Robert E Wei

Datos Biográficos

ID2238710
NOMBRERobert E Wei
NOMBRESRobert E
APELLIDOWei
FIRMAWEI R E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ORCID0000-0003-3648-8522
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS45
TOTAL DE CITAS97
TOTAL COMO AUTOR45
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1995
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H6

  • Provider costs of treating opioid dependence with extended‐release buprenorphine in Australia

    Open AccessStella Settumba, Jeyran Shahbazi et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2025

  • Comparing PrEP use among men who have sex with men with a recent incarceration history

    Open AccessGabriel G Edwards, Brandon Moghanian et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025

    This study compares pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among men who have sex with men (MSM) with a recent history of incarceration across various factors known to contribute to HIV transmission risk, including sexual identity, race/ethnicity, sexual activity, incarceration history, injection drug use, and internalized homophobia. We analyzed baseline lifetime PrEP use (yes or no) of 170 male-identifying participants enrolled in a randomized-con…

  • Increasing Sustained Viral Suppression Among Youth Living with HIV

    Open AccessElizabeth Mayfield Arnold, Mary J Rotheram-Borus et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention Among People Leaving Incarceration Who Were Assigned Male at Birth, Have Sex with Men and A Substance Use Disorder

    Open AccessKatrina M Schrode, Gabriel G Edwards et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

    HIV disproportionately impacts minoritized individuals, particularly those of intersectional minoritized identities. Incarceration disproportionately impacts minoritized individuals as well, and increases HIV risk, in part due to its disruption to people's lives, social networks, and access to care. We developed MEPS, a 6-month intervention designed to holistically support HIV prevention in men who have sex with men and transgender women leaving …

  • Soccer and Vocational Training are Ineffective Delivery Strategies to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse by Young, South African Men

    Open AccessMary J Rotheram-Borus, Mark Tomlinson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

    HIV and substance abuse are common among young men, associated with a cluster of risk behaviors. Yet, most services addressing these challenges are delivered in setting underutilized by men and are often inconsistent with male identity. This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to reduce multiple risk behaviors found among young men township areas on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Young men aged 18-29 years (N = 1193) across 27 ne…

  • Strategies to Facilitate Service Utilization Among Youth at Risk for HIV

    Open AccessDallas Swendeman, Mary J Rotheram-Borus et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

    Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) are vulnerable to acquiring HIV and need HIV prevention and health services, but may have competing needs. A prior analysis found that PrEP use reports increased in a combination intervention study arm with coaching, peer support, and automated text-messages. This paper examines ancillary support and healthcare services utilization as secondary intervention objectives. SGMY (N = 895, 40% Black, 29% Latino) …

  • Depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among caregivers of young children in rural Lesotho

    Open AccessMichael Marlow, Sarah Skeen et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2022

    Good mental health is a critical resource for mothers and caregivers of young children , given the central role of mental health in enabling responsive caregiving. However, fulfilling caregiving responsibilities under challenging circumstances such as extreme poverty, food insecurity, and gender inequality intensifies vulnerability to poor mental health. Previous research focuses on mental health of mothers, while in many LMICs children are cared…

  • Utilizing Soccer for Delivery of HIV and Substance Use Prevention for Young South African Men

    Open AccessStephan Rabie, Mark Tomlinson et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    Young men in South Africa face the intersecting epidemics of HIV, substance use and endemic poverty. We tested the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention using soccer training to reduce the cluster of risks associated with HIV and substance use. This cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with men aged 18-29 years old in 27 neighborhoods in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. Neighborhoods were randomized to receive for 6 mon…

  • Associations between caregiver mental health and young children’s behaviour in a rural Kenyan sample

    Open AccessChristina Laurenzi, Xanthe Hunt et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2021

    Anxiety and stress were associated with poorer child behavioural outcomes. Our sample reflected a higher prevalence of caregiving adults with mental health symptomology than previous estimates from Kenya, with few high-symptom caregivers seeking support. We discuss further implications for programming and health services delivery

  • Family disability, poverty and parenting stress

    Open AccessXanthe Hunt, Christina Laurenzi et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of Disability2021

    Our findings highlight the importance of developing a comprehensive understanding of the stressors facing households with a disabled member, particularly if that member is a child, so that supportive interventions can adequately cater to the needs of caregivers, and their children, in the context of poverty

  • Characteristics and Longitudinal Patterns of Erectile Dysfunction Drug Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the U.S

    Open AccessJee Won Park, Adrian S Dobs et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2021Referencias: 33

    We investigated the longitudinal relationship between erectile dysfunction (ED) drug use with behavioral factors, including substance use and sexual activities in men who have sex with men from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study during 1998–2016 ( n = 1636). We used a bivariate random-intercept model to evaluate ED drug use along with other behavioral factors to assess relationships between the two outcomes over time on a population level and also…

  • Associations between violence, criminality, and cognitive control deficits among young men living in low resource communities in South Africa

    Open AccessJason Bantjes, Stephan Rabie et al.ARTICLEAggressive Behavior2020Referencias: 53

    Despite empirical support for “Self‐control theory” in criminology, there is controversy about how self‐control should be operationalized. Working within the framework of “self‐control theory,” we investigated if violence and criminal behaviors are associated with nine distinct dimensions of cognitive control in a community sample of young men ( n = 654) living in peri‐urban townships in South Africa. Cognitive control was assessed using the Beha…

