2024
Using Voice Data to Facilitate Depression Risk Assessment in Primary Health Care
Goyal A, Man R, Lee R, Saha K, Altice F, Poellabauer C, Papakyriakopoulos O, Cheung L, De Choudhury M, Allagh K, Kumar N. Using Voice Data to Facilitate Depression Risk Assessment in Primary Health Care. 2024, 17-18. DOI: 10.1145/3630744.3658408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepression riskPrimary health careDepression risk assessmentLower-income patientsHealth careTreating depressionVoice dataDepressionK-nearest neighbor classifierMachine learning algorithmsCollected voice dataRiskNeighbor classifierLearning algorithmsStable internet connectionK-nearestInternet connectionTelehealthCare
2019
Online HIV information seeking and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among people who use drugs
Ranjit YS, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M, Altice FL. Online HIV information seeking and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among people who use drugs. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 111: 16-22. PMID: 32087834, PMCID: PMC7039922, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV informationMethadone treatmentPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awarenessPre-exposure prophylaxisNew HIV diagnosesHIV-negative PWUDBehavior change continuumCross-sectional surveyMethods of preventionAddiction treatment programsHIV diagnosisImmunodeficiency virusInjection drugsHIV preventionHigh riskGeneral populationSex partnersOverall healthTreatment programPrEPDrugsPWUDChange continuumRisk
2016
Pre‐incarceration police harassment, drug addiction and HIV risk behaviours among prisoners in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan: results from a nationally representative cross‐sectional study
Polonsky M, Azbel L, Wegman MP, Izenberg JM, Bachireddy C, Wickersham JA, Dvoriak S, Altice FL. Pre‐incarceration police harassment, drug addiction and HIV risk behaviours among prisoners in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan: results from a nationally representative cross‐sectional study. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2016, 19: 20880. PMID: 27435715, PMCID: PMC4951538, DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.4.20880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepresentative cross-sectional studyHIV risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyHIV riskAddiction severityRisk behaviorsHIV risk-taking behaviorsPrison drug injectionDrug addiction severityHealth assessment surveyHIV transmissionPotential confoundersDrug injectionHIV epidemicDrug usersHigher addiction severityDrug useBivariate testingThird of prisonersDrug addictionSeverityPWIDEpidemic responseRiskStrongest correlate
2011
Adapting an Evidence‐Based Intervention Targeting HIV‐Infected Prisoners in Malaysia
Copenhaver MM, Tunku N, Ezeabogu I, Potrepka J, Zahari MM, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Adapting an Evidence‐Based Intervention Targeting HIV‐Infected Prisoners in Malaysia. AIDS Research And Treatment 2011, 2011: 131045. PMID: 21860786, PMCID: PMC3157158, DOI: 10.1155/2011/131045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV riskHolistic Health Recovery ProgramHIV risk reduction interventionsHigh-risk populationRisk reduction interventionsTarget populationCritical target populationAntiretroviral therapyAdherence issuesTargeting HIVHIVReduction interventionsIntervention contentSubstance abuseFormative researchStructured interviewsFormative workFamily membersPrison settingRecovery programRiskPopulationTherapyCare
2010
Neurocognitive Impairment and HIV Risk Factors: A Reciprocal Relationship
Anand P, Springer SA, Copenhaver MM, Altice FL. Neurocognitive Impairment and HIV Risk Factors: A Reciprocal Relationship. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 14: 1213-1226. PMID: 20232242, PMCID: PMC2906682, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9684-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk reduction interventionsMedication adherenceCognitive impairmentRisk behaviorsHIV risk factorsHIV risk behaviorsImpact of HIVEffectiveness of interventionsSuboptimal adherenceRisk factorsNeurocognitive impairmentMental illnessCognitive functionSubstance abuseImpairmentAdherenceHIVInterventionReciprocal relationshipRiskSignificant barriers
2007
Strategies for Primary HIV Prevention That Target Behavioral Change
Safren SA, Wingood G, Altice FL. Strategies for Primary HIV Prevention That Target Behavioral Change. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007, 45: s300-s307. PMID: 18190303, DOI: 10.1086/522554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV infectionHigh-risk behaviorsPrimary HIV preventionBehavioral changesNew HIV infectionsInjection drug usersRoutes of transmissionHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virusHIV preventionDrug usersObjective evidencePsychosocial influencesInfectionOverall rateTarget populationMinority racial groupsRacial groupsMenRiskGroupVaccinePublic awarenessComplex interplay