Tran Viet Ha

Biographic Data

ID	329927
NAME	Tran Viet Ha
GIVEN NAMES	Tran Viet
FAMILY NAME	Ha
SIGNATURE	HA T V
AFFILIATIONS	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ORCID	0000-0002-8549-4761
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	26
TOTAL CITATIONS	3
AUTHOR COUNT	26
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2025
H-INDEX	1

Preferences for eHealth interventions to improve sexual health and prevent HIV for Vietnamese young men who have sex with men
Open AccessM X Nguyen, Ingrid Mast et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025
There is a lack of effective electronic health (eHealth) interventions focusing on sexual health among adolescent and young men who have sex with men (AYMSM), especially those in low-resource settings. We conducted a qualitative study with AYMSM in Vietnam and explored their perceptions and preferences on eHealth interventions to improve their sexual health and prevent HIV. From December 2022 to March 2023, we invited AYMSM in Hanoi and Ho Chi Mi…
We Need Gentleness”
Open AccessTeresa Filipowicz, Tran Viet Ha et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025
An Adapted Friendship Bench Counseling Intervention (FB) to Improve Mental Health and HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among People Living with HIV (PWH) Who Inject Drugs in Hanoi, Vietnam
Open AccessBradley N Gaynes, Tran Viet Ha et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025
Prevalence of hepatitis coinfection and substance use among antiretroviral therapy clinic clients with hazardous alcohol use in Vietnam
Open AccessJane S Chen, Sara N Levintow et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024
The confluence of injection drug use (IDU), alcohol consumption, and viral hepatitis increases morbidity among persons living with HIV (PWH). We present a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of alcohol reduction interventions in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam conducted between 2016–2018. We assessed hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) coinfection among PWH reporting hazardous alcohol consumption and examined differences in IDU and alcoh…
Low HIV Testing and PrEP Uptake of Adolescent and Young Men who have Sex with Men in Vietnam
Open AccessM X Nguyen, Sarah E Rutstein et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
Alcohol use as a mediator of the effect of two alcohol reduction interventions on mental health symptoms of ART clients in Vietnam
M X Nguyen, H Luz Mcnaughton Reyes et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023
We aimed to examine the mediating role of alcohol use in the pathway from the interventions to depression and anxiety symptoms using data from a randomized controlled trial among people living with HIV (PWH) with hazardous alcohol use (n = 440) in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. Participants were randomized into either a combined intervention (CoI), a brief intervention (BI) and a standard of care arm. Both interventions were based on cognitive behavioral …
Efficacy of Two Evidence-Based Alcohol Consumption Interventions on Positive, Negative, and Neutral Days Among Hazardous Alcohol Users Living with HIV in Vietnam
Open AccessJane S Chen, Heidi E Hutton et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023
Longitudinal Trajectories of Alcohol Use in Vietnamese Adults with Hazardous Alcohol Use and HIV
Open AccessM Kumi Smith, Carl A Latkin et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022
I refused to drink but they still forced me
Open AccessM X Nguyen, R B Hershow et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022References: 42
Elevated trauma exposure and mental health burden among men who have sex with men in Vietnam
Open AccessKathy Trang, Tanja Jovanović et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatric…2022Cited by: 1References: 74
The purpose of this study was to characterize trauma exposure and mental health burden among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Participants comprise 100 HIV-positive and 98 high-risk, HIV-negative MSM, ranging from 18 to 29 years of age. Data were collected using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Traumatic Events Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and PTSD Symptom Scale. A subset of parti…
Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Men and Transgender Women
Open AccessRaphael J Landovitz, Deborah Donnell et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2021
BACKGROUND: Safe and effective long-acting injectable agents for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are needed to increase the options for preventing HIV infection. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, noninferiority trial to compare long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA, an integrase strand-transfer inhibitor [INSTI]) at a dose of 600 mg, given intramuscularly every 8 …
Effects of Two Alcohol Reduction Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms of ART Clients in Vietnam
Open AccessM X Nguyen, H Luz Mcnaughton Reyes et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
The Cost-Effectiveness of Adapting and Implementing a Brief Intervention to Target Frequent Alcohol Use Among Persons with HIV in Vietnam
Open AccessN A Blackburn, Vivian F Go et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Longitudinal Analysis of Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Social Support, and Alcohol Use among HIV-Infected Men Who Inject Drugs in Northern Vietnam
R B Hershow, Nisha C Gottfredson et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020
Background: Limited research examines depressive symptoms, alcohol use, and social support among HIV-infected people who inject drugs. Objectives: Using longitudinal data, we investigated whether perceived social support moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol use among HIV-infected men who inject drugs in Vietnam. Methods: Data were collected from participants (N = 455; mean age 35 years) in a four-arm randomized contr…
Implementation of two alcohol reduction interventions among persons with hazardous alcohol use who are living with HIV in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
Open AccessN A Blackburn, Vivian F Go et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020
BACKGROUND: Hazardous alcohol use is detrimental to persons with HIV (PWH), impacting medication adherence and liver function, yet globally resources to target alcohol use behavior in this population are limited. Few studies have identified the costs of integrating alcohol reduction interventions into HIV care. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs of implementing and delivering two evidence-based behavioral counseling interventions targeting hazardou…
Depression and coping strategies among Vietnamese women living with HIV
Open AccessNia M Bhadra, R B Hershow et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020
Women living with HIV (WLWH) are more likely to suffer from depression than seronegative women and are also more likely to suffer from depression than men living with HIV. There is limited depression research with WLWH in Vietnam. Twenty in-depth interviews with WLWH were conducted to identify pathways leading to depression and coping strategies for depression. Participants were recruited from an antiretroviral treatment clinic in northern Vietna…
Estimating the Effect of Depression on HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
Open AccessSara N Levintow, Brian W Pence et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020
Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Living with HIV in Northern Vietnam
Open AccessR B Hershow, Tran Viet Ha et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020
Use of Antiretroviral Drug Testing to Assess the Accuracy of Self-reported Data from HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs
Open AccessJessica M Fogel, Yinfeng Zhang et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Depressive Symptoms at HIV Testing and Two-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Men Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
Open AccessSara N Levintow, Brian W Pence et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Roles and Functions of Social Networks Among Men Who Use Drugs in ART Initiation in Vietnam
Open AccessCarl A Latkin, Carl Latkin et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Variations in the Role of Social Support on Disclosure Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Infected People Who Inject Drugs in Vietnam
Open AccessVivian F Go, Carl Latkin et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
Social environment and HIV risk among MSM in Hanoi and Thai Nguyen
M C Berry, Vivian F Go et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
Little is known about the effect of the social environment on HIV risk in gay men in northern Vietnam, particularly in rural areas. This qualitative research study conducted 4 key informant interviews and 30 in-depth interviews of men in two northern Vietnamese cities: Hanoi, a large city, and Thai Nguyen, a smaller town. Hanoi has experienced a growth in the number of places where gay men can socialize, access HIV prevention services, and discus…
Decreased injecting is associated with increased alcohol consumption among injecting drug users in northern Vietnam
Open AccessVivian F Go, Nguyen Le Minh et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2013
Effects of an HIV peer prevention intervention on sexual and injecting risk behaviors among injecting drug users and their risk partners in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
Open AccessVivian F Go, Constantine Frangakis et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 2References: 42