Efficacy of assisted partner services for people who inject drugs in Kenya to identify partners living with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection: a prospective cohort study

Authors: Monroe-Wise, Aliza ^*, Mbogo, Loice, Sambai, Betsy, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Guthrie, Brandon L, Bukusi, David, Chohan, Bhavna H, Masyuko, Sarah, Scott, John, Juma, Emily, Macharia, Paul, Kingston, Hanley, Sinkele, William, Gitau, Esther, Bosire, Rose, Musyoki, Helgar, Herbeck, Joshua ^†, Farquhar, Carey ^†

Source: In The Lancet Global Health May 2024 12(5):e859-e867

Assisted Partner Services for People Who Inject Drugs: Index Characteristics Associated With Untreated HIV in Partners

Authors: Tseng, Ashley S., Sambai, Betsy, Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Mbogo, Loice W., Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T., Masyuko, Sarah J., Chohan, Bhavna H., Scott, John D., Sinkele, William, Herbeck, Joshua T., Farquhar, Carey, Guthrie, Brandon L.

Source: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes. 91(3):269-275

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'Violence and love and drugs…it all goes hand in hand': A mixed methods analysis of the substance abuse, violence, and HIV/AIDS syndemic among women who use methamphetamine

Authors: Stockman, Jamila K., Syvertsen, Jennifer L., Hayashi, Hitomi D., Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Tsuyuki, Kiyomi, Morris, Meghan D., Palinkas, Lawrence A.

Source: Substance abuse. 42(4):821-831

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The HIV Index Is Associated With Retention in Care Among Latinx Persons Living With HIV in the CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort.

Authors: Salazar, Jorge, Lisha, Nadra E., Neilands, Torsten B., Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Johnson, Mallory O., Cachay, Edward R., Napravnik, Sonia, Crane, Heidi M., Moore, Richard D., Fredericksen, Robert J., Mayer, Kenneth H., Christopoulos, Katerina A., Sauceda, John A.

Source: AIDS Education & Prevention; Aug2024, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p261-271, 11p

Subject Terms: PATIENT compliance, PEARSON correlation (Statistics), SUBSTANCE abuse, VIRAL load, RESEARCH funding, HIV-positive persons, HISPANIC Americans, MULTIPLE regression analysis, SMOKING, QUESTIONNAIRES, HIV infections, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, SEVERITY of illness index, ODDS ratio, CONFIDENCE intervals, DATA analysis software, ALCOHOLISM, PATIENT participation, MENTAL depression, SOCIAL stigma

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

A Bicultural Community–Academic Partnership to Improve the Latina/o Physician Workforce in Washington State (2019–2021).

Authors: Angulo, Antoinette, Jimenez, Nathalia, Gomez, Megan, Ramirez, Magaly, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Morales, Leo S.

Source: American Journal of Public Health; 2024 Suppl6, Vol. 114, pS467-S471, 5p

Subject Terms: MEDICAL quality control, HEALTH status indicators, CULTURE, HISPANIC Americans, PUBLIC relations, MEDICAL students, EMPLOYEE recruitment, PROFESSIONAL employee training, PHYSICIANS, QUALITY assurance, ORGANIZATIONAL goals, LABOR supply, CULTURAL pluralism

Geographic Terms: WASHINGTON (State)

Occupational roles and risks of community-embedded peer educators providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services to persons who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya.

Authors: Masese, Linnet N.¹ (AUTHOR) linnet@uw.edu, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Mbogo, Loice⁴ (AUTHOR), Guthrie, Brandon L.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Musyoki, Helgar⁵ (AUTHOR), Bukusi, David⁴ (AUTHOR), Sinkele, William⁶ (AUTHOR), Gitau, Esther⁶ (AUTHOR), Farquhar, Carey^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Monroe-Wise, Aliza³ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/1/2022, Vol. 17 Issue 12, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *HIV, *OCCUPATIONAL roles, *HARM reduction, *HEPATITIS C, *MENTAL health services, *OCCUPATIONAL health services, *OCCUPATIONAL exposure, *ORPHANS

