Daniela Abramovitz
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3476173 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Daniela Abramovitz |
| PRENOMES | Daniela |
| SOBRENOME | Abramovitz |
| ASSINATURA | ABRAMOVITZ D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2969-7193 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Willingness to Receive Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Among Migrants in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Over 80% of tuberculosis cases in the United States are due to reactivation of untreated latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), most of whom were foreign born. LTBI treatment can greatly lower the risk of progression to active TB disease, and shorter treatment regimens increase the potential of migrants and other persons in vulnerable conditions, to complete treatment. We conducted across-sectional study to assess willingness to complete a one-mon…
Motivational interviewing to increase drug checking and reduce overdose rates among people who use drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT06855836. Registered February 28, 2025. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06855836?term=NCT06855836/rank=1
Linkage to hepatitis C virus care in a binational cohort study of People who inject drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border
Our study shows poor linkage to HCV-related care among PWID in both San Diego and Tijuana, along with low treatment completion. MOUD programs could be an efficient touchpoint to improve access to HCV care
Modeling the impact of changing drug markets and structural determinants on HCV and/or HIV transmission among people who inject drugs in the United States
Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020–2021
WASH access among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area was low by international standards and lower than the national averages in both countries. Homelessness was significantly associated with WASH insecurity in this population. Concentrated efforts are needed to guarantee continuously available WASH services for PWID-especially those who are unsheltered
WaSH insecurity and anxiety among people who inject drugs in the Tijuana-San Diego border region
The lack of specific WaSH services, particularly lack of drinking water, toilets, and daily showers were associated with higher levels of anxiety among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego border region. Women experiencing homelessness were especially vulnerable. WaSH interventions that provide safe, 24-h access may help to reduce anxiety and health risks associated with WaSH insecurity
Safe Injection Self-Efficacy is Associated with HCV and HIV Seropositivity Among People Who Inject Drugs in the San Diego–Tijuana Border Region
Water, sanitation and hygiene insecurity predict abscess incidence among people who inject drugs in a binational US–Mexico metropolitan area
PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area reported facing high rates of insecurity accessing WASH services. Abscess incidence was higher (four to nine times) than observed rate among PWID cohorts in other settings. Access to continuously available toilet facilities, bathing infrastructure, and safe water sources for preparing drugs for injection could prevent abscesses among PWID. Accessible WASH infrastructure should be ensured among PWID …
Drug checking in the fentanyl era
Our findings highlight low rates of DCS awareness and utilization, inequities by race/ethnicity and housing situation, high interest in advanced spectrometry DCS versus FTS, and the potential role of SSPs in improving access to DCS, especially among racial/ethnic minorities
Unlocking deflection
Covid-19 vaccine uptake among people who inject drugs in Tijuana Mexico
Background: SARS-CoV-2 prevalence is elevated among people who inject drugs (PWID). In Tijuana, Mexico, COVID-19 vaccines became available to the general population in June 2021, but uptake among PWID was <10%. We studied COVID-19 vaccine uptake among PWID in Tijuana following implementation of a pop-up vaccination clinic. Methods: Beginning in October, 2020, PWID in Tijuana aged ≥18 years were enrolled into a longitudinal cohort study. At baseli…
A cross-sectional study of factors associated with Covid-19 testing among people who inject drugs
We identified several factors independently associated with COVID-19 testing and multiple touchpoints where COVID-19 testing could be scaled up for PWID, such as SUD treatment programs and syringe service programs. Integrated health services are needed to improve access to rapid, free COVID-19 testing in this vulnerable population
An Ethnographic Assessment of Covid-19‒Related Changes to the Risk Environment for People Who Use Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Objectives. To characterize the effects of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on the risk environment of people who use drugs (PWUD) in Tijuana, Mexico. Methods. We used intensive participant-observation ethnography among street-based PWUD and key informants, such as frontline physicians and harm reductionists. Results. PWUD described an unprecedented cessation of police violence and extortion during the initial pandemic-related lockdown, though …
