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The impact of determinants of health on the relationship between stigma and health in people living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Jason M. Lo Hog Tian, James R. Watson, Janet A. Parsons, Robert G. Maunder, Michael Murphy, Lynne Cioppa, A. McGee, Wayne Bristow, Anthony R. Boni, Monisola E. Ajiboye, Sean B. Rourke
Determinants of health are important drivers of health states, yet there is little work examining their role in the relationship between HIV stigma and health. This study uses moderation analysis t...
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HIV status disclosure in the era of treat-all: the complexities of societal expectations and disclosure in marital relationships in Shinyanga, Tanzania AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Tusajigwe Erio, Josien de Klerk, Eileen Moyer
Robust advancements in clinical treatment of people living with HIV (PLHIV) have resulted in the current “treatment as prevention” strategy: the inability to transmit the virus when it is undetecta...
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Strategic investment and program effectiveness: a roadmap to ending AIDS in Bangladesh by 2030 AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Mohammed Nazmul Huq, Saima Khan, Sabina Yasmin, Md. Moyazzem Hossain
The journey towards ending AIDS epidemic in Bangladesh by 2030 is ambitious yet achievable. Although Bangladesh has always had a low rate of HIV among its general population, it remains one of seve...
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Development of a home-based pre-exposure prophylaxis care delivery system for long-acting injectable cabotegravir: a formative exploration of patient preferences AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-08 Janelly Gonzalez, Paulina A. Rebolledo, Aaron J. Siegler, Wenting Huang, Kenneth H. Mayer, Valeria D. Cantos
Cabotegravir (CAB-LA), the only Food and Drug Administration-approved injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is effective and may address PrEP uptake disparities among Black and Latino sexual ...
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Reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission using intervention mapping: a systematic review AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Junjie Chen, Wenhui Liu, Jiehong Chen, Chunhua Ma
Intervention mapping (IM) is a planning approach that reflects the intricate decision-making process involved in the design of behavior interventions. The development and implementation of IM is co...
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Acceptability of an automated directly observed therapy (DOT) application for PrEP adherence support among young men who have sex with men: a qualitative exploration AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Jennifer Velloza, Albert Y. Liu, Ariana W. K. Katz, Ariane van der Straten, Aaron J. Siegler, Hyman Scott, Gretchen Wilde, Annie Lockard, Richard H. Christie, Susan P. Buchbinder
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence remains a challenge among young men who have sex with men (MSM). We developed and tested a smartphone application (“app”), “DOT Diary”, which combines auto...
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Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor-associated weight gain in people living with HIV: data from the Copenhagen Comorbidity in HIV Infection (COCOMO) study AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Karen Brorup Heje Pedersen, Marco Gelpi, Andreas Dehlbæk Knudsen, Alessandra Meddis, Moises Alberto Suarez-Zdunek, Shoaib Afzal, Børge Nordestgaard, Susanne Dam Nielsen, Thomas Benfield
Weight gain effects of Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in people with HIV (PWH) have been sparsely studied.Participants were enrolled in the Copenhagen Comorbidity in HIV Inf...
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its association with quality of life among people with HIV in the United States AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Bekana K. Tadese, Fritha Hennessy, Phoebe Salmon, Tim Holbrook, Girish Prajapati
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical for people with HIV (PWH) to achieve and maintain virologic suppression and minimize drug resistance. This study aimed to use real-world data t...
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Childhood sexual trauma and opioid use among older adults living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Monique J. Brown, Sravya Sunkara, Amandeep Kaur, Prince Nii Ossah Addo, Daniel Amoatika, Elizabeth Crouch
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been linked to substance use and substance use disorders in adulthood. However, there have been limited studies examining the relationship between CSA and opioid us...
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Examining HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) acceptability among rural people who inject drugs: predictors of PrEP interest among syringe service program clients AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Hilary L. Surratt, Sarah Brown, Abby L. Burton, Will Cranford, Christie Green, Stephanie M. Mersch, Rebecca Rains, Philip M. Westgate
Rural communities in the US have increasing HIV burden tied to injection drug use, yet engagement in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care has been low among people who inject drugs (PWID). Syringe ...
