2024
A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in the Context of Humanitarian Crises
Harsono D, Atre S, Peterson H, Nyhan K, Garmroudi D, Davis J, Ho W, Khoshnood K. A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with HIV Acquisition in the Context of Humanitarian Crises. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 1-50. PMID: 39292318, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04504-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with HIV acquisitionHIV acquisitionContext of humanitarian crisesHumanitarian crisisHIV prevalenceUptake of HIV prevention strategiesJoanna Briggs Institute methodologyCulturally appropriate HIV prevention interventionsSexually transmitted infection diagnosisMeta-Analysis extensionHIV prevention interventionsSocial ecological modelHIV prevention strategiesNon-modifiable factorsRisk factorsVulnerability to HIV infectionPreferred Reporting ItemsExperience of rapeInternally displaced personsNon-government organizationsMultilevel barriersSingle-country studiesInstitute methodologyCommunity healthHealth services
2023
Epidemiology of substance use and mental health disorders among forced migrants displaced from the MENAT region: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Kazemitabar M, Nyhan K, Makableh N, Minahan-Rowley R, Ali M, Wazaify M, Tetrault J, Khoshnood K. Epidemiology of substance use and mental health disorders among forced migrants displaced from the MENAT region: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0292535. PMID: 37797050, PMCID: PMC10553213, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersSubstance use disordersSystematic reviewRegistration IDHealth disordersJoanna Briggs Institute checklistBias 2 toolRisk of biasInternational Prospective RegisterDatabases of EmbaseMeta-analysis protocolJoanna Briggs InstituteComprehensive systematic reviewRandom-effects modelSystematic review protocolCochrane riskMEDLINE search strategySubgroup analysisProspective RegisterRisk factorsObservational studyUse disordersHealth providersIntervention studies
2022
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Socioeconomic Effects, and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Population-Based Cohort Study in 2020, Iran
Fereidooni R, Mootz J, Sabaei R, Khoshnood K, Heydari ST, Moradian MJ, Taherifard E, Nasirian M, Molavi Vardanjani H. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Socioeconomic Effects, and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Population-Based Cohort Study in 2020, Iran. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 113: 228-237. PMID: 36302221, PMCID: PMC9850608, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual intimate partner violenceRisk factorsIntimate partner violenceSocioeconomic statusIranian womenPandemic onsetMain exposure variableSocioeconomic risk factorsLow socioeconomic statusHigher socioeconomic statusCohort studyPandemic prevalencePartner violencePhysical intimate partner violenceHigh incidenceIPV surveyExposure variablesPrevalenceCOVID-19 epidemicSignificant riskWomenIncidenceIPV prevalenceCOVID-19 pandemicIncidence of IPVKnowledge of mental health diagnosis among patients and their family members: an inpatient survey in China
Zhou W, Ouyang F, Yu Y, Li Y, Bi F, Xiao S, Khoshnood K. Knowledge of mental health diagnosis among patients and their family members: an inpatient survey in China. Journal Of Mental Health 2022, 32: 234-240. PMID: 35770867, DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2091753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesNon-psychotic disordersNational Mental Health LawHealth diagnosisInpatient SurveyPsychotic disordersMental disordersSelf-reported mental health diagnosesFamily membersMajority of patientsMultivariate regression analysisRisk factorsCorrect diagnosisPatientsPsychiatric settingsPatient diagnosisLogistic regressionDiagnosisDiagnostic disclosureMental health lawDisordersGroup differencesRegression analysisHealth lawTransactional 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
2021
Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study.
Sharp M, Parpia A, Ahram M, Mahmoud R, Khoshnood K. Prevalence of and risk factors for depression among female Syrian refugees and Jordanians with chronic disease: a pilot study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2021, 27: 1142-1152. PMID: 35137382, DOI: 10.26719/emhj.20.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic diseasesRisk factorsFemale Syrian refugeesGreater oddsDepression levelsChronic disease managementDeterminants of depressionChronic physical conditionsHealth intervention planningMultivariable ordinal regressionTimes greater oddsCross-sectional surveyMental health interventionsHigher depression levelsGenitourinary disordersComorbid depressionDisease burdenHealth characteristicsIdentified predictorsHealth statusHealth interventionsHigh levelsDiseasePilot studyDisorder status
2019
Cancer Awareness and Barriers to Medical Treatment Among Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Citizens in Lebanon
Alawa J, Hamade O, Alayleh A, Fayad L, Khoshnood K. Cancer Awareness and Barriers to Medical Treatment Among Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Citizens in Lebanon. Journal Of Cancer Education 2019, 35: 709-717. PMID: 30924080, DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-01516-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer awarenessEarly diagnosisMedical treatmentCancer Awareness MeasureCost of treatmentLebanese healthcare systemKnowledge of cancerDescriptive cross-sectional survey designMean ageCancer symptomsRisk factorsImmense burdenMedical careCancer treatmentCross-sectional survey designVulnerable populationsMedical insuranceHealthcare systemTreatmentCancerAdequate accessDiagnosisSyrian refugeesHealthcareLow number
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
2015
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection-Associated Mortality during Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Six Provinces of China.
