Syndemics of psychosocial problems and HIV risk: A systematic review of empirical tests of the disease interaction concept

AC Tsai, BFO Burns - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
In the theory of syndemics, diseases co-occur in particular temporal or geographical
contexts due to harmful social conditions (disease concentration) and interact at the level of …

Alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among individuals infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 to early 2013

LAJ Scott-Sheldon, P Walstrom, KB Carey… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2013 - Springer
The purpose of this meta-analytic study is to summarize the current science concerning the
(a) prevalence of alcohol use,(b) prevalence of sexual risk behaviors, and (c) association …

Effectiveness of health education intervention in improving knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding Tuberculosis among HIV patients in General Hospital Minna …

CI Bisallah, L Rampal, MS Lye, S Mohd Sidik… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The risk of development of active TB in HIV-infected individuals is 20–37 times
higher than those that are HIV negative. Poor knowledge of TB amongst people living with …

Mental health treatment to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior: a positive prevention model

KJ Sikkema, MH Watt, AS Drabkin, CS Meade… - AIDS and Behavior, 2010 - Springer
Secondary HIV prevention, or “positive prevention,” is concerned with reducing HIV
transmission risk behavior and optimizing the health and quality of life of people living with …

Loneliness, HIV-related stigma, and condom use among a predominantly rural sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM)

RD Hubach, B Dodge, MJ Li, V Schick… - AIDS Education and …, 2015 - Guilford Press
Most previous studies of the sexual behaviors of men who have sex with men (MSM) living
with HIV are based on samples recruited within relatively urban and suburban areas of the …

Psychosocial group interventions to improve psychological well‐being in adults living with HIV

I van der Heijden, N Abrahams… - Cochrane Database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Being diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and labelled with a
chronic, life‐threatening, and often stigmatizing disease, can impact on a person's well …

Understanding the behavioral determinants of retention in HIV care: a qualitative evaluation of a situated information, motivation, behavioral skills model of care …

LR Smith, JD Fisher, CO Cunningham… - AIDS patient care and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The current study provides a qualitative test of a recently proposed application of an
Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills (IMB) model of health behavior situated to the …

A sex risk reduction text-message program for young adult females discharged from the emergency department

B Suffoletto, A Akers, KA McGinnis, J Calabria… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose To pilot test a text message (SMS) sex risk reduction program among at-risk young
adult female patients discharged from an emergency department (ED). Methods A …

Social self-value intervention for empowerment of HIV infected people using antiretroviral treatment: a randomized controlled trial

DN Bhatta, T Liabsuetrakul - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background Prevention and antiretroviral therapy (ART) management for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected people need to have long-term health care. An …

Is expanded HIV treatment preventing new infections? Impact of antiretroviral therapy on sexual risk behaviors in the developing world

KK Venkatesh, TP Flanigan, KH Mayer - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
There have been dramatic increases in access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) across the
developing world, and growing public health attention has focused on the possibility of …