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Interest in event-driven PrEP among men who have sex with men using daily PrEP in Mexico in 2019–2020: a cross-sectional assessment in a large-scale demonstration project AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 José Gómez-Castro, Santiago Aguilera-Mijares, Araczy Martínez-Dávalos, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Heleen Vermandere
This study aimed to evaluate the interest in event-driven PrEP (ED-PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) using daily PrEP in Mexico's PrEP demonstration project between 2019 and 2020. We comp...
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Digital technology for HIV self-management in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of adolescents’ preferences AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Leonie Weyers, Talitha Crowley, Lwandile Tokwe
Digital health technology interventions have shown promise in enhancing self-management practices among adolescents living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (ALHIV). The objective of this scoping r...
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Antiretroviral therapy adherence among peripartum women with HIV in Kenya: an explanatory mixed methods study using dry blood spot measures and narrative interviews AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 K. Hampanda, H. Grubbs, J. Castillo-Mancilla, P.L. Anderson, J. Thorne, A. Helova, J.M. Turan, M. Onono, L.L. Abuogi
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains sub-optimal among pregnant and postpartum women with HIV (PPWH) in high HIV prevalence low resource settings with few effective behavioral interven...
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Perceptions of the attributes of new long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis formulations compared with a daily, oral dose among South African young women: a qualitative study AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Patience Shamu, Saiqa Mullick, Nicola J. Christofides
Oral PrEP is highly effective against the acquisition of HIV but is underutilised by young women. New options, like the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) and injectable long-acting cabotegravir...
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Disparities in HIV incidence and mortality rates between Japanese nationals and international migrants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Japan’s national HIV surveillance data (2018–2021) AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Russell Miller, Chunyan Li, Rodenie Arnaiz Olete, Masamine Jimba
Migrants often encounter heightened health risks during crises. We analysed the disparities in the burden of HIV between Japanese nationals and international migrants in Japan by comparing new HIV ...
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Perceptions of nicotine vaping products among Australians living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Stephanie Edwards, Cheneal Puljević, Judith A. Dean, Charles Gilks, Mark A. Boyd, Peter Watts, Chris Howard, Coral E. Gartner
People living with HIV (PLHIV) are two to three times more likely to smoke tobacco compared to the general community. Evidence from the general population suggests that nicotine vaping products (NV...
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Incidence of prostate cancer in Medicaid beneficiaries with and without HIV in 2001–2015 in 14 states AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Filip Pirsl, Keri Calkins, Jacqueline E. Rudolph, Eryka Wentz, Xiaoqiang Xu, Bryan Lau, Corinne E. Joshu
Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence is reportedly lower in men with HIV compared to men without HIV for unknown reasons. We describe PCa incidence by HIV status in Medicaid beneficiaries, allowing for ...
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Retention in care and antiretroviral therapy adherence among Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV, 2001–2015 AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Jacqueline E. Rudolph, Keri L. Calkins, Xueer Zhang, Yiyi Zhou, Xiaoqiang Xu, Eryka L. Wentz, Corinne E. Joshu, Bryan Lau
Disparities in HIV care by socioeconomic status, place of residence, and race/ethnicity prevent progress toward epidemic control. No study has comprehensively characterized the HIV care cascade amo...
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Perceived versus actual HIV risk among PrEP indicated persons with criminal legal involvement AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Taylor Krajewski, Katherine H. LeMasters, Carrie B. Oser, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein
Individuals involved with community supervision experience multi-level obstacles impacting health outcomes. This is a high-risk period for HIV acquisition due to potential reengagement in unprotect...
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A community-academic partnered approach to designing a Virtual Village to address the needs of older adults living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Annie L. Nguyen, Andrea N. Polonijo, Jerome T. Galea, Moka Yoo-Jeong, Jeff Taylor, Erik L. Ruiz, Karah Greene, Jasmine L. Lopez, Christopher Christenson, Brandon Brown
Many older adults living with HIV face unique challenges, including comorbidities, loneliness, and isolation. This community-academic partnered study elicited viewpoints from older adults living wi...
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Who wants long-Acting injectable antiretroviral therapy? Treatment preferences among adults with HIV in Florida AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Rebecca J. Fisk-Hoffman, Yiyang Liu, Charurut Somboonwit, Maya Widmeyer, Shantrel Canidate, Mattia Prosperi, Robert L. Cook
Long-acting injectable (LAI) antiretroviral therapy (ART) is available to people with HIV (PWH), but it is unknown which PWH prefer this option. Using the Andersen Behavioral Model this study ident...
