2024
Sharing Culture and Management of Sex Work Information on Mobile Phones by Female Sex Workers in Nepal: Implications for mHealth Practice and Research
Ranjit Y, Basnyat I, Joshi O, Khoshnood K, Fisher C. Sharing Culture and Management of Sex Work Information on Mobile Phones by Female Sex Workers in Nepal: Implications for mHealth Practice and Research. Health Communication 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 38836353, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2024.2363617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale sex workersSexually transmitted infectionsMobile phonesSex workersFemale sex workers' experiencesSex workMHealth interventionsMHealth practicesMobile healthHealth servicesHealth informationWork informationSharing cultureSharing personal informationPrivacy threatsManaging privacyHealthMHealthSharing devicesPrivacyPersonal informationCommunication privacy management theoryNegative social repercussionsInterventionSex
2022
Prevalence and Correlates of Active Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia
Pedersen CJ, Wickersham JA, Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A, Khoshnood K, Gibson BA, Khati A, Maviglia F, Shrestha R. Prevalence and Correlates of Active Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 879479. PMID: 35774093, PMCID: PMC9237260, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.879479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale sex workersATS useSubstance use disordersAmphetamine-type stimulantsUse disordersSevere substance use disordersAmphetamine-type stimulant useSex workersAdverse health outcomesLogistic regression analysisAdverse health consequencesSexual risk behaviorsBehavioral health issuesUse of drugsHarm reduction strategiesSex work clientsRespondent-driven samplingHIV transmissionMultivariable modelHigh prevalenceHealth outcomesDrug useSex workTransgender womenRisk behaviorsTransactional 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
2016
Violence Against Trafficked and Nontrafficked Sex Workers in Poland
Jedrzejewski B, Fennie K, Khoshnood K. Violence Against Trafficked and Nontrafficked Sex Workers in Poland. Journal Of Human Trafficking 2016, 3: 93-106. DOI: 10.1080/23322705.2016.1158015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Female spouses of injection drug users in Pakistan: a bridge population of the HIV epidemic?
Ahmad S, Mehmood J, Awan A, Zafar S, Khoshnood K, Khan A. Female spouses of injection drug users in Pakistan: a bridge population of the HIV epidemic? Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2011, 17: 271-6. PMID: 22259883, DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.4.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTherapeutic injectionsDrug usersMale injection drug usersCombination of diazepamSame health centerHIV transmission chainHIV epidemicInjection drugsHealth centersDrug useSex workPast monthDrugsHIVSexual practicesBridge populationFemale spousesInjectionTransmission chainSpousesDiazepamMonths