Abstract: BACKGROUND: California has the largest number of people living with HIV in the United States, and in 2022, there were 4882 new diagnoses. Veterans with histories of …
Abstract: People with HIV often experience mental health disorders that can hinder engagement in HIV care. Mental health symptoms can be exacerbated during disruptive events such …
Abstract: Objective: Describe sexual history completion among U.S. Veterans with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and its association with number of ordered STI laboratory …
Abstract: Introduction: Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, with prevalence remaining dangerously high in at-risk groups, …
Abstract: Background: This study evaluated clinical and economic outcomes associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) resistance among people with HIV (PWH) within a nationally …
Abstract: Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We previously reported that DM risk was greater in women of …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase the risks of adverse clinical outcomes for veterans with HIV (VWH) receiving care in the Department of …
Abstract: Military members and female sex workers (FSWs) may be more likely to acquire or transmit HIV. Mapping HIV transmission across these high-risk populations and identifying …
Abstract: Background: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been at the forefront of offering integrated and patient-centered care to address the complex needs of more than …
Abstract: Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among U.S. military service members at high risk for HIV infection remains suboptimal, resulting in preventable new HIV …
Abstract: Research regarding HIV, substance use disorders (SUD), and SARS-CoV-2 infections after COVID-19 vaccination is limited. In the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)-HIV …