Lakshmi Goparaju
Biographic Data
| ID | 86692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lakshmi Goparaju |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lakshmi |
| FAMILY NAME | Goparaju |
| SIGNATURE | GOPARAJU L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1027-1931 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Predictors of worsening food security among women living with and without HIV and seronegative women during Covid-19
This study aimed to assess the prevalence, severity, predictors, and lived experiences of food insecurity among women enrolled in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study in the USA in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that pre-existing socioeconomic and health-related disparities would heighten the risk of worsening food insecurity during the pandemic. The 10-item US Household Food Security Survey was administered to partici…
“I Haven’t Been Ill, I Know It’s There”
Long-Acting Injectable ART and PrEP Among Women in Six Cities Across the United States
Patient Health Literacy and Communication with Providers Among Women Living with HIV
Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI PrEP) Among Women in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (Wihs)
Stigma, Partners, Providers and Costs
BACKGROUND: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) use has remained low among US women while significantly increasing among men who have sex with men. Besides lack of awareness, women face several social and structural barriers in gaining access to and using PrEP. METHODS: Four focus group discussions with 20 HIV-negative women who live in the Washington DC metropolitan area. RESULTS: The women expressed concerns about social and structural barriers to …
Change in patterns of HIV status disclosure in the Haart era and association of HIV status disclosure with depression level among women
Whether widespread use of HAART changed patterns of HIV status disclosure among women living with HIV is largely unknown. In addition, the association between time to first HIV disclosure and depression has not been fully explored among women. A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted among HIV-infected women from the Washington, DC site of the Women's Interagency HIV Study to collect detailed information about their HIV status disclos…
The Pleasure Is Better as I’ve Gotten Older”
Perceived benefits and negative consequences of alcohol consumption in women living with HIV
Many women living with HIV are drinking alcohol in order to self-manage pain or emotions, and their perceived consequences from drinking extend beyond HIV-specific medical issues. Most participants described themes related to psychological issues and situations that are common in women living with HIV. Interventions to address drinking should inquire more specifically about drinking to manage pain or emotion, and help women to recognize the poten…
Longitudinal Trends in Sexual Behaviors with Advancing Age and Menopause Among Women With and Without HIV-1 Infection
Sexual Minority Women and Depressive Symptoms Throughout Adulthood
Objectives. We examined the associations between depressive symptoms and sexual identity and behavior among women with or at risk for HIV. Methods. We analyzed longitudinal data from 1811 participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 1994 to 2013 in Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; and Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, by comparing depressive symptoms by baseline sexual identity and ong…
Chronic depressive symptoms and Framingham coronary risk in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women
Depression is common in people with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and those with HIV, and is a risk factor for CVD-related mortality. However, little is known about whether HIV influences the relationship between depression and cardiovascular risk. A total of 526 HIV-infected and 132 uninfected women from the Women's Interagency HIV Study were included in an analysis of women who completed twice-yearly study visits over 9.5 years. CVD risk was ca…
African American women's perspectives on ‘down low/DL’ men
African American women are disproportionately affected by HIV. Some research has explored if non-disclosing men who have sex with men and women contribute to women's HIV risk. Popular media discourse tends to refer to these men as ‘down low’ or ‘DL’. Six focus groups were conducted with 36 African American women in Washington, DC, to examine their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding DL men. Three of the focus groups were compos…
Sexual Serosorting among Women with or at Risk of HIV Infection
The Pleasure Is Better as I’ve Gotten Older”
Sexual Minority Women and Depressive Symptoms Throughout Adulthood
Objectives. We examined the associations between depressive symptoms and sexual identity and behavior among women with or at risk for HIV. Methods. We analyzed longitudinal data from 1811 participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 1994 to 2013 in Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; and Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, by comparing depressive symptoms by baseline sexual identity and ong…
Sexual Serosorting among Women with or at Risk of HIV Infection
Chronic depressive symptoms and Framingham coronary risk in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women
Depression is common in people with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and those with HIV, and is a risk factor for CVD-related mortality. However, little is known about whether HIV influences the relationship between depression and cardiovascular risk. A total of 526 HIV-infected and 132 uninfected women from the Women's Interagency HIV Study were included in an analysis of women who completed twice-yearly study visits over 9.5 years. CVD risk was ca…
African American women's perspectives on ‘down low/DL’ men
African American women are disproportionately affected by HIV. Some research has explored if non-disclosing men who have sex with men and women contribute to women's HIV risk. Popular media discourse tends to refer to these men as ‘down low’ or ‘DL’. Six focus groups were conducted with 36 African American women in Washington, DC, to examine their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding DL men. Three of the focus groups were compos…
Longitudinal Trends in Sexual Behaviors with Advancing Age and Menopause Among Women With and Without HIV-1 Infection
Sexual Minority Women and Depressive Symptoms Throughout Adulthood
Objectives. We examined the associations between depressive symptoms and sexual identity and behavior among women with or at risk for HIV. Methods. We analyzed longitudinal data from 1811 participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) from 1994 to 2013 in Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DC; and Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, by comparing depressive symptoms by baseline sexual identity and ong…
Perceived benefits and negative consequences of alcohol consumption in women living with HIV
Many women living with HIV are drinking alcohol in order to self-manage pain or emotions, and their perceived consequences from drinking extend beyond HIV-specific medical issues. Most participants described themes related to psychological issues and situations that are common in women living with HIV. Interventions to address drinking should inquire more specifically about drinking to manage pain or emotion, and help women to recognize the poten…
Stigma, Partners, Providers and Costs
BACKGROUND: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) use has remained low among US women while significantly increasing among men who have sex with men. Besides lack of awareness, women face several social and structural barriers in gaining access to and using PrEP. METHODS: Four focus group discussions with 20 HIV-negative women who live in the Washington DC metropolitan area. RESULTS: The women expressed concerns about social and structural barriers to …
Change in patterns of HIV status disclosure in the Haart era and association of HIV status disclosure with depression level among women
Whether widespread use of HAART changed patterns of HIV status disclosure among women living with HIV is largely unknown. In addition, the association between time to first HIV disclosure and depression has not been fully explored among women. A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted among HIV-infected women from the Washington, DC site of the Women's Interagency HIV Study to collect detailed information about their HIV status disclos…
The Pleasure Is Better as I’ve Gotten Older”
Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI PrEP) Among Women in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study (Wihs)
Long-Acting Injectable ART and PrEP Among Women in Six Cities Across the United States
Patient Health Literacy and Communication with Providers Among Women Living with HIV
“I Haven’t Been Ill, I Know It’s There”
Predictors of worsening food security among women living with and without HIV and seronegative women during Covid-19
This study aimed to assess the prevalence, severity, predictors, and lived experiences of food insecurity among women enrolled in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study in the USA in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that pre-existing socioeconomic and health-related disparities would heighten the risk of worsening food insecurity during the pandemic. The 10-item US Household Food Security Survey was administered to partici…
Medicine (13 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (12 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Public health (5 works)