Scientific Publications
From Midwest D-CFAR investigators, collaborators, and friends.
All studies and publications resulting from Midwest D-CFAR funding, whether direct or indirect, must acknowledge D-CFAR support.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis does not increase gonorrhea and chlamydia incidence in young Black and Hispanic men who have sex with men: An observational cohort study
Open Forum Infectious Disease Journal
Authors: Octavio C Mesner, Rishabh Jain, Aditi Ramakrishnan, Derrick D Matthews, Jeremy T Goldbach
Sex work stigma as a partial mediator between social support and depressive symptoms among vulnerable women engaged in sex work in southern Uganda
AIDS and Behavior
Authors: Joshua Kiyingi, Susan S Witte, Proscovia Nabunya, Edward Nsubuga, Phionah Namatovu, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Scarlett L Bellamy, Fred M Ssewamala
A cluster-randomized controlled trial of a combination HIV risk reduction and economic empowerment intervention for women engaged in sex work in Uganda
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Authors: Susan S Witte, Fred M Ssewamala, Joshua Kiyingi, Scarlett L Bellamy, Lyla Sunyoung Yang, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Yesim Tozan, Abel Mwebembezi, Joseph Kagaayi
Motivations, facilitators, and barriers of donation-based interventions in HIV and sexually transmitted infection research: a systematic review
JAMA
Authors: Dorian Ho, Ye Liu, Jamie Conklin, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Jiayu Wang, Suzanne Day, Takhona G Hlatshwako, Rohit Ramaswamy, Ruby Congjiang Wang, Eneyi E Kpokiri, Weiming Tang, Elvin Geng, Joseph D Tucker
Understanding the role of street medicine in harm reduction: a case study of Street Medicine St. Louis
Harm Reduction Journal
Authors: Ari Gzesh, Jeremiah S. Truel, Danielle R. Adams, Luke Zabotka, Sara Malone, Nathanial S. Nolan
A research framework to support re-engagement and continuous engagement in HIV care
The Lancet HIV
Authors: Marie-Claude C. Lavoie, Elvin H. Geng
Identifying predictors of problematic substance use among youth living with HIV in Uganda: a machine learning approach
AIDS and Behavior
Authors: Claire Najjuuko, Rachel Brathwaite, Massy Mutumba, Saltanat Childress, Sylivia Nannono, Phionah Namatovu, Chenyang Lu, Fred M Ssewamala
A randomized controlled trial to unveil the influence of an exercise intervention on brain integrity and gut microbiome structure in individuals with HIV
An article in the AIDS journal.
Authors: Sarah A. Cooley, Aura Ferreiro, Brittany Nelson, Kimberley Sukhum, Elizabeth Westerhaus, Kalen Petersen, June Roman Fox, Alex Rosenow, Christopher Sorenson, Florin Vaida, Dominic N. Reeds, Phillip I. Tarr, Gautam Dantas, Beau M. Ances
Rural providers’ attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US, Southeast and Midwest
An article in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice.
Authors: Phillip L. Marotta, Miryam Biaid, Robert Heimer, Debbie Humphries, Katie Wang, Nithya Narayanan, Zach Lynch, Virginia McKay, Hilary Reno, Rachel Winograd, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, Lindsey Filiatreau, Kristi Stringer, Kaileigh Backes, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg
International application of an optimized harmonization approach for longitudinal cognitive data in people with HIV
An article in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Authors: Lang Lang, Leah H. Rubin, Beau M. Ances, Aggrey Anok, Sarah Cooley, Raha M. Dastgheyb, Rebecca E. Easter, Donald R. Franklin Jr., Robert K. Heaton, Scott L. Letendre, Gertrude Nakijozi, Thomas Marcotte, Robert Paul, Eran F. Shorer, Stephan Tomusange, David E. Vance, Yanxun Xu
Stimulating Training and Access to HIV Research Experiences (STAR): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program
An article in Frontiers in Public Health
Authors: Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Joseph D. Tucker, Idia Thurston, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, Rhonda BeLue, Weiming Tang, Chisom Obiezu-umeh, Onyekachukwu Anikamadu, Khadijah Ameen, Christian Herrera, Alexis Engelhart, Tochukwu Patrick, Ujunwa Onyeama, David Oladele, Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Olufunto A. Olusanya, Temitope Ojo, Juliet Iwelunmor
Intestinal microbiome changes in response to amino acid and micronutrient supplementation: secondary analysis of the AMAZE trial
Gut Microbiome
Authors: Monica N Mweetwa, Kazi Ahsan, John Louis-Auguste, Ellen Besa, Joram M Posma, Nathan McNulty, Micheal J Barrat, Jeff Gordon, Paul Kelly