Geographic Terms: NAIROBI (Kenya), KENYA

W57 - Characterizing Empirically-Derived Sub-Groups of Latinx PWID Living Along the U.S.-Mexico Border for HIV and HCV Prevention

Authors: Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Sauceda, John, Salazar, Jorge, Puentes, Jorge, Rodriguez-Garcia, Lidia, Ramos, Rebeca, Rodríguez, Maria Elena Ramos, Lechuga, Julia

Source: In Drug and Alcohol Dependence 1 July 2024 260 Supplement

Participation in methadone programs improves antiretroviral uptake and HIV viral suppression among people who inject drugs in Kenya

Authors: Mbogo, Loice W., Sambai, Betsy, Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T., Guthrie, Brandon L., Bukusi, David, Chohan, Bhavna, Macharia, Paul, Dunbar, Matt, Juma, Emily, Sinkele, William, Gitau, Esther, Tseng, Ashley S., Bosire, Rose, Masyuko, Sarah, Musyoki, Helgar, Temu, Tecla M., Herbeck, Joshua, Farquhar, Carey

Source: Journal of substance abuse treatment. 134

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Virologic Nonsuppression and HIV Drug Resistance Among People Who Inject Drugs and Their Sexual and Injecting Partners in Kenya.

Authors: Chohan, Bhavna H., Kingston, Hanley, Tseng, Ashley S., Sambai, Betsy, Guthrie, Brandon L., Wilkinson, Eduan, Giandhari, Jennifer, Mbogo, Loice W., Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Masyuko, Sarah, Bosire, Rose, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T., Sinkele, William, Bukusi, David, de Oliveria, Tulio, Farquhar, Carey, Herbeck, Joshua T.

Source: AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses; May2024, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p240-250, 11p

Barriers and facilitators of HIV and hepatitis C care among people who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya: a qualitative study with peer educators.

Authors: Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T.^1,2 (AUTHOR) nludwig@uw.edu, Guthrie, Brandon L.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Mbogo, Loice³ (AUTHOR), Bukusi, David⁴ (AUTHOR), Sinkele, William⁵ (AUTHOR), Gitau, Esther⁵ (AUTHOR), Farquhar, Carey^1,2,6 (AUTHOR), Monroe-Wise, Aliza^2,6 (AUTHOR)

Source: Harm Reduction Journal. 12/18/2021, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *HEPATITIS C, *HIV, *RURAL health services, *VIOLENCE prevention, *EDUCATORS, *QUALITATIVE research, *SOCIAL isolation

Geographic Terms: NAIROBI (Kenya), KENYA

Live to tell: Narratives of methamphetamine-using women taken hostage by their intimate partners in San Diego, CA

Authors: Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Syvertsen, Jennifer L., Lagare, Tiffany, Palinkas, Lawrence A., Stockman, Jamila K.

Source: In International Journal of Drug Policy September 2015 26(9):843-850

Project Engage: Snowball Sampling and Direct Recruitment to Identify and Link Hard-to-Reach HIV-Infected Persons Who Are Out of Care

Authors: Wohl, Amy Rock, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Dierst-Davies, Rhodri, Kulkarni, Sonali, Bendetson, Jesse, Jordan, Wilbert, Bolan, Robert, Smith, Terry, Cunningham, William, Pérez, Mario J.

Source: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes. 75(2):190-197

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“When You Get Old Like This … You Don't Run Those Risks Anymore”: Influence of Age on Sexual Risk Behaviors and Condom Use Attitudes Among Methamphetamine-Using Heterosexual Women with a History of Partner Violence

Authors: Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Wagner, Karla D., Syvertsen, Jennifer L., Ewald, Ivy J., Patterson, Thomas L., Semple, Shirley J., Stockman, Jamila K.

Source: In Women's Health Issues November-December 2014 24(6):620-628

Women's Perspectives on Female-Initiated Barrier Methods for the Prevention of HIV in the Context of Methamphetamine Use and Partner Violence

Authors: Stockman, Jamila K., Syvertsen, Jennifer L., Robertson, Angela M., Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T., Bergmann, Julie N., Palinkas, Lawrence A.

