Brian T Chan

Biographic Data

ID6063058
NAMEBrian T Chan
GIVEN NAMESBrian T
FAMILY NAMEChan
SIGNATURECHAN B T
AFFILIATIONSBrigham and Women's Hospital
ORCID0000-0002-6971-3039
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Economic vulnerability and non-initiation of antiretroviral therapy in India

    Isabella Colocci, Jared Perlo et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    In India, many people living with HIV (PLHIV) do not successfully initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) after diagnosis. We conducted a clinic-based qualitative study at the Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to explore factors that influence ART non-initiation. We interviewed 22 men and 15 women; median age was 42 (IQR, 36-48) and median CD4+ was 395 (IQR, 227-601). Participants were distrustful of HIV care freely avai…

  • HIV-related stigma trends in the general population of India during an era of antiretroviral treatment expansion, 2005-16

    Open AccessBrian T Chan, Venkatesan Chakrapani et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2020

    BACKGROUND: In India, which has the world's third-largest HIV epidemic, the extent to which levels of HIV-related stigma have changed during an era of ART scale-up is unknown. METHODS: We analyzed data from the 2005-06 and 2015-16 National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) to estimate trends in two stigma domains among people in the general population: desires for social distance from people living with HIV (ie, unwillingness to interact) and fear of …

  • Feasibility and acceptability of a psychosocial and adherence electronic patient reported outcomes (PROs) system at an HIV care center in southern India

    Nishita Sinha, Andrew Yang et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2020

    Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs), which consist of questionnaires administered directly to patients via handheld device or computer, allow for the routine and systematic capture of sensitive domains as well as longitudinal data on functional status, symptom severity, and physical and psychological well-being. There have been few examples of PROs in HIV care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and none in India. We conducted a s…

  • Trajectories of HIV-related internalized stigma and disclosure concerns among art initiators and noninitiators in South Africa

    Open AccessBrian T Chan, Brendan Maughan-Brown et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2019

    Among ART-eligible South African PLHIV entering into HIV care, internalized stigma modestly declined over time but disclosure concerns persisted. PLHIV who initiated ART were more likely to have persistent disclosure concerns over time as compared with those who did not start ART

  • Association between internalized stigma and depression among HIV-positive persons entering into care in Southern India

    Open AccessBrian T Chan, Amrose Pradeep et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: In India, which has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world, depression and HIV-related stigma may contribute to high rates of poor HIV-related outcomes such as loss to care and lack of virologic suppression. METHODS: We analyzed data from a large HIV treatment center in southern India to estimate the burden of depressive symptoms and internalized stigma among Indian people living with HIV (PLHIV) entering into HIV care and to tes…

  • Prevalence and correlates of psychosocial conditions among people living with HIV in southern India

    Brian T Chan, Amrose Pradeep et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    Psychosocial conditions such as depression, intimate partner violence (IPV), and history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) have been associated with poor HIV-related outcomes. In India, which has the third largest HIV epidemic in the world, little is understood about the impact of psychosocial conditions on people living with HIV (PLHIV). We aimed to understand the prevalence and correlates of psychosocial conditions among PLHIV entering into HIV c…

  • HIV Treatment Scale-Up and HIV-Related Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Brian T Chan, Alexander C Tsai et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 4References: 46

    Objectives. We estimated the association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and HIV-related stigma at the population level in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods. We examined trends in HIV-related stigma and ART coverage in sub-Saharan Africa during 2003 to 2013 using longitudinal, population-based data on ART coverage from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and on HIV-related stigma from the Demographic and Health Surveys and AIDS Ind…

  • Declining Prevalence of Probable Depression Among Patients Presenting for Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Uganda

    Open AccessBrian T Chan, Sheri D Weiser et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • In Urban And Rural India, A Standardized Patient Study Showed Low Levels Of Provider Training And Huge Quality Gaps

    Jishnu Das, Alaka Holla et al.ARTICLEHealth Affairs2012

    This article reports on the quality of care delivered by private and public providers of primary health care services in rural and urban India. To measure quality, the study used standardized patients recruited from the local community and trained to present consistent cases of illness to providers. We found low overall levels of medical training among health care providers; in rural Madhya Pradesh, for example, 67 percent of health care provider…

  • An analysis of Liberia's 2007 national health policy

    Open AccessPatrick T Lee, Gina Kruse et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2011

    BACKGROUND: Globally, chronic diseases are responsible for an enormous burden of deaths, disability, and economic loss, yet little is known about the optimal health sector response to chronic diseases in poor, post-conflict countries. Liberia's experience in strengthening health systems and health financing overall, and addressing HIV/AIDS and mental health in particular, provides a relevant case study for international stakeholders and policymak…