Jack DeHovitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6651361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack DeHovitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jack |
| FAMILY NAME | DeHovitz |
| SIGNATURE | DEHOVITZ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7307-0614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implementation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandatory Checking Requirements and Prescribed Opioid Analgesic Use Among Women With and Without HIV in The Women’s Interagency HIV Study
Psychometric validation of ERA-12 and aging expectations among PLHIV in Kazakhstan
Background With longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) face age-related conditions and psychosocial challenges that influence their perceptions of aging. Yet, no study has examined aging expectations in Kazakhstan or the broader Central Asian region, particularly among PLHIV. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the 12-item Expectations Regarding Aging (R-ER…
Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among transgender people in Georgia
Transgender (TG) people face a disproportionately high burden of HIV globally due to stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and limited access to trans-specific healthcare. In Georgia, HIV prevalence among TG individuals is 24.1%, compared with 0.3% in the general adult population. While predictors of HIV testing have been documented, the factors influencing testing behaviors remain insufficiently understood. This study explored barriers and fa…
Predictors of durable viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral treatment in Almaty, Kazakhstan
The HIV epidemic is steadily increasing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, key at-risk populations and their sexual partners are disproportionately impacted. Achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets is a critical priority to effectively control and ultimately end the HIV epidemic in the country. We used data from the AIDS Center in Almaty to assess the predictors associated with durable HIV viral suppression. A total of 2540 PLHIV re…
Exploring frailty in the context of HIV and aging in Kazakhstan
Frailty is increasingly recognized as an important morbidity among people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, no published data exist on its prevalence or determinants in Kazakhstan or Central Asia. This pilot study aimed to provide preliminary estimates of frailty prevalence and its associated factors among PLHIV in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study at the Almaty Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control. A total of 100 P…
Factors associated with HIV infection and the utilization of HIV testing services among transgender people in Georgia
We assessed factors associated with HIV infection as well as the utilization of HIV testing among transgender people (TGs) in the country of Georgia. From July 2020 to January 2021, TG participants were recruited using snowball sampling in three major Georgian cities: Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. The participants underwent structured face‒to-face interviews and rapid tests for HIV. The study employed descriptive analyses, and bivariate and multiv…
Depression among people living with tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in Ukraine
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are associated with poor treatment outcomes, physical health, and quality of life among people living with TB (PLWTB) and TB/HIV (PLWTBHIV). Data on depression among PLWTB/HIV are limited in Ukraine. OBJECTIVES: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine depression risk and its correlates and describe the willingness to seek depression treatment among PLWTB/HIV in Ukraine. METHODS: This secondary analysis include…
Trends in Alcohol Use Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic Among Women Living With and Without HIV in the United States (2017–2022)
Data on alcohol use trends in women living with HIV (WLWH) are lacking. We examine data collected before and across the COVID-19 pandemic (2014-2022) in WLWH and socio-demographically similar women living without HIV (WLWOH)(n = 1564; 67% WLWH) who self-reported alcohol use to establish and compare trends. Women were categorized into baseline groups based on use pattern from 10/2014 to 09/2017: abstinence (no alcohol at any visit), non-heavy drin…
Patterns of Cannabis Use among Women With HIV in the United States
Mental Health and Cognitive Performance Among Older People Living with HIV in Georgia
This study shows high percentages of psychiatric and cognitive morbidities among older PLWH in Georgia. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to evaluate cognitive performance and associated factors among older PLWH in Georgia
HIV stigma and other barriers to Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Georgian people living with HIV/Aids
We conducted a study in Georgia to examine behavioral insights and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH). Between December 2021-July 2022, we collected quantitative data to evaluate participants’ demographics, COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, perception, and HIV stigma as potential covariates for being vaccinated against COVID-19. We conducted a multivariate analysis to define the factors independently associated wi…
University consortium to address public health priorities and research capacity building in the Caribbean
The State University of New York (SUNY) – University of the West Indies (UWI) Health Research Consortium (HRC) was implemented in 2015 by the SUNY Global Health Institute (GHI) and the SUNY-UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development. The goal was to advance public health in the Caribbean through collaborative research and education among faculty and students at SUNY and UWI. The Consortium is now a dynamic matrix addressing health prio…
Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean
Testing is the entry point into the HIV care continuum that includes linkage to and retention in prevention services, and adherence to prevention strategies, including repeat HIV testing. Despite US policy approaches to expand HIV testing to diverse clinical care and community settings, disparities in HIV testing among Black populations persist. Foreign-born (FB) Black persons from the Caribbean have higher annual rates of HIV diagnosis and a hig…
Patterns of harm reduction service utilization and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Trends in Injection Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs and the Impact of Harm Reduction Programs in Ukraine, 2007–2013
Developing an adherence support intervention for patients on antiretroviral therapy in the context of the recent IDU-driven HIV/Aids epidemic in Estonia
There is limited data on and experience with interventions for antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence support for patients on ART in Eastern Europe. We sought to identify a feasible adherence support intervention for delivery amongst HIV-positive adults receiving care in Estonia, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has been mainly concentrated among injection drug users (IDUs). Our application of intervention mapping (IM) strategies used existing literat…
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and correlates to nonadherence among people on ART in Estonia
There are little data on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among patients in Eastern Europe, despite the high incidence of HIV infection and the growing number of HIV-infected individuals who are being prescribed ART. The aim of this study was to measure rates of adherence to ART and factors associated with nonadherence among patients receiving care at an outpatient HIV clinic in Estonia. The study was based on cross-sectional data from a co…
Introduction to Special Section of JUH on Consortium Papers
The Effect of Sexual and Physical Violence on Risky Sexual Behavior and STDs Among a Cohort of HIV Seropositive Women
Gender Differences in Care for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome–Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected women
Scientific findings on women
HIV infection, genital ulcer disease, and crack cocaine use among patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases
BACKGROUND. Recently there has been a rise in genital ulcer disease (GUD) in urban minority heterosexuals in the United States. The impact of these increased GUD rates on HIV transmission patterns in this population is unknown. METHODS. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses were correlated with HIV antibody status and risk factor history in 194 patients who consented to HIV testing at an STD clinic in central Brooklyn. RESULTS. Of 36 HIV-p…
HIV infection, genital ulcer disease, and crack cocaine use among patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases
BACKGROUND. Recently there has been a rise in genital ulcer disease (GUD) in urban minority heterosexuals in the United States. The impact of these increased GUD rates on HIV transmission patterns in this population is unknown. METHODS. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses were correlated with HIV antibody status and risk factor history in 194 patients who consented to HIV testing at an STD clinic in central Brooklyn. RESULTS. Of 36 HIV-p…
HIV infection, genital ulcer disease, and crack cocaine use among patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases
BACKGROUND. Recently there has been a rise in genital ulcer disease (GUD) in urban minority heterosexuals in the United States. The impact of these increased GUD rates on HIV transmission patterns in this population is unknown. METHODS. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses were correlated with HIV antibody status and risk factor history in 194 patients who consented to HIV testing at an STD clinic in central Brooklyn. RESULTS. Of 36 HIV-p…
Scientific findings on women
Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected women
Gender Differences in Care for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome–Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
The Effect of Sexual and Physical Violence on Risky Sexual Behavior and STDs Among a Cohort of HIV Seropositive Women
Introduction to Special Section of JUH on Consortium Papers
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and correlates to nonadherence among people on ART in Estonia
There are little data on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among patients in Eastern Europe, despite the high incidence of HIV infection and the growing number of HIV-infected individuals who are being prescribed ART. The aim of this study was to measure rates of adherence to ART and factors associated with nonadherence among patients receiving care at an outpatient HIV clinic in Estonia. The study was based on cross-sectional data from a co…
Developing an adherence support intervention for patients on antiretroviral therapy in the context of the recent IDU-driven HIV/Aids epidemic in Estonia
There is limited data on and experience with interventions for antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence support for patients on ART in Eastern Europe. We sought to identify a feasible adherence support intervention for delivery amongst HIV-positive adults receiving care in Estonia, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has been mainly concentrated among injection drug users (IDUs). Our application of intervention mapping (IM) strategies used existing literat…
Patterns of harm reduction service utilization and HIV incidence among people who inject drugs in Ukraine
Trends in Injection Risk Behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs and the Impact of Harm Reduction Programs in Ukraine, 2007–2013
Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean
