2019
Breaking bad news about cancer in China: Concerns and conflicts faced by doctors deciding whether to inform patients
Hahne J, Liang T, Khoshnood K, Wang X, Li X. Breaking bad news about cancer in China: Concerns and conflicts faced by doctors deciding whether to inform patients. Patient Education And Counseling 2019, 103: 286-291. PMID: 31455567, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.08.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Ethical Sensitivity of Health Care Professionals Who Care For Patients Living With HIV Infection in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study
Huang H, Ding Y, Wang H, Khoshnood K, Yang M. The Ethical Sensitivity of Health Care Professionals Who Care For Patients Living With HIV Infection in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2017, 29: 266-274. PMID: 28967489, PMCID: PMC5816692, DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthical sensitivityEthical issuesHealth care professionalsEthical behaviorEthical principlesCare professionalsSuch professionalsCertain sensitivityHIV careHIV infectionEthicsHIVClinical practicePatientsProfessionalsDirect careQualitative descriptive studyIssuesDescriptive studyLawCareAttitudesQualitative studyPrinciplesInterview transcriptsNurse researchers’ perspectives on research ethics in China
Gu C, Ye M, Wang X, Yang M, Wang H, Khoshnood K. Nurse researchers’ perspectives on research ethics in China. Nursing Ethics 2017, 26: 798-808. PMID: 28812946, DOI: 10.1177/0969733017720848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChinaEthics, ResearchHumansInterviews as TopicPerceptionQualitative ResearchResearchResearch PersonnelConceptsResearch ethicsEthical standardsResearchers' viewsInstitutional review board membersNursing researchersInstitutional review boardComprehensive ethical guidelinesEthics review processPerceptions of ethicsReview board membersReview boardQualitative research methodsEthical paradigmsEthical challengesEthical guidelinesEthical principlesEthicsFormal regulationsResearch contextChinese contextNurse researchersIntensive educational effortsInterviewees' responsesResearcher's perspectiveYale UniversityA qualitative analysis of multi-level barriers to HIV testing among women in Lebanon
Clark KA, Keene DE, Pachankis JE, Fattal O, Rizk N, Khoshnood K. A qualitative analysis of multi-level barriers to HIV testing among women in Lebanon. Culture Health & Sexuality 2017, 19: 996-1010. PMID: 28276925, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2017.1282045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-governmental organizationsCulture of sexNorth Africa (MENA) regionSocial ecological modelSemi-structured interviewsSexual health educationMulti-level barriersKey informantsMiddle EastSexual healthcare providersSexual health interventionsAfrica regionLebanonQualitative analysisFinancial barriersProvider attitudesHigh-risk populationInsurance policiesTheory frameworkMultiple levelsWomenPrimary findingsHIV testingHIV casesPolicy
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMalePakistanRisk FactorsRisk-TakingSex WorkSpousesSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsInjection drug usersTherapeutic injectionsDrug usersMale injection drug usersCombination of diazepamSame health centerHIV transmission chainHIV epidemicInjection drugsHealth centersDrug useSex workPast monthDrugsHIVSexual practicesBridge populationFemale spousesInjectionTransmission chainSpousesDiazepamMonths
2009
A Role for Community Health Promoters in Tuberculosis Control in the State of Chiapas, Mexico
Herce ME, Chapman JA, Castro A, García-Salyano G, Khoshnood K. A Role for Community Health Promoters in Tuberculosis Control in the State of Chiapas, Mexico. Journal Of Community Health 2009, 35: 182-189. PMID: 20033836, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9206-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCommunity Health PlanningCommunity Health ServicesCommunity Health WorkersComplementary TherapiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMedicine, TraditionalMexicoMiddle AgedMultilingualismQualitative ResearchRural Health ServicesTuberculosisVolunteersWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsHealth promotersCommunity health promotersTuberculosis Control ProgrammeCommunity health workersHealth care infrastructureMedicinal plant therapyTB controlTuberculosis controlTB epidemicPublic health workHealth workersParasitic infectionsIndian ethnicityPatientsCare infrastructurePlant therapiesAllopathic medicineEssential medicinesHealth workMedicine cabinetOne-thirdStructured interviewsControl programsOne-fifthBiomedical treatment