2022
Ethical Decision-making of Health Professionals Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study
Lu X, Huang H, Khoshnood K, Koniak-Griffin D, Wang H, Yang M. Ethical Decision-making of Health Professionals Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2022, 59: 00469580221127789. PMID: 36444995, PMCID: PMC9716589, DOI: 10.1177/00469580221127789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthical dilemmasEthical judgmentsEthical decision-making (EDM) processReal ethical dilemmasNumerous ethical issuesEthical behaviorProfessional codesEthical issuesEthical motivationHealth professionalsHIV/AIDSProfessional caringDescriptive qualitative researchDilemmaClinical practiceQualitative researchJudgmentsPeople's interestHealth Professionals CaringMedical disputesImmunodeficiency syndromeProfessionalsIssuesDecision making processPractice
2021
Armed conflict, HIV, and syndemic risk markers of mental distress, alcohol misuse, and intimate partner violence among couples in Uganda
Mootz JJ, Basaraba CN, Corbeil T, Johnson K, Kubanga KP, Wainberg ML, Khoshnood K. Armed conflict, HIV, and syndemic risk markers of mental distress, alcohol misuse, and intimate partner violence among couples in Uganda. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2021, 34: 1016-1026. PMID: 34647647, PMCID: PMC8530966, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndemic problemsHIV statusRisk markersIntimate partner violenceSyndemic scoreAlcohol misuseMale partnersMental distressUnknown HIV statusPopulation-based studyRisk of maleHIV/AIDSFemale intimate partner violencePartner violencePsychosocial interventionsHIVSignificant total effectWomenProblem scoresHigh rateNortheastern UgandaMen's exposureExposureConflict exposureTotal effect
2018
HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Central China
Li Z, Morano JP, Khoshnood K, Hsieh E, Sheng Y. HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Central China. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 453. PMID: 29903006, PMCID: PMC6003113, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3245-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSRural PLWHAYoung PLWHAOpportunistic infectionsBerger HIV Stigma ScaleMethodsA cross-sectional studyMultivariable linear regression analysisBurden of HIVDisease-related factorsLevels of HIVCross-sectional studyHIV Stigma ScaleTotal HIVResultsA totalRural central ChinaPoor adherenceChinese PLWHAHIV stigmaHIVPLWHAChinese CenterStigma scoresLinear regression analysisStigma ScaleHigh levels
2014
HIV and syphilis prevalence trends among men who have sex with men in Guangxi, China: yearly cross-sectional surveys, 2008–2012
Wang X, Lan G, Shen Z, Vermund SH, Zhu Q, Chen Y, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Tang Z. HIV and syphilis prevalence trends among men who have sex with men in Guangxi, China: yearly cross-sectional surveys, 2008–2012. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 367. PMID: 24993252, PMCID: PMC4091643, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageSyphilis prevalenceCross-sectional surveyCurrent syphilisHIV prevalencePrevalence trendsSexual intercourseIncident HIV casesAnnual cross-sectional surveyRisk factor dataSignificant predictorsRisk of HIVNational sentinel surveillanceYearly cross-sectional surveysHIV/AIDSSyphilis infectionHIV infectionHIV casesSentinel surveillanceRisk factorsBlood samplesHIVKey populationsMSMPrevalence
2013
The impact of comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, 2005–2010: a hard-hit area by HIV in Southern China