Testing is the entry point into the HIV care continuum that includes linkage to and retention in prevention services, and adherence to prevention strategies, including repeat HIV testing. Despite US policy approaches to expand HIV testing to diverse clinical care and community settings, disparities in HIV testing among Black populations persist. Foreign-born (FB) Black persons from the Caribbean have higher annual rates of HIV diagnosis and a hig…
University consortium to address public health priorities and research capacity building in the Caribbean
The State University of New York (SUNY) – University of the West Indies (UWI) Health Research Consortium (HRC) was implemented in 2015 by the SUNY Global Health Institute (GHI) and the SUNY-UWI Center for Leadership and Sustainable Development. The goal was to advance public health in the Caribbean through collaborative research and education among faculty and students at SUNY and UWI. The Consortium is now a dynamic matrix addressing health prio…
HIV stigma and other barriers to Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Georgian people living with HIV/Aids
We conducted a study in Georgia to examine behavioral insights and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH). Between December 2021-July 2022, we collected quantitative data to evaluate participants’ demographics, COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, perception, and HIV stigma as potential covariates for being vaccinated against COVID-19. We conducted a multivariate analysis to define the factors independently associated wi…
Factors associated with HIV infection and the utilization of HIV testing services among transgender people in Georgia
We assessed factors associated with HIV infection as well as the utilization of HIV testing among transgender people (TGs) in the country of Georgia. From July 2020 to January 2021, TG participants were recruited using snowball sampling in three major Georgian cities: Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. The participants underwent structured face‒to-face interviews and rapid tests for HIV. The study employed descriptive analyses, and bivariate and multiv…
Depression among people living with tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV coinfection in Ukraine
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are associated with poor treatment outcomes, physical health, and quality of life among people living with TB (PLWTB) and TB/HIV (PLWTBHIV). Data on depression among PLWTB/HIV are limited in Ukraine. OBJECTIVES: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine depression risk and its correlates and describe the willingness to seek depression treatment among PLWTB/HIV in Ukraine. METHODS: This secondary analysis include…
Trends in Alcohol Use Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic Among Women Living With and Without HIV in the United States (2017–2022)
Data on alcohol use trends in women living with HIV (WLWH) are lacking. We examine data collected before and across the COVID-19 pandemic (2014-2022) in WLWH and socio-demographically similar women living without HIV (WLWOH)(n = 1564; 67% WLWH) who self-reported alcohol use to establish and compare trends. Women were categorized into baseline groups based on use pattern from 10/2014 to 09/2017: abstinence (no alcohol at any visit), non-heavy drin…
Patterns of Cannabis Use among Women With HIV in the United States
Mental Health and Cognitive Performance Among Older People Living with HIV in Georgia
This study shows high percentages of psychiatric and cognitive morbidities among older PLWH in Georgia. Longitudinal studies should be conducted to evaluate cognitive performance and associated factors among older PLWH in Georgia
Implementation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandatory Checking Requirements and Prescribed Opioid Analgesic Use Among Women With and Without HIV in The Women’s Interagency HIV Study
Psychometric validation of ERA-12 and aging expectations among PLHIV in Kazakhstan
Background With longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLHIV) face age-related conditions and psychosocial challenges that influence their perceptions of aging. Yet, no study has examined aging expectations in Kazakhstan or the broader Central Asian region, particularly among PLHIV. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Russian version of the 12-item Expectations Regarding Aging (R-ER…
Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among transgender people in Georgia
Transgender (TG) people face a disproportionately high burden of HIV globally due to stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and limited access to trans-specific healthcare. In Georgia, HIV prevalence among TG individuals is 24.1%, compared with 0.3% in the general adult population. While predictors of HIV testing have been documented, the factors influencing testing behaviors remain insufficiently understood. This study explored barriers and fa…
Predictors of durable viral suppression among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral treatment in Almaty, Kazakhstan
The HIV epidemic is steadily increasing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, key at-risk populations and their sexual partners are disproportionately impacted. Achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets is a critical priority to effectively control and ultimately end the HIV epidemic in the country. We used data from the AIDS Center in Almaty to assess the predictors associated with durable HIV viral suppression. A total of 2540 PLHIV re…
Exploring frailty in the context of HIV and aging in Kazakhstan
Frailty is increasingly recognized as an important morbidity among people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, no published data exist on its prevalence or determinants in Kazakhstan or Central Asia. This pilot study aimed to provide preliminary estimates of frailty prevalence and its associated factors among PLHIV in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study at the Almaty Centre for AIDS Prevention and Control. A total of 100 P…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (17 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Family medicine (12 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (7 works)