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An empirical test of the chronic illness quality of life model: the prominent role of barrier to health care and social support AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Reyhaneh Sardarzehi, Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam, Abbas Masjedi-Arani, Maryam Bakhtiari, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Minoo Mohraz
The Chronic Illness Quality of Life (CIQOL) model highlights satisfaction with life in individuals with a chronic illness (i.e., HIV-related diseases) determined by factors such as barriers to heal...
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Assessing the effect of COVida orphans and vulnerable children support services on viral load coverage and suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV in four provinces in Mozambique AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Lara Lorenzetti, Belmiro Sousa, Andres Martinez, Aristides Almeida, Vance Harris, Horacio Mondlane, Gervasio Nazare, Tanya Medrano, Hayley Bryant
Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programs focusing on improving HIV outcomes for children and adolescents living with HIV (C&ALHIV) may improve viral load (VL) testing coverage, a critical ste...
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Patients’ and specialists’ perspectives on health care quality and on people living with HIV health-related quality of life in Spain: a cross-sectional survey AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 María J. Fuster-RuizdeApodaca, María José Galindo, Concha Amador
Spain was close to meeting the 90–90–90-treatment target set by UNAIDS. However, data on health care quality regarding people with HIV and their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after the COV...
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Impact of serious adverse drug reactions on the quality of life of patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria: a four-year retrospective study. AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Peter U. Bassi, W. Gashau
Serious adverse drug reactions (sADRs) have a serious impact on the progress being made in providing antiretroviral therapy. The presence of HIV/AIDS and its complications associated with sADRs, ha...
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Evaluation of rapid antiretroviral initiation strategy in a cohort of newly diagnosed people living with HIV in Panama, 2018–2019 AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Juan Pablo Alvis-Estrada, Andrés Azmitia-Rugg, Ximena Sobalvarro-Stolz, Daniela Romo-Dueñas, Félix Díaz, Alexander Martínez, Rosa Elena Morales, Lissette Raquel Chang, Natalia Vega, Ana Belén Araúz, Gustavo Ávila-Montes
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been adopted as a form of HIV treatment and prevention. This study assesses rapid ART initiation using clinical outcomes such as viral load (VL) and CD4+ T lymphocy...
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Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the mHealth intervention, InTSHA, on retention in care and viral suppression among adolescents with HIV in South Africa: a pilot randomized clinical trial AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Brian C. Zanoni, Moherndran Archary, Thobekile Sibaya, Nicholas Musinguzi, Casiel T. Gethers, Madeleine Goldstein, Scarlett Bergam, Christina Psaros, Vincent C. Marconi, Jessica E. Haberer
We describe the results of a pilot randomized clinical trial of a mobile phone-based intervention, InTSHA: Interactive Transition Support for Adolescents with HIV, compared to standard care. Encryp...
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Perceptions of a community-based HIV/STI testing program among Black gay, bisexual, and other MSM in Baltimore: a qualitative analysis AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Rashida Hassan, Nicole Thornton, Hope King, Gabrielle Aufderheide, Bradley Silberzahn, Steven Huettner, Jacky M. Jennings, Kimberly N. Evans, Errol L. Fields
Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are disproportionately affected by HIV and STIs. Safe Spaces 4 Sexual Health (SS4SH), a community-informed, status-neutral HIV/STI tes...
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HIV and hepatitis C virus-related misinformation may contribute to rising rates of infection and suboptimal clinical outcomes among persons with substance use AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-11 Alejandro De La Hoz, Kristin Graves, Judith A. Bernstein, Sabrina A. Assoumou
HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates among persons, who use drugs, have risen during the US overdose crisis. We elicited patient perspectives about these interconnected infections to ide...
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A qualitative assessment of retention in HIV care among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in New York City AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Eva Liang, Chigozie A. Nkwonta, Lloyd A. Goldsamt, Ann-Margaret Dunn Navarra
Retention in HIV care is a critical precursor to ending the epidemic yet remains suboptimal in the United States. Gaining an understanding of the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults (A...
