Richard J Wolitski
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1662811 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Richard J Wolitski |
| PRENOMES | Richard J |
| SOBRENOME | Wolitski |
| ASSINATURA | WOLITSKI R J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 75 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1992 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
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BACKGROUND: In 2014, approximately 40,000 persons in the United States received a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with daily oral antiretroviral medication is a new, highly effective intervention that could reduce the number of new HIV infections. METHODS: CDC analyzed nationally representative data to estimate the percentages and numbers of persons in the United States, by transmission ri…
Cost-Utility Analysis of the Housing and Health Intervention for Homeless and Unstably Housed Persons Living with HIV
Results from Two Online Surveys Comparing Sexual Risk Behaviors in Hispanic, Black, and White Men Who Have Sex with Men
Prevalence of unprotected anal intercourse among HIV-diagnosed MSM in the United States
Factors associated with adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in homeless or unstably housed adults living with HIV
The aim of this study is to investigate adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who are homeless or unstably housed. We evaluated homeless or unstably housed PLWHA (n=644) in three US cities were enrolled in the Housing and Health Study. Using baseline data and controlling for gender, race, age, and education, we examined associations between self-reported two- and Seven-day adherence and …
Randomized Trial of the Effects of Housing Assistance on the Health and Risk Behaviors of Homeless and Unstably Housed People Living with HIV
A Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Response to the HIV/Aids Crisis Among Blacks in the United States, 1981–2009
Among US racial/ethnic groups, Blacks are at the highest risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Heightened National Response to Address the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among African Americans, which seeks to engage public and nonpublic partners in a synergistic effort to prevent HIV among Blacks. The CDC also recently launched Act Against AIDS, a campaign to refocus attention on the dome…
Moral agency and the sexual transmission of HIV
Sexual transmission of HIV occurs because an infected person has unprotected sex with a previously uninfected person. The majority of HIV infections are transmitted by individuals who are unaware of their infection, and most persons who are diagnosed with HIV significantly reduce or eliminate risk behaviors once they learn they have HIV. However, a minority of known-infected individuals engage in transmission risk behavior, sometimes without disc…
Screening for depressive symptoms in an online sample of men who have sex with men
Depression is a debilitating disorder and relatively high rates have been reported in studies of men who have sex with men (MSM). This study was undertaken to assess the utility of screening for, and characteristics associated with, depressive symptoms in an online survey of MSM. In 2003-2004, an online cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,964 MSM from the US and Canada. Using the two-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2), 18% of the s…
Intentional Abstinence Among Homeless and Unstably Housed Persons Living with HIV/Aids
The Effects of HIV Stigma on Health, Disclosure of HIV Status, and Risk Behavior of Homeless and Unstably Housed Persons Living with HIV
A Comparison of On-Line and Off-Line Sexual Risk in Men Who Have Sex With Men
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether men who have sex with men (MSM) are more likely to report unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with partners met on-line compared with those met off-line. METHODS: A total of 6122 individuals consented to participate in an anonymous behavioral survey on-line. This event-based analysis is limited to the 1683 men from the United States and Canada who had sex in the 3 months before the study and reported that their last se…
HIV, Homelessness, and Public Health
Cost and Threshold Analysis of Housing as an HIV Prevention Intervention
Physical and Sexual Abuse among Homeless and Unstably Housed Adults Living with HIV
Access to Housing as a Structural Intervention for Homeless and Unstably Housed People Living with HIV
Health Status, Health Care Use, Medication Use, and Medication Adherence Among Homeless and Housed People Living With HIV/Aids
Objectives. We sought to compare health status, health care use, HIV anti-retroviral medication use, and HIV medication adherence among homeless and housed people with HIV/AIDS. Methods. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional, multisite behavioral survey of adults (N=7925) recently reported to be HIV positive. Results. At the time interviews were conducted, 304 respondents (4%) were homeless. Self-ratings of mental, physical, and overall healt…
Is HIV/Aids Stigma Dividing the Gay Community? Perceptions of HIV–positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS has existed since the beginning of the epidemic, but little is known about HIV/AIDS stigma within the gay community and how it affects men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV. A better understanding of the effects of stigma on this population is needed to reduce it and its harmful effects. Our study used quantitative data from 206 HIV-positive MSM and qualitative data from 250 to document beliefs about HIV/AIDS…
Do prevention interventions reduce HIV risk behaviours among people living with HIV? A meta-analytic review of controlled trials
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analytic review of HIV interventions for people living with HIV (PLWH) to determine their overall efficacy in reducing HIV risk behaviours and identify intervention characteristics associated with efficacy. METHODS: Comprehensive searches included electronic databases from 1988 to 2004, hand searches of journals, reference lists of articles, and contacts with researchers. Twelve trials met the stringent selection crit…
Beliefs about Personal and Partner Responsibility among HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex with Men
Self-Identification as “Down Low” Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) from 12 US Cities
