Grace Macalino

Summary

Affiliation: Tufts-New England Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A missed opportunity: hepatitis C screening of prisoners
    Grace E Macalino
    Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1739-40. 2005
  2. ncbi Prisoners' attitudes toward Hepatitis B vaccination
    Snigdha Vallabhaneni
    Brown University School of Medicine, RI 02912, USA
    Prev Med 38:828-33. 2004
  3. ncbi Prevalence and incidence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections among males in Rhode Island prisons
    Grace E Macalino
    Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:1218-23. 2004
  4. ncbi Community incidence of hepatitis B and C among reincarcerated women
    Grace E Macalino
    Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 41:998-1002. 2005
  5. ncbi Risk behaviors by audio computer-assisted self-interviews among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative injection drug users
    Grace E Macalino
    Department of Community Health, Brown University, School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 14:367-78. 2002
  6. ncbi Pharmacist support for selling syringes without a prescription to injection drug users in Rhode Island
    Josiah D Rich
    Brown Medical School, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 42:S58-61. 2002
  7. ncbi Drug use patterns over time among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women: the HER study experience
    Grace E Macalino
    Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:500-5. 2003
  8. ncbi A syringe prescription program to prevent infectious disease and improve health of injection drug users
    Josiah D Rich
    School of Medicine at Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    J Urban Health 81:122-34. 2004

Research Grants

  1. IDU Access to HIV/HCV Prevention
    Grace Macalino; Fiscal Year: 2004

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi A missed opportunity: hepatitis C screening of prisoners
    Grace E Macalino
    Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 63, Boston, MA 02111, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1739-40. 2005
    ..Risk-based testing underestimates the hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in correctional settings and limits the opportunity to diagnose and prevent hepatitis C infection...
  2. ncbi Prisoners' attitudes toward Hepatitis B vaccination
    Snigdha Vallabhaneni
    Brown University School of Medicine, RI 02912, USA
    Prev Med 38:828-33. 2004
    ..Such programs would help protect the health of incarcerated persons and the communities to which they return...
  3. ncbi Prevalence and incidence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections among males in Rhode Island prisons
    Grace E Macalino
    Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    Am J Public Health 94:1218-23. 2004
    ..We evaluated prevalence and intraprison incidence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections among male prison inmates...
  4. ncbi Community incidence of hepatitis B and C among reincarcerated women
    Grace E Macalino
    Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 41:998-1002. 2005
    ..Prisons and jails can be efficient locations for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B and C through programs such as testing, counseling, education, vaccination, and linkage to medical and drug treatment services...
  5. ncbi Risk behaviors by audio computer-assisted self-interviews among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative injection drug users
    Grace E Macalino
    Department of Community Health, Brown University, School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    AIDS Educ Prev 14:367-78. 2002
    ..These findings support the validity of ACASI as an important mode of data collection in reducing socially desirable responding, especially among HIV-seropositive subjects...
  6. ncbi Pharmacist support for selling syringes without a prescription to injection drug users in Rhode Island
    Josiah D Rich
    Brown Medical School, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA
    J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash) 42:S58-61. 2002
    ..To examine pharmacists' attitudes and obstacles to syringe sales to IDUs without prescriptions in Rhode Island, around the time that such sales became legal in the state...
  7. ncbi Drug use patterns over time among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women: the HER study experience
    Grace E Macalino
    Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:500-5. 2003
    ..Alternatively, increased drug use may occur due to depression associated with being HIV infected, leading to despair, hopelessness, and a lack of motivation to become drug free...
  8. ncbi A syringe prescription program to prevent infectious disease and improve health of injection drug users
    Josiah D Rich
    School of Medicine at Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, 164 Summit Avenue, Providence, RI 02906, USA
    J Urban Health 81:122-34. 2004
    ..The syringe prescription program in Providence represents a promising and innovative approach to disease prevention and treatment for IDUs...

Research Grants5

  1. IDU Access to HIV/HCV Prevention
    Grace Macalino; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..These analyses will provide important data regarding the implementation of a policy change and the need for targeted solutions in response to racial disparities. ..