Publications by authors named "Torsten B Neilands"

269Publications

Gender-related variables for health research.

Authors:
Mathias W Nielsen Marcia L Stefanick Diana Peragine Torsten B Neilands John P A Ioannidis Louise Pilote Judith J Prochaska Mark R Cullen Gillian Einstein Ineke Klinge Hannah LeBlanc Hee Young Paik Londa Schiebinger

Biol Sex Differ 2021 Feb 22;12(1):23. Epub 2021 Feb 22.

History of Science, Stanford University, Building 200, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.

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February 2021

Video-Counseling Intervention to Address HIV Care Engagement, Mental Health, and Substance Use Challenges: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial for Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV.

Authors:
Parya Saberi Caravella McCuistian Emily Agnew Angie R Wootton Dominique A Legnitto Packard Carol Dawson-Rose Mallory O Johnson Valerie A Gruber Torsten B Neilands

Telemed Rep 2021 7;2(1):14-25. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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January 2021

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in the time of COVID-19: How a robust and responsive HIV PrEP intervention can avert loss of HIV prevention coverage during a global pandemic.

Authors:
Parya Saberi Kristin Ming J Carlo Hojilla Hyman M Scott Torsten B Neilands

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2021 Jan 29. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Division of Prevention Science; University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA Weill Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, CA Bridge HIV; San Francisco Department of Public Health; San Francisco, CA.

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January 2021

Suubi+Adherence-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV treatment adherence among youth living with HIV transitioning into young adulthood in Southern Uganda.

Authors:
Fred M Ssewamala Ozge Sensoy Bahar Proscovia Nabunya April D Thames Torsten B Neilands Christopher Damulira Barbara Mukasa Rachel Brathwaite Claude Mellins John Santelli Derek Brown Shenyang Guo Phionah Namatovu Joshua Kiyingi Flavia Namuwonge Mary M McKay

BMC Public Health 2021 Jan 21;21(1):179. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

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January 2021

Impact of a Family Economic Intervention (Bridges) on Health Functioning of Adolescents Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: A 5-Year (2012-2017) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda.

Authors:
Fred M Ssewamala Julia Shu-Huah Wang Rachel Brathwaite Sicong Sun Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson Torsten B Neilands Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Am J Public Health 2021 Mar 21;111(3):504-513. Epub 2021 Jan 21.

Fred M. Ssewamala, Rachel Brathwaite, and Sicong Sun are with Brown School and the International Center for Child Health and Development, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO. Julia Shu-Huah Wang is with the University of Hong Kong, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Hong Kong. Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson is with Indiana University, School of Public Health, Department of Applied Health Science, Bloomington, IN. Torsten B. Neilands is with the Division of Prevention Science, University of California, San Francisco. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn is with Teachers College and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.

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March 2021

Tryptophan depletion predicts lower positive affect in sexual minority men living with HIV who use methamphetamine.

Authors:
Ji-Young Lee Tiffany R Glynn Judith T Moskowitz Dietmar Fuchs Torsten B Neilands Samantha E Dilworth Daniel J Feaster Allan Rodriguez Adam W Carrico

J Neurovirol 2021 Jan 18. Epub 2021 Jan 18.

Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.

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January 2021

Testing strategies for couple engagement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and family health in Kenya: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Authors:
Zachary Kwena Liza Kimbo Lynae A Darbes Abigail M Hatcher Anna Helova George Owino Harsha Thirumurthy Elizabeth A Bukusi Thomas Braun Meredith Kilgore Maria Pisu Ashutosh Tamhane Van T Nghiem Kawango Agot Torsten B Neilands Janet M Turan

Trials 2021 Jan 6;22(1):19. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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January 2021

The HIV Index: Using a Patient-Reported Outcome on Engagement in HIV Care to Explain Sub-Optimal Retention in Care and Virologic Control.

Authors:
Katerina A Christopoulos Torsten B Neilands Kimberly A Koester John A Sauceda Samantha E Dilworth Michael J Mugavero Heidi M Crane Rob J Fredericksen Edward R Cachay Kenneth H Mayer Richard D Moore Sonia Napravnik Mallory O Johnson

Clin Infect Dis 2020 Dec 29. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

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December 2020

Anzansi family program: a study protocol for a combination intervention addressing developmental and health outcomes for adolescent girls at risk of unaccompanied migration.

