2025
Pre-implementation findings on the barriers and potential solutions to initiate same-day antiretroviral therapy among people who inject drugs in Malaysia
Oliveros D, Jenarun G, Salleh N, Saifi R, Earnshaw V, Madden L, Bromberg D, Sutherland R, Nikitin B, Kamarulzaman A, Altice F. Pre-implementation findings on the barriers and potential solutions to initiate same-day antiretroviral therapy among people who inject drugs in Malaysia. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 145: 104967. PMID: 40865440, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersNominal group techniqueHIV specialistsPre-implementationHighest-ranked barrierSame-day ARTSame-day antiretroviral therapyHIV treatment servicesPre-implementation findingsFear of policeInjected drugsAntiretroviral therapyHIV servicesInterpersonal stigmaHealth workersHIV providersMixed-method research strategyPre-implementation activitiesSocioecological modelImplementation barriersFocus groupsHarm reductionTreatment servicesGreater Kuala LumpurNGO partnershipsUsing nominal group technique to identify and prioritize barriers to decentralizing HIV care to primary health centers in Lima, Peru
Oliveros D, Konda K, Madden L, Montenegro-Idrogo J, Tafur Quintanilla K, Sosa Barbarán K, Nikitin B, Ponticiello M, Benites C, Sánchez J, Altice F. Using nominal group technique to identify and prioritize barriers to decentralizing HIV care to primary health centers in Lima, Peru. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 466. PMID: 40156011, PMCID: PMC11954239, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12618-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health centersNominal group techniqueDecentralized HIV careHIV careHealth centersHIV servicesGroup of healthcare providersDecentralization of HIV careNominal group technique groupsPatient's continuity of careContinuity of carePeruvian Ministry of HealthGroup techniqueEvidence-based strategiesMinistry of HealthHIV stigmaLack of confidenceHealthcare accessPerceived BarriersProvider groupsHealth outcomesHealthcare providersPatient continuityIdentified barriersEducational meetings
2022
mHealth Intervention to Improve Treatment Outcomes Among People With HIV Who Use Cocaine: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ranjit YS, Krishnan A, Ghosh D, Cravero C, Zhou X, Altice FL. mHealth Intervention to Improve Treatment Outcomes Among People With HIV Who Use Cocaine: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11: e28332. PMID: 35254270, PMCID: PMC8938831, DOI: 10.2196/28332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERMobile health interventionsAntiretroviral therapyTreatment outcomesHealth interventionsHIV treatment outcomesInstitutional review boardTechnology-based interventionsControlled TrialsHIV servicesMedication adherenceStudy populationElectronic pillboxMulticomponent interventionUse cocaineAdherence behaviorHIVMHealth interventionsFinal enrollmentReview boardStudy designDrug abuse
2006
Models for Integrating Buprenorphine Therapy into the Primary HIV Care Setting
Basu S, Rohrberg D, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Models for Integrating Buprenorphine Therapy into the Primary HIV Care Setting. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006, 42: 716-721. PMID: 16447120, DOI: 10.1086/500200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBuprenorphine maintenance therapyHIV care settingsMaintenance therapyHIV servicesCare settingsPrimary HIV care settingsSite specialistHIV care providersInjection drug useHuman immunodeficiency virusNegative clinical outcomesPrimary care modelDrug treatment modelAntiretroviral therapyHIV careBuprenorphine therapyClinical outcomesImmunodeficiency virusClinic settingOpiate useCare modelCare providersOpiate dependenceDrug useTherapy services
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