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Martinez-Donate AP, Zumaeta-Castillo C, Yamasaki Y, Perez C, Martinez O, Hassrick EM, Ventimiglia J, Lazo-Elizondo M. Feasibility and acceptability of CRiSOL: A pilot peer-based intervention to address syndemic health issues afflicting Latino immigrants in the U.S. PLoS One. 2023;18(10):e0287248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287248. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37874795; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10597517.
Coleman JL, Jones M, Washington D, Almirol E, Forberg P, Dyer TV, Spieldenner A, Martinez O, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Parker SD, Schneider JA, Brewer R. Using the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) Framework to Assess the Engagement of Sexual Minority Men of Color in the US HIV Response: a Literature Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Oct;10(5):2374-2396. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01417-0. Epub 2022 Sep 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 36171496; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10098811.
Sánchez-Mendoza V, Soriano-Ayala E, Vallejo-Medina P, Martínez O. A Scoping Review of Biobehavioural Interventions to Improve PrEP Continuum of Care in Latin America. Acta Colomb Psicol. 2023;26(2):141-154. doi: 10.14718/acp.2023.26.2.12. Epub 2023 Aug 16. PubMed PMID: 38130977; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10733975.
Evans KN, Martinez O, King H, van den Berg JJ, Fields EL, Lanier Y, Hussen SA, Malavé-Rivera SM, Duncan DT, Gaul Z, Buchacz K. Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research Methods in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx Communities in the US: The CDC Minority HIV Research Initiative (MARI-Round 4). J Community Health. 2023 Aug;48(4):698-710. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01209-5. Epub 2023 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 36943607; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10028312.
Ogunbajo A, Brooks M, Oke T, Martinez O, Latkin C, Myers K, Hickson DA. Hepatitis C (HCV) among Black and Latino sexual minority men (SMM) in the Southern United States: Protocol of a prospective cohort epidemiological study. PLoS One. 2023;18(7):e0288129. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288129. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37410770; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10325100.
Martinez O, Fernandez MI, Yang C, Wu E, Valentin O, Johnson M. Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Test of Connecting Latinos en Parejas: A Couples-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for Latino Male Couples. Am J Mens Health. 2023 Mar-Apr;17(2):15579883231167106. doi: 10.1177/15579883231167106. PubMed PMID: 37096329; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10141303.
Tran NK, Martinez O, Scheim AI, Goldstein ND, Welles SL. Perceived Barriers to and Facilitators of Long-Acting Injectable HIV PrEP Use Among Black, Hispanic/Latino, and White Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men. AIDS Educ Prev. 2022 Oct;34(5):365-378. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2022.34.5.365. PubMed PMID: 36181495.
Martinez-Donate AP, Dsouza N, Cuellar S, Connor G, Zumaeta-Castillo C, Lazo-Elizondo M, Yamasaki Y, Perez C, Carroll-Scott A, Martinez O, Hassrick EM. Provider perceptions of availability, accessibility, and adequacy of health and behavioral services for Latino immigrants in Philadelphia: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2022 Aug 30;22(1):1645. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14066-z. PubMed PMID: 36042441; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9427076.
Martinez O, Munoz-Laboy M, Davison R. Medical-legal partnerships: An integrated approach to advance health equity and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV. Front Reprod Health. 2022;4:871101. doi: 10.3389/frph.2022.871101. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36303611; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9580720.
Martinez O, Levine E, Munoz-Laboy M, Carballo-Diéguez A, Bauermeister JA, Chacon A, Jacobson J, Bettiker R, Sutton M, Rudolph AE, Wu E, Rhodes SD, Tanner AE, Mann L, Valentin O, Ilarraza A, Pardes M, Davison R, Fernandez MI. More than just oral PrEP: exploring interest in rectal douche, dissolvable implant, removable implant and injection HIV prevention approaches among racially diverse men who have sex with men in the Northeast Corridor. BMJ Open. 2022 Aug 18;12(8):e063474. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063474. PubMed PMID: 35981775; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9394203.
McLoughlin GM, Martinez O. Dissemination and Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity: An Imperative for Systemic Change. Commonhealth (Phila). 2022 Jun;3(2):75-86. Epub 2022 Jun 28. PubMed PMID: 35811831; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9262159.
Sutton MY, Martinez O, Brawner BM, Prado G, Camacho-Gonzalez A, Estrada Y, Payne-Foster P, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Hussen SA, Lanier Y, van den Berg JJ, Malavé-Rivera SM, Hickson DA, Fields EL. Vital Voices: HIV Prevention and Care Interventions Developed for Disproportionately Affected Communities by Historically Underrepresented, Early-Career Scientists. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Dec;8(6):1456-1466. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00908-2. Epub 2020 Oct 30. Review. PubMed PMID: 33128188; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7598237.
