2018
Factors Associated with HIV Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru
Rich KM, Wickersham JA, Huamaní J, Kiani SN, Cabello R, Elish P, Arce J, Pizzicato LN, Soria J, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Factors Associated with HIV Viral Suppression Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru. LGBT Health 2018, 5: 477-483. PMID: 30874476, PMCID: PMC6306649, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2017.0186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive transgender womenViral suppressionTransgender womenUse disordersViral suppression ratesHIV viral suppressionMultivariable logistic regressionAdverse health outcomesSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderSevere drug useUse of drugsHIV statusSubstance disordersHigh burdenHigh prevalenceCondomless sexPsychiatric disordersAnal sexFactors AssociatedHealth outcomesDrug useHIV researchLogistic regressionLast partnerCorrelates of viral suppression among HIV-infected men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru
Rich KM, Huamaní J, Kiani SN, Cabello R, Elish P, Arce J, Pizzicato LN, Soria J, Wickersham JA, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Correlates of viral suppression among HIV-infected men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. AIDS Care 2018, 30: 1341-1350. PMID: 29843518, PMCID: PMC8236114, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1476657.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Gender disparities in HIV treatment outcomes following release from jail: results from a multicenter study.
Meyer JP, Zelenev A, Wickersham JA, Williams CT, Teixeira PA, Altice FL. Gender disparities in HIV treatment outcomes following release from jail: results from a multicenter study. American Journal Of Public Health 2014, 104: 434-41. PMID: 24432878, PMCID: PMC3953795, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment outcomesTreatment outcomesViral suppressionJail detaineesMultisite prospective cohort studyOptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherenceOptimal HIV treatment outcomesWorse HIV treatment outcomesMultiple logistic regression modelAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionHIV primary careHIV clinical careProspective cohort studyAntiretroviral therapy adherenceNon-Hispanic whitesLogistic regression modelsGreater comorbidityCohort studyEvaluable participantsMulticenter studyTherapy adherencePrimary careTherapy prescriptionClinical careHeroin use
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