Shan D, Sun J, Khoshnood K, Fu J, Duan S, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Bulterys M, Guo H, Sante M, Liu H, Hu Y. The impact of comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, 2005–2010: a hard-hit area by HIV in Southern China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2013, 25: 253-260. PMID: 23970653, DOI: 10.1177/0956462413499010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenAntiretroviral therapyDehong PrefectureProportion of HIVChild HIV transmissionHigh-prevalence regionsProportion of childrenHIV prevalence ratesHIV/AIDSPMTCT effortsChild transmissionHIV transmissionGeneralized epidemicsPrevalence ratesHIVMTCTComprehensive interventionComprehensive preventionWomenAnnual numberMothersPreventionProportionTherapyAIDSTotal HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province in 2010: The First Systematic Evaluation of Both Health and Non-Health Related HIV/AIDS Expenditures in China
Shan D, Sun J, Yakusik A, Chen Z, Yuan J, Li T, Fu J, Khoshnood K, Yang X, Wei M, Duan S, Bulterys M, Sante M, Ye R, Xiang L, Yang Y. Total HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province in 2010: The First Systematic Evaluation of Both Health and Non-Health Related HIV/AIDS Expenditures in China. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e68006. PMID: 23825694, PMCID: PMC3692450, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV/AIDSRisk populationsPartners of peopleHIV expenditureDehong PrefectureHigh-prevalence regionsVoluntary counselingOpportunistic infectionsPrimary preventionPrevalence regionsNational HIV/AIDS responseDrug usersHIVHIV/AIDS responsePrevention fundingDisproportionate burdenTotal expenditureEpidemic patternsPrevention spendingSex workersPreventionFirst systematic evaluationMSMTreatment
2012
Track E Implementation Science, Health Systems and Economics
Tiam A, Oyebanji O, Nkonyana J, Ahimbisibwe A, Putsoane M, Mokone M, Nyabela M, Isavwa A, Tsoeu M, Foso M, Buhendwa L, Chamie G, Kwarisiima D, Clark T, Kabami J, Jain V, Geng E, Petersen M, Thirumurthy H, Kamya M, Havlir D, Charlebois E, Consortium S, Hounkanrin G, Melkamu Y, Ibrahim I, Ogo I, Opeyemi O, Toki D, Grote S, Middleton‐Lee S, Robertson J, Mehta S, Bertrand J, Rech D, Njeuhmeli E, Castor D, Frade S, Loolpapit M, Machaku M, Mavhu W, Perry L, Bertrand J, Rech D, Njeuhmeli E, Castor D, Frade S, Loolpapit M, Machaku M, Mavhu W, Perry L, Soboil N, Cockburn J, Rech D, Taljaard D, Agot K, Ohaga S, Ayieko B, Omanga E, Kabare M, Lates J, Ongeri B, Wolde A, Sagwa E, Mabirizi D, Touhon M, Pringle A, Sheridan C, Evi J, Kizito H, Tugume G, Jaramillo L, Mulema V, Kabogoza S, Tumuhairwe D, Mumbe L, Kimuli R, Mugume A, Kohler J, Revathi A, Gwarzo U, Maji T, Isa‐Dutse S, Ahmed Y, Obayagbona K, Okechukwu E, Odafe S, Khamofu H, Torpey K, Chabikuli O, Mulenga E, Chisoko C, Mulenga Y, Makoane C, Yekeye R, Manenji A, Magure D, Regan K, Seo D, Churchman E, Kiwango J, Gervas S, Whiddon L, Cohn J, Xiong K, Veres A, Dryden‐Peterson S, van Widenfelt E, Motshegwa P, Mine M, Moyo S, Keapoletswe K, Avalos A, Mmalane M, Shapiro R, Lockman S, Tobaiwa O, Bollinger T, Sitoe N, Lehe J, Peter T, Jani I, Quevedo J, Nwuba C, Dagunduro T, Umenyi C, Peters B, Afolayan F, Abolarin O, Segaren N, Lewis T, Desinor O, Simeon E, Segaren N, Drain P, Losina E, Chetty S, Giddy J, Ross D, Katz J, Coleman S, Bogart L, Freedberg K, Walensky R, Ingrid B, Sabapathy K, Van den Bergh R, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ford N, Wood A, Parris D, Hamilton F, Brockington S, Mbengashe T, Nevhutalu Z, Chipimo M, Chidarikire T, Diseko L, van der Helm J, Zuure F, Fennema H, Davidovich U, Prins M, group H, Panessa C, O'Briain W, McGowan G, Montaner J, Kendall P, Tirumalasetti V, Mahapatra B, Juneja S, Singh I, Jain V, Kwarisiima D, Liegler T, Clark T, Chamie G, Kabami J, Black D, Amanyire G, Byonanebye D, Geng E, Thirumurthy H, Petersen M, Charlebois E, Kamya M, Havlir D, Collaboration T, Hill A, Sawyer W, Chimbindi N, Newell M, Bärnighausen T, Bor J, Bärnighausen T, Tanser F, Newell M, Sun D, Dorman