2024
COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection after Vaccination and Substance Use Disorders: A Longitudinal Cohort of People with and without HIV Receiving Care in the United States Veterans Health Administration
Soyer E, McGinnis K, Justice A, Hsieh E, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Williams E, Park L. COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection after Vaccination and Substance Use Disorders: A Longitudinal Cohort of People with and without HIV Receiving Care in the United States Veterans Health Administration. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 28: 3605-3614. PMID: 39046612, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV statusSubstance use disordersBreakthrough infectionRisk of breakthroughAssociated with increased riskCOVID-19 breakthrough infectionsSARS-CoV-2Association of substance useSARS-CoV-2 infectionHIV treatment adherenceCD4 countHIV progressionSubstance useUnited States Veterans Health AdministrationHazard ratioIncreased riskPWHCD4PWoHHIVUse disorderVaccinated personsCohort of peopleTreatment adherenceLongitudinal cohort
2016
Exploring HIV-related stigma among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a correlation study
Li Z, Hsieh E, Morano JP, Sheng Y. Exploring HIV-related stigma among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a correlation study. AIDS Care 2016, 28: 1394-1401. PMID: 27137205, PMCID: PMC5069196, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1179713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV transmissionHIV stigmaStigma scoresPoor self-rated health statusBerger HIV Stigma ScaleSelf-rated health statusHIV-positive MSMIncidence of HIVMultivariable linear regression modelsHuman immunodeficiency virusLevels of HIVHIV Stigma ScaleAdverse health outcomesCross-sectional survey studySocial support networksAntiretroviral therapyHIV statusOpportunistic infectionsImmunodeficiency virusPoor adherenceSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsStudy populationHIVHealth outcomes