  • Associations between young children’s exposure to household violence and behavioural problems

    Open AccessChristina Laurenzi, Sarah Skeen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    Little is known about how young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience violence in their homes, and how different types of household violence may affect child development. This study reports on levels of exposure to household violence and associations with child behavioural outcomes in preschool-aged children in western Kenya. A sample of 465 caregivers, whose children (n = 497) attended early learning centres supported b…

  • Effectiveness of a Peer Navigation Intervention to Sustain Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Men and Transgender Women Released From Jail

    William E Cunningham, Robert E Wei et al.ARTICLEJAMA Internal Medicine2018

    Importance: Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, linkage and retention in care, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy are steps in the care continuum enabling consistent viral suppression for people living with HIV, extending longevity and preventing further transmission. While incarcerated, people living with HIV receive antiretroviral therapy and achieve viral suppression more consistently than after they are released. N…

  • Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa

    Open AccessJason Bantjes, Mark Tomlinson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Depressive symptoms are more strongly associated with non-fatal suicidal behaviour than a range of proximal and distal economic factors among young men living under conditions of endemic poverty in South Africa. This has important public health implications and highlights the importance of increasing young men's access to psychiatric services and targeting depression as an integral component of suicide prevention in low resource communities

  • Are Partner Race and Intimate Partner Violence Associated with Incident and Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection in African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Open AccessMatthew R Beymer, Nina T Harawa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2017Citada por: 2

  • Variation in Hospital Use of Postacute Care After Surgery and the Association With Care Quality

    Greg D Sacks, Elise H Lawson et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2016Referencias: 25

    BACKGROUND: Little is known about hospital use of postacute care after surgery and whether it is related to measures of surgical quality. RESEARCH DESIGN: We used data merged between a national surgery registry, Medicare inpatient claims, the Area Resource File, and the American Hospital Association Annual Survey (2005-2008). Using bivariate and multivariate analyses, we calculated hospital-level, risk-adjusted rates of postacute care use for bot…

  • Individual-Level, Partnership-Level, and Sexual Event-Level Predictors of Condom Use During Receptive Anal Intercourse Among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles

    Open AccessHeather A Pines, Pamina M Gorbach et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • Sex on demand

    Matthew R Beymer, Robert E Wei et al.ARTICLESexually Transmitted Infections2014

    BACKGROUND: Geosocial networking applications (GSN apps) used for meeting sexual partners have become increasingly popular with men who have sex with men (MSM) since 2009. The current study aimed to determine if self-identified HIV-negative, MSM clinic attendees who used GSN apps have an increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) compared to self-identified HIV-negative, MSM attendees who met sexual partners via in-person venues…

  • Determining minimum food intake amounts for diet diversity scores to maximize associations with nutrient adequacy

    Open AccessConstance Awuor Gewa, Suzanne P Murphy et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To explore multiple methods of calculating diet diversity scores (DDS) to maximize associations with predicted dietary micronutrient adequacy among schoolchildren in rural Kenya. Design Up to three 24 h recall interviews were administered for each child for a total of 1544 d of intake from all schoolchildren. Daily amounts of food consumed were assigned to one of eight food groups. Five DDS were developed based on various minimum intake…

  • A school-based supplementary food programme in rural Kenya did not reduce children's intake at home

    Open AccessConstance Awuor Gewa, Suzanne P Murphy et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To examine changes in energy intake along with markers of dietary quality (animal-source energy and protein intakes) among household members in the presence of supplementary school feeding in rural Kenya. Design A 2-year, longitudinal, randomized controlled feeding intervention study. Setting Kyeni South Division, Embu District, Kenya. Subjects A total of 182 schoolchildren and selected household members. Results There was no evidence t…

  • School snacks decrease morbidity in Kenyan schoolchildren

    Open AccessCharlotte G Neumann, Nimrod O Bwibo et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To examine the effects of three different school snacks on morbidity outcomes. Design Twelve schools were randomized to either one of three feeding groups or a Control group. There were three schools per group in this cluster randomized trial. Children in feeding group schools received school snacks of a local plant-based dish, githeri , with meat, milk or extra oil added. The oil used was later found to be fortified with retinol. Physi…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Anal Intercourse In Young Adult Heterosexual Relationships

    Open AccessKristen L Hess, Marjan Javanbakht et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Sexual and…2013Citada por: 2Referencias: 1

    Women in physically violent relationships may be at increased risk for STDs because of their elevated exposure to unprotected anal intercourse. More information on the context surrounding anal intercourse and intimate partner violence is needed to understand the nuances of this association

  • Child center closures

    Open AccessMarcus Lam, Sacha Klein et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2013Citada por: 1Referencias: 26

  • Is Emergency Department Crowding Associated With Increased “Bounceback” Admissions

    Renee Y Hsia, Steven M Asch et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2013Referencias: 13

    OBJECTIVE: Emergency department (ED) crowding is linked with poor quality of care and worse outcomes, including higher mortality. With the growing emphasis on hospital performance measures, there is additional concern whether inadequate care during crowded periods increases a patient's likelihood of subsequent inpatient admission. We sought to determine if ED crowding during the index visit was associated with these "bounceback" admissions. METHO…