Dsouza N, McGhee-Hassrick E, Giordano K, Friedman C, Yamasaki Y, Perez C, Martinez O, Carroll-Scott A, Martinez-Donate AP. Analysis of Network Characteristics to Assess Community Capacity of Latino-Serving Organizations in Philadelphia. J Urban Health. 2021 Oct;98(5):654-664. doi: 10.1007/s11524-021-00535-0. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 33721172; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7958939.
Giordano KR, Dsouza N, McGhee-Hassrick E, Martinez O, Martinez-Donate AP. Provider Perspectives on Latino Immigrants' Access to Resources for Syndemic Health Issues. Hisp Health Care Int. 2021 Sep;19(3):163-173. doi: 10.1177/1540415320985590. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 33438466; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8275676.
DelaCruz JJ, Brennan-Ing M, Kakolyris A, Martinez O. The Cost Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment in the Lifetime of Older Adults with HIV in New York City: A Markov Approach. Pharmacoecon Open. 2021 Jun;5(2):221-236. doi: 10.1007/s41669-020-00238-3. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33165825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7649900.
Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Martinez O, Bland S, Crowley JS. Ending the HIV epidemic in US Latinx sexual and gender minorities. Lancet. 2021 Mar 20;397(10279):1043-1045. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32521-6. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PubMed PMID: 33617767; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8684813.
Martinez O. A review of current strategies to improve HIV prevention and treatment in sexual and gender minority Latinx (SGML) communities. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2021 Mar;19(3):323-329. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1819790. Epub 2020 Sep 17. Review. PubMed PMID: 32902348; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10718306.
Dawson L, Benbow N, Fletcher FE, Kassaye S, Killelea A, Latham SR, Lee LM, Leitner T, Little SJ, Mehta SR, Martinez O, Minalga B, Poon A, Rennie S, Sugarman J, Sweeney P, Torian LV, Wertheim JO. Addressing Ethical Challenges in US-Based HIV Phylogenetic Research. J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 13;222(12):1997-2006. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa107. PubMed PMID: 32525980; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7661760.
Bass SB, D'Avanzo P, Alhajji M, Ventriglia N, Trainor A, Maurer L, Eisenberg R, Martinez O. Exploring the Engagement of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in HIV Treatment and Vaccine Clinical Trials: A Scoping Review of Literature and Implications for Future Research. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2020 Sep;34(9):399-416. doi: 10.1089/apc.2020.0008. Review. PubMed PMID: 32931317; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10722429.
Rudolph AE, Martinez O, Davison R, Amuchi CB. Informed consent for HIV phylogenetic research: A case study of urban individuals living with HIV approached for enrollment in an HIV study. EHQUIDAD. 2020 Jul-Dec;2020(14):129-143. PubMed PMID: 32954381; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7497840.
Arnold EA, Fuller SM, Martinez O, Lechuga J, Steward WT. Documenting best practices for maintaining access to HIV prevention, care and treatment in an era of shifting immigration policy and discourse. PLoS One. 2020;15(2):e0229291. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229291. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32069309; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7028255.
Fuller SM, Steward WT, Martinez O, Arnold EA. Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Continuity of Care for Immigrants Impacted by HIV: Lessons Learned from California. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Feb;22(1):212-215. doi: 10.1007/s10903-019-00919-0. PubMed PMID: 31332651; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10729648.
Martinez O, Brady KA, Levine E, Page KR, Zea MC, Yamanis TJ, Grieb S, Shinefeld J, Ortiz K, Davis WW, Mattera B, Martinez-Donate A, Chavez-Baray S, Moya EM. Using Syndemics Theory to Examine HIV Sexual Risk Among Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men in Philadelphia, PA: Findings from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance. EHQUIDAD. 2020 Jan-Jun;13:217-236. doi: 10.15257/ehquidad.2020.0009. PubMed PMID: 32095789; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7039620.
Icard LD, Zhang J, Jemmott JB, Sandfort TGM, Rutledge SE, Van Greunen D, Martinez O. The Effects of Three Types of Sexual Orientation Victimization on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Black South African Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM). J Homosex. 2020;67(4):513-527. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2018.1547561. Epub 2018 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 30582734; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10714307.
Yamanis TJ, Zea MC, Ramé Montiel AK, Barker SL, Díaz-Ramirez MJ, Page KR, Martinez O, Rathod J. Immigration Legal Services as a Structural HIV Intervention for Latinx Sexual and Gender Minorities. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Dec;21(6):1365-1372. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0838-y. PubMed PMID: 30465116; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6551294.
Muñoz-Laboy M, Martinez O, Davison R, Fernandez I. Examining the impact of medical legal partnerships in improving outcomes on the HIV care continuum: rationale, design and methods. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Nov 20;19(1):849. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4632-x. PubMed PMID: 31747909; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6864982.
