OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of AIDS and Behavior is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Multi-level Factors Driving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Non-initiation Among Young Women at High Risk for HIV in Kenya	100
Perceptions About Local ART Adherence Norms and Personal Adherence Behavior Among Adults Living with HIV in Rural Uganda	73
Assessing Provider-, Clinic-, and Structural-Level Barriers and Recommendations to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake: A Qualitative Investigation Among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violenc	60
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and HIV Risk-Related Behaviors among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth: the Moderating Effects of Teenage Childhood Sexual Abuse	50
The Effect of Navigation on Linkage to a PrEP Provider Among PrEP-Eligible Men who have Sex with Men in a U.S. Demonstration Project	48
Changes in Mental Health Among People with HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives	46
Optimizing HIV PrEP Persistence: Does Your Pharmacy Matter?	44
A Pilot Randomized Control Trial of the Striving Towards EmPowerment and Medication Adherence (STEP-AD) Intervention for Black Women Living with HIV	43
PrEP uptake and delivery setting preferences among clients visiting six healthcare facilities in Eswatini	41
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Keep It Up!, A Digital Health Intervention, in Community-Based Organizations	41
Efficacy and Action of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring as Understood by Women Participating in an Open Label Extension Study	39
Changes in sexual behavior, PrEP use, and COVID-19 experience among men who have sex with men in Mexico	39
Impact of HIV on COVID-19 Outcomes: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis with Varying Age Differences	36
High Propensity to Switch to Long-acting Injectable HIV PrEP with Cabotegravir in a Cohort of Oral PrEP Experienced Men who Have Sex with Men in Italy	35
Validation of the National Institute of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) in Children and Adolescents with and without HIV Infection in Lusaka, Zambia	35
Technology-Based Interventions, with a Stepped Care Approach, for Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors and Increasing PrEP Initiation Among Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth and Young Adults	35
Attitudes Toward Payment for Research Participation: Results from a U.S. Survey of People Living with HIV	34
Strategies to Close the PrEP Uptake Gap Among Transgender People and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tshwane, South Africa: Perspectives from the Community	34
Low HIV Viral Load Suppression and Its Implications for Controlling HIV among Refugee Adolescents and Youth Living in Refugee Settlements in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Analysis	34
Determinants of HIV Testing Among Migrant Men Who Have Sex With Men from Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Regions Residing in 10 European Countries	33
A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in the Context of Humanitarian Crises	32
Lessons Learned Implementing Syringe Services Programs at Rural Health Departments in Kentucky	32
Correction: HIV, Social Networks, and Loneliness Among Older Adults in Uganda	32
Examining the Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Community Level Correlates of Access to Medical Care Among Women Employed by Sex Work in Southern Uganda: A cross-sectional Analysis of the Kyaterekera S	32
Psychosocial Interventions to Promote Undetectable HIV Viral Loads: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials	31

Preference for Long-Acting HIV Prevention Methods Among Transgender Women Vulnerable to HIV in Eastern and Southern United States: Findings from the LITE Study	31
A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators of PrEP Uptake Among Women in Substance Use Treatment and Syringe Service Programs	31
Stigma and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Transgender Women Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic	31
HIV Treatment Optimism Moderates the Relationship between Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV Risk Perception among Urban HIV-negative Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex With Men	30
Acceptability and Effectiveness of a One-Hour Healthcare Provider Intervention Integrating HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Cultural Competence Training	30