Donald R Hoover
Biographic Data
| ID | 191067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald R Hoover |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoover |
| SIGNATURE | HOOVER D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4846-5205 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 32 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Mobile Counseling Program for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in Eastern Europe
In Romania, the HIV epidemic attributed to male-to-male sexual contact is high, due to multiple sociocultural manifestations of stigma toward gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), which is associated with inadequate HIV prevention. The current analyses describe the results of an intervention aiming to reduce HIV risk and heavy alcohol use, and improve mental health and minority stress-related outcomes, among GBM in Romania. Be…
PrEP Uptake and Methamphetamine Use Patterns in a 4-Year U.S. National Prospective Cohort Study of Sexual and Gender Minority People, 2017–2022
Difference in HIV testing behavior by injection status, among users of illicit drugs
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains prevalent among the marginalized and drug using population in the United States. Testing for HIV is an important and cost-effective way to reduce HIV prevalence. Our objective was to determine if there is a difference in the number of HIV testing by injection status among users of illicit drugs and if a person’s social network characteristics is a contributing factor. Using a cross-sectional de…
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The Role of Social Support in HIV Testing and PrEP Awareness among Young Black Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men or Transgender Women
Repeated Measures Regression in Laboratory, Clinical and Environmental Research
When using repeated measures linear regression models to make causal inference in laboratory, clinical and environmental research, it is typically assumed that the within-subject association of differences (or changes) in predictor variable values across replicates is the same as the between-subject association of differences in those predictor variable values. However, this is often false. For example, with body weight as the predictor variable …
Evaluation of Sex Positive! A Video eHealth Intervention for Men Living with HIV
Correlates of HIV Transmission Behaviors and HIV Testing in Predominately African American/Black Women with High-Risk Male Sex Partners
Demographic, Behavioral, and Geographic Differences Between Men, Transmen, and Transwomen Currently on PrEP, Former PrEP Users, and Those Having Never Used PrEP
Characteristics and Correlates of Lifetime Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women
This study examined characteristics and correlates of lifetime suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among HIV-negative young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (transwomen) between 16 and 29 years of age ( N = 161). In our sample, 36.6% of young Black MSM and transwomen reported a history of lifetime suicidal thoughts, while 16.1% reported prior suicide attempts. Using multivariable analysis, a history of intimate partn…
Frequent Occurrence of Pain and Prescription Opioid Use for Treatment of Pain Among Women with and at Risk for HIV Infection
Congruence of Home, Social and Sex Neighborhoods among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Nycm2M Study
Sexual Orientation- and Race-Based Discrimination and Sexual HIV Risk Behavior Among Urban MSM
Sexual Behavior and Risk Practices of HIV Positive and HIV Negative Rwandan Women
“Straight Talk” for African-American heterosexual men
In the United States, heterosexual transmission is the second leading cause of HIV/AIDS, and two-thirds of all heterosexually acquired cases diagnosed between 2005 and 2008 occurred among African-Americans. Few HIV prevention interventions have been designed specifically for African-American heterosexual men not seeking clinical treatment. Here we report results of a single-arm intervention trial of a theory-based HIV prevention intervention desi…
Sociodemographic and risk behavior characteristics associated with unprotected sex with women among black men who have sex with men and women in New York City
The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to compare sociodemographic and risk behavior characteristics between black men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) and those who have sex with men only (MSMO) and assess factors associated with having any unprotected vaginal and/or anal intercourse (UVAI) with women in the last 3 months. Data from 326 black men who reported recent unprotected anal intercourse with a man in an HIV behavior…
Correlates of Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse with Women Among Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men
The impact of HIV status, HIV disease progression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms on the health-related quality of life of Rwandan women genocide survivors
Race, Education, and the Treatment of Depression in Nursing Homes
Objectives: We investigate, among older adult nursing home residents diagnosed with depression, whether depression treatment differs by race and schooling, and whether differences by schooling differ by race. We examine whether Blacks and less educated residents are placed in facilities providing less treatment, and whether differences reflect disparities in care. Method: Data from the 2006 Nursing Home Minimum Data Set for 8 states ( n = 124,431…
Sexual risk reduction among non-injection drug users
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a sexual risk-reduction intervention targeting non-injection drug users (NIDUs) and members of their drug-use/sexual networks (N=270). The intervention was based primarily on the social-influencing approach, and was delivered in four sessions. Sexual risk behaviors were examined at baseline, and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the completion of the intervention using the vaginal equivalent episodes (VEE)…
