2025
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clearance Cascade for Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/HCV Coinfection Using Health Department Surveillance Data Among 7 US Jurisdictions Highlights the Role of HIV Care Engagement
Wegener M, Brooks R, Nichols L, Altice F, Villanueva M. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Clearance Cascade for Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/HCV Coinfection Using Health Department Surveillance Data Among 7 US Jurisdictions Highlights the Role of HIV Care Engagement. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofaf412. PMID: 40799793, PMCID: PMC12342353, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusDirect-acting antiviralsHepatitis C virus outcomeImmunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus care engagementHuman immunodeficiency virus viral suppressionC virusHepatitis C virus monoinfectionHCV-monoinfected individualsHepatitis C virus care continuumCare engagementHIV care engagementHCV clearanceCoinfected populationHealth department jurisdictionsViral suppressionBlack/African American personsPublic health strategiesStudy endMultivariate analysisPublic health infrastructureRisk factorsClinical modelCare continuumDisease Intervention Specialist Field Experience in Re-engaging Out-of-Care People with HIV in Project CoRECT: A Mixed Methods Study
Macharaviani E, Altice F, Shrestha R, Truebig J, Carroll C, Nichols L, Ahmad B, Copenhaver M, Villanueva M. Disease Intervention Specialist Field Experience in Re-engaging Out-of-Care People with HIV in Project CoRECT: A Mixed Methods Study. AIDS And Behavior 2025, 29: 2451-2460. PMID: 40205311, PMCID: PMC12353047, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04707-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease intervention specialistsRe-engagement effortsPatient-reported barriersControlled TrialsHIV care continuumCenters for Disease Control and PreventionExplanatory sequential mixed methods designSequential mixed methods designClinic operating hoursPatient-centered approachMixed methods studyDisease Control and PreventionPublic health interventionsMixed methods designStructured interactive sessionsControl and PreventionCare continuumCare engagementCare assessmentHealth interventionsSubstance use disordersAnti-retroviral treatmentMethods studyHIV statusSecondary analysis
2022
Advancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process
Villanueva M, Miceli J, Speers S, Nichols L, Carroll C, Jenkins H, Altice F. Advancing data to care strategies for persons with HIV using an innovative reconciliation process. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267903. PMID: 35511958, PMCID: PMC9071117, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease intervention specialistsHIV care continuumCare continuumNon-randomized patientsPublic health surveillance dataOngoing HIV transmissionClinic visit dataHealth surveillance dataPublic health surveillanceHIV clinicHIV eliminationViral loadHIV transmissionCare engagementCopies/Clinic staffClinic dataYale University SchoolVisit dataHealth surveillancePWHSurveillance dataPatientsCells/Intervention specialists
2015
Evidence-based interventions to enhance assessment, treatment, and adherence in the chronic Hepatitis C care continuum
Meyer JP, Moghimi Y, Marcus R, Lim JK, Litwin AH, Altice FL. Evidence-based interventions to enhance assessment, treatment, and adherence in the chronic Hepatitis C care continuum. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 26: 922-935. PMID: 26077144, PMCID: PMC4577454, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEvidence-based interventionsHepatitis C care continuumInterferon-based HCV treatmentHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentHIV-specific interventionsOral treatment regimensVirologic response ratesC virus treatmentHIV treatment cascadeReal-world effectivenessPre-therapeutic evaluationEvidence-based strategiesHCV careHCV treatmentPeer-reviewed journalsTreatment cascadeTreatment initiationMedicine guidelinesTreatment regimensPatient populationTreatment adherenceCare engagementEligible studiesCare continuumHCV assessment
2013
Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail
Williams CT, Kim S, Meyer J, Spaulding A, Teixeira P, Avery A, Moore K, Altice F, Murphy-Swallow D, Simon D, Wickersham J, Ouellet LJ. Gender Differences in Baseline Health, Needs at Release, and Predictors of Care Engagement Among HIV-Positive Clients Leaving Jail. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 195-202. PMID: 23314801, PMCID: PMC3758427, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0391-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultContinuity of Patient CareFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth StatusHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DischargePrimary Health CarePrisonersPrisonsProgram EvaluationSex DistributionSex FactorsSocial WorkSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsSocial service needsCriminal justice settingsGender differencesJustice settingsEnhancing LinkagesCare engagementService needsGender-specific strategiesMore chronic health conditionsSevere substance use disordersHIV primary careMultisite demonstration projectHIV-positive clientsChronic health conditionsMore womenSubstance use disordersJailEngagementWorse healthDifferent needsPrescribed ARTPrimary careBaseline healthUse disordersJail detainees
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