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Monica S. Ruiz
Researcher at George Washington University
Publications - 40
Citations - 1466
Monica S. Ruiz is an academic researcher from George Washington University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1410 citations. Previous affiliations of Monica S. Ruiz include American Foundation for AIDS Research & University of California, San Francisco.
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Women's Self-Disclosure of HIV Infection: Rates, Reasons, and Reactions
Jane M. Simoni,Hyacinth R. C. Mason,Gary Marks,Monica S. Ruiz,Deborah Reed,Jean L. Richardson +5 more
TL;DR: A survey of 65 ethnically diverse women at 2 outpatient HIV clinics revealed relatively low rates of disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus to extended family members, somewhat higher rates for immediateFamily members, and highest rates for lovers and friends.
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No Time to Lose: Getting More from HIV Prevention
Monica S. Ruiz,Alicia R. Gable,Edward H. Kaplan,Michael A. Stoto,Harvey V. Fineberg,James Trussell +5 more
TL;DR: The No Time to Lose framework as discussed by the authors is a framework for a national prevention strategy to prevent new HIV infections in the United States, based on the Institute of Medicine's No Time To Lose framework.
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Culturally sanctioned secrets? Latino men's nondisclosure of HIV infection to family, friends, and lovers.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that some traditional values may deter Latinos from seeking HIV-related social support in times of need, and this tendency was somewhat stronger among Latinos.
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Self-disclosure of HIV infection: preliminary results from a sample of Hispanic men.
Gary Marks,Nancy I. Bundek,Jean L. Richardson,Monica S. Ruiz,Norma Maldonado,Hyacinth R. C. Mason +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined self-disclosure of HIV infection among 101 seropositive Hispanic men residing in Los Angeles and found that disclosure was highly selective and presumably influenced by the social, psychological, and material consequences of informing others about one's medical condition.
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Anal intercourse and disclosure of HIV infection among seropositive gay and bisexual men.
Gary Marks,Monica S. Ruiz,Jean L. Richardson,Deborah Reed,Hyacinth R. C. Mason,M. Sotelo,P. A. Turner +6 more
TL;DR: Clinicians and other health professionals can play an important role in helping to control the HIV epidemic by discussing with seropositive patients the importance of using safer sex and informing sexual partners about the potentially negative health effects of unprotected sex.