2025
Community Connectedness as a Source of Adherence to HIV Prevention Behaviors and Resilience Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City, 2020-2022.
Furuya A, Ransome Y, Kawachi I, Callander D, Radix A, Whalen A, Herrera C, Watson K, Contreras J, Merriman J, Bhatt K, Scheinmann R, Lim S, Trinh-Shevrin C, Schneider J, Park S, Duncan D. Community Connectedness as a Source of Adherence to HIV Prevention Behaviors and Resilience Among Transgender Women of Color in New York City, 2020-2022. American Journal Of Public Health 2025, 115: 1631-1641. PMID: 40929666, PMCID: PMC12424489, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2025.308144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexually transmitted infectionsTransgender women of colorHIV prevention behaviorsCommunity connectednessTransgender womenWomen of colorHIV preventionPreventive behaviorsNew York CityPreexposure prophylaxis useHIV viral load suppressionViral load suppressionFeelings of isolationCare continuumCare outcomesYork CityCaring behaviorsFuture interventionsSources of resilienceFeelings of inclusionTransgender communityCondom usageProphylaxis useFeelings of connectionTransgenderBoth neighborhood and individual-level social cohesion are associated with testing for HIV in Southeastern Pennsylvania adult population
Gamble-George J, Hayashi K, Dean L, Villalonga-Olives E, Martinez I, Ransome Y. Both neighborhood and individual-level social cohesion are associated with testing for HIV in Southeastern Pennsylvania adult population. Annals Of Epidemiology 2025, 108: 106-115. PMID: 40578713, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth SurveysHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHIV TestingHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNeighborhood CharacteristicsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaResidence CharacteristicsSocial CapitalSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsWhiteYoung AdultConceptsHIV testingCensus tract levelAssociated with testingCensus tractsSoutheastern Pennsylvania Household Health SurveyMultivariable multilevel logistic regressionTract levelIndividual-level social capitalAssociated with lower oddsHousehold Health SurveyNeighborhood social capitalAssociated with higher oddsMultilevel logistic regressionSocial capitalHispanic/Latino adultsSocial capital componentsHealth SurveyIndividual social capitalSocial cohesionIndividual-level varianceLower oddsHigher oddsBlack/African AmericanIndividual-levelLogistic regressionThe Longitudinal Impact of Psychosocial Syndemic Variables on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People With HIV in Brazil, Thailand, and Zambia: An Analysis by HIV Transmission Groups in HPTN 063.
Rodríguez-Díaz C, Zangeneh S, Chen Y, Guo X, Tsuyuki K, Ransome Y, Friedman R, Srithanaviboonchai K, Roberts S, Mimiaga M, Mayer K, Safren S. The Longitudinal Impact of Psychosocial Syndemic Variables on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People With HIV in Brazil, Thailand, and Zambia: An Analysis by HIV Transmission Groups in HPTN 063. AIDS Education And Prevention 2025, 37: 89-106. PMID: 40323670, PMCID: PMC12334064, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2025.37.2.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndemic problemsSyndemic scoreART adherenceHIV transmission groupFear of discriminationOne-year longitudinal dataSuboptimal ART adherenceTransmission groupAssociated with lower ART adherenceSyndemic variableLow ART adherenceHIV preventionTransmission categoryLongitudinal dataAntiretroviral therapyAlcohol useStimulant usePolydrug useLongitudinal impactPWHAdherenceHIVZambiaCareScores
2023
Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study
Ransome Y, Taggart T, Huang A, Vermund S, Mayer K, Nunn A. Increasing Spiritual Beliefs are Associated With Lower HIV Incidence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From HPTN 061 Longitudinal Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2023, 94: 196-202. PMID: 37850978, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV seroconversionHIV incidenceBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsLower HIV incidenceProportional hazards regressionHIV prevention interventionsBlack menSpiritual beliefsOne-unit increaseHazards regressionLongitudinal riskPrevention interventionsHIVBiomedical assessmentLower hazard rateLongitudinal studyMenMonthsSeroconversionLongitudinal analysisReligious service attendanceIncidenceBaselineBMSMHigher proportion
2022
Trends and Characteristics of #HIVPrevention Tweets Posted Between 2014 and 2019: Retrospective Infodemiology Study
Burgess R, Feliciano JT, Lizbinski L, Ransome Y. Trends and Characteristics of #HIVPrevention Tweets Posted Between 2014 and 2019: Retrospective Infodemiology Study. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2022, 8: e35937. PMID: 35969453, PMCID: PMC9412898, DOI: 10.2196/35937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention topicsPrevention topicsHIV testingHIV casesHIV preventionCondom useHIV prevention methodsFisher's exact testHIV incidencePostexposure prophylaxisExact testPrEPHarm reductionChi-squarePrevention methodsEvaluation periodPreventionHIVpreventionQualitative content analysisUnited StatesPrimary objectiveInfodemiology StudyDevelopment of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial
Sung A, Zhang TP, Huang W, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Hall BJ, Ransome Y, Dieckhaus KD, Wu D, Tucker JD, Yang F. Development of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2022, 49: 628-634. PMID: 35675708, PMCID: PMC9378620, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest uptakeMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional questionnaireControlled TrialsInfection testingIntervention armStudy armsChlamydia testSocial network supportHigher oddsChinese menHealth outcomesPsychometric toolsLogistic regressionMenPublic healthTrialsFuture studiesSexParticipantsArmUptakeGonorrheaFactorsMSM
2020
Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Doolittle BR, McGinnis K, Ransome Y, Fiellin D, Justice A. Mortality, Health, and Substance Abuse by Religious Attendance Among HIV Infected Patients from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 25: 653-660. PMID: 32902769, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyAging Cohort StudyAssociation of mortalitySmall cohort studiesUnhealthy alcohol useOverall drug useHIV/AIDSSmoking statusMortality riskHigh social supportDrug useBiological markersSubstance abuseLess marijuana useAlcohol usePast yearReligious attendanceLower depressionMarijuana useMortalitySocial supportAssociationAttendanceHCV
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