Risk of non‐fatal overdose and polysubstance use in a longitudinal study with people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Overlapping Key Populations and HIV Transmission in Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico, has a concentrated HIV epidemic among overlapping key populations (KPs) including people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), their male clients, and men who have sex with men (MSM). We developed a dynamic HIV transmission model among these KPs to determine the extent to which their unmet prevention and treatment needs is driving HIV transmission. Over 2020-2029 we estimated the proportion of new infections acquired…
Sex Work as a Mediator Between Female Gender and Incident HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Drugs, discipline and death
Prevalence and Correlates of Injecting with Visitors from the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Interactive Versus Video-Based Training of Police to Communicate Syringe Legality to People Who Inject Drugs
Objectives. To assess how instructional techniques affect officers’ intent to communicate syringe legality during searches in Tijuana, Mexico, where pervasive syringe confiscation potentiates risk of HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID) and of occupational needle-stick injury among police. Methods. Using the SHIELD (Safety and Health Integration in the Enforcement of Laws on Drugs) model, Tijuana police underwent training to encourage…
Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs
Factors associated with extrajudicial arrest for syringe possession
BACKGROUND: Mexican law permits syringe purchase and possession without prescription. Nonetheless, people who inject drugs (PWID) frequently report arrest for syringe possession. Extrajudicial arrests not only violate human rights, but also significantly increase the risk of blood-borne infection transmission and other health harms among PWID and police personnel. To better understand how police practices contribute to the PWID risk environment, …
Assessing police officers’ attitudes and legal knowledge on behaviors that impact HIV transmission among people who inject drugs
Predictors of Injection Cessation and Relapse among Female Sex Workers who Inject Drugs in Two Mexican-US Border Cities
Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the RHANI Wives HIV Intervention for Women in India at Risk for HIV from Husbands
Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV research
The protocol successfully enrolled 214 high risk couples into a multi-site public health study. This work suggests the importance of collaborating to construct a study protocol, understanding the local population and context, and drawing on multiple sources of input to determine eligibility and verify the legitimacy of relationships. We provide a practical set of tools that other researchers should find helpful in the study of high risk couples i…
Syringe Confiscation as an HIV Risk Factor
Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Intervention to Promote Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Methods. We randomized 924 female sex workers 18 years or older without known HIV infection living in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez who had recently had unprotected sex with clients to a 30-minute behavioral intervention or a didactic control condition. At baseline and 6 months, women underwent i…
Interactive Versus Video-Based Training of Police to Communicate Syringe Legality to People Who Inject Drugs
Objectives. To assess how instructional techniques affect officers’ intent to communicate syringe legality during searches in Tijuana, Mexico, where pervasive syringe confiscation potentiates risk of HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID) and of occupational needle-stick injury among police. Methods. Using the SHIELD (Safety and Health Integration in the Enforcement of Laws on Drugs) model, Tijuana police underwent training to encourage…
Predictors of Injection Cessation and Relapse among Female Sex Workers who Inject Drugs in Two Mexican-US Border Cities
Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Intervention to Promote Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Objectives. We examined the efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Methods. We randomized 924 female sex workers 18 years or older without known HIV infection living in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez who had recently had unprotected sex with clients to a 30-minute behavioral intervention or a didactic control condition. At baseline and 6 months, women underwent i…
Effects of government registration on unprotected sex amongst female sex workers in Tijuana; Mexico
Exploring the Impact of Underage Sex Work Among Female Sex Workers in Two Mexico–US Border Cities
Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV research
The protocol successfully enrolled 214 high risk couples into a multi-site public health study. This work suggests the importance of collaborating to construct a study protocol, understanding the local population and context, and drawing on multiple sources of input to determine eligibility and verify the legitimacy of relationships. We provide a practical set of tools that other researchers should find helpful in the study of high risk couples i…
Mujer Mas Segura(Safer Women)
NCT00840658
Syringe Confiscation as an HIV Risk Factor
Randomized Controlled Trial to Test the RHANI Wives HIV Intervention for Women in India at Risk for HIV from Husbands
Predictors of Injection Cessation and Relapse among Female Sex Workers who Inject Drugs in Two Mexican-US Border Cities
