2024
Considerations when prescribing opioid agonist therapies for people living with HIV
Tarfa A, Lier A, Shenoi S, Springer S. Considerations when prescribing opioid agonist therapies for people living with HIV. Expert Review Of Clinical Pharmacology 2024, 17: 549-564. PMID: 38946101, PMCID: PMC11299801, DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2375448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-HIV AgentsBuprenorphineDelayed-Action PreparationsDelivery of Health CareDrug InteractionsHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansMethadoneNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPre-Exposure ProphylaxisUnited StatesConceptsOpioid agonist therapyOpioid use disorderAntiretroviral therapyAgonist therapyDiagnosed OUDOpioid use disorder managementUse disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderExtended-release naltrexonePotential drug interactionsOpioid use disorder treatmentPrescribed opioid agonist therapyLong-acting formulationPre-exposure prophylaxisOUD outcomesImprove HIV preventionIntersection of HIVOpioid antagonistHIV outcomesHIV epidemicOpioidHIVOpioid use disorder servicesPWHHIV prevention
2021
Feasibility of a community‐based delivery model for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among bar patrons in rural South Africa
Grammatico MA, Moll AP, Choi K, Springer SA, Shenoi SV. Feasibility of a community‐based delivery model for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis among bar patrons in rural South Africa. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2021, 24: e25848. PMID: 34826363, PMCID: PMC8625837, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsFeasibility StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMedication AdherencePre-Exposure ProphylaxisSouth AfricaConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLargest HIV epidemicCommunity-based delivery modelPrEP uptakeHIV testingOdds ratioOral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineTenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineRural South AfricaHazardous drinkingDisoproxil fumarate/emtricitabineHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisUptake of PrEPHIV care cascadeRapid HIV testingAdjusted odds ratioYoung menRural KwaZulu-Natal ProvinceAlcohol use disorderSexual risk behaviorsDisorders Identification TestBar patronsPrEP deliveryPrEP initiators“We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation
Asabor EN, Lett E, Moll A, Shenoi SV. “We’ve Got Our Own Beliefs, Attitudes, Myths”: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Rural South African Health Care Workers' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards PrEP Implementation. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 2517-2532. PMID: 33763802, PMCID: PMC8450017, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03213-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHumansMalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisRural PopulationSouth AfricaConceptsLocal healthcare workersHealthcare workersPrEP implementationHealth care workers' knowledgeHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisSkilled clinical staffPre-exposure prophylaxisImpact of HIVPrEP interventionsHIV prevalenceHCW roleClinical staffTravel burdenMixed-methods assessmentDisproportionate burdenHIVWorkers' knowledgeAdditional concernsSexual behaviorBlack South AfricansBarriers researchersPrEPRisk compensationBurdenImplementation scientists
2020
‘PrEP should be for men only’: Young heterosexual men’s views on PrEP in rural South Africa
Hannaford A, Lim J, Moll AP, Khoza B, Shenoi SV. ‘PrEP should be for men only’: Young heterosexual men’s views on PrEP in rural South Africa. Global Public Health 2020, 15: 1337-1348. PMID: 32207661, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1744680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultHeterosexualityHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMenPre-Exposure ProphylaxisRural PopulationSouth AfricaYoung AdultConceptsRural South AfricaSouth AfricaYoung men's perspectivesHeterosexual menCommunity-based servicesYoung heterosexual menMen's perspectivesPrevention servicesService delivery modelsMen's viewsHIV prevention servicesStructural barriersFemale partnersKey themesHIV prevention knowledgeGender-specific interventionsCasual sexual partnersDifferentiated service delivery modelsGaps persistHigh HIV risk behaviorHIV-negative heterosexual menHigh-risk sexual behaviorPre-exposure prophylaxisHigh attributable mortalityHIV risk behaviors
2019
Perceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Vazquez L, Moll AP, Kacin A, Ndlovu NE, Shenoi SV. Perceptions of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Young Pregnant Women from Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2019, 33: 214-219. PMID: 31067125, PMCID: PMC6531897, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2018.0242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung pregnant womenPreexposure prophylaxisPregnant womenHIV riskCondom useSexual partnersHIV preexposure prophylaxisLast monthPregnant women 18Rural South African womenSub-Saharan womenRural KwaZulu-NatalSouth African womenHIV acquisitionNonpregnant womenPrEP effectivenessPrEP knowledgeMean agePrEP rolloutPostpartum periodHIV preventionWomen 18HIV stigmaHigh riskMost women