Lai YJ, Liu EY, Wang LM, Morano JP, Wang N, Khoshnood K, Zhou L, Cheng SM. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection-Associated Mortality during Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Six Provinces of China. Biomedical And Environmental Sciences 2015, 28: 421-8. PMID: 26177902, DOI: 10.3967/bes2015.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsMiliary TBTB treatmentHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection epidemicSignificant mortality risk factorsAntiretroviral therapy administrationEarly TB diagnosisLow CD4 countSmear-negative TBTB treatment initiationTuberculosis-related deathsPulmonary TB patientsTB/HIVProspective cohort studyImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patientsTime of diagnosisMortality risk factorsPulmonary tuberculosis treatmentRisk of deathNumber of HIVStrong risk factorLogistic regression analysisYears of ageNon-Han ethnicityCD4 countBridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China
Chen Y, Shen Z, Morano JP, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Lan G, Zhu Q, Zhou Y, Tang S, Liu W, Chen J, Tang Z. Bridging the Epidemic: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevalence and Correlates of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis, and Infection among Female Sex Workers in Guangxi Province, China. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0115311. PMID: 25723548, PMCID: PMC4344209, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-tier female sex workersFemale sex workersSentinel surveillance dataHepatitis CSurveillance dataCorrelates of HIVIntravenous drug useHeterosexual HIV epidemicPrevalence of HIVSex workersHarm reduction campaignsLogistic regression analysisLow formal education levelLow-tier venuesSafer sex practicesHCV prevalencePrior STIHCV infectionSyphilis infectionSyphilis prevalenceRisk factorsHIV epidemicCondom distributionHCVHigh risk
2014
HIV and syphilis prevalence trends among men who have sex with men in Guangxi, China: yearly cross-sectional surveys, 2008–2012
Wang X, Lan G, Shen Z, Vermund SH, Zhu Q, Chen Y, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Tang Z. HIV and syphilis prevalence trends among men who have sex with men in Guangxi, China: yearly cross-sectional surveys, 2008–2012. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 367. PMID: 24993252, PMCID: PMC4091643, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageSyphilis prevalenceCross-sectional surveyCurrent syphilisHIV prevalencePrevalence trendsSexual intercourseIncident HIV casesAnnual cross-sectional surveyRisk factor dataSignificant predictorsRisk of HIVNational sentinel surveillanceYearly cross-sectional surveysHIV/AIDSSyphilis infectionHIV infectionHIV casesSentinel surveillanceRisk factorsBlood samplesHIVKey populationsMSMPrevalence
2012
Older HIV-Positive Adults in Xiangxi, China
Chen X, Li X, Qin B, Zheng J, He J, Wang L, Wang N, Hsu A, Khoshnood K. Older HIV-Positive Adults in Xiangxi, China. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2012, 39: 716-719. PMID: 22902669, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0b013e31825af361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDSHIV-positive participantsCommercial sex workersRural older adultsOlder adultsHIV testingHIV/AIDS registryOlder HIV-positive adultsHIV/AIDS casesSexual intercourseHIV-positive adultsSex workersParticipants' spousesCross-sectional studyPercent of participantsCommercial sex activityChinese older adultsHIV infectionHIV statusAIDS RegistryRisk factorsSTI knowledgeAIDS casesRisk populationsUnprotected sex
2006
Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing
Rowhani-Rahbar A, Niccolai LM, Dunne DW, Green S, Jenkins H, Khoshnood K. Comparative epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men attending sexually transmitted disease clinics with and without indication for testing. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2006, 17: 453-458. PMID: 16820074, DOI: 10.1258/095646206777689143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC. trachomatis infectionChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRoutine reproductive health careDifferent clinical settingsReproductive health careHealth care providersRisk of infectionElectronic medical recordsGroup of menSTD clinicDisease clinicMale patientsMedical recordsRisk factorsPrior historyClinical settingInfectionComparative epidemiologyHealth careYoung menMenClinicEpidemiologyIndications
2005
Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection
Altice FL, Marinovich A, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Springer SA, Selwyn PA. Correlates of HIV infection among incarcerated women: Implications for improving detection of HIV infection. Journal Of Urban Health 2005, 82: 312-326. PMID: 15872190, PMCID: PMC3456574, DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jti055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionHIV testingHigh HIV prevalence areasMultiple logistic regression analysisWidespread HIV testingGenital herpes infectionVoluntary HIV counselingHIV prevalence areasInjection drug usePrevalence of HIVAnonymous HIV testingRisk behavior informationHigh-risk groupRapid serologic testsHIV risk behaviorsLogistic regression analysisPublic health benefitsIncarcerated womenHIV seroprevalenceHerpes infectionHIV counselingHIV serosurveyLaboratory markersIndependent correlatesRisk factors
2003
Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.
Durante AJ, Williams AB, Da Costa M, Darragh TM, Khoshnood K, Palefsky JM. Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 638-42. PMID: 12869403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal cytological abnormalitiesCohort of HIVSquamous intraepithelial lesionsAnal cytologyCytological abnormalitiesIntraepithelial lesionsRisk factorsHigh riskHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenAnal human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionAnal squamous intraepithelial lesionsAbnormal anal cytologyAnal HPV infectionHIV-uninfected counterpartsNormal baseline cytologyT-cell countsHPV DNA testingHuman papillomavirus infectionPotential risk factorsBaseline cytologyHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionCigarette smokersImmune suppressionHIV