Eric G Bing

Biographic Data

ID4088127
NAMEEric G Bing
GIVEN NAMESEric G
FAMILY NAMEBing
SIGNATUREBING E G
AFFILIATIONSCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
ORCID0000-0002-3538-795X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT15
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • Late HIV detection among adult males in Los Angeles County, 2000–2004

    Jacqueline Rurangirwa, Trista Bingham et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    We analyzed HIV surveillance data on white, black, and Latino males diagnosed with HIV between 2000 and 2004 in Los Angeles County (LAC) to identify associations between individual- and community-level factors and late HIV detection by race/ethnicity. We defined late HIV detection as an AIDS diagnosis within 6 months of HIV diagnosis. We conducted multilevel analysis to determine individual- and community-level risk factors associated with late H…

  • The Use of Female Commercial Sex Workers’ Services by Latino Day Laborers

    Open AccessFrank H Galván, Daniel J Ortiz et al.ARTICLEHispanic Journal of Behavioral…2009Cited by: 1References: 29

    This article reports the characteristics of Latino day laborers who have sex with female commercial sex workers (CSWs). A sample of 450 day laborers in Los Angeles was used. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association of independent variables with the likelihood of having sex with a CSW. Overall, 26% of the 450 day laborers reported having had sex with a CSW in the previous 12 months. A lower likelihood of having sex wi…

  • HIV Stigma and Social Support among African Americans

    Frank H Galván, Erica Davis et al.ARTICLEAIDS Patient Care and STDs2008

    HIV-related stigma and discrimination negatively impact African Americans living with HIV. Social support theory hypothesizes that social support can serve to protect individuals against the negative effects of stressors, such as discrimination, by leading them to interpret stressful occasions less negatively. This study sought to examine the relationship between perceived social support and perceived HIV stigma among HIV-positive African America…

  • Evaluation of a Prevention Intervention to Reduce HIV Risk among Angolan Soldiers

    Open AccessEric G Bing, Karen Cheng et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2008

  • HIV/Aids Behavioral Surveillance among Angolan Military Men

    Open AccessEric G Bing, Daniel J Ortiz et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2007

  • Increasing HIV Testing Among Latinos by Bundling HIV Testing with Other Tests

    Open AccessFrank H Galván, Ricky N Bluthenthal et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2006Cited by: 2

  • Co-occurring Psychiatric Symptoms and Drug Dependence or Heavy Drinking Among HIV-Positive People

    Frank H Galván, M Audrey Burnam et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2003

    This study sought to establish population-based estimates of the prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric symptoms and either or both drug dependence symptoms or heavy drinking among individuals who test positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to identify the factors associated with such comorbidity. Data from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS), a nationally representative sample of HIV-infected adults receiving med…

  • The prevalence of alcohol consumption and heavy drinking among people with HIV in the United States

    Frank H Galván, Eric G Bing et al.ARTICLEJournal of Studies on Alcohol and…2002

    OBJECTIVE: To establish population-based estimates of the prevalence of any alcohol consumption and heavy drinking among individuals who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to identify the factors associated with alcohol consumption and heavy drinking in this population. METHOD: Data from the HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS), a national probability survey of HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in the U…

  • Impact of Psychiatric Conditions on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With HIV Infection

    Cathy D Sherbourne, Ron D Hays et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Psychiatry2000

    OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the impact of comorbid psychiatric symptoms in persons with HIV. This study estimates the burden on health-related quality of life associated with comorbid psychiatric conditions in a nationally representative sample of persons with HIV. METHOD: The authors conducted a multistage sampling of urban and rural areas to produce a national probability sample of persons with HIV receiving medical care in the contiguous …

  • The implementation of the DHHS Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults

    Traci Mann, Oscar Grusky et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2000

    The objective of this study was to assess whether United States DHHS guidelines for treatment with antiretroviral therapies are being implemented by health care providers when discussing treatment options with newly diagnosed HIV patients. Health care providers were observed interacting with HIV patients while making decisions about treatment. Observers assessed whether providers and patients discussed the five benefits and six risks of initiatin…

  • Health-related quality of life among people with HIV disease

    Open AccessEric G Bing, Ron D Hays et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2000

  • The Care of HIV-Infected Adults in the United States

    Samuel A Bozzette, Sandra H Berry et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine1998

    BACKGROUND AND METHODS: In order to elucidate the medical care of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States, we randomly sampled HIV-infected adults receiving medical care in the contiguous United States at a facility other than military, prison, or emergency department facility during the first two months of 1996. We interviewed 76 percent of 4042 patients selected from among the patients receiving care from…

  • The African‐American Health Project (Aahp)

    Hector F Myers, Paul Satz et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health1997Cited by: 3References: 5

    The AAHP investigated the neurobehavioral and psychosocial sequelae of HIV-1 and substance use in urban African American men. A community resident sample of 502 African American men stratified by HIV-1 serostatus, drug use and sexual orientation were recruited. A comprehensive battery of measures of neurobehavioral and health status, lifestyle and psychosocial characteristics were administered to all participants, and a stratified sub-sample of 1…

  • Substance use and psychopathology in African American men at risk for HIV infection

    Open AccessM Richardson, Mark A Richardson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology1997

  • Substance use and psychopathology in African American men at risk for HIV infection

    Open AccessMark A Richardson, Hector F Myers et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology1997References: 38

    Recent epidemiologic surveys of the prevalence of and primary risk factors for psychiatric morbidity suggest that socioeconomic status, age, ethnicity, and gender represent significant risk factors for both primary psychiatric and substance use disorders. Further, evidence of concurrent disorders continues to mount, particularly among inpatients. The present study is designed to address the association between heavy substance use and major mental…