Greater Risk for HIV Infection of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
HIV rates are disproportionately higher for Black men who have sex with men (MSM) than for other MSM. We reviewed the literature to examine 12 hypotheses that might explain this disparity. We found that high rates of HIV infection for Black MSM were partly attributable to a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases that facilitate HIV transmission and to undetected or late diagnosis of HIV infection; they were not attributable to a higher …
Relative Efficacy of a Multisession Sexual Risk–Reduction Intervention for Young Men Released From Prisons in 4 States
Objectives. We compared the effects of an enhanced multisession intervention with a single-session intervention on the sexual risk behavior of young men released from prison. Methods. Young men, aged 18 to 29 years, were recruited from US prisons in 4 states and systematically assigned to the prerelease single-session intervention or the pre- and postrelease enhanced intervention. Both interventions addressed HIV, hepatitis, and other sexually tr…
Sexual harm reduction practices of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed unprotected anal and oral sex behaviors of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in New York City and San Francisco with their main and non-main sexual partners. Here we focus on the use of three harm reduction strategies (serosorting, strategic positioning, and withdrawal before ejaculation) in order to decrease transmission risk. METHOD: The data from a baseline assessment of 1168 HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in …
The emergence of barebacking among gay and bisexual men in the United States
Sexual behavior among hiv‐positive men who have sex with men
Relatively little attention has been paid to the use and importance of labels used by men who have sex with men to describe insertive or receptive sexual behavior during intercourse. This study examines sexual self-labels, sexual behavior, HIV transmission risk, and psychological functioning among 205 HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men. The majority of participants (88%) identified as a top, a bottom, or versatile. Tops were more likely t…
Health Status, Health Care Use, Medication Use, and Medication Adherence Among Homeless and Housed People Living With HIV/Aids
Objectives. We sought to compare health status, health care use, HIV anti-retroviral medication use, and HIV medication adherence among homeless and housed people with HIV/AIDS. Methods. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional, multisite behavioral survey of adults (N=7925) recently reported to be HIV positive. Results. At the time interviews were conducted, 304 respondents (4%) were homeless. Self-ratings of mental, physical, and overall healt…
Relative Efficacy of a Multisession Sexual Risk–Reduction Intervention for Young Men Released From Prisons in 4 States
Objectives. We compared the effects of an enhanced multisession intervention with a single-session intervention on the sexual risk behavior of young men released from prison. Methods. Young men, aged 18 to 29 years, were recruited from US prisons in 4 states and systematically assigned to the prerelease single-session intervention or the pre- and postrelease enhanced intervention. Both interventions addressed HIV, hepatitis, and other sexually tr…
Men's disclosure of HIV test results to male primary sex partners
We evaluated disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody status to a main sex partner and the impact on the relationship in men who have sex with men and who are enrolled in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Community Demonstration Projects cohorts. Eighty-nine percent of both seronegative and seropositive men disclosed the results to their main sex partner. Seventy percent of the seronegative men and 82% of the seroposi…
Moral agency and the sexual transmission of HIV
Sexual transmission of HIV occurs because an infected person has unprotected sex with a previously uninfected person. The majority of HIV infections are transmitted by individuals who are unaware of their infection, and most persons who are diagnosed with HIV significantly reduce or eliminate risk behaviors once they learn they have HIV. However, a minority of known-infected individuals engage in transmission risk behavior, sometimes without disc…
Men's disclosure of HIV test results to male primary sex partners
We evaluated disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody status to a main sex partner and the impact on the relationship in men who have sex with men and who are enrolled in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Community Demonstration Projects cohorts. Eighty-nine percent of both seronegative and seropositive men disclosed the results to their main sex partner. Seventy percent of the seronegative men and 82% of the seroposi…
Sources of HIV information among injecting drug users
Sources of HIV information were examined for 774 male and female injecting drug users (IDUs). The majority (80.7%) had received HIV information from one or more sources in the prior 3 months. The most frequently mentioned sources were television (39.9%) and friends or family (22.2%). There were few differences in source of HIV information with regard to gender, ethnicity, or age. Differences were more frequently observed between cities. The relat…
Sex Hustling, Injection Drug Use, and Non-Gay Identification by Men Who Have Sex With Men
OBJECTIVE: To explore differences in demographic characteristies, risk practices, and preventive behaviors among subgroups of men who have sex with men (MSM), including gay- and non-gay-identified MSM, MSM who inject drugs, and those engaging in sex hustling. DESIGN: A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected through interviewer-administered questionnaires in a purposive sample of MSM. SETTING: Gay bars, bath houses, adult video arcad…
HIV serostatus disclosure among gay and bisexual men in four American cities
The present study examined patterns of serostatus disclosure among previously untested HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative gay and bisexual men recruited from four American cities (n = 701). Six months after learning their HIV serostatus, 97% of study participants had disclosed their test results to at least one other individual. Consistent with earlier studies, test results were most frequently shared with friends and the respondent's primary …
