2011
Lost in Translation: Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Somali Bantu Women in Hartford, Connecticut
Gurnah K, Khoshnood K, Bradley E, Yuan C. Lost in Translation: Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Somali Bantu Women in Hartford, Connecticut. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2011, 56: 340-346. PMID: 21733104, DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00028.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomali Bantu womenReproductive health care experiencesReproductive health care servicesPatient-provider discordanceReproductive health problemsUnmet health needsHealth care outcomesHealth care experiencesHealth care servicesReproductive health programsFamily planning servicesReproductive health experiencesHealth care systemWomen's morbidityCare outcomesCare servicesHealth problemsHealth needsHealth programsCare experiencesSex discordanceCultural discordanceCare systemPlanning servicesVulnerable populations
2005
Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection
Altice FL, Marinovich A, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Springer SA, Selwyn PA. Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection. Journal Of Urban Health 2005, 82: 312-326. PMID: 15872190, PMCID: PMC3456574, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHIV testingHigh HIV prevalence areasMultiple logistic regression analysisWidespread HIV testingGenital herpes infectionVoluntary HIV counselingHIV prevalence areasInjection drug usePrevalence of HIVAnonymous HIV testingRisk behavior informationHigh-risk groupRapid serologic testsHIV risk behaviorsLogistic regression analysisPublic health benefitsIncarcerated womenHIV seroprevalenceHerpes infectionHIV counselingHIV serosurveyLaboratory markersIndependent correlatesRisk factors
1998
Evaluation of an Innovative Program to Address the Health and Social Service Needs of Drug-Using Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection
Thompson A, Blankenship K, Selwyn P, Khoshnood K, Lopez M, Balacos K, Altice F. Evaluation of an Innovative Program to Address the Health and Social Service Needs of Drug-Using Women with or at Risk for HIV Infection. Journal Of Community Health 1998, 23: 419-440. PMID: 9824792, DOI: 10.1023/a:1018706107776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnmet service needsDrug-using womenCase management interventionHIV infectionSocial service needsCase managementService needsHigh-risk womenHIV risk behaviorsICM interventionNeedle exchange sitesTreatment drug usersDental servicesMental health counselingDrug treatmentUnmet needDrug usersMedical careHealth counselingRisk behaviorsStreet outreachManagement interventionsCase managersWomenInfection