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"Getting me back on track": the role of outreach interventions in engaging and retaining people living with HIV/AIDS in medical careSerena Rajabiun
Health and Disability Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:S20-9. 2007....
Patient perspectives on improving oral health-care practices among people living with HIV/AIDSSerena Rajabiun
Boston University School of Public Health, Health and Disability Working Group, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Public Health Rep 127:73-81. 2012..Our findings emphasize the importance of addressing both personal values and contextual factors in providing oral health-care services to PLWHA...
A typology of models for expanding access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDSSerena Rajabiun
Evaluation Center for HIV Oral Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Public Health Dent 71:212-9. 2011..These programs serve communities with limited access and high unmet need for oral health care, such as rural areas, low-income and racial/ethnic minorities...
The impact of acculturation on Latinos' perceived barriers to HIV primary careSerena Rajabiun
Health and Disability Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health, 374 Congress St, Ste 502, Boston, MA 02210, USA
Ethn Dis 18:403-8. 2008..In the final multivariate model that controlled for site, Spanish language was significantly associated with experiencing stigma-related worries/concerns that impact HIV status...
Program design and evaluation strategies for the Special Projects of National Significance Outreach InitiativeSerena Rajabiun
Health and Disability Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:S9-19. 2007..This paper describes the study design and methods used to implement and evaluate this large multisite initiative. Strengths and limitations of the study design are discussed...
Increasing access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.: baseline evaluation results of the Innovations in Oral Health Care InitiativeJane E Fox
Health and Disability Working Group, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Public Health Rep 127:5-16. 2012....
Health literacy of HIV-positive individuals enrolled in an outreach intervention: results of a cross-site analysisMari Lynn Drainoni
Department of Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Bedford, MA 07730, USA
J Health Commun 13:287-302. 2008..Health care and support service providers also must become aware of the importance of health literacy when caring for all patients with HIV, particularly those most likely to have low health literacy...
Outreach program contacts: do they increase the likelihood of engagement and retention in HIV primary care for hard-to-reach patients?Howard J Cabral
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:S59-67. 2007..This finding remained after controlling for baseline CD4 count. These findings can be used to improve the effectiveness of programs to increase engagement and retention in HIV primary care among the hard-to-reach...
Peer knowledge and roles in supporting access to care and treatmentCarol R Tobias
Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Community Health 35:609-17. 2010..It is important to address gaps in knowledge through continuing education and to create common standards for the training and skills that peers who work in community health settings need to have...
Sexual risk behavior and behavior change among persons newly diagnosed with HIV: the impact of targeted outreach interventions among hard-to-reach populationsSharon M Coleman
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:639-45. 2009..20). Substantial risk exists for secondary HIV transmission; this study shows the promise of a supplemental intervention to ensure access to HIV care, retention in care, and risk reduction for positives...
The provider role in client engagement in HIV careR Kevin Mallinson
School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:S77-84. 2007..These findings provide recommendations for health providers to engage and retain hard-to-reach PLWHA in timely and appropriate HIV care and services...
Factors associated with engaging socially marginalized HIV-positive persons in primary careMaureen H Rumptz
Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon 97232, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 21:S30-9. 2007....