Source: In Women's Health Issues July-August 2014 24(4):e397-e405

Prevalence and correlates of violence among sexual and injecting partners of people who inject drugs living with HIV in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.

Authors: Aung, Sai Win Kyaw Htet, Kingston, Hanley, Mbogo, Loice W., Sambai, Betsy, Monroe-Wise, Aliza, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T., Bukusi, David, Sinkele, William, Gitau, Esther, Masyuko, Sarah, Herbeck, Joshua T., Farquhar, Carey, Guthrie, Brandon L.

Source: Harm Reduction Journal; 11/2/2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: SEXUAL partners, VIOLENCE prevention, NEEDLE exchange programs, ANTI-HIV agents, SEXUAL assault, CROSS-sectional method, HIV infection transmission, HEALTH policy

Geographic Terms: KENYA, NAIROBI (Kenya)

Successful engagement in buprenorphine treatment among hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder and trauma

Authors: Bhatraju, Elenore P., Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Takagi-Stewart, Julian, Sandhu, Harveen K., Klein, Jared W., Tsui, Judith I.

Source: Drug and alcohol dependence. 215

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Social and environmental determinants influencing injection drug use and HIV risk among two sister cities on the US–Mexico border: a comparative cross-sectional study, 2016–2018.

Authors: Lechuga, Julia, Ramos, Rebeca, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Perez, Gilberto, Ramos, Maria Elena, Ferreira-Pinto, João B., Cordero, Jacquelin I., Sauceda, John, Salazar, Jorge

Source: Harm Reduction Journal; 7/3/2023, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: DRUG abuse, CITIES & towns, NEEDLE sharing, ANTI-HIV agents, CROSS-sectional method

Geographic Terms: MEXICO

"Come on Baby. You Know I Love You": African American Women's Experiences of Communication with Male Partners and Disclosure in the Context of Unwanted Sex.

Authors: Gutzmer, Kyle, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha¹, Wyatt, Gail², Hamilton, Alison, Stockman, Jamila¹ jstockman@ucsd.edu, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha T³ (AUTHOR), Wyatt, Gail E⁴ (AUTHOR), Hamilton, Alison B^4,5 (AUTHOR), Stockman, Jamila K³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Archives of Sexual Behavior. May2016, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p807-819. 13p. 2 Charts.

A factorial experiment grounded in the multiphase optimization strategy to promote viral suppression among people who inject drugs on the Texas-Mexico border: a study protocol.

Authors: Sauceda, John A., Lechuga, Julia, Ramos, Maria Elena, Puentes, Jorge, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Salazar, Jorge, Christopoulos, Katerina A., Johnson, Mallory O., Gomez, David, Covarrubias, Rogelio, Hernandez, Joselyn, Montelongo, David, Ortiz, Alejandro, Rojas, Julian, Ramos, Luisa, Avila, Itzia, Gwadz, Marya V., Neilands, Torsten B.

Source: BMC Public Health; 2/13/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p, 2 Diagrams

Subject Terms: FACTORIAL experiment designs, DRUG abuse, HARM reduction, COGNITIVE therapy, BEHAVIOR therapy, RESEARCH protocols

Geographic Terms: MEXICO, TEXAS

The Brief Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Index: A Rapid 3-Item Scale to Measure Engagement in HIV Care.

Authors: Sauceda, John A, Lisha, Nadra E, Ludwig-Barron, Natasha, Salazar, Jorge, Dilworth, Samantha E, Johnson, Mallory O, Christopoulos, Katerina A, Koester, Kimberly A, Moore, Richard D, Mayer, Kenneth H, Fredericksen, Rob J, Mugavero, Michael J, Neilands, Torsten B

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases; Aug2023, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p425-427, 3p

Subject Terms: CONFIDENCE intervals, REGRESSION analysis, QUANTITATIVE research, CRONBACH'S alpha, QUALITATIVE research, DATA analysis software, ODDS ratio, HIV