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
Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Hauc SC, Tshering D, Feliciano J, Atayde AMP, Aboukhater LM, Dorjee K, Dukpa T, Rinchen P, Yoezer N, Luc CM, Adhikari RN, Lhamo K, Khoshnood K. Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 1277. PMID: 32838794, PMCID: PMC7445904, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09347-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesHealth workersHealth centersAdmission ratesHealthcare costsDisease casesMultivariate logistic regression modelBhutanese healthcare systemVillage health workersDepression/anxietyNon-significant increaseLogistic regression modelsOne-unit increaseClinic admissionHospital admissionInpatient visitsOutpatient visitsDental cariesSkin infectionsWound careVHWsAdmissionTotal cost savingsHealthcare systemDisease of interest
2011
HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Women
Kobeissi L, Kak F, Khawaja M, Khoshnood K. HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Women. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2011, 27: np734-np745. PMID: 22186399, DOI: 10.1177/1010539511431299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS knowledgeSocioeconomic statusMultivariate logistic regression modelHIV/AIDS-related knowledgeLogistic regression modelsRepresentative household sampleAdjusted analysisPrevention knowledgeAIDS knowledgeWomenRichest income quintileIncome quintileWoman transmissionSignificant differencesPrevention methodsAwareness campaignsHousehold sampleRegression modelsAssociationStatusMedia exposureQuintile