2021
Structural barriers to implementing recommended tuberculosis preventive treatment in primary care clinics in rural South Africa
Chandra DK, Moll AP, Altice FL, Didomizio E, Andrews L, Shenoi SV. Structural barriers to implementing recommended tuberculosis preventive treatment in primary care clinics in rural South Africa. Global Public Health 2021, 17: 555-568. PMID: 33650939, PMCID: PMC8410883, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1892793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive treatmentPrimary healthcare clinicsTPT initiationWorld Health OrganizationAntiretroviral therapyPreventive treatmentRural South AfricaHIV/TB servicesBurden of HIVOnly independent correlatePrimary care clinicsClinic-level factorsPatient-level characteristicsPrimary care providersHealth Services frameworkEvidence-based strategiesQuality improvement strategiesTB servicesClinical factorsCare clinicsIndependent correlatesMedical recordsPromoting ActionCare providersHealthcare clinics
2017
Primary healthcare-based integrated care with opioid agonist treatment: First experience from Ukraine
Morozova O, Dvoriak S, Pykalo I, Altice FL. Primary healthcare-based integrated care with opioid agonist treatment: First experience from Ukraine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 173: 132-138. PMID: 28242537, PMCID: PMC5545131, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHealth Services ResearchHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPatient DropoutsPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsPrimary Health CareQuality of LifeSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUkraineConceptsOpioid agonist therapyPrimary healthcare clinicsIntegrated carePHC staffHIV patientsHIV epidemicOAT patientsOpioid agonist treatmentStandard of careAddiction treatment settingsAgonist therapyObservational cohortMiddle-income countriesAgonist treatmentPrimary careComprehensive healthcare servicesPWIDHealthcare clinicsAddiction clinicPatientsTreatment settingsDrug usersPilot studyCareHealthcare services
2013
Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening and Treatment in an Urban Setting
Morano JP, Walton MR, Zelenev A, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening and Treatment in an Urban Setting. Journal Of Community Health 2013, 38: 941-950. PMID: 23728822, PMCID: PMC3781590, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9704-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsoniazid preventative therapyLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testSelf-administered therapyActive tuberculosisRecent incarcerationNew latent tuberculosis infectionsPositive tuberculin skin testMobile outreach clinicHigh tuberculosis prevalenceMultivariate logistic regressionInner-city populationDOT participantsLTBI treatmentObserved therapyTuberculosis infectionPreventative therapySkin testChest radiographsTuberculosis prevalenceOutreach clinicsCXR screeningHealthcare clinicsYounger ageSimilar outcomes