Olga Levina

Dados Biográficos

ID	171544
NOME	Olga Levina
PRENOMES	Olga
SOBRENOME	Levina
ASSINATURA	LEVINA O
AFILIAÇÕES	St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics
ORCID	0000-0001-8077-4505
VERIFICADO	Sim
TOTAL DE OBRAS	17
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES	11
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	17
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2006
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2025
ÍNDICE H	1

A Participatory Workshop Design for Engaging Young People in IT Sustainability
Open AccessOlga Levina, Friederike Lindauer et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2025
This paper presents an approach to teaching and consolidating skills in the context of sustainability “Prototyping Sustainability–Designing Sustainable IT” (ProS), using the workshop format for participatory and creative learning. The workshop integrates principles from Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), transformative and experiential learning, participatory design, and critical reflection on the digital age to engage participants in c…
Physician and patient prediction of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV positive people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in HIV viral suppression, which is one of the main 90-90-90 targets. Little is known about the accuracy of provider and patient predictions of retention in care and adherence to ART. To address this gap, we conducted a longitudinal analysis of 100 HIV positive people newly eligible for ART initiation (based on the Russian guidelines of ART prescription) in St. Petersburg, Russia. We assessed the a…
Polydrug Use and Heterogeneity in HIV Risk Among People Who Inject Drugs in Estonia and Russia
Open AccessIsabel Tavitian-Exley, Marie-Claude Boily et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Non-medical drug injection is a major risk factor for HIV infection in Russia and Estonia. Multiple drug use (polydrug) has further been associated with increased harms. We compared HIV, injecting and sexual risk associated with polydrug use among people who injected drugs (PWID) in 2012-2013 in Kohtla-Järve (Estonia, n = 591) and St Petersburg (Russia, n = 811). Using latent class analysis, we identified five (poly)drug classes, the largest cons…
Early stages of HIV treatment cascade in people living with HIV in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018
The proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) in need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is growing rapidly in Russia. Successful treatment outcomes reduces disease progression and contributes to HIV epidemic control. We conducted a pilot study following 100 PLWH newly found eligible for ART in St. Petersburg, Russia. We determined the proportion of PLWH who initiated ART, remained in treatment, and achieved an undetectable VL during 6-month follo…
Differences in risk behaviours and HIV status between primary amphetamines and opioid injectors in Estonia and Russia
Open AccessIsabel Tavitian-Exley, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2018
The association between cigarette smoking, virologic suppression, and CD4+ lymphocyte count in HIV-Infected Russian women
Jennifer L Brown, Theresa Winhusen et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017
Cigarette smoking among people living with HIV/AIDS is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but findings regarding the association between cigarette smoking and HIV viral load and CD4+ lymphocyte counts have been inconsistent. This study characterized the prevalence of cigarette smoking among HIV-infected Russian women and examined the association between smoking frequency and quantity and HIV viral load and CD4+ lymphocyte counts…
Substance Use Patterns of HIV-Infected Russian Women with and Without Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection
Open AccessJennifer Brown, Jennifer L Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia
Open AccessAndrey Ustinov, Алена Суворова et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Emergence of methadone as a street drug in St. Petersburg, Russia
Open AccessRobert Heimer, Aleksandra Lyubimova et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2016
Comparison of satisfaction with care between two different models of HIV care delivery in St. Petersburg, Russia
Алена Суворова, Alena Suvorova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Prior to 2010, medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS was provided at an outpatient facility near the center of St. Petersburg. Since then, HIV specialty clinics have been established in more outlying regions of the city. The study examined the effect of this decentralization of HIV care on patients' satisfaction with care in clinics of St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 418 HIV-positive patients receiving car…
Non-fatal overdoses and related risk factors among people who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia and Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Open AccessAnneli Uusküla, Mait Raag et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
PWID are at high risk for overdose. Effective overdose prevention efforts at the public health scale are therefore warranted
Internalized HIV and Drug Stigmas
Open AccessSarah K Calabrese, Sara E Burke et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
A tale of two cities
Open AccessSara E Burke, Sarah K Calabrese et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Citada por: 1Referências: 49
Clients of street-based female sex workers and potential bridging of HIV/STI in Russia
Linda M Niccolai, Veronika Odinokova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012
In Russia, sexual transmission of HIV is increasing and street-based female sex workers (FSW) have a high HIV prevalence, but the role of male clients of FSW in HIV transmission and bridging to the general population has not been studied. Sixty-two male clients completed structured interviews during February-March of 2010 in St. Petersburg Russia. Descriptive analyses focused on condom use with different types of sex partners, substance use, and …
Sexual Partners of Street-Based Female Sex Workers in St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Levina, Olga S Levina et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization2012Citada por: 1Referências: 21
Street-based sex work in Russia, as in many countries, carries with it a high risk for violence and the transmission of infectious diseases. The male partners of female sex workers are both cause and recipient of such risks. Because little is known about the men, we undertook a preliminary study to determine the feasibility of recruiting and interviewing them, develop typologies that describe partners, and derive hypotheses for further study and …
Drug Network Characteristics and HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users in Russia
Open AccessJosé Cepeda, Javier A Cepeda et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
An Analysis of Respondent Driven Sampling with Injection Drug Users (IDU) in Albania and the Russian Federation
Open AccessAme Stormer, Waimar Tun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2006Citada por: 9Referências: 1
Injection drug users in Tirana, Albania and St. Petersburg, Russia were recruited into a study assessing HIV-related behaviors and HIV serostatus using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS), a peer-driven recruitment sampling strategy that results in a probability sample. (Salganik M, Heckathorn DD. Sampling and estimation in hidden populations using respondent-driven sampling. Sociol Method. 2004;34:193-239). This paper presents a comparison of RDS i…