Martinez O, Lopez N, Woodard T, Rodriguez-Madera S, Icard L. Transhealth Information Project: A Peer-Led HIV Prevention Intervention to Promote HIV Protection for Individuals of Transgender Experience. Health Soc Work. 2019 May 1;44(2):104-112. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlz008. PubMed PMID: 30855670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6642448.
Morales A, Garcia-Montaño E, Barrios-Ortega C, Niebles-Charris J, Garcia-Roncallo P, Abello-Luque D, Gomez-Lugo M, Saavedra DA, Vallejo-Medina P, Espada JP, Lightfoot M, Martínez O. Adaptation of an effective school-based sexual health promotion program for youth in Colombia. Soc Sci Med. 2019 Feb;222:207-215. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 30660045; NIHMSID:NIHMS1950374.
Rhodes SD, Alonzo J, Mann-Jackson L, Tanner AE, Vissman AT, Martinez O, Rodriguez-Celedon R, Garcia JM, Arellano JE, Song EY, Eng E, Reboussin BA. Selling the product: Strategies to increase recruitment and retention of Spanish-speaking Latinos in biomedical research. J Clin Transl Sci. 2018 Jun;2(3):147-155. doi: 10.1017/cts.2018.314. Epub 2018 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 30510779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6269095.
Page KR, Grieb SD, Nieves-Lugo K, Yamanis T, Taylor H, Martinez O, Yamasaki Y, Limaye R, Davis W, Beyrer C, Zea MC. Enhanced immigration enforcement in the USA and the transnational continuity of HIV care for Latin American immigrants in deportation proceedings. Lancet HIV. 2018 Oct;5(10):e597-e604. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30074-2. Epub 2018 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 29997050; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6211169.
Muñoz-Laboy M, Martinez O, Draine J, Guilamo-Ramos V, Severson N, Levine E, Benjamin G. The Assets and Challenges of Formerly Incarcerated Latino Men's Social Support Networks in Promoting Healthy Behaviors. J Urban Health. 2018 Aug;95(4):534-546. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0183-9. PubMed PMID: 28779273; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6095759.
Levine EC, Herbenick D, Martinez O, Fu TC, Dodge B. Open Relationships, Nonconsensual Nonmonogamy, and Monogamy Among U.S. Adults: Findings from the 2012 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. Arch Sex Behav. 2018 Jul;47(5):1439-1450. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1178-7. Epub 2018 Apr 25. PubMed PMID: 29696552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5958351.
Mattera B, Levine EC, Martinez O, Muñoz-Laboy M, Hausmann-Stabile C, Bauermeister J, Fernandez MI, Operario D, Rodriguez-Diaz C. Long-term health outcomes of childhood sexual abuse and peer sexual contact among an urban sample of behaviourally bisexual Latino men. Cult Health Sex. 2018 Jun;20(6):607-624. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1367420. Epub 2017 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 28929893; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5959808.
Moya EM, Chavez-Baray SM, Martinez O, Mattera B, Adcox C. Bridging the Gap Between Micro and Macro Practice to Address Homelessness in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Implications for Practitioners and Community Stakeholders. Reflections (Long Beach). 2018;24(1):102-118. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 29809204; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5967658.
Martinez O, Isabel Fernandez M, Wu E, Carballo-Diéguez A, Prado G, Davey A, Levine E, Mattera B, Lopez N, Valentin O, Murray A, Sutton M. A couple-based HIV prevention intervention for Latino men who have sex with men: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Apr 5;19(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2582-y. PubMed PMID: 29622045; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5887179.
Muñoz-Laboy M, Martinez O, Levine EC, Mattera BT, Isabel Fernandez M. Syndemic Conditions Reinforcing Disparities in HIV and Other STIs in an Urban Sample of Behaviorally Bisexual Latino Men. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Apr;20(2):497-501. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0568-6. PubMed PMID: 28341890; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5610922.
Levine EC, Martinez O, Mattera B, Wu E, Arreola S, Rutledge SE, Newman B, Icard L, Muñoz-Laboy M, Hausmann-Stabile C, Welles S, Rhodes SD, Dodge BM, Alfonso S, Fernandez MI, Carballo-Diéguez A. Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Mental Health, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and Drinking Patterns Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men. J Child Sex Abus. 2018 Apr;27(3):237-253. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2017.1343885. Epub 2017 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 28718707; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5773409.
Page KR, Martinez O, Nieves-Lugo K, Zea MC, Grieb SD, Yamanis TJ, Spear K, Davis WW. Promoting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infections Among Sexual and Gender Minority Hispanics/Latinxs. AIDS Educ Prev. 2017 Oct;29(5):389-400. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2017.29.5.389. PubMed PMID: 29068715; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5765546.
