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Promoting HIV care continuum outcomes among people who use drugs and alcohol: a systematic review of randomized trials evaluating behavioral HIV care interventions published from 2011 to 2023 by Pitpitan, Eileen V, Wiginton, John Mark, Bejarano-Romero, Raul, Baker, Dania Abu

“…Substance use remains a robust predictor of HIV infection and a serious impediment to HIV care continuum progression for people living with HIV. The primary…”
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Using Novel Approaches to Evaluate Behavioral Interventions: Overlooked Significant HIV Prevention Effects in the HPTN 015 Project EXPLORE by Pitpitan, Eileen V., MacKinnon, David P., Eaton, Lisa A., Smith, Laramie R., Wagman, Jennifer, Patterson, Thomas L.

“…Mediated and moderated processes that lead to intervention efficacy may underlie results of trials ruled as nonefficacious. The overall purpose of this study…”
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Comparison of factor analysis models applied to the NCANDA neuropsychological test battery by Cummins, Kevin M, Pitpitan, Eileen V, Brumback, Ty, Moore, Tyler M, Trim, Ryan S, Clark, Duncan B, Brown, Sandra A, Tapert, Susan F

“…The factor structure of neuropsychological functioning among a large sample (N = 831) of American youth (ages 12-21 at baseline) was investigated in order to…”
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Alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences are associated with not being virally suppressed among persons living with HIV in the Rakai region of Uganda by Miller, Amanda P., Pitpitan, Eileen V., Kiene, Susan M., Raj, Anita, Jain, Sonia, Zúñiga, María Luisa, Nabulaku, Dorean, Nalugoda, Fred, Ssekubugu, Robert, Nantume, Betty, Kigozi, Godfrey, Sewankambo, Nelson K., Kagaayi, Joseph, Reynolds, Steven J., Grabowski, Kate, Wawer, Maria, Wagman, Jennifer A.

“…•Alcohol use is adversely associated with viral suppression (VS).•Antiretroviral therapy mediates the relationship between alcohol use and VS.•Associations…”
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Behavior change after fentanyl testing at a safe consumption space for women in Northern Mexico: A pilot study by Goodman-Meza, David, Arredondo, Jaime, Slim, Said, Angulo, Lourdes, Gonzalez-Nieto, Pablo, Loera, Alejandra, Shoptaw, Steve, Cambou, Mary C., Pitpitan, Eileen V.

“…•Half of samples were positive for fentanyl.•Half of women had positive behavior change after sample was positive for fentanyl.•Fentanyl was considered…”
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" He is the Same as Me ": Key Populations' Acceptability and Experience of a Community-Based Peer Navigator Intervention to Support Engagement in HIV Care in Tijuana, Mexico by Rocha-Jiménez, Teresita, Pitpitan, Eileen V, Cazares, Rebeca, Smith, Laramie R

“…Engagement in the HIV care continuum among people living with HIV is essential to prevent ongoing transmission. Although there is evidence for the need for…”
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Implications and Lessons Learned While Using Social Media Advertisements to Promote Longitudinal Social Network Study Participation in Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men (LMSM): A Brief Report by Algarin, Angel B., Cirilo, Anthony, Pitpitan, Eileen V., Gutierrez, Aaron, Horvath, Keith J., Smith, Laramie R.

“…We assess the effectiveness of paid ads on social media platforms as a research recruitment tool with Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM). We deployed four…”
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Injection Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among People who Inject Drugs in Ukraine: A Random-Intercept Latent Transition Analysis by Wiginton, John Mark, Booth, Robert, Eaton, Lisa A., Smith, Laramie R., da Silva, Cristina Espinosa, Patterson, Thomas L., Pitpitan, Eileen V.

“…HIV transmission in Ukraine is driven in part by unsafe injection drug use and sexual risk behaviors among people who inject drugs. We performed a…”
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Prejudice against higher‐weight health providers: Implications for patients and providers by McClure‐Brenchley, Kimberly J., Pitpitan, Eileen V., Quinn, Diane M.

