Linda M Niccolai

Biographic Data

ID214399
NAMELinda M Niccolai
GIVEN NAMESLinda M
FAMILY NAMENiccolai
SIGNATURENICCOLAI L M
AFFILIATIONSYale University
ORCID0000-0003-2969-3157
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS47
TOTAL CITATIONS68
AUTHOR COUNT47
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX5

  • Mpox among people reporting being unhoused or engaging in transactional sex within a multijurisdictional case-control study of sexually and gender minoritized individuals- United States, August 2022-M…

    Open AccessJessica P Sherman, Jessica Sherman et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Cited by: 1References: 40

  • The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease

    Open AccessDanya Keene, Danya E Keene et al.ARTICLESocial Problems2023Cited by: 5References: 26

    In 2016, only one in five eligible U.S. households received rental assistance and waiting lists averaged two years nationally. The gap between available rental assistance and need requires systems to allocate this scarce resource. The way potential rental assistance recipients experience and navigate these systems is likely to shape who ultimately receives assistance. We draw on repeated qualitative interviews (N=238) with low-income New Haven re…

  • I can’t do it”

    Open AccessTyler Shelby, Cailin Arechiga et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    To improve contact tracing uptake, programs should respond to clients' physical and emotional needs; increase clarity of public communications; address structural and social factors that shape behaviors and opportunities; and establish and maintain trust. We identify multiple potential interventions that may help achieve these goals

  • Lessons Learned From Covid-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency

    Open AccessTyler Shelby, Christopher Schenck et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: Contact tracing is a core element of the public health response to emerging infectious diseases including COVID-19. Better understanding the implementation context of contact tracing for pandemics, including individual- and systems-level predictors of success, is critical to preparing for future epidemics. Methods: We carried out a prospective implementation study of an emergency volunteer contact tracing program established in New Ha…

  • Association between local public housing authority policies related to criminal justice system involvement and sexually transmitted infection rates

    Open AccessJonathan Purtle, Erdal Tekin et al.ARTICLEHealth & Justice2021

    The policies of U.S. local public housing authorities influence which populations have access to stable housing, an important resource for health. We assessed whether the restrictiveness of local public housing authority policies related to people with criminal justice histories—a population at high risk for HIV/STIs—were associated with HIV/STI rates at the local-level. An ecological analysis was conducted using data from 107 local public housin…

  • Physician and patient prediction of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV positive people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia

    Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in HIV viral suppression, which is one of the main 90-90-90 targets. Little is known about the accuracy of provider and patient predictions of retention in care and adherence to ART. To address this gap, we conducted a longitudinal analysis of 100 HIV positive people newly eligible for ART initiation (based on the Russian guidelines of ART prescription) in St. Petersburg, Russia. We assessed the a…

  • Patterns of recommended vaccine receipt among women ages 24–45 years

    Open AccessMallory K Ellingson, Carlos R Oliveira et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Uptake of recommended vaccines is low among young and mid-adult women. There is a need for greater understanding of the underlying factors influencing vaccine receipt in this population

  • Housing Instability and HIV Risk

    Open AccessAllison K Groves, Linda M Niccolai et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021

    The study purpose is to comprehensively measure landlord-related forced moves (inclusive of, but not restricted to, legal eviction), and to examine whether landlord-related forced moves is associated with HIV risk. Baseline survey data was collected between 2017 and 2018 among 360 low-income participants in New Haven, Connecticut. We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to examine associations between landlord-related forced moves and …

  • Inpatient Immunization With HPV Vaccine

    Open AccessLital Avni-Singer, Carlos R Oliveira et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2021

  • Community Trace

    Linda Niccolai, Linda M Niccolai et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2021

    Contact tracing was one of the core public health strategies implemented during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this essay, we describe the rapid establishment of a volunteer contact tracing program in New Haven, Connecticut. We describe successes of the program and challenges that were faced. Going forward, contact tracing efforts can best be supported by increased funding to state and local health departments for a stable workforc…

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 — Covid-NET, 14 States, March 1–30, 2020

    Open AccessShikha Garg, Lindsay Kim et al.ARTICLEMMWR. Surveillance Summaries2020

    Since SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 , was first detected in December 2019 (1), approximately 1.3 million cases have been reported worldwide (2), including approximately 330,000 in the United States (3). To conduct population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in the United States, the COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) was crea…

  • Disparities in the Epidemiology of Anal Cancer

    Open AccessCarlos R Oliveira, Yu Si Niu et al.ARTICLEHealth Equity2020

    Purpose: To assess the trends and sociodemographic disparities of anal cancer. Methods: For this time series, billing claims were reviewed for all encounters between 2007 and 2011 in the Yale New Haven Health System. Results: There were 80 new cases identified. Decreasing trends were seen in women and increasing trend in men (−30.1% and 27.3%). Diagnoses were more common in areas with the highest proportion of racial minorities (incidence rate ra…

