2010
Scaling Up Circumcision Programs in Southern Africa: The Potential Impact of Gender Disparities and Changes in Condom Use Behaviors on Heterosexual HIV Transmission
Andersson KM, Owens DK, Paltiel AD. Scaling Up Circumcision Programs in Southern Africa: The Potential Impact of Gender Disparities and Changes in Condom Use Behaviors on Heterosexual HIV Transmission. AIDS And Behavior 2010, 15: 938-948. PMID: 20924783, PMCID: PMC3112296, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9784-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterosexual HIV transmissionCircumcision programsCondom useHIV infectionHIV transmissionRisk reduction counselingNew HIV infectionsMale condom useUncircumcised malesPrevention programsPopulation-level impactCondom use behaviorSexual partnershipsSafer sexCircumcisionMale transmissionInfectionCompartmental epidemic modelWomenSignificant benefitsGender disparitiesUse behaviorsYears
2009
Racial and Sex Disparities in Life Expectancy Losses among HIV-Infected Persons in the United States: Impact of Risk Behavior, Late Initiation, and Early Discontinuation of Antiretroviral Therapy
Losina E, Schackman BR, Sadownik SN, Gebo KA, Walensky RP, Chiosi JJ, Weinstein MC, Hicks PL, Aaronson WH, Moore RD, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA. Racial and Sex Disparities in Life Expectancy Losses among HIV-Infected Persons in the United States: Impact of Risk Behavior, Late Initiation, and Early Discontinuation of Antiretroviral Therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 49: 1570-1578. PMID: 19845472, PMCID: PMC2783631, DOI: 10.1086/644772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly discontinuationHIV infectionAntiretroviral therapyYears of lifeLate initiationRisk behaviorsLate presentationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV Research NetworkLate treatment initiationCohort of HIVImmunodeficiency virus infectionLife expectancyStandardized mortality ratioGeneral US populationHigh-risk profileYears of ageHigh-risk behaviorsSimilar demographic characteristicsRace/ethnicityART discontinuationART initiationCare concordantHispanic HIVAdvanced disease
2007
Predicting the Impact of a Partially Effective HIV Vaccine and Subsequent Risk Behavior Change on the Heterosexual HIV Epidemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Andersson KM, Owens DK, Vardas E, Gray GE, McIntyre JA, Paltiel AD. Predicting the Impact of a Partially Effective HIV Vaccine and Subsequent Risk Behavior Change on the Heterosexual HIV Epidemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2007, 46: 78-90. PMID: 17589368, PMCID: PMC3570247, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31812506fd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective HIV vaccineHIV prevalenceHIV vaccineCondom useHIV infectionRisk behaviorsFuture HIV prevalenceTotal HIV infectionsHeterosexual HIV epidemicSuccessful vaccination campaignsRisk behavior changeVaccination statusMiddle-income countriesVaccinated individualsVaccination coverageDisease stageVaccine efficacyHIV epidemicVaccination scenariosVaccination campaignHigh riskAdult populationVaccinePrevalenceInfection