2023
Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants
Roy S, Hassan S, Kanaya A, Kandula N, Desai M. Associations of Discrimination, Low Social Support, and Limited English Proficiency with Depression in South Asian Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 990-998. PMID: 36940078, PMCID: PMC11070655, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01467-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportSouth AsiansSouth Asian immigrantsRisk of depressionSocial supportMediators of AtherosclerosisLogistic regression modelsOverall prevalenceLimited English proficiencyDepressive symptomsAssociation of discriminationAmerica StudyMental healthCross-sectional dataDepressionAsian immigrantsRegression modelsExperiences of discriminationAsiansAssociationStressorsIndividual factorsAtherosclerosisSymptomsPrevalence
2015
“Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Saleem HT, Mushi D, Hassan S, Bruce RD, Cooke A, Mbwambo J, Lambdin BH. “Can’t you initiate me here?”: Challenges to timely initiation on antiretroviral therapy among methadone clients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2015, 30: 59-65. PMID: 26831364, PMCID: PMC4829458, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimely ART initiationART initiationMethadone clinicsMethadone clientsCD4 testingAntiretroviral therapy accessCD4 test resultsEarly ART initiationCare CD4 testingHealth system factorsHIV-positive clientsDar es SalaamSocial supportLimited social supportAntiretroviral therapyHIV careHIV clinicClinic providersHIV treatmentClinic levelTherapy accessClinicART statusHIVTreatment breakdown