Authors:
Ozge Sensoy Bahar Fred M Ssewamala Abdallah Ibrahim Alice Boateng Proscovia Nabunya Torsten B Neilands Emmanuel Asampong Mary M McKay

Pilot Feasibility Stud 2020 Dec 7;6(1):190. Epub 2020 Dec 7.

Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

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December 2020

Gender Affirmation through Correct Pronoun Usage: Development and Validation of the Transgender Women's Importance of Pronouns (TW-IP) Scale.

Authors:
Jae M Sevelius Deepalika Chakravarty Samantha E Dilworth Greg Rebchook Torsten B Neilands

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 12 19;17(24). Epub 2020 Dec 19.

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.

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December 2020

Developing and validating the Psychosocial Burden among people Seeking Abortion Scale (PB-SAS).

Authors:
M Antonia Biggs Torsten B Neilands Shelly Kaller Erin Wingo Lauren J Ralph

PLoS One 2020 10;15(12):e0242463. Epub 2020 Dec 10.

Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.

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January 2021

Communication Patterns Among Male Couples with Open and Monogamous Agreements.

Authors:
Staci Gusakova Kristi Chin Esra Ascigil Terri D Conley Deepalika Chakravarty Torsten B Neilands Colleen C Hoff Lynae A Darbes

Arch Sex Behav 2020 Nov 2. Epub 2020 Nov 2.

Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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November 2020

Validity of a Four-Item Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale for Assessing Water Issues Related to Health and Well-Being.

Authors:
Sera L Young Joshua D Miller Edward A Frongillo Godfred O Boateng Zeina Jamaluddine Torsten B Neilands

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 01;104(1):391-394

6School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

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January 2021

Couples-based approach to HIV prevention for transgender women and their partners: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial testing the efficacy of the 'It Takes Two' intervention.

Authors:
Kristi E Gamarel Jae M Sevelius Torsten B Neilands Rachel L Kaplan Mallory O Johnson Tooru Nemoto Lynae A Darbes Don Operario

BMJ Open 2020 10 15;10(10):e038723. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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October 2020

Bidirectional Violence Is Associated with Poor Engagement in HIV Care and Treatment in Malawian Couples.

Authors:
Amy A Conroy Anna M Leddy Lynae A Darbes Torsten B Neilands James Mkandawire Rob Stephenson

J Interpers Violence 2020 Sep 18:886260520959632. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

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September 2020

Validation of an adapted instrument to measure female genital fistula-related stigma.

Authors:
Alison M El Ayadi Justus K Barageine Torsten B Neilands Nessa Ryan Hadija Nalubwama Abner Korn Janet M Turan

Glob Public Health 2020 Sep 2:1-11. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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September 2020

Findings From a Probability-Based Survey of United States Households About Prevention Measures Based on Race, Ethnicity, and Age in Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

Authors:
John A Sauceda Torsten B Neilands Marguerita Lightfoot Parya Saberi

J Infect Dis 2020 10;222(10):1607-1611

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Division of Prevention Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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October 2020

Same-day use of cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis among sexual minority and heterosexual young adult smokers.

Authors:
Nhung Nguyen Julia McQuoid Torsten B Neilands Sarah S Dermody Louisa M Holmes Pamela M Ling Johannes Thrul

Psychol Addict Behav 2020 Aug 17. Epub 2020 Aug 17.

Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University.

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August 2020

Internalized HIV stigma predicts subsequent viremia in US HIV patients through depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy adherence.

Authors:
Katerina A Christopoulos Torsten B Neilands Samantha Dilworth Nadra Lisha John Sauceda Michael J Mugavero Heidi M Crane Rob J Fredericksen William C Mathews Richard D Moore Kenneth H Mayer Sonia Napravnik Mallory O Johnson

AIDS 2020 09;34(11):1665-1671

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Division of Prevention Science, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

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September 2020

Access and utilization of financial services among poor HIV-impacted children and families in Uganda.

Authors:
Sicong Sun Proscovia Nabunya William Byansi Ozge Sensoy Bahar Christopher Damulira Torsten B Neilands Shenyang Guo Flavia Namuwonge Fred M Ssewamala

Child Youth Serv Rev 2020 Feb 29;109. Epub 2019 Dec 29.

International Center for Child Health and Development, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, United States.

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February 2020