S, Shah M, Manabe Y, Dowdy D, Yazdanpanah Y, Perelman J, Alves J, Mansinho K, Dilorenzo M, Park J, Losina E, Walensky R, Noubary F, Barros H, Freedberg K, Paltiel A, Boyer S, March L, Kouanfack C, Laborde‐Balen G, Marino P, Aghokeng A, Mpoudi‐Ngole E, Koulla‐Shiro S, Delaporte E, Carrieri M, Spire B, Laurent C, Moatti J, Group S, Zeng G, Lu F, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Escaleira F, Birger R, Hallett T, Grenfell B, Hodder S, Sinha A, Remme M, Vassall A, Lutz B, Watts C, Visnegarwala F, Nalli A, Babu R, Satish S, Pradeep L, Alexander G, Revill P, Sculpher M, Walker S, Chasela C, Kayira D, Hosseinipour M, Merry C, Barry M, King C, Jamieson D, Gibb D, van der Horst C, Ryan M, Walensky R, Sax P, Nakamura Y, Weinstein M, Pei P, Freedberg K, Paltiel A, Schackman B, Johnson D, Cheng X, Sulzbach S, Hasselberg E, Chavez J, Nidhi G, Ranebennur V, Gaikwad D, Bhende A, Maggard K, Hatwiinda S, Phiri W, Morse J, Turnbull E, Topp S, Roberts S, Samungole G, Kapata N, Chileshe C, Harris J, Reid S, Henostroza G, Labhardt N, Sello M, Mohlaba M, Keiser O, Pfeiffer K, Egger M, Ehmer J, Wandeler G, Scheibe F, Muhamadi L, Waiswa P, Mueller O, Neuhann H, Edmonds A, Thompson D, Okitolonda V, Feinstein L, Kawende B, Behets F, Team P, Shafique N, van Dijk J, Moss W, Sinywimaanzi P, Hamangaba F, Sutcliffe C, Shroufi A, Dixon M, Gunguwo H, Nyathi M, Ndlovu M, Saint‐Sauveur J, Taziwa F, Ndebele W, Ferreyra C, Anthony J, Hugar V, Munjattu J, Pal A, Gyarappagari S, Ghosh S, Murugan S, Fahim S, Naduta G, Fatti G, Grimwood A, Shea J, Nsabala H, Kapila G, Makwelebi V, Ndagano D, Tshipala D, Cornier N, Gounongbe M, Petros G, Assouan I, Bilguissa D, Spiegel P, Doumbouya B, Zaho M, Adouko S, Komena E, Mensah‐Maïka B, Touré S, Purification N, Chandrashekar S, Vassal A, Shetty G, Alary M, Vickerman P, Nguyen T, Weir B, Pinkerton S, Jarlais D, Holtgrave D, Telake D, Formson C, Forsythe S, El‐Adas A, Amenyah R, Koleros A, Addo N, Asante F, Wondergem P, Atuahene K, Asante K, Dancel E, Ashigbie P, Senefeld S, Miller C, Mgugu D, Mavise G, Rowe W, Thirumurthy H, Chamie G, Kabami J, Jain V, Clark T, Kwarisiima D, Geng E, Petersen M, Kamya M, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Collaboration T, Bor J, Herbst A, Newell M, Bärnighausen T, Orlando S, Alumando E, Marazzi M, Germano P, Guidotti G, Gennaro E, Ciccacci F, Palombi L, Mondal S, Gupta I, Meyer‐Rath G, Pienaar J, Brink B, van Zyl A, Muirhead D, Grant A, Churchyard G, Watts C, Vickerman P, Birdthistle I, Dringus S, Knight L, Yankah E, Idele P, Suzuki C, Nguyen L, Kasedde S, Katz I, Wong W, Glandon D, Kargbo B, Ombam R, Singh S, Osika J, Teyssier L, Arrighi Y, Nguimfack B, Moatti J, Ali S, Menzies N, Kenyon T, Melaku Z, Gadisa T, Graham B, Feleke G, Zewdu S, Makonnen M, Mattanovich D, Mamo Y, Simelela N, Senabe S, Sozi C, Damisoni H, Guthrie T, Rodrigues R, Shet A, Swaroop N, Shastri S, Bogg L, De Costa A, Makani V, Rusakaniko S, Angela A, ‐Chikwinya B, Shetty A, Chandisarewa W, Group Z, Garcia C, Tweya H, Feldacker C, Phiri S, Weigel R, Muttai H, Wanjiku L, Gichangi A, Miruka F, Ayuaya T, Soti D, Zeh C, Ackers M, Nganga L, Muttai H, Anthony G, Miruka F, Soti D, Okonji J, Ackers M, Palchaudhuri S, Tweya H, Hosseinipour M, Muchedzi A, Chadambuka A, Chikwinya B, Mahomva A, Dhaliwal M, Avafia T, O'Malley J, Konstantinov B, Milani B, Oh C, Practice U, Park C, Moon S, Burrone E, Boulet P, Juneja S, Hoen E, Villardi P, Spiegel P, Hering H, Paik E, Schilperoord M, Ditmore M, Allman D, Shakarishvili A, Sharapka K, Gotsadze G, Ilnitski A, Nizova N, Zhyhinas O, Dutta A, Wallace N, Savosnick P, Adungosi J, Kioko U, Stewart S, Hijazi M, Gichanga B, Bhardwaj K, Freeman A, Kiumbu M, Mwamba B, Atibu J, Kalenga L, Mukumbi H, Ntambwe T, Ramazani R, Mafutamingi J, Mwepu C, Kalindula B, Mbuya V, Mwila L, Cummiskey C, Stolka K, Newman J, Hemingway‐Foday J. Track E Implementation Science, Health Systems and Economics. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2012, 15: 18443-01. PMCID: PMC3499904, DOI: 10.7448/ias.15.5.18443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-stage HIV diseaseFirst-line ART regimenNeed of ARTCommunity health workersNumber of patientsHome-based testingInjection drug usersMedical male circumcisionIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNon-communicable diseasesFemale sex workersMedical College HospitalPatient/yearAntiretroviral treatment programElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationSt. John's Medical College HospitalQuality-adjusted life yearsMobile phone remindersResource-poor settingsTen-year CVD riskYears of ARTCost-effectiveness ratioMinistry of HealthHIV/AIDSHIV-positive infantsOlder HIV-Positive Adults in Xiangxi, China
Chen X, Li X, Qin B, Zheng J, He J, Wang L, Wang N, Hsu A, Khoshnood K. Older HIV-Positive Adults in Xiangxi, China. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2012, 39: 716-719. PMID: 22902669, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31825af361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSHIV-positive participantsCommercial sex workersRural older adultsOlder adultsHIV testingHIV/AIDS registryOlder HIV-positive adultsHIV/AIDS casesSexual intercourseHIV-positive adultsSex workersParticipants' spousesCross-sectional studyPercent of participantsCommercial sex activityChinese older adultsHIV infectionHIV statusAIDS RegistryRisk factorsSTI knowledgeAIDS casesRisk populationsUnprotected sex
2010
Opium Trade, Insurgency, and HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan: Relationships and Regional Consequences
Griffin N, Khoshnood K. Opium Trade, Insurgency, and HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan: Relationships and Regional Consequences. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2010, 22: 159s-167s. PMID: 20566549, DOI: 10.1177/1010539510374524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpium tradeHIV/AIDSEffective policy makingOngoing insurgencyConflict studiesPublic health conceptsPolicy makingOngoing conflictComplex indirect relationshipsPolicy implicationsRegional consequencesAfghanistanRegional approachGlobal importConceptual frameworkInsurgencyHIV epidemicKey linkagesGlobal healthAnalytical reviewTradeGrey literatureHealth conceptsEmergenceImportant research
2006
Profiles of risk: a qualitative study of injecting drug users in Tehran, Iran
Razzaghi EM, Movaghar AR, Green TC, Khoshnood K. Profiles of risk: a qualitative study of injecting drug users in Tehran, Iran. Harm Reduction Journal 2006, 3: 12. PMID: 16545137, PMCID: PMC1431517, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-3-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug useDrug usersHIV risk behaviorsHIV prevention programsEffective preventive interventionsInjection of drugsHIV/AIDSDrug-related harmIranian IDUsHIV infectionHeroin injectionHIV transmissionInjecting behaviourHIV riskHIV awarenessSex partnersPreventive interventionsIDUsPrevention programsRisk behaviorsTargeted interventionsPersonal hygieneHygiene practicesDistricts of TehranSocioeconomic status
2002
The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use
Pollack HA, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Altice FL. The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. PMID: 12047730, PMCID: PMC1495047, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10663.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysisThe impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use
Pollack H, Khoshnood K, Blankenship K, Altice F. The impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-002-0037-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysis