiesBaseline dataInjection equipmentJustice populationsAssessment tool
2014
Optimization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment During Incarceration: Viral Suppression at the Prison Gate
Meyer JP, Cepeda J, Wu J, Trestman RL, Altice FL, Springer SA. Optimization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment During Incarceration: Viral Suppression at the Prison Gate. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 721-729. PMID: 24687044, PMCID: PMC4074594, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNA levelsCD4 lymphocyte countViral suppressionHIV viral suppressionLymphocyte countObserved therapyRNA levelsBaseline HIV-1 RNA levelsMean HIV-1 RNA levelHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatmentHuman immunodeficiency virus managementHIV treatment outcomesRetrospective cohort studyAntiretroviral therapy regimensHIV-1 RNAPsychiatric disorder severityLogistic regression modelsCommunity-based resourcesDuration of incarcerationRace/ethnicityART regimenContinuous ARTPrescribed pharmacotherapyAntiretroviral therapyART regimens