2024
Gender inequality and burden of orofacial clefts in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from global burden of disease study 1990–2019
Nabavizadeh S, Mootz J, Nadjmi N, Massenburg B, Khoshnood K, Shojaeefard E, Vardanjani H. Gender inequality and burden of orofacial clefts in the Eastern Mediterranean region: findings from global burden of disease study 1990–2019. BMC Pediatrics 2024, 24: 76. PMID: 38262976, PMCID: PMC10804627, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04569-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of orofacial cleftsDisability-adjusted life yearsEstimated annual percentage changeEastern Mediterranean RegionSocio-demographic indexGender Inequality IndexGlobal burdenAssociated with disability-adjusted life yearsGlobal Burden of Disease StudyOrofacial cleftsDisability-adjusted life year ratesBurden of Disease StudyGlobal Burden of Disease databaseAnnual percentage changeAge-specific prevalence ratesMiddle-income countriesGender inequalityHuman Development IndexHealthcare servicesOrofacial cleft prevalencePotential confoundersSocio-demographicResultsIn 2019Life yearsBackgroundGender inequality
2022
Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study
Mootz JJ, Odejimi OA, Bhattacharya A, Kann B, Ettelbrick J, Mello M, Wainberg ML, Khoshnood K. Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study. Conflict And Health 2022, 16: 8. PMID: 35216637, PMCID: PMC8876753, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-022-00441-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-positive serostatusTransactional sex workHIV infectionRisk factorsMultivariate logistic regression modelSignificant global health issueMultiple traumatic stressorsPopulation-based studyCross-sectional surveyDistrict of residenceSex workLogistic regression modelsGlobal health issueHIV outcomesPrevention settingHIV pandemicSerostatusHealth issuesMental distressUgandan districtsTransactional sexHealthcare servicesTraumatic stressorsInfectionExposure
2020
Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal
Upadhyaya DP, Paudel R, Acharya D, Khoshnood K, Lee K, Park JH, Yoo SJ, Shrestha A, Bc B, Bhandari S, Yadav R, Timalsina A, Wagle CN, Das BK, Kunwar R, Chalise B, Bhatta DR, Adhikari M. Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal. Healthcare 2020, 8: 554. PMID: 33322486, PMCID: PMC7764814, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontline healthcare workersPublic health workersHealth workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19Multivariable logistic regression analysisLocal public health facilitiesPublic health facilitiesTotal study subjectsLogistic regression analysisNurses/midwivesAdequate knowledgeCOVID-19 pandemicIndependent associationChronic diseasesHealth facilitiesStudy subjectsSatisfactory perceptionOutcome variablesPredictors of willingnessKarnali ProvinceHealthcare servicesInadequate knowledgeRegression analysisMidwives