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 IPV
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