2020
Prevention of Firearm Injury through Policy and Law: The Social Ecological Model
Durkin A, Schenck C, Narayan Y, Nyhan K, Khoshnood K, Vermund SH. Prevention of Firearm Injury through Policy and Law: The Social Ecological Model. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 191-197. PMID: 33404312, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial ecological modelFuture policy interventionsDifferent social contextsPublic health frameworkPolicy interventionsEcological modelSocial contextHigh-income nationsFirearm legislationLegal approachState levelHealth frameworkComplex causal pathwaysUnited StatesContextFirearm injuriesPolicyNationsCausal pathwaysLegislation
2017
A 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