“…Higher‐weight health providers may face prejudice, which may affect the health provider and the patient alike. In a series of five studies, we sought to…”
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Supporting and Uplifting New and Diverse Scientists in HIV Research (San Diego SUN): A Research Education and Training Program to Promote the Success of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows by Pitpitan, Eileen V, Campbell, Chadwick K, Zúñiga, María Luisa, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Stockman, Jamila K

“…We implemented a mentored research education and training program for underrepresented minorities (URMs) and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)…”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Client-Perpetrated Violence against Female Sex Workers in 13 Mexican Cities by Semple, Shirley J, Stockman, Jamila K, Pitpitan, Eileen V, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Chavarin, Claudia V, Mendoza, Doroteo V, Aarons, Gregory A, Patterson, Thomas L

“…Globally, client-perpetrated violence against female sex workers (FSWs) has been associated with multiple health-related harms, including high-risk sexual…”
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Correlates of condomless anal sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tijuana, Mexico: The role of public sex venues by Semple, Shirley J, Pitpitan, Eileen V, Goodman-Meza, David, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Chavarin, Claudia V, Rangel, Gudelia, Torres, Karla, Patterson, Thomas L

“…Condomless anal sex between male partners is the primary risk factor for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM). Correlates of condomless anal…”
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Examining the Interplay Between Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Gender-Related Stigmas as Barriers for PrEP Uptake Among Transgender Women in Tijuana, Mexico: A Mixed-Methods Study by Algarin, Angel B., Cirilo, Anthony, Pitpitan, Eileen V., Pines, Heather A., Padilla-Garcia, Rosario, Zapien-Vasquez, Monica F., Navarro-Alvarez, Samuel, Smith, Laramie R.

“…HIV prevalence among transgender women (TW) in Tijuana, Mexico is estimated at 22%. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by >…”
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Reducing HIV Risks in the Places Where People Drink: Prevention Interventions in Alcohol Venues by Pitpitan, Eileen V., Kalichman, Seth C.

“…Apart from individual alcohol drinking behavior, the context or places where people drink play a significant role in HIV transmission risk. In this paper, we…”
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Adolescent alcohol use: use of social network analysis and cross-classified multilevel modeling to examine peer group, school, and neighborhood-level influences by Barker, Kathryn M., Brown, Sandra, Pitpitan, Eileen V., Shakya, Holly Baker, Raj, Anita

“…Background: Neighborhood-, school-, and peer-contexts play an important role in adolescent alcohol use behaviors. Methodological advances permit simultaneous…”
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What the HIV Pandemic Experience Can Teach the United States About the COVID-19 Response by Strathdee, Steffanie A., Martin, Natasha K., Pitpitan, Eileen V., Stockman, Jamila K., Smith, Davey M.

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Factors associated with program effectiveness in the implementation of a sexual risk reduction intervention for female sex workers across Mexico: Results from a randomized trial by Pitpitan, Eileen V, Semple, Shirley J, Aarons, Gregory A, Palinkas, Lawrence A, Chavarin, Claudia V, Mendoza, Doroteo V, Magis-Rodriguez, Carlos, Staines, Hugo, Patterson, Thomas L

“…The overall aim of this paper is to examine effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention in community settings, and the factors associated with…”
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Peers plus mobile app for treatment in HIV (PATH): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to test a community-based integrated peer support and mHealth intervention to improve viral suppression among Hispanic and Black people living with HIV by Pitpitan, Eileen V, Horvath, Keith J, Aldous, Jeannette, Stockman, Jamila K, Patterson, Thomas L, Liang, Megan, Barrozo, Constantino, Moore, Veronica, Penninga, Katherine, Smith, Laramie R

“…Significant disparities continue to exist in the HIV care continuum, whereby Hispanic and Black people living with HIV (PLWH) are less likely to achieve viral…”
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Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice by Levin, Shana, Matthews, Miriam, Guimond, Serge, Sidanius, Jim, Pratto, Felicia, Kteily, Nour, Pitpitan, Eileen V., Dover, Tessa

“…Using correlational and experimental data, we examined the degree to which personal and perceived normative support for the acculturation ideologies of…”
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Correlates of impulsivity among female sex workers in Mexico by Semple, Shirley J., Pines, Heather A., Pitpitan, Eileen V., Harvey-Vera, Alicia, Martinez, Gustavo, Rangel, M. Gudelia, Strathdee, Steffanie A., Patterson, Thomas L.

“…Impulsivity is a trait characteristic that is associated with sexual risk behavior. We examined correlates of impulsivity among 602 female sex workers (FSWs)…”
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