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The burden of secrecy in the management of multimorbidity in older people living with HIV aged 70 and over AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 C. Sambou, D. Pourette, P. Debeaudrap, L. Slama, C. Katlama, C. Cazanave, F. Bonnet, L. Meyer, C. Allavena
The secrecy surrounding HIV continues to be a major concern for older people living with HIV (OPWH) despite their long-term experience of HIV and the presence of other chronic diseases. Our study a...
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Association between maternal HIV status and postpartum depressive symptoms in Botswana AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Keolebogile N. Mmasa, Yishan Liu, Jennifer Jao, Kathleen Malee, Justine Legbedze, Shan Sun, Sam Kgole, Gosego Masasa, Mompati Mmalane, Joseph Makhema, Nelly Mafa, Elaine J. Abrams, Kathleen M. Powis, Lauren B. Bonner
Few studies have evaluated postpartum depression (PPD) in women living with HIV (WLHIV) in Botswana, a high prevalence HIV setting. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to evalu...
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Correction AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-04
Published in AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Race/ethnicity-based discrimination, depressive symptoms, and smoking-related variables among people with HIV participating in a randomized clinical trial for cigarette smoking cessation AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Silvana Agterberg, Jonathan Shuter, Cassandra A. Stanton, Elizabeth K. Seng, Andrea H. Weinberger
People with HIV smoke cigarettes at a high prevalence, and it is important to identify modifiable variables related to smoking in this population. Race/ethnicity-based discrimination is common amon...
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Acceptability, facilitators, and barriers to a hypothetical HIV vaccine in the pre-exposure prophylaxis era AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Aaron Richterman, Caroline O’Brien, Fatemeh Ghadimi, Elijah Sumners, Andre Ford, Nafisah Houston, Sebrina Tate, Nancy Aitcheson, Hervette Nkwihoreze, John B. Jemmott 3rd, Florence Momplaisir
Little is known about the pre-implementation context for a preventive HIV vaccine. We conducted interviews of individuals in Philadelphia recruited at Penn clinics and community-based organizations...
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Lifetime HIV testing among three samples of adults with histories of incarceration in Southern California AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Victoria D. Ojeda, Melissa B. Jaeger, Sarah Hiller-Venegas, Tamara Parker, Maurice Lyles, Silvia Castillo, Gustavo Vega, Melissa Moreno, Briana Schuler, Arthur Groneman, Emily Berliant, Natalie Romero, Todd M. Edwards, Cielo Jimenez, Zephon Lister, Jerrica Barksdale, Angela Bazzi, Tommi Gaines, Todd Gilmer
Justice-impacted persons may inconsistently access HIV testing. This cross-sectional secondary analysis investigates lifetime HIV testing prevalence among adults with prior histories of incarcerati...
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A network analysis of positive psychosocial factors and indication of suboptimal HIV care outcomes among Black women living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Chika Christle Chuku, Maria F. Silva, Jasper S. Lee, Rachelle Reid, Kimberly Lazarus, Adam W. Carrico, Sannisha K. Dale
Black women living with HIV (BWLWH) face barriers that impact health outcomes. However, positive psychosocial indicators may influence HIV care outcomes. Among this cross-sectional study of 119 BWL...
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A mixed-methods evaluation of an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis educational intervention for healthcare providers in a NYC safety-net hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology clinic AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Antoinette Oot, Farzana Kapadia, Brandi Moore, Richard E. Greene, Melinda Katz, Colleen Denny, Robert Pitts
Cisgender women and transgender men are less likely to be assessed for PrEP eligibility, prescribed PrEP, or retained in PrEP care. Thus, this pilot PrEP educational intervention was tailored for h...
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Acceptability and appropriateness of information sessions to increase knowledge and awareness of PrEP and TelePrEP among Latina Women AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Dilara K. Üsküp, Omar Nieto, Elena Rosenberg-Carlson, Ronald A. Brooks
Women of color are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Although PrEP effectively prevents HIV infection, PrEP coverage and knowledge remain low in this population. To address barriers to PrEP, we i...
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Utility of the Alcohol Use Disorder Inventory Test in determining caseness for alcohol use disorder among persons receiving antiretroviral therapy AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Ashraf Kagee, Wylene Saal, Adelle Sterley
We sought to determine the utility of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) in screening for alcohol use disorder (AUD) among 688 users of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We used the r...
