Lorena Espinoza

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Diagnoses of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos in 40 states and Puerto Rico, 2006-2009
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 60:205-13. 2012
  2. ncbi Characteristics of persons with heterosexually acquired HIV infection, United States 1999-2004
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, and the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:144-9. 2007
  3. ncbi Characteristics of HIV infection among Hispanics, United States 2003-2006
    Lorena Espinoza
    National Center for HIV AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 49:94-101. 2008
  4. ncbi Increases in HIV diagnoses at the U.S.-Mexico border, 2003-2006
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 21:19-33. 2009
  5. ncbi Racial/ethnic and age disparities in HIV prevalence and disease progression among men who have sex with men in the United States
    H Irene Hall
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1060-6. 2007
  6. ncbi Epidemiology of HIV infection in large urban areas in the United States
    H Irene Hall
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e12756. 2010
  7. ncbi Young, seropositive, and pregnant: epidemiologic and psychosocial perspectives on pregnant adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus infection
    Linda J Koenig
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA 30333, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S123-31. 2007
  8. ncbi Correlates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the United States and Puerto Rico
    Suzanne K Whitmore
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 129:e74-81. 2012
  9. ncbi Missed opportunities to prevent perinatal human immunodeficiency virus transmission in 15 jurisdictions in the United States during 2005-2008
    Suzanne K Whitmore
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Women Health 50:414-25. 2010

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Diagnoses of HIV infection among Hispanics/Latinos in 40 states and Puerto Rico, 2006-2009
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 60:205-13. 2012
    ..In the United States, Hispanics are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. However, Hispanic subgroups of varied national origin differ culturally and HIV may impact them differently...
  2. ncbi Characteristics of persons with heterosexually acquired HIV infection, United States 1999-2004
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, and the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:144-9. 2007
    ..We analyzed the association between race/ethnicity, whether diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS were made concurrently, and the survival after diagnosis of heterosexually acquired AIDS...
  3. ncbi Characteristics of HIV infection among Hispanics, United States 2003-2006
    Lorena Espinoza
    National Center for HIV AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 49:94-101. 2008
    ..Hispanic subgroups of varied national origin differ culturally; overall, Hispanics in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV infection...
  4. ncbi Increases in HIV diagnoses at the U.S.-Mexico border, 2003-2006
    Lorena Espinoza
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 21:19-33. 2009
    ..The number of HIV diagnoses at the border has increased. To decrease incidence of HIV disease it is necessary to develop prevention and education programs specific to this region...
  5. ncbi Racial/ethnic and age disparities in HIV prevalence and disease progression among men who have sex with men in the United States
    H Irene Hall
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1060-6. 2007
    ..We examined HIV diagnosis rates and disease progression among men who have sex with men (MSM) according to race/ethnicity and age...
  6. ncbi Epidemiology of HIV infection in large urban areas in the United States
    H Irene Hall
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e12756. 2010
    ..We describe the epidemiology of HIV in large urban areas with the highest HIV burden...
  7. ncbi Young, seropositive, and pregnant: epidemiologic and psychosocial perspectives on pregnant adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus infection
    Linda J Koenig
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA 30333, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:S123-31. 2007
    ..3%) were unplanned. Many HIV-seropositive pregnant adolescents were aware of their serostatus when they became pregnant. Pregnancy and transmission risk reduction interventions targeting young seropositive females are needed...
  8. ncbi Correlates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in the United States and Puerto Rico
    Suzanne K Whitmore
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Pediatrics 129:e74-81. 2012
    ..The goal of this study was to examine associations between demographic, behavioral, and clinical variables and mother-to-child HIV transmission in 15 US jurisdictions for birth years 2005 through 2008...
  9. ncbi Missed opportunities to prevent perinatal human immunodeficiency virus transmission in 15 jurisdictions in the United States during 2005-2008
    Suzanne K Whitmore
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Women Health 50:414-25. 2010
    ..Clinicians can decrease missed opportunities by routinely providing recommended interventions, especially among HIV-infected women who are injection drug users or aged 25 years or older...