2017
A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru
Vagenas P, Brown SE, Clark JL, Konda KA, Lama JR, Sánchez J, Duerr AC, Altice FL. A Qualitative Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Peru. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 52: 831-839. PMID: 28426357, PMCID: PMC5595368, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1264968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMSM/transgender womenTransgender womenAlcohol consumptionRisk behaviorsRisky sexual behaviorConcentrated HIV epidemicMultiple sexual partnersSexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionHIV incidenceHIV transmissionMedication adherenceProblematic drinkingSemi-structured focus groupsHIV epidemicHigh prevalencePharmacological interventionsUse disordersFocus groupsUnprotected sexAlcohol dependencePeruvian men
2014
Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Carver JW, Dévieux JG, Gaston SC, Altice FL, Niccolai LM. Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AIDS And Behavior 2014, 18: 1595-1603. PMID: 24402691, PMCID: PMC5572216, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0689-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorCondomsCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHaitiHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocial DesirabilitySocial EnvironmentSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSexual risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsPresent cross-sectional studyCross-sectional studyHIV prevention effortsIndependent correlatesAdult family membersYear old adolescentsHigh prevalenceLast sexUnprotected sexSexual partnersSexual debutPrevention effortsSexual intercourseProtective influenceSexual activityMultivariate modelingRisky sexSexAge 14Port-auFace interviewsAdolescentsFamily members
2013
Screening for Drug and Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Association with HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru
Ludford KT, Vagenas P, Lama JR, Peinado J, Gonzales P, Leiva R, Pun M, Sanchez J, Altice FL, . Screening for Drug and Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Association with HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69966. PMID: 23936364, PMCID: PMC3735581, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAdjusted odds ratioAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHIV transmissionSexual risk behaviorsHIV epidemicUse disordersCross-sectional bio-behavioural surveyUnprotected sexSexual partnersRisk behaviorsHIV risk-taking behaviorsIncident HIV infectionBio-behavioural surveyMedication-assisted therapyRecent drug useDisorders Identification TestHigh-risk behaviorsLast encounterDependent outcomesHIV infectionMajority of participantsActive MSMIndependent correlatesOdds ratio
2011
Attitudes toward opioid substitution therapy and pre-incarceration HIV transmission behaviors among HIV-infected prisoners in Malaysia: Implications for secondary prevention
Bachireddy C, Bazazi AR, Kavasery R, Govindasamy S, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Attitudes toward opioid substitution therapy and pre-incarceration HIV transmission behaviors among HIV-infected prisoners in Malaysia: Implications for secondary prevention. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2011, 116: 151-157. PMID: 21232882, PMCID: PMC3084892, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitudeComorbidityHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMalaysiaMaleMiddle AgedNeedle SharingOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPrisonersPrisonsRisk-TakingSecondary PreventionSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTime FactorsUnsafe SexYoung AdultConceptsOpioid substitution therapyHIV transmission behaviorsSubstitution therapyUnprotected sexSecondary HIV prevention effortsCommunity HIV transmissionInjection of buprenorphineSecondary HIV preventionInjection drug useHIV prevention effortsSterile injection equipmentOpioid injectionSecondary preventionOpioid dependenceHIV transmissionHIV preventionMale prisonersHIV riskInjection riskDrug useHIVCareful monitoringSexual riskBehavioral interventionsPrevention efforts
2007
The Association Between History of Violence and HIV Risk A Cross-Sectional Study of HIV-Negative Incarcerated Women in Connecticut
Ravi A, Blankenship KM, Altice FL. The Association Between History of Violence and HIV Risk A Cross-Sectional Study of HIV-Negative Incarcerated Women in Connecticut. Women's Health Issues 2007, 17: 210-216. PMID: 17570681, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnprotected sexUnprotected sex practicesNonprimary partnersHistory of violencePrimary partnersSex practicesMale primary partnerIncarcerated womenMultivariate logistic regressionHIV prevention interventionsHIV prevention agendaHIV infectionSectional studyHIV riskPrevention interventionsFuture longitudinal researchHealth historyDrug useSexual partnersLogistic regressionRisk APrevention agendaPhysical violenceWomenWomen's background