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The factor structure of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 25 among persons seeking HIV testing AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Lisa Wolfaardt, Warona Mateane, Ashraf Kagee
Rates of anxiety and depression are high among individuals living with HIV. The Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) is a screening tool to identify symptoms of depression and anxiety. The objective of...
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Determinants of HIV/AIDS treatment and care service quality in Woliso Town, Oromia, Ethiopia: in the case of HIV prevention and control project AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Teka Haile Uma, Mesfin Tesfaye
In Ethiopia, even though there is an effort to increase ART services, different challenges remain in the provision of HIV/AIDS treatment and care services, and little has been done to evaluate pati...
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Antiretroviral therapy non-adherence and its association with psychosocial factors in Nigeria: comparative study of sexual minority and heterosexual men living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Olakunle Ayokunmi Oginni, Aderopo Igbekeleoluwa Adelola, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Onyedikachi Joseph Opara, Michael Akanji, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adesanmi Akinsulore, Boladale Moyosore Mapayi, Samuel Kolawole Mosaku
Sexual minority men (gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men; SMM) in Nigeria are disproportionately affected by HIV compared to heterosexual men. There is a dearth of research on the cor...
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Modeling the HIV epidemic in MSM in Cyprus: reaching only the 95-95-95 cascade of care targets fails to reduce HIV incidence by 90% in 2030 AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Ilias Gountas, Katerina Pantavou, Georgios Siakallis, Anna Demetriou, Ioannis Demetriades, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos
National responses should be improved and accelerated to meet the target of ending the Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic by 2030. In the Republic of Cyprus, Men who have Sex with M...
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Prevalence and risk factors for post-COVID conditions of COVID-19 among persons with HIV in Washington, DC AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Shannon Barth, Paige Kulie, Anne Monroe, Michael Horberg, Amanda Castel, on behalf of the DC Cohort Executive Committee
Post-COVID conditions (long COVID) are defined as COVID symptoms persisting 28 days post-initial infection. The limited research available on the prevalence and experiences of post-COVID conditions...
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Does type of antiretroviral therapy pick-up point influence 12-month virologic suppression in South Africa? AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Shazi, Mpilonhle Nzuza, Taing Aung, Kashfia Rahman, Dani Zionts, Nduduzo Dube, Sandile Tshabalala, Laura M. Bogart, Robert A. Parker
We assessed the impact of community- versus clinic-based medication pick-up on rates of virologic suppression in an observational cohort of adults on ART enrolled in a decentralized antiretroviral ...
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The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-06 Rusty Souleymanov, Marni Still, Tara Christianson, Melissa Morris, Ann Favel, Danita Wahpoosewyan, Albert McLeod, Laverne Gervais, Alexandra King, Margaret Kîsikâw Piyesis, Randy Jackson, Mike Payne, Laurie Ringaert, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Dallas Montpetit
The Gigii-Bapiimin study explored the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, two provin...
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A systematic review on advance care planning for people living with HIV: insights from the studies of persons without HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Sabrina Meyer, Moka Yoo-Jeong
With advances in medicine, HIV has evolved into a chronic condition for people living with HIV (PLWH). However, many PLWH do not engage in advance care planning (ACP), and it occurs primarily in ac...
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User-informed tailoring of electronic and in-person peer navigation strategies to improve retention in HIV care for adolescents and young adults: a qualitative inquiry AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Zachary Arochi Kwena, Bertha Akinyi Oketch, Laura K. Beres, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Eliud Omondi Akama, Norton Mutai Sang, Harriet Fridah Adhiambo, Sarah Iguna, Gladys Moraa Ontuga, Everlyne Nyandieka, Starley Shade, Elizabeth Anne Bukusi, Elvin Geng, Lisa L. Abuogi
Poor adherence and retention in HIV care remain a major challenge among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Strategies are urgently required to support A...
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Factors influencing the health-related quality of life of older men and women living with HIV in Spain AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-05 Néstor Nuño, Alberto Martínez, Susana Martínez, Marta Cobos, Juan Sebastián Hernández, Rosa Polo
The number of older people living with HIV (OPLHIV) is increasing worldwide. However, little is known about the factors that better predict their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We administ...
