Ellen Banas

Dados Biográficos

ID3596757
NOMEEllen Banas
PRENOMESEllen
SOBRENOMEBanas
ASSINATURABANAS E
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Connecticut
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2018
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ÍNDICE H1

  • Drug Use and Life Chaos as Potential Factors Contributing to HIV Viral Load among People with Lower Health Literacy

    Seth C Kalichman, Moira O Kalichman et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2021

    Background Lower health literacy is associated with poorer health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH), but the explanatory mechanisms for these associations are not well understood. Factors such as drug use and life chaos may at least in part account for the relationship between lower health literacy and poor health outcomes. The current study tested the hypothesis that lower health literacy would predict drug use, which in turn would predi…

  • Subjective well-being and Covid-19 prevention practices among people living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

    Open AccessRenee El-Krab, Seth C Kalichman et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2021

    COVID-19 poses significant threats to the health of people with underlying chronic conditions, including people living with HIV. The association between subjective well-being and practicing COVID-19 preventive behaviours among people living with HIV is yet to be empirically tested. The objective of the current study was to test the hypothesis that subjective well-being would be associated with engaging in greater COVID-19 preventive behaviours. A…

  • Individual social capital and the HIV continuum of care in a rural setting of the southeast United States

    Open AccessSeth C Kalichman, Ellen Banas et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2020

    Social capital is associated with the health of people living with HIV, and yet few studies have examined social capital in relation to the HIV continuum of care in the United States. The current study assessed individual social capital within social networks of 251 people living with HIV and residing in a rural area of the southeastern United States. Participants completed computerized self-administered measures that included markers of social c…

  • Stigmatisation of alcohol use among people receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection, Cape Town, South Africa

    Open AccessSeth C Kalichman, Ellen Banas et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020

    Antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectively treats HIV infection, with improved longevity and quality of life among people living with HIV. Alcohol use, however, remains a robust barrier to ART. This study, for the first time, examined the effects of the stigmatisation of alcohol use on ART adherence. Patients receiving ART in Cape Town, South Africa who currently drink alcohol ( N = 187) and those who do not drink alcohol ( N = 106) completed measu…

  • Intersecting alcohol use and depression impedes HIV treatment in the rural South, USA

    Seth C Kalichman, Harold Katner et al.ARTICLEBehavioral Medicine2020

    This study tested the hypothesis that the co-occurrence of alcohol use and depressive symptoms predicts HIV suppression and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among people living with HIV. Baseline cross-sectional results showed a significant interaction between depressive symptoms and alcohol use in predicting HIV suppression; individuals who drank more alcohol and had higher depressive symptoms demonstrated poorer HIV suppression relative t…

  • HIV-related stigma and non-adherence to antiretroviral medications among people living with HIV in a rural setting

    Open AccessSeth C Kalichman, Harold Katner et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2020Citada por: 1Referências: 63

  • Alcohol-related intentional nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV, Cape Town, South Africa

    Seth Kalichman, Seth C Kalichman et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    Alcohol use may have significant negative impacts on individuals’ ability to remain adherent to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and may also yield other negative psychosocial, health-related, and behavioral outcomes. In addition, false beliefs about the consequences of mixing alcohol with ART use may cause individuals to avoid taking ART when drinking (alcohol-related ART avoidance). Although research conducted in the U.S. and Europe has reported o…

  • Stigma management intervention to improve antiretroviral therapy adherence

    Open AccessSeth C Kalichman, Catherine Mathews et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2018

    Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has transformed HIV infection from a universally fatal disease to a medically manageable chronic illness. We conducted a Phase-I test of concept intervention trial to examine feasibility and potential efficacy of behavioural self-regulation counselling designed to improve care retention and cART adherence. The intervention was culturally adapted from client-centered evidence-based interventions that are g…