2025
A Dyad-Based Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People with HIV who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Davis A, Rozental E, Bolger N, Gulyayev V, Gulyayev P, Denebayeva A, Wen H, Cui J, Terlikbayeva A, Primbetova S, Samandas J, Altice F, Remien R, Mergenova G. A Dyad-Based Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People with HIV who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 1-13. PMID: 40773102, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04841-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapy adherencePost-interventionIntervention armSelf-reported ART adherenceAntiretroviral therapySocial support interventionsImmediately post-interventionLargest HIV clinicStandard of careFollow-upMultilevel mixed modelsOne-month follow-upInjected drugsSix-month follow-upRandomized Controlled TrialsDyad-level factorsSupport interventionsPre-interventionSuboptimal antiretroviral therapyIntervention sessionsART adherenceSupportive partnersHIV clinicNo significant differenceHIV epidemic
2024
High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine
Ottesen T, Wickersham J, Lawrence J, Antoniak S, Zezuilin O, Polonsky M, Antonyak S, Rozanova J, Dvoriak S, Pykalo I, Filippovych M, Altice F. High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0305086. PMID: 39028735, PMCID: PMC11259278, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapy prescriptionAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countSubstance use disordersIncreased levels of stigmaNational sampleLevel of stigmaIndependent of risk groupSuboptimal antiretroviral therapyInitiate antiretroviral therapyPopulation of peopleHIV expertsHIV incidenceHIV physiciansHIV treatmentKey populationsTransgender womenAntiretroviral treatmentFeeling thermometerDrinking alcoholSex workersPhysiciansSex partnersPWHRisk groups
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