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Montina Befus
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 15
Citations - 327
Montina Befus is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) & Population. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 15 publications receiving 288 citations.
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Use of the community viral load as a population-based biomarker of HIV burden.
Amanda D. Castel,Montina Befus,Sarah Willis,Angelique Griffin,Tiffany West,Shannon Hader,Alan E. Greenberg +6 more
TL;DR: Mean and total CVL provide markers of access to care and treatment, are indicators of the population's viral burden, and are useful in assessing trends in local HIV/AIDS epidemics.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Health Conditions of Inmates Newly Admitted to Maximum Security Prisons.
TL;DR: Results of the multivariable logistic regression showed that females had higher risk for all conditions except cardiovascular and liver disease and individuals aged 40 years and older had significantly higherrisk for all Conditions except asthma and STD.
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Prevalence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection among inmates at two New York State correctional facilities
TL;DR: An updated estimate of HCV prevalence is provided and incarcerated populations represent a declining yet significant portion of the hepatitis epidemic, and injections, injection drug use, injectiondrug use sex partners, and HIV diagnosis exhibited the strongest associations with HCV infection in multivariable models.
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Concordance between medical records and interview data in correctional facilities.
Jennifer R. Bai,Dhritiman V. Mukherjee,Montina Befus,Zoltan L. Apa,Franklin D. Lowy,Elaine Larson +5 more
TL;DR: Levels of agreement between medical records and self-reports varied by type of factor and medical conditions were more frequently reported by chart review and behavioral factors more frequently by self-report.
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Obesity as a Determinant of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Among Inmates in Maximum-Security Prisons in New York State
Montina Befus,Franklin D. Lowy,Benjamin A. Miko,Dhritiman V. Mukherjee,Carolyn T. A. Herzig,Elaine Larson +5 more
TL;DR: An association between BMI and S. aureus colonization among female prisoners is demonstrated and potential contributory biologic and behavioral factors should be explored.