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Avila M, Vining C, Allison-Burbank J, Velez C
Health Equity . 2022 Nov; 6(1):787-793. PMID: 36338801
Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to learn about the Abenaki Indigenous communities' access to services, specifically, their beliefs and knowledge about different types of mental health...
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McFadden M, Velez C, Avila M
J Hum Rights Soc Work . 2022 Oct; 7(4):349-360. PMID: 36248346
During the Trump Administration, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Directive (11032.3) revoked the automatic release of pregnant women detained by ICE. This paper presents a policy analysis of the...
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Benchetrit A, Andreani G, Avila M, Rossi D, De Rissio A, Weissenbacher M, et al.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses . 2016 Nov; 33(4):330-331. PMID: 27875909
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Balan I, Barreda V, Marone R, Avila M, Carballo-Dieguez A
AIDS Behav . 2014 Apr; 18(11):2097-109. PMID: 24691922
Venue-based HIV prevention interventions, especially in sex on premise venues, can disrupt high-risk sexual networks. However, prior to intervening, it is essential to understand the person-venue dynamics that contribute to...
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Carballo-Dieguez A, Balan I, Dolezal C, Ibitoye M, Pando M, Marone R, et al.
AIDS Educ Prev . 2013 Nov; 25(6):457-67. PMID: 24245593
Five hundred men who have sex with men were recruited in Buenos Aires using respondent driven sampling. Of them, 46 respondents (24 of them not gay identified) who were HIV...
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Carobene M, Bolcic F, Farias M, Quarleri J, Avila M
J Med Virol . 2013 Oct; 86(1):64-70. PMID: 24123155
Commercial sex work is frequent among male-to-female transvestites, transsexuals and transgenders in Argentina, leading to high susceptibility to HIV, HBV, and HCV among other sexually transmitted infections. In a global...
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Carballo-Dieguez A, Balan I, Dolezal C, Pando M, Marone R, Barreda V, et al.
AIDS Care . 2013 May; 26(1):33-41. PMID: 23659314
The objective of the study was to explore HIV-testing practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in light of current international health guidelines that...
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Garcia M, Farias M, Fazzi L, Grasso D, Rabinovich R, Avila M
PLoS One . 2012 Oct; 7(9):e45808. PMID: 23049866
Background: HIV binding has been demonstrated in erythrocytes from HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. However, the presence of immunoglobulins G anti-HIV (IgG anti-HIV) in erythrocytes from HIV-positive individuals is still to...
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Pando M, Reynaga E, Coloccini R, Rodriguez Fermepin M, Kochel T, Montano S, et al.
Rev Panam Salud Publica . 2011 Nov; 30(4):303-8. PMID: 22124688
Objective: Estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and Treponema pallidum in Argentine female sex workers (FSW), and describe the sociodemographic characteristics of this population group associated with...
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Carballo-Dieguez A, Balan I, Marone R, Pando M, Dolezal C, Barreda V, et al.
PLoS One . 2011 Nov; 6(11):e27447. PMID: 22102896
Background: Prior research focusing on men who have sex with men (MSM) conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, used convenience samples that included mainly gay identified men. To increase MSM sample...