Women and vulnerability to HAART non-adherence: a literature review of treatment adherence by gender from 2000 to 2011

CM Puskas, JI Forrest, S Parashar, KA Salters… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2011 - Springer
A literature review of original research articles on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
in developed countries, covering January 2000 to June 2011, was conducted to determine if …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of diabetes mellitus and factors associated with its development in HIV-positive patients over the age of 50

F Samad, M Harris, CM Puskas, M Ye, J Chia… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2017 - drc.bmj.com
Objective We sought to determine the incidence and factors associated with development of
diabetes mellitus (DM) in older HIV-infected individuals. Research design and methods We …

Factors linked to transitions in adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected illicit drug users in a Canadian setting

B Joseph, T Kerr, CM Puskas, J Montaner, E Wood… - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
HIV-positive people who use illicit drugs typically achieve lower levels of adherence to
antiretroviral therapy and experience higher rates of sub-optimal HIV/AIDS treatment …

The adherence gap: a longitudinal examination of men's and women's antiretroviral therapy adherence in British Columbia, 2000–2014

CM Puskas, A Kaida, CL Miller, W Zhang, B Yip, N Pick… - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to observe the effect of sex on attaining optimal
adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) longitudinally while controlling for …

Socioeconomic marginalization and plasma HIV-1 RNA nondetectability among individuals who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting

LA Richardson, TH Kerr, S Dobrer, CM Puskas… - Aids, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Given that people who use illicit drugs (PWUD) often engage in prohibited income
generation to support their basic needs, we sought to examine the role of these activities in …

Identifying self-perceived HIV-related stigma in a population accessing antiretroviral therapy

D Tzemis, JI Forrest, CM Puskas, W Zhang… - AIDS care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This study identifies factors associated with self-perceived HIV-related stigma (stigma)
among a cohort of individuals accessing antiretroviral therapy in British Columbia, Canada …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with optimal pharmacy refill adherence for antiretroviral medications and plasma HIV RNA non-detectability among HIV-positive crack …

K Hayashi, E Wood, T Kerr, H Dong, P Nguyen… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Crack cocaine use is known to contribute to poor adherence to antiretroviral
medications; however, little is known about facilitators of or barriers to effective HIV treatment …

Bilateral fractures of the coronoid processes: differential diagnosis of intra-oral gunshot trauma and scavenging using a sheep crania model

CM Puskas, DT Rumney - Journal of forensic sciences, 2003 - astm.org
Approximately half of the skeleton of an adult male (minus the cranium) was found in a
forested part of Greater Vancouver, Canada, in August 2000 by the Royal Canadian …

Women and antiretroviral therapy adherence: examining the impact of internalized stigma by gender

CM Puskas - 2016 - summit.sfu.ca
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and ambitious treatment strategies such as
Treatment as Prevention (TASP) and 90-90-90 have reduced HIV-related morbidity and …

Women, ART, and Non-Adherence: A Longitudinal Comparison of Antiretroviral Adherence by Gender

CM Puskas, KS Salters, W Zhang, JSG Montaner… - researchgate.net
Background: Women living with HIV in high and very high human development index
countries are often considered to be more vulnerable to antiretroviral nonadherence than …