Differences in Risk Behavior and Sources of Aids Information Among Gay, Bisexual, and Straight-Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men
The Role of HIV Counseling and Testing in CDC's HIV Prevention Efforts
Correlates of Sexual Risk Behaviors among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men
This study examines correlates of unprotected sexual risk practices of an ethnically diverse sample of HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men (MSM) from the New York City and San Francisco metropolitan areas. Participants completed a self-report survey that assessed sexual risk behaviors and potential correlates. A total of 367 men reported sex with a casual male partner in the previous 3 months. Participants were divided into three groups ba…
Characteristics of HIV antiretroviral treatments, access and adherence in an ethnically diverse sample of men who have sex with men
Data regarding HIV antiretroviral treatment regimens, access to treatment and medical care, and adherence to medications were collected as part of the Seropositive Urban Men's Study, a formative study of HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Participants (N = 456) were recruited from AIDS service organizations, mainstream gay venues and public/commercial sex environments. The sample was 94% gay or bisexually-identified; 29% were African America…
Self-Perceived Responsibility of HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex with Men for Preventing HIV Transmission
Sexual behavior among hiv‐positive men who have sex with men
Relatively little attention has been paid to the use and importance of labels used by men who have sex with men to describe insertive or receptive sexual behavior during intercourse. This study examines sexual self-labels, sexual behavior, HIV transmission risk, and psychological functioning among 205 HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men. The majority of participants (88%) identified as a top, a bottom, or versatile. Tops were more likely t…
Sexual harm reduction practices of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed unprotected anal and oral sex behaviors of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in New York City and San Francisco with their main and non-main sexual partners. Here we focus on the use of three harm reduction strategies (serosorting, strategic positioning, and withdrawal before ejaculation) in order to decrease transmission risk. METHOD: The data from a baseline assessment of 1168 HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in …
The emergence of barebacking among gay and bisexual men in the United States
Risk Perception and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Men on Antiretroviral Therapy
Partner Awareness of the Serostatus of HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Is HIV/Aids Stigma Dividing the Gay Community? Perceptions of HIV–positive Men Who Have Sex With Men
Stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS has existed since the beginning of the epidemic, but little is known about HIV/AIDS stigma within the gay community and how it affects men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV. A better understanding of the effects of stigma on this population is needed to reduce it and its harmful effects. Our study used quantitative data from 206 HIV-positive MSM and qualitative data from 250 to document beliefs about HIV/AIDS…
Do prevention interventions reduce HIV risk behaviours among people living with HIV? A meta-analytic review of controlled trials
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analytic review of HIV interventions for people living with HIV (PLWH) to determine their overall efficacy in reducing HIV risk behaviours and identify intervention characteristics associated with efficacy. METHODS: Comprehensive searches included electronic databases from 1988 to 2004, hand searches of journals, reference lists of articles, and contacts with researchers. Twelve trials met the stringent selection crit…
Beliefs about Personal and Partner Responsibility among HIV-Seropositive Men Who Have Sex with Men
Self-Identification as “Down Low” Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) from 12 US Cities
Greater Risk for HIV Infection of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
HIV rates are disproportionately higher for Black men who have sex with men (MSM) than for other MSM. We reviewed the literature to examine 12 hypotheses that might explain this disparity. We found that high rates of HIV infection for Black MSM were partly attributable to a high prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases that facilitate HIV transmission and to undetected or late diagnosis of HIV infection; they were not attributable to a higher …
Relative Efficacy of a Multisession Sexual Risk–Reduction Intervention for Young Men Released From Prisons in 4 States
Objectives. We compared the effects of an enhanced multisession intervention with a single-session intervention on the sexual risk behavior of young men released from prison. Methods. Young men, aged 18 to 29 years, were recruited from US prisons in 4 states and systematically assigned to the prerelease single-session intervention or the pre- and postrelease enhanced intervention. Both interventions addressed HIV, hepatitis, and other sexually tr…
A Comparison of On-Line and Off-Line Sexual Risk in Men Who Have Sex With Men
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether men who have sex with men (MSM) are more likely to report unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with partners met on-line compared with those met off-line. METHODS: A total of 6122 individuals consented to participate in an anonymous behavioral survey on-line. This event-based analysis is limited to the 1683 men from the United States and Canada who had sex in the 3 months before the study and reported that their last se…
HIV, Homelessness, and Public Health
Cost and Threshold Analysis of Housing as an HIV Prevention Intervention
Physical and Sexual Abuse among Homeless and Unstably Housed Adults Living with HIV
Access to Housing as a Structural Intervention for Homeless and Unstably Housed People Living with HIV
Medicine (36 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (28 obras) · Family medicine (22 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (21 obras) · Psychology (21 obras) · Public health (20 obras) · Demography (19 obras) · Men who have sex with men (18 obras) · Environmental health (16 obras) · Health psychology (16 obras)