2017
Predictors of HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors among female substance users
Farmanfarmaee S, Habibi M, Darharaj M, Khoshnood K, Mohammadi A, Kazemitabar M. Predictors of HIV-related high-risk sexual behaviors among female substance users. Journal Of Substance Use 2017, 23: 175-180. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2017.1378739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk sexual behaviorFemale substance usersExchange of sexSexual behaviorSubstance usePredictors of HIVSubstance usersHuman immunodeficiency virusHarm reduction centersHIV prevention programsRisk Behavior AssessmentMultiple sex partnersHarm reduction servicesBeck Depression InventoryHIV infectionRisky sexual behaviorImmunodeficiency virusSex partnersUnprotected sexDepression InventoryPrevention programsReduction servicesRisk behaviorsWomenSignificant predictors
2016
Factors Predicting Internalized Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in Beijing, China
Xu X, Sheng Y, Khoshnood K, Clark K. Factors Predicting Internalized Stigma Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in Beijing, China. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2016, 28: 142-153. PMID: 27623279, DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternalized stigmaNegative affectEmotional supportInfectious disease specialist hospitalStigma reduction programsNegative stereotypesNegative outcomesOlder ageLittle researchSexual risk behaviorsAffectSignificant predictorsHigh levelsRisk behaviorsStigmaReconstruction interventionsMasterySpecialist HospitalStereotypesIntermediate-high levelPotential predictors
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
1994
A decline in HIV-infected needles returned to New Haven's needle exchange program: client shift or needle exchange?
Kaplan EH, Khoshnood K, Heimer R. A decline in HIV-infected needles returned to New Haven's needle exchange program: client shift or needle exchange? American Journal Of Public Health 1994, 84: 1991-4. PMID: 7998644, PMCID: PMC1615375, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.84.12.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original Research