  • Quantifying the Restrictiveness of Local Housing Authority Policies Toward People With Criminal Justice Histories

    Jonathan Purtle, Luwam T Gebrekristos et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2020Cited by: 7References: 23

    Objectives. To quantify variation in the restrictiveness of local public housing authority policies related to the admission and eviction of people with criminal justice histories. Methods. We conducted content analysis of housing authority policy documents for US cities with a population of 100 000 or more (n = 152). Factor analysis identified policy provisions to create a restrictiveness score (range = 0–8). We explored associations between res…

  • Early stages of HIV treatment cascade in people living with HIV in Saint-Petersburg, Russia

    Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018

    The proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) in need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is growing rapidly in Russia. Successful treatment outcomes reduces disease progression and contributes to HIV epidemic control. We conducted a pilot study following 100 PLWH newly found eligible for ART in St. Petersburg, Russia. We determined the proportion of PLWH who initiated ART, remained in treatment, and achieved an undetectable VL during 6-month follo…

  • “It’s about my life”

    Karen B Jacobson, Linda Niccolai et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    Despite the recent rollout of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) to prevent TB in people living with HIV in South Africa, adherence and completion rates are low. To explore barriers to IPT completion in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, we conducted individual semi-structured interviews among 30 HIV patients who had completed or defaulted IPT. Interview transcripts were analyzed according to the framework method of qualitative analysis. Facilita…

  • Antiretroviral therapy initiation and adherence in rural South Africa

    Kelsey B Loeliger, Linda M Niccolai et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    South Africa has the largest global HIV/AIDS epidemic, but barriers along the HIV care continuum prevent patients from initiating and adhering to antiretroviral therapy (ART). To qualitatively explore reasons for poor ART initiation and adherence rates from the unique perspective of community health workers (CHWs), we conducted focus groups during May-August 2014 with 21 CHWs in rural Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcr…

  • Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia

    Open AccessAndrey Ustinov, Алена Суворова et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

  • State-Level Voting Patterns and Adolescent Vaccination Coverage in the United States, 2014

    Steven Bernstein, Steven L Bernstein et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2016Cited by: 3References: 7

    Objectives. To examine state-level associations between voting patterns and adolescent coverage for at least 1 dose of human papillomavirus (HPV), tetanus-containing (Tdap), and meningococcal (MCV4) vaccination. Methods. We classified states as “blue” (Democratic affiliation) or “red” (Republican affiliation) based on the Presidential election results in 2012. We used multivariable models to adjust for potential confounding by sociodemographic an…

  • Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Requirements in US Schools

    Anna L North, Anna North et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2016References: 27

    Safe and effective human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have been available and recommended for adolescents for a decade in the United States, yet vaccination rates remain suboptimal. School entry requirements have increased uptake of other vaccines for adolescents and made coverage more equitable. However, only 3 jurisdictions require HPV vaccine for school. We summarize the current status of HPV vaccine requirements and discuss the rationales fo…

  • Parents' Recall and Reflections on Experiences Related to HPV Vaccination for Their Children

    Open AccessLinda M Niccolai, Caitlin E Hansen et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2016Cited by: 4References: 35

    Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage remains suboptimal in the United States. We conducted in-depth interviews with parents of adolescents from an urban primary care center serving a low-income minority population to describe their experiences. We identified the following themes: (a) parents of unvaccinated children generally had not discussed the vaccine with providers and had low awareness; (b) among unaware parents, provision of bri…

  • Comparison of satisfaction with care between two different models of HIV care delivery in St. Petersburg, Russia

    Алена Суворова, Alena Suvorova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Prior to 2010, medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS was provided at an outpatient facility near the center of St. Petersburg. Since then, HIV specialty clinics have been established in more outlying regions of the city. The study examined the effect of this decentralization of HIV care on patients' satisfaction with care in clinics of St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 418 HIV-positive patients receiving car…

  • Internalized HIV and Drug Stigmas

    Open AccessSarah K Calabrese, Sara E Burke et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • A tale of two cities

    Open AccessSara E Burke, Sarah K Calabrese et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 1References: 49

  • Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Open AccessJasmine W Carver, Jessy G Dévieux et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • In different situations, in different ways’

    Linda M Niccolai, Elizabeth J King et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2013

    We conducted a qualitative study of male sex work in St. Petersburg Russia with a focus on social vulnerabilities, HIV-risk perception and HIV-related behaviours. In-depth interviews were conducted with individuals knowledgeable about male sex work through their profession and with male sex workers themselves. Male sex work involves a variety of exchanges, including expensive vacations, negotiated monetary amounts or simply access to food. Method…