Christopher B Hurt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6683660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher B Hurt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher B |
| FAMILY NAME | Hurt |
| SIGNATURE | HURT C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3290-8200 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina
PURPOSE: To examine associations between perceived ease of syringe access, syringe sources, injection behaviors, and law enforcement (LE) interactions among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural Appalachian North Carolina (NC). METHODS: Using respondent-driven sampling, a diverse sample of 309 self-reported PWID were recruited from rural Appalachian NC. Data were collected via audio computer-assisted self-interview technology from February 2019…
Correlates of Recent HIV Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Areas
Substance use disorder treatment providers’ knowledge and opinions toward testing and treatment of chronic hepatitis C in rural North Carolina
Poor access to care has made western North Carolina vulnerable to an outbreak of hepatitis C viral infection (HCV), particularly among persons who inject drugs (PWID). As substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers could potentially improve linkage to HCV testing and treatment, we sought to understand SUD providers, clinic and client characteristics; referral patterns; HCV knowledge; willingness to participate in additional trainings; and lo…
Perceptions, experiences, and preferences for partner services among Black and Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen in North Carolina
Building off positive partner services experiences and responding to client preferences can enhance trust, acceptability, and service use
Mitigating the Risk of Infectious Diseases Among Rural Drug Users in Western North Carolina
PURPOSE: To characterize how health care providers in western North Carolina (NC) manage patients with substance use disorders and to inform strategies for preventing injection drug use (IDU)-associated outbreaks of bloodborne infectious diseases. METHODS: We collected data on practice characteristics, provider sociodemographics, and attitudes and beliefs about hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), opioid use, and IDU via o…
Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and linkage to primary care
Persons with unrecognized HIV infection forgo timely clinical intervention and may unknowingly transmit HIV to partners. However, in the USA, unrecognized infection and late diagnosis are common. To understand barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and care, we conducted a qualitative study of 24 HIV infected persons attending a Southeastern HIV clinic who presented with clinically advanced illness. The primary barrier to HIV testing prior to d…
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Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and linkage to primary care
Persons with unrecognized HIV infection forgo timely clinical intervention and may unknowingly transmit HIV to partners. However, in the USA, unrecognized infection and late diagnosis are common. To understand barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and care, we conducted a qualitative study of 24 HIV infected persons attending a Southeastern HIV clinic who presented with clinically advanced illness. The primary barrier to HIV testing prior to d…
Mitigating the Risk of Infectious Diseases Among Rural Drug Users in Western North Carolina
PURPOSE: To characterize how health care providers in western North Carolina (NC) manage patients with substance use disorders and to inform strategies for preventing injection drug use (IDU)-associated outbreaks of bloodborne infectious diseases. METHODS: We collected data on practice characteristics, provider sociodemographics, and attitudes and beliefs about hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), opioid use, and IDU via o…
Perceptions, experiences, and preferences for partner services among Black and Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen in North Carolina
Building off positive partner services experiences and responding to client preferences can enhance trust, acceptability, and service use
Substance use disorder treatment providers’ knowledge and opinions toward testing and treatment of chronic hepatitis C in rural North Carolina
Poor access to care has made western North Carolina vulnerable to an outbreak of hepatitis C viral infection (HCV), particularly among persons who inject drugs (PWID). As substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers could potentially improve linkage to HCV testing and treatment, we sought to understand SUD providers, clinic and client characteristics; referral patterns; HCV knowledge; willingness to participate in additional trainings; and lo…
Factors associated with perceived ease of access to syringes in Appalachian North Carolina
PURPOSE: To examine associations between perceived ease of syringe access, syringe sources, injection behaviors, and law enforcement (LE) interactions among people who inject drugs (PWID) in rural Appalachian North Carolina (NC). METHODS: Using respondent-driven sampling, a diverse sample of 309 self-reported PWID were recruited from rural Appalachian NC. Data were collected via audio computer-assisted self-interview technology from February 2019…
Correlates of Recent HIV Testing Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Areas
Family medicine (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Hepatitis C (2 works)