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Use of machine learning approaches to predict transition of retention in care among people living with HIV in South Carolina: a real-world data study AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Ruilie Cai, Xueying Yang, Yunqing Ma, Hao H. Zhang, Bankole Olatosi, Sharon Weissman, Xiaoming Li, Jiajia Zhang
Maintaining retention in care (RIC) for people living with HIV (PLWH) helps achieve viral suppression and reduce onward transmission. This study aims to identify the best machine learning model tha...
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HIV and vicarious stigma in a cohort of people living with HIV in Italy: What happens when the stigma is fueled by healthcare providers? AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Valentina Massaroni, Valentina Iannone, Valentina Delle Donne, Anna D’Angelillo, Gianmaria Baldin, Rosanna Passerotto, Flavio Sangiorgi, Rebecca Jo Steiner, Arturo Ciccullo, Alberto Borghetti, Elena Visconti, Simona Di Giambenedetto
Vicarious stigma shows how indirect stigmatizing experiences can lead people living with HIV (PLWH) to feel discriminated against. We enrolled 350 PLWH, who were administered a 17-item questionnair...
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Depressive symptoms and HIV among a cohort of adolescent young men and transgender women who have sex with men, Bangkok and Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, 2017–2019 AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 M. Vasantiuppapokakorn, S. Pattanasin, R. Kittiyaowamarn, S. Chantraraprasat, S. Winaitham, P. Khongsom, J. V. Woodring, S. M. O’Connor, W. Sukwicha, S. Na-pompet, E. F. Dunne
Screening for depression may identify persons for HIV prevention services and to ensure linkage to care for ART and mental health. We assessed factors associated with depressive symptoms using mult...
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based integrated HIV and behavioral health care: perspectives from seven federal ending the HIV epidemic jurisdictions AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Karen McKinnon, Cody Lentz, Daria Boccher-Lattimore, Francine Cournos, Ariana Pather, Stephen Sukumaran, Adam Thompson, Lori DeLorenzo, Michael Hager, Robert H. Remien, Claude A. Mellins
The federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative was created to reduce new US HIV infections, largely through pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV treatments that reduce HIV transmissibility to zer...
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Willingness to use PrEP among PrEP naïve men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Swarnali Goswami, Taylor Gannon, Saara Nasruddin, Blake Mancuso, Minsoo Kang, John P. Bentley, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Marie Barnard
This study aimed to measure the pooled estimate of willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (WTUP) among PrEP-naïve United States (U.S.)-based men who have sex with men (MSM). PubMed,...
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Men’s perceptions of HIV self-testing in Eswatini: a qualitative study AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Bonginkhosi Petros Vilakati, Sara Yeatman
Men in Eswatini test for HIV at lower rates compared to women despite the widespread availability of HIV testing services in the country. HIV self-test kits have been proposed as an HIV testing mod...
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Self-efficacy and consistent condom use by people living with HIV and seroconcordant and serodiscordant sexual partners in the Ceará, Brazil AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Larissa Rodrigues Siqueira, Gilmara Holanda da Cunha, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Maiara Bezerra Dantas, Maria Elisa Curado Gomes, Wilson Correia de Abreu, Simone de Sousa Paiva
The objectives were to assess the self-efficacy and consistent condom use by people living with HIV (PLHIV). A cross-sectional, comparative study was carried out in outpatient clinics in Ceará Stat...
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Exploring the impact of coping self-efficacy on psychological distress among violence-affected people living with HIV AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Kara A. Steele, Stephanie Tokarz, Erica Felker-Kantor, Katherine P. Theall, Gretchen A. Clum
This study examines the relationship between coping self-efficacy, concurrent stress, and psychological distress (borderline/clinical anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms) among people living wit...
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Prevalence and predictors of cigarette smoking among people with HIV in Western Jamaica AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 D. Aguilera, B. Rinola, S. Tundealao, R. Klaff, M. Aung, M. Johnson-Campbell, D. Johnson-Wallace, R. Stephenson, P.E. Jolly, I. Tamí-Maury
With highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection has become a treatable chronic disease. However, modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking continue to impact the morbidity and mort...
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The power for action – now! AIDS Care (IF 1.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Lena Nilsson Schönnesson, Lucie Cluver, Lars E. Eriksson, Udi Davidovich, Richard Harding, Bruno Spire, José Catalan, Mehdi Karkouri, Kathryn Steventon-Roberts, Bridgette Prince, Lorraine Sherr
Published in AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV (Ahead of Print, 2024)