Substance Abuse and Hospitalization for Mood Disorder Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Objectives. We compared the influence of substance abuse with that of other comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, HIV) among people with mood disorder (N = 129 524) to explore risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization and early readmission within 3 months of discharge. Methods. After linking Medicaid claims data in 5 states (California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas) to community-level information, we used logistic and Cox regression to exa…
Correlates of Anal Intercourse Vary by Partner Type Among Substance-Using Women
Bimodal virological response to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection
Study objective: To assess whether HIV RNA levels (log 10 scale) in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treated population have a bimodal distribution, suggesting optimal or suboptimal response to HAART. Methods: The study population from two ongoing cohort studies comprised 564 men (4785 person visits) and 1173 women (8675 person visits) with known dates of HAART initiation and with HIV RNA measurements before and after initiation. Valu…
Power for T-Test Comparisons of Unbalanced Cluster Exposure Studies
Longitudinal predictors of depressive symptoms among low income injection drug users
Effects of changes in physical health status and drug use, and prior social support on depressive symptoms were assessed in low income injection drug users. Data are from participants (n = 503) enrolled at baseline (1994-1995) who remained at one-year follow-up (79%), of whom 37% were HIV-positive and 36% female. Physical health was measured by HIV symptoms, AIDS, CD4 count and functional limitation (IADLs). One-third scored high on depressive sy…
Characteristics and Correlates of Lifetime Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women
This study examined characteristics and correlates of lifetime suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among HIV-negative young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (transwomen) between 16 and 29 years of age ( N = 161). In our sample, 36.6% of young Black MSM and transwomen reported a history of lifetime suicidal thoughts, while 16.1% reported prior suicide attempts. Using multivariable analysis, a history of intimate partn…
The Role of Social Support in HIV Testing and PrEP Awareness among Young Black Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men or Transgender Women
Substance Abuse and Hospitalization for Mood Disorder Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Objectives. We compared the influence of substance abuse with that of other comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, HIV) among people with mood disorder (N = 129 524) to explore risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization and early readmission within 3 months of discharge. Methods. After linking Medicaid claims data in 5 states (California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas) to community-level information, we used logistic and Cox regression to exa…
Congruence of Home, Social and Sex Neighborhoods among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Nycm2M Study
The progression of untreated HIV-1 infection prior to Aids
Using a case-control study of untreated men, we investigated the physical, mental, and economic effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection prior to the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Beginning 2 to 2.5 years prior to AIDS, case subjects reported more of 12 HIV-1 related symptoms and during the year prior to AIDS, at least 30.6 extra days of these symptoms than did control subjects. Within the 6 months prece…
The progression of untreated HIV-1 infection prior to Aids
Using a case-control study of untreated men, we investigated the physical, mental, and economic effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection prior to the diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Beginning 2 to 2.5 years prior to AIDS, case subjects reported more of 12 HIV-1 related symptoms and during the year prior to AIDS, at least 30.6 extra days of these symptoms than did control subjects. Within the 6 months prece…
Maternal Vitamin A Deficiency and Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1
Changes in Sexual Behavior and a Decline in HIV Infection Among Young Men in Thailand
Background In Thailand the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is of recent origin. Because of the high seroprevalence of HIV among sex workers, the Ministry of Public Health began a program in 1990 and 1991 to promote the use of condoms during commercial sex. We evaluated the effect of this and other programs to prevent HIV infection in Thailand. Methods Using direct interviews, we studied five cohorts of 21-year-old men fro…
HIV and Depressive Symptoms Among Low-Income Illicit Drug Users
Attitudes of Adolescent/Young Adult Women Toward Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Clinical Trials
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It often inflicts adolescents and young adults shortly after onset of sexual activity. More than 30 types of HPV infect the anogenital area; some HPV types cause cervical cancer in women decades after infection, whereas other types cause genital warts in both men and women within a year after infection. Vaccines are being developed against oncogenic and wart-producing H…
Longitudinal predictors of depressive symptoms among low income injection drug users
Effects of changes in physical health status and drug use, and prior social support on depressive symptoms were assessed in low income injection drug users. Data are from participants (n = 503) enrolled at baseline (1994-1995) who remained at one-year follow-up (79%), of whom 37% were HIV-positive and 36% female. Physical health was measured by HIV symptoms, AIDS, CD4 count and functional limitation (IADLs). One-third scored high on depressive sy…