Muñoz-Laboy M, Martínez O, Guilamo-Ramos V, Draine J, Garg KE, Levine E, Ripkin A. Influences of Economic, Social and Cultural Marginalization on the Association Between Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Among Formerly Incarcerated Latino Men. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 Oct;19(5):1073-1087. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0554-z. PubMed PMID: 28197862; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5557709.
Muñoz-Laboy M, Severson N, Levine E, Martínez O. Latino men who have sex with transgender women: the influence of heteronormativity, homonegativity and transphobia on gender and sexual scripts. Cult Health Sex. 2017 Sep;19(9):964-978. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1276967. Epub 2017 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 28276924; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5601315.
Martinez O, Lee JH, Bandiera F, Santamaria EK, Levine EC, Operario D. Sexual and Behavioral Health Disparities Among Sexual Minority Hispanics/Latinos: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2014. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Aug;53(2):225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.037. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 28284748; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5567737.
Martinez O, Boles J, Muñoz-Laboy M, Levine EC, Ayamele C, Eisenberg R, Manusov J, Draine J. Bridging Health Disparity Gaps through the Use of Medical Legal Partnerships in Patient Care: A Systematic Review. J Law Med Ethics. 2017 Jun;45(2):260-273. doi: 10.1177/1073110517720654. Epub 2017 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 33033428; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7540942.
Icard LD, Jemmott JB, Carty C, O'Leary A, Sidloyi L, Hsu J, Tyler J, Martinez O. Retention of South African Adolescents in a 54-Month Longitudinal HIV Risk Reduction Trial. Prev Sci. 2017 Jul;18(5):534-540. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0793-1. PubMed PMID: 28508155; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5539335.
Moya EM, Chavez-Baray SM, Martínez O. [Micro and Macro Social Work Practice in the Context of Tuberculosis]. EHQUIDAD. 2017 Jul;8:43-66. doi: 10.15257/ehquidad.2017.0008. PubMed PMID: 29503982; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5830174.
Martinez O, Muñoz-Laboy M, Levine EC, Starks T, Dolezal C, Dodge B, Icard L, Moya E, Chavez-Baray S, Rhodes SD, Fernandez MI. Relationship Factors Associated with Sexual Risk Behavior and High-Risk Alcohol Consumption Among Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men: Challenges and Opportunities to Intervene on HIV Risk. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 May;46(4):987-999. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0835-y. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 27633063; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5352550.
Taylor TN, Munoz-Plaza CE, Goparaju L, Martinez O, Holman S, Minkoff HL, Karpiak SE, Gandhi M, Cohen MH, Golub ET, Levine AM, Adedimeji AA, Gonsalves R, Bryan T, Connors N, Schechter G, Wilson TE. "The Pleasure Is Better as I've Gotten Older": Sexual Health, Sexuality, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Older Women Living With HIV. Arch Sex Behav. 2017 May;46(4):1137-1150. doi: 10.1007/s10508-016-0751-1. Epub 2016 May 24. PubMed PMID: 27220311; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5122465.
Martinez O, Wu E, Frasca T, Shultz AZ, Fernandez MI, López Rios J, Ovejero H, Moya E, Chavez Baray S, Capote J, Manusov J, Anyamele CO, López Matos J, Page JS, Carballo-Diéguez A, Sandfort TG. Adaptation of a Couple-Based HIV/STI Prevention Intervention for Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Mar;11(2):181-195. doi: 10.1177/1557988315579195. Epub 2016 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 25846772; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4593712.
Garbers S, Friedman A, Martinez O, Scheinmann R, Bermudez D, Silva M, Silverman J, Chiasson MA. Adapting the Get Yourself Tested Campaign to Reach Black and Latino Sexual-Minority Youth. Health Promot Pract. 2016 Sep;17(5):739-50. doi: 10.1177/1524839916647329. Epub 2016 May 24. PubMed PMID: 27225216; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4980262.
Martinez O, Arreola S, Wu E, Muñoz-Laboy M, Levine EC, Rutledge SE, Hausmann-Stabile C, Icard L, Rhodes SD, Carballo-Diéguez A, Rodríguez-Díaz CE, Fernandez MI, Sandfort T. Syndemic factors associated with adult sexual HIV risk behaviors in a sample of Latino men who have sex with men in New York City. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Sep 1;166:258-62. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.033. Epub 2016 Jul 15. PubMed PMID: 27449272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4983513.
Martinez O, Wu E, Levine EC, Muñoz-Laboy M, Spadafino J, Dodge B, Rhodes SD, Rios JL, Ovejero H, Moya EM, Baray SC, Carballo-Diéguez A, Fernandez MI. Syndemic factors associated with drinking patterns among Latino men and Latina transgender women who have sex with men in New York City. Addict Res Theory. 2016;24(6):466-476. doi: 10.3109/16066359.2016.1167191. Epub 2016 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 28077938; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5222534.
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