Assessing police officers’ attitudes and legal knowledge on behaviors that impact HIV transmission among people who inject drugs
Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs
Factors associated with extrajudicial arrest for syringe possession
BACKGROUND: Mexican law permits syringe purchase and possession without prescription. Nonetheless, people who inject drugs (PWID) frequently report arrest for syringe possession. Extrajudicial arrests not only violate human rights, but also significantly increase the risk of blood-borne infection transmission and other health harms among PWID and police personnel. To better understand how police practices contribute to the PWID risk environment, …
Prevalence and Correlates of Injecting with Visitors from the United States Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Interactive Versus Video-Based Training of Police to Communicate Syringe Legality to People Who Inject Drugs
Objectives. To assess how instructional techniques affect officers’ intent to communicate syringe legality during searches in Tijuana, Mexico, where pervasive syringe confiscation potentiates risk of HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs (PWID) and of occupational needle-stick injury among police. Methods. Using the SHIELD (Safety and Health Integration in the Enforcement of Laws on Drugs) model, Tijuana police underwent training to encourage…
Sex Work as a Mediator Between Female Gender and Incident HIV Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Drugs, discipline and death
Risk of non‐fatal overdose and polysubstance use in a longitudinal study with people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Overlapping Key Populations and HIV Transmission in Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico, has a concentrated HIV epidemic among overlapping key populations (KPs) including people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), their male clients, and men who have sex with men (MSM). We developed a dynamic HIV transmission model among these KPs to determine the extent to which their unmet prevention and treatment needs is driving HIV transmission. Over 2020-2029 we estimated the proportion of new infections acquired…
Covid-19 vaccine uptake among people who inject drugs in Tijuana Mexico
Background: SARS-CoV-2 prevalence is elevated among people who inject drugs (PWID). In Tijuana, Mexico, COVID-19 vaccines became available to the general population in June 2021, but uptake among PWID was <10%. We studied COVID-19 vaccine uptake among PWID in Tijuana following implementation of a pop-up vaccination clinic. Methods: Beginning in October, 2020, PWID in Tijuana aged ≥18 years were enrolled into a longitudinal cohort study. At baseli…
A cross-sectional study of factors associated with Covid-19 testing among people who inject drugs
We identified several factors independently associated with COVID-19 testing and multiple touchpoints where COVID-19 testing could be scaled up for PWID, such as SUD treatment programs and syringe service programs. Integrated health services are needed to improve access to rapid, free COVID-19 testing in this vulnerable population
An Ethnographic Assessment of Covid-19‒Related Changes to the Risk Environment for People Who Use Drugs in Tijuana, Mexico
Objectives. To characterize the effects of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on the risk environment of people who use drugs (PWUD) in Tijuana, Mexico. Methods. We used intensive participant-observation ethnography among street-based PWUD and key informants, such as frontline physicians and harm reductionists. Results. PWUD described an unprecedented cessation of police violence and extortion during the initial pandemic-related lockdown, though …
Drug checking in the fentanyl era
Our findings highlight low rates of DCS awareness and utilization, inequities by race/ethnicity and housing situation, high interest in advanced spectrometry DCS versus FTS, and the potential role of SSPs in improving access to DCS, especially among racial/ethnic minorities
Unlocking deflection
Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020–2021
WASH access among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area was low by international standards and lower than the national averages in both countries. Homelessness was significantly associated with WASH insecurity in this population. Concentrated efforts are needed to guarantee continuously available WASH services for PWID-especially those who are unsheltered
WaSH insecurity and anxiety among people who inject drugs in the Tijuana-San Diego border region
The lack of specific WaSH services, particularly lack of drinking water, toilets, and daily showers were associated with higher levels of anxiety among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego border region. Women experiencing homelessness were especially vulnerable. WaSH interventions that provide safe, 24-h access may help to reduce anxiety and health risks associated with WaSH insecurity
Safe Injection Self-Efficacy is Associated with HCV and HIV Seropositivity Among People Who Inject Drugs in the San Diego–Tijuana Border Region
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (27 obras) · Medicine (26 obras) · Environmental health (22 obras) · Demography (16 obras) · Public health (16 obras) · Demography (15 obras) · Psychiatry (13 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (12 obras) · Internal Medicine (12 obras) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (12 obras)