Elena Blokhina
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7448817 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Elena Blokhina |
| PRENOMES | Elena |
| SOBRENOME | Blokhina |
| ASSINATURA | BLOKHINA E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5811-9897 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 31 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Socioeconomic Status and CD4 Count Among People with HIV Who Inject Drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia
Is Abstinence from Alcohol and Smoking Associated with Less Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among People with HIV
Pilot study of tolerability and safety of opioid receptor antagonists as novel therapies for chronic pain among persons living with HIV with past year heavy drinking
Pain is common and associated with substance use among persons with HIV (PWH), yet limited management strategies exist. We assessed the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of low-dose naltrexone and standard dose nalmefene to treat chronic pain among PWH with past-year heavy alcohol use in a randomized, double-blinded, 2-arm study (planned enrollment 8 per arm). Participants were recruited in St. Petersburg, Russia between May and October 2018 …
Stigma and other correlates of sharing injection equipment among people with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia
Stigma that people with HIV who inject drugs experience negatively impacts HIV and substance use care, but stigma's association with sharing injection equipment is not known. This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from two studies of people with HIV reporting drug injection ( N = 319) in St. Petersburg, Russia (September 2018-December 2020). We used logistic regression to examine associations between HIV stigma and substance use stigma scores…
Food Insecurity and Transmission Risks Among People with HIV Who Use Substances
Healthcare Utilization Among Persons with HIV and Unhealthy Alcohol Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
Incarceration history, antiretroviral therapy, and stigma
The impacts of Covid-19 on structural inequities faced by people living with HIV who inject drugs
Pandemic responses should account for the unique vulnerabilities of PWID with HIV to avoid worsening the structural violence they already experience. Wherever the pandemic decreased structural barriers, such as institutional, administrative, and bureaucratic challenges and state violence enacted by police and other elements of the criminal justice system, such changes should be protected
Correlates of Intersectional HIV and Substance Use Stigma Affecting People with HIV and Substance Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
Impulsivity and linkage to HIV Care among People living with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia
Stigma and ART initiation among people with HIV and a lifetime history of illicit drug use in Saint-Petersburg, Russia–A prospective cohort analysis
In this Russian cohort of HIV-positive, ART-naïve PWID, stigma did not change over time and was not associated with ART initiation. Addressing stigma alone is unlikely to increase ART initiation rates in this population. Reducing further existing structural barriers, e.g., by promoting equal access to ART and the value of substance-use treatment for ART treatment success should complement stigma-reduction approaches
HIV and Substance Use Stigma, Intersectional Stigma and Healthcare Among HIV-Positive PWID in Russia
The Hepatitis C Continuum of Care Among HIV-Positive Persons with Heavy Alcohol Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
Linking HIV-positive people in addiction care to HIV services in St. Petersburg, Russia – Mixed-methods implementation study of strengths-based case management
Access to HIV services for HIV-positive patients in addiction care is challenging in Russia, because both care systems are organised independently from each other. Strengths-based case management is an effective strategy to connect people with HIV (PHIV) to HIV care. This mixed-methods study's objective was to investigate implementation of a case management intervention in St. Petersburg, Russia, designed to connect PHIV who inject drugs to HIV c…
Disrupting gender norms in health systems
Female Gender and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among People Living with HIV Who Have Ever Used Injection Drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia
“It is easier for me to shoot up”
Many HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) globally are not receiving HIV care. This represents a major challenge among key populations to end the global HIV epidemic. This qualitative study explored the process and associated barriers of linking HIV-positive PWID who are in addiction treatment to HIV care in St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted three focus groups and seven semi-structured interviews with participants in the LINC ("Linking …
Alcohol Types and HIV Disease Progression Among HIV-Infected Drinkers Not Yet on Antiretroviral Therapy in Russia and Uganda
Food Insecurity, HIV Disease Progression and Access to Care Among HIV-Infected Russians not on ART
Contraceptive Use Among HIV-Infected Females with History of Injection Drug Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
HIV Stigma and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Russia
Fatal and non-fatal overdose after narcology hospital discharge among Russians living with HIV/Aids who inject drugs
Proactive coping and spirituality among patients who left or remained in antiretroviral treatment in St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Positive Psychology, the study of "positive" factors or strengths and evidence-based interventions to increase them, is a rapidly developing field that is beginning to be applied to HIV care. Proactive coping and spirituality are two positive characteristics that have been examined in multiple chronic serious health conditions. In the present study, lost-to-care (LTCs; did not attend treatment for ≥12 months; n = 120) and engaged-in-care HIV clin…
Pain and Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Persons in St. Petersburg, Russia
Depression, substance use, viral load, and CD4+ count among patients who continued or left antiretroviral therapy for HIV in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) became more widely available in the Russian Federation in 2006 when the Global Fund made a contribution to purchase ART with a mandate to increase numbers of patients receiving it. Funds were distributed to AIDS Centers and selected hospitals, and numbers quickly increased. Though ART is highly effective for adherent patients, dropout has been a problem; thus understanding characteristics of patients who remain on ART…
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Nondisclosure of HIV Infection to Sex Partners and Alcohol’s Role
Associations between partner violence perpetration and history of STI among HIV-infected substance using men in Russia
Studies document a significant association between victimization from intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV among substance using women in Russia and elsewhere, but no study has examined IPV perpetration and STI among Russian men or HIV-infected men in Eastern Europe. This study was designed to assess the association between lifetime history of IPV perpetration and STI (lifetime and current) among subs…
Depressive Symptoms and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation Among HIV-Infected Russian Drinkers
Risk factors for recent nonfatal overdose among HIV-infected Russians who inject drugs
Overdoses and HIV infection are common among Russians who inject drugs, yet risk factors have not been studied. We analyzed baseline data of 294 participants with 30-day injection drug use from an HIV secondary prevention trial for persons reporting "heavy" alcohol use (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA] risky drinking definition) and risky sex in the past 6 months. The outcome was any self-reported overdose in the previou…
Lost-to-care and engaged-in-care HIV patients in Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation
Sixty-nine percent of the 1.5 million Eastern Europeans and Central Asians with HIV live in the Russian Federation. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is effective but cannot help those who leave treatment. Focus groups with patients who dropped out of ART for ≥12 months (lost-to-care, LTCs, n = 21) or continued for ≥12 months (engaged-in-care; EICs; n = 24) were conducted in St. Petersburg. Structural barriers included stigma/discrimination and proble…
Heroin Use and HIV Disease Progression
Depression, substance use, viral load, and CD4+ count among patients who continued or left antiretroviral therapy for HIV in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) became more widely available in the Russian Federation in 2006 when the Global Fund made a contribution to purchase ART with a mandate to increase numbers of patients receiving it. Funds were distributed to AIDS Centers and selected hospitals, and numbers quickly increased. Though ART is highly effective for adherent patients, dropout has been a problem; thus understanding characteristics of patients who remain on ART…
Proactive coping and spirituality among patients who left or remained in antiretroviral treatment in St Petersburg, Russian Federation
Positive Psychology, the study of "positive" factors or strengths and evidence-based interventions to increase them, is a rapidly developing field that is beginning to be applied to HIV care. Proactive coping and spirituality are two positive characteristics that have been examined in multiple chronic serious health conditions. In the present study, lost-to-care (LTCs; did not attend treatment for ≥12 months; n = 120) and engaged-in-care HIV clin…
Pain and Risk Behaviors Among HIV-Infected Persons in St. Petersburg, Russia
“It is easier for me to shoot up”
Many HIV-positive people who inject drugs (PWID) globally are not receiving HIV care. This represents a major challenge among key populations to end the global HIV epidemic. This qualitative study explored the process and associated barriers of linking HIV-positive PWID who are in addiction treatment to HIV care in St. Petersburg, Russia. We conducted three focus groups and seven semi-structured interviews with participants in the LINC ("Linking …
Alcohol Types and HIV Disease Progression Among HIV-Infected Drinkers Not Yet on Antiretroviral Therapy in Russia and Uganda
Food Insecurity, HIV Disease Progression and Access to Care Among HIV-Infected Russians not on ART
Contraceptive Use Among HIV-Infected Females with History of Injection Drug Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
HIV Stigma and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV in Russia
Fatal and non-fatal overdose after narcology hospital discharge among Russians living with HIV/Aids who inject drugs
Female Gender and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors Among People Living with HIV Who Have Ever Used Injection Drugs in St. Petersburg, Russia
Disrupting gender norms in health systems
Linking HIV-positive people in addiction care to HIV services in St. Petersburg, Russia – Mixed-methods implementation study of strengths-based case management
Access to HIV services for HIV-positive patients in addiction care is challenging in Russia, because both care systems are organised independently from each other. Strengths-based case management is an effective strategy to connect people with HIV (PHIV) to HIV care. This mixed-methods study's objective was to investigate implementation of a case management intervention in St. Petersburg, Russia, designed to connect PHIV who inject drugs to HIV c…
HIV and Substance Use Stigma, Intersectional Stigma and Healthcare Among HIV-Positive PWID in Russia
The Hepatitis C Continuum of Care Among HIV-Positive Persons with Heavy Alcohol Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
Correlates of Intersectional HIV and Substance Use Stigma Affecting People with HIV and Substance Use in St. Petersburg, Russia
Impulsivity and linkage to HIV Care among People living with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia
Stigma and ART initiation among people with HIV and a lifetime history of illicit drug use in Saint-Petersburg, Russia–A prospective cohort analysis
In this Russian cohort of HIV-positive, ART-naïve PWID, stigma did not change over time and was not associated with ART initiation. Addressing stigma alone is unlikely to increase ART initiation rates in this population. Reducing further existing structural barriers, e.g., by promoting equal access to ART and the value of substance-use treatment for ART treatment success should complement stigma-reduction approaches
Pilot study of tolerability and safety of opioid receptor antagonists as novel therapies for chronic pain among persons living with HIV with past year heavy drinking
Pain is common and associated with substance use among persons with HIV (PWH), yet limited management strategies exist. We assessed the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of low-dose naltrexone and standard dose nalmefene to treat chronic pain among PWH with past-year heavy alcohol use in a randomized, double-blinded, 2-arm study (planned enrollment 8 per arm). Participants were recruited in St. Petersburg, Russia between May and October 2018 …
Stigma and other correlates of sharing injection equipment among people with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia
Stigma that people with HIV who inject drugs experience negatively impacts HIV and substance use care, but stigma's association with sharing injection equipment is not known. This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from two studies of people with HIV reporting drug injection ( N = 319) in St. Petersburg, Russia (September 2018-December 2020). We used logistic regression to examine associations between HIV stigma and substance use stigma scores…
Medicine (31 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (25 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (25 obras) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (20 obras) · Internal Medicine (19 obras) · Psychiatry (18 obras) · Environmental health (14 obras) · Family medicine (14 obras) · Public health (14 obras) · Demography (13 obras)