An Analysis of Respondent Driven Sampling with Injection Drug Users (IDU) in Albania and the Russian Federation
Open AccessAme Stormer, Waimar Tun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2006Citada por: 9Referências: 1
Injection drug users in Tirana, Albania and St. Petersburg, Russia were recruited into a study assessing HIV-related behaviors and HIV serostatus using Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS), a peer-driven recruitment sampling strategy that results in a probability sample. (Salganik M, Heckathorn DD. Sampling and estimation in hidden populations using respondent-driven sampling. Sociol Method. 2004;34:193-239). This paper presents a comparison of RDS i…
Drug Network Characteristics and HIV Risk Among Injection Drug Users in Russia
Open AccessJosé Cepeda, Javier A Cepeda et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010
Clients of street-based female sex workers and potential bridging of HIV/STI in Russia
Linda M Niccolai, Veronika Odinokova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012
In Russia, sexual transmission of HIV is increasing and street-based female sex workers (FSW) have a high HIV prevalence, but the role of male clients of FSW in HIV transmission and bridging to the general population has not been studied. Sixty-two male clients completed structured interviews during February-March of 2010 in St. Petersburg Russia. Descriptive analyses focused on condom use with different types of sex partners, substance use, and …
Sexual Partners of Street-Based Female Sex Workers in St. Petersburg, Russia
Olga Levina, Olga S Levina et al.ARTICLEHuman Organization2012Citada por: 1Referências: 21
Street-based sex work in Russia, as in many countries, carries with it a high risk for violence and the transmission of infectious diseases. The male partners of female sex workers are both cause and recipient of such risks. Because little is known about the men, we undertook a preliminary study to determine the feasibility of recruiting and interviewing them, develop typologies that describe partners, and derive hypotheses for further study and …
Comparison of satisfaction with care between two different models of HIV care delivery in St. Petersburg, Russia
Алена Суворова, Alena Suvorova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Prior to 2010, medical care for people living with HIV/AIDS was provided at an outpatient facility near the center of St. Petersburg. Since then, HIV specialty clinics have been established in more outlying regions of the city. The study examined the effect of this decentralization of HIV care on patients' satisfaction with care in clinics of St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 418 HIV-positive patients receiving car…
Non-fatal overdoses and related risk factors among people who inject drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia and Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Open AccessAnneli Uusküla, Mait Raag et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
PWID are at high risk for overdose. Effective overdose prevention efforts at the public health scale are therefore warranted
Internalized HIV and Drug Stigmas
Open AccessSarah K Calabrese, Sara E Burke et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
A tale of two cities
Open AccessSara E Burke, Sarah K Calabrese et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Citada por: 1Referências: 49
Substance Use Patterns of HIV-Infected Russian Women with and Without Hepatitis C Virus Co-infection
Open AccessJennifer Brown, Jennifer L Brown et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Psychiatric Distress, Drug Use, and HIV Viral Load Suppression in Russia
Open AccessAndrey Ustinov, Алена Суворова et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Emergence of methadone as a street drug in St. Petersburg, Russia
Open AccessRobert Heimer, Aleksandra Lyubimova et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2016
The association between cigarette smoking, virologic suppression, and CD4+ lymphocyte count in HIV-Infected Russian women
Jennifer L Brown, Theresa Winhusen et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017
Cigarette smoking among people living with HIV/AIDS is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but findings regarding the association between cigarette smoking and HIV viral load and CD4+ lymphocyte counts have been inconsistent. This study characterized the prevalence of cigarette smoking among HIV-infected Russian women and examined the association between smoking frequency and quantity and HIV viral load and CD4+ lymphocyte counts…
Polydrug Use and Heterogeneity in HIV Risk Among People Who Inject Drugs in Estonia and Russia
Open AccessIsabel Tavitian-Exley, Marie-Claude Boily et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018
Non-medical drug injection is a major risk factor for HIV infection in Russia and Estonia. Multiple drug use (polydrug) has further been associated with increased harms. We compared HIV, injecting and sexual risk associated with polydrug use among people who injected drugs (PWID) in 2012-2013 in Kohtla-Järve (Estonia, n = 591) and St Petersburg (Russia, n = 811). Using latent class analysis, we identified five (poly)drug classes, the largest cons…
Early stages of HIV treatment cascade in people living with HIV in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2018
The proportion of people living with HIV (PLWH) in need of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is growing rapidly in Russia. Successful treatment outcomes reduces disease progression and contributes to HIV epidemic control. We conducted a pilot study following 100 PLWH newly found eligible for ART in St. Petersburg, Russia. We determined the proportion of PLWH who initiated ART, remained in treatment, and achieved an undetectable VL during 6-month follo…
Differences in risk behaviours and HIV status between primary amphetamines and opioid injectors in Estonia and Russia
Open AccessIsabel Tavitian-Exley, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2018
Physician and patient prediction of adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV positive people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Marina V Vetrova, Olga Aleksandrova et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in HIV viral suppression, which is one of the main 90-90-90 targets. Little is known about the accuracy of provider and patient predictions of retention in care and adherence to ART. To address this gap, we conducted a longitudinal analysis of 100 HIV positive people newly eligible for ART initiation (based on the Russian guidelines of ART prescription) in St. Petersburg, Russia. We assessed the a…
A Participatory Workshop Design for Engaging Young People in IT Sustainability
Open AccessOlga Levina, Friederike Lindauer et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2025
This paper presents an approach to teaching and consolidating skills in the context of sustainability “Prototyping Sustainability–Designing Sustainable IT” (ProS), using the workshop format for participatory and creative learning. The workshop integrates principles from Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), transformative and experiential learning, participatory design, and critical reflection on the digital age to engage participants in c…