2021
Development and primary validation of the School Health Assessment Tool for Primary Schools (SHAT-PS)
Kazemitabar M, Garcia D, Chukwuorji JC, Sanmartín R, Lucchese F, Khoshnood K, Cloninger KM. Development and primary validation of the School Health Assessment Tool for Primary Schools (SHAT-PS). PeerJ 2021, 9: e12610. PMID: 34993021, PMCID: PMC8675247, DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary schoolsSchool Health PoliciesSchool health programsExploratory sequential mixed methodSequential mixed methodPsychometric expertsStaff healthSchool stakeholdersSchool staffSchool personnelAssessment toolMaximum likelihood exploratory factor analysisHealth assessment toolSchool healthSchoolsPoor factor loadingsFactor analysisSubgroups of genderClassical test theoryQualitative dataExploratory factor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisCommunity connectionsMixed methodsPool of items
2012
Effect of education sessions of a structured school eye screening programme on Indian schoolteachers’ knowledge and responsibility for children’s eye health
Thummalapalli R, Williams J, Khoshnood K, Salchow D, Forster S. Effect of education sessions of a structured school eye screening programme on Indian schoolteachers’ knowledge and responsibility for children’s eye health. Health Education Journal 2012, 72: 375-385. DOI: 10.1177/0017896912446550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's eye healthPrimary schoolsSchool-based health intervention programAvoidable childhood blindnessPost-program questionnairesEducation sessionsIntervention programsEducational training sessionsEye health issuesTeacher interestTeacher knowledgeUrban schoolteachersHealth intervention programsTeacher screeningPost-intervention surveysSchool daySuccessful participationEye healthTechnical trainingSchoolteachersEducational sessionsPre-programmed knowledgeSchool eyeSchoolsChildhood blindness
2010
Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships
Provenzano AM, Graber LK, Elansary M, Khoshnood K, Rastegar A, Barry M. Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2010, 83: 211-214. PMID: 20682858, PMCID: PMC2911161, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthical challengesGlobal health research projectsImportant ethical challengesShort-term research projectsHealth research projectsEthical issuesResearch projectStudent researchMedical studentsMedical schoolsGlobal healthUS medical studentsSuch studentsStudentsRecent interestIssuesInstitutionsProjectSchoolsChallengesStint