Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Cynthia Whitener

Publications

• Research Article
  Rising Syphilis Infection among Rural HIV-Infected Men who Routinely Received Risk-Reduction Counseling: New Challenges to HIV Prevention in Clinical Care
  Author(s): Poonam Mathur, John Zurlo, Patsi Albright, Tonya Crook, Cynthia Whitener and Ping DuPoonam Mathur, John Zurlo, Patsi Albright, Tonya Crook, Cynthia Whitener and Ping Du
  
  Objective: Syphilis incidence has been steadily increasing among HIV-infected men in the United States, representing an important public health challenge to HIV prevention. Clinic-based HIV prevention interventions are available but may need to be revisited in response to syphilis epidemic. We wanted to better understand the current epidemiology of syphilis in rural HIV-infected men who routinely received HIV risk-reduction counseling in order to plan more effective HIV prevention strategies in clinical care. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine factors associated with syphilis infections in rural HIV-infected men who received sexually transmitted disease screening and HIV risk-reduction counseling during HIV primary care from January 2008 to June 2013. We assessed patients’ demographic, clinical, behavioral and psychosocial characteristics and performed.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000333

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