Social Factors Related to Antiretroviral Therapy Use in Injection Drug Users
Injection Drug Users' Disclosure of HIV Seropositive Status to Network Members
Power for T-Test Comparisons of Unbalanced Cluster Exposure Studies
Bimodal virological response to antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection
Study objective: To assess whether HIV RNA levels (log 10 scale) in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treated population have a bimodal distribution, suggesting optimal or suboptimal response to HAART. Methods: The study population from two ongoing cohort studies comprised 564 men (4785 person visits) and 1173 women (8675 person visits) with known dates of HAART initiation and with HIV RNA measurements before and after initiation. Valu…
Correlates of Anal Intercourse Vary by Partner Type Among Substance-Using Women
Substance Abuse and Hospitalization for Mood Disorder Among Medicaid Beneficiaries
Objectives. We compared the influence of substance abuse with that of other comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, HIV) among people with mood disorder (N = 129 524) to explore risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization and early readmission within 3 months of discharge. Methods. After linking Medicaid claims data in 5 states (California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas) to community-level information, we used logistic and Cox regression to exa…
Sexual risk reduction among non-injection drug users
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a sexual risk-reduction intervention targeting non-injection drug users (NIDUs) and members of their drug-use/sexual networks (N=270). The intervention was based primarily on the social-influencing approach, and was delivered in four sessions. Sexual risk behaviors were examined at baseline, and 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after the completion of the intervention using the vaginal equivalent episodes (VEE)…
Sociodemographic and risk behavior characteristics associated with unprotected sex with women among black men who have sex with men and women in New York City
The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to compare sociodemographic and risk behavior characteristics between black men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) and those who have sex with men only (MSMO) and assess factors associated with having any unprotected vaginal and/or anal intercourse (UVAI) with women in the last 3 months. Data from 326 black men who reported recent unprotected anal intercourse with a man in an HIV behavior…
Correlates of Unprotected Vaginal or Anal Intercourse with Women Among Substance-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men
The impact of HIV status, HIV disease progression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms on the health-related quality of life of Rwandan women genocide survivors
Race, Education, and the Treatment of Depression in Nursing Homes
Objectives: We investigate, among older adult nursing home residents diagnosed with depression, whether depression treatment differs by race and schooling, and whether differences by schooling differ by race. We examine whether Blacks and less educated residents are placed in facilities providing less treatment, and whether differences reflect disparities in care. Method: Data from the 2006 Nursing Home Minimum Data Set for 8 states ( n = 124,431…
“Straight Talk” for African-American heterosexual men
In the United States, heterosexual transmission is the second leading cause of HIV/AIDS, and two-thirds of all heterosexually acquired cases diagnosed between 2005 and 2008 occurred among African-Americans. Few HIV prevention interventions have been designed specifically for African-American heterosexual men not seeking clinical treatment. Here we report results of a single-arm intervention trial of a theory-based HIV prevention intervention desi…
Sexual Orientation- and Race-Based Discrimination and Sexual HIV Risk Behavior Among Urban MSM
Sexual Behavior and Risk Practices of HIV Positive and HIV Negative Rwandan Women
Congruence of Home, Social and Sex Neighborhoods among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Nycm2M Study
Frequent Occurrence of Pain and Prescription Opioid Use for Treatment of Pain Among Women with and at Risk for HIV Infection
Characteristics and Correlates of Lifetime Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Women
This study examined characteristics and correlates of lifetime suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among HIV-negative young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (transwomen) between 16 and 29 years of age ( N = 161). In our sample, 36.6% of young Black MSM and transwomen reported a history of lifetime suicidal thoughts, while 16.1% reported prior suicide attempts. Using multivariable analysis, a history of intimate partn…
Repeated Measures Regression in Laboratory, Clinical and Environmental Research
When using repeated measures linear regression models to make causal inference in laboratory, clinical and environmental research, it is typically assumed that the within-subject association of differences (or changes) in predictor variable values across replicates is the same as the between-subject association of differences in those predictor variable values. However, this is often false. For example, with body weight as the predictor variable …
Evaluation of Sex Positive! A Video eHealth Intervention for Men Living with HIV
Medicine (28 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (23 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (16 works) · Demography (15 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (14 works) · Public health (14 works) · Demography (13 works) · Family medicine (13 works) · Health psychology (13 works)