2013
Total HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province in 2010: The First Systematic Evaluation of Both Health and Non-Health Related HIV/AIDS Expenditures in China
Shan D, Sun J, Yakusik A, Chen Z, Yuan J, Li T, Fu J, Khoshnood K, Yang X, Wei M, Duan S, Bulterys M, Sante M, Ye R, Xiang L, Yang Y. Total HIV/AIDS Expenditures in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province in 2010: The First Systematic Evaluation of Both Health and Non-Health Related HIV/AIDS Expenditures in China. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e68006. PMID: 23825694, PMCID: PMC3692450, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHIV/AIDSRisk populationsPartners of peopleHIV expenditureDehong PrefectureHigh-prevalence regionsVoluntary counselingOpportunistic infectionsPrimary preventionPrevalence regionsNational HIV/AIDS responseDrug usersHIVHIV/AIDS responsePrevention fundingDisproportionate burdenTotal expenditureEpidemic patternsPrevention spendingSex workersPreventionFirst systematic evaluationMSMTreatment
2012
Track E Implementation Science, Health Systems and Economics
Tiam A, Oyebanji O, Nkonyana J, Ahimbisibwe A, Putsoane M, Mokone M, Nyabela M, Isavwa A, Tsoeu M, Foso M, Buhendwa L, Chamie G, Kwarisiima D, Clark T, Kabami J, Jain V, Geng E, Petersen M, Thirumurthy H, Kamya M, Havlir D, Charlebois E, Consortium S, Hounkanrin G, Melkamu Y, Ibrahim I, Ogo I, Opeyemi O, Toki D, Grote S, Middleton‐Lee S, Robertson J, Mehta S, Bertrand J, Rech D, Njeuhmeli E, Castor D, Frade S, Loolpapit M, Machaku M, Mavhu W, Perry L, Bertrand J, Rech D, Njeuhmeli E, Castor D, Frade S, Loolpapit M, Machaku M, Mavhu W, Perry L, Soboil N, Cockburn J, Rech D, Taljaard D, Agot K, Ohaga S, Ayieko B, Omanga E, Kabare M, Lates J, Ongeri B, Wolde A, Sagwa E, Mabirizi D, Touhon M, Pringle A, Sheridan C, Evi J, Kizito H, Tugume G, Jaramillo L, Mulema V, Kabogoza S, Tumuhairwe D, Mumbe L, Kimuli R, Mugume A, Kohler J, Revathi A, Gwarzo U, Maji T, Isa‐Dutse S, Ahmed Y, Obayagbona K, Okechukwu E, Odafe S, Khamofu H, Torpey K, Chabikuli O, Mulenga E, Chisoko C, Mulenga Y, Makoane C, Yekeye R, Manenji A, Magure D, Regan K, Seo D, Churchman E, Kiwango J, Gervas S, Whiddon L, Cohn J, Xiong K, Veres A, Dryden‐Peterson S, van Widenfelt E, Motshegwa P, Mine M, Moyo S, Keapoletswe K, Avalos A, Mmalane M, Shapiro R, Lockman S, Tobaiwa O, Bollinger T, Sitoe N, Lehe J, Peter T, Jani I, Quevedo J, Nwuba C, Dagunduro T, Umenyi C, Peters B, Afolayan F, Abolarin O, Segaren N, Lewis T, Desinor O, Simeon E, Segaren N, Drain P, Losina E, Chetty S, Giddy J, Ross D, Katz J, Coleman S, Bogart L, Freedberg K, Walensky R, Ingrid B, Sabapathy K, Van den Bergh R, Fidler S, Hayes R, Ford N, Wood A, Parris D, Hamilton F, Brockington S, Mbengashe T, Nevhutalu Z, Chipimo M, Chidarikire T, Diseko L, van der Helm J, Zuure F, Fennema H, Davidovich U, Prins M, group H, Panessa C, O'Briain W, McGowan G, Montaner J, Kendall P, Tirumalasetti V, Mahapatra B, Juneja S, Singh I, Jain V, Kwarisiima D, Liegler T, Clark T, Chamie G, Kabami J, Black D, Amanyire G, Byonanebye D, Geng E, Thirumurthy H, Petersen M, Charlebois E, Kamya M, Havlir D, Collaboration T, Hill A, Sawyer W, Chimbindi N, Newell M, Bärnighausen T, Bor J, Bärnighausen T, Tanser F, Newell M, Sun D, Dorman S, Shah M, Manabe Y, Dowdy D, Yazdanpanah Y, Perelman J, Alves J, Mansinho K, Dilorenzo M, Park J, Losina E, Walensky R, Noubary F, Barros H, Freedberg K, Paltiel A, Boyer S, March L, Kouanfack C, Laborde‐Balen G, Marino P, Aghokeng A, Mpoudi‐Ngole E, Koulla‐Shiro S, Delaporte E, Carrieri M, Spire B, Laurent C, Moatti J, Group S, Zeng G, Lu F, Khoshnood K, Wu Z, Escaleira F, Birger R, Hallett T, Grenfell B, Hodder S, Sinha A, Remme M, Vassall A, Lutz B, Watts C, Visnegarwala F, Nalli A, Babu R, Satish S, Pradeep L, Alexander G, Revill P, Sculpher M, Walker S, Chasela C, Kayira D, Hosseinipour M, Merry C, Barry M, King C, Jamieson D, Gibb D, van der Horst C, Ryan M, Walensky R, Sax P, Nakamura Y, Weinstein M, Pei P, Freedberg K, Paltiel A, Schackman B, Johnson D, Cheng X, Sulzbach S, Hasselberg E, Chavez J, Nidhi G, Ranebennur V, Gaikwad D, Bhende A, Maggard K, Hatwiinda S, Phiri W, Morse J, Turnbull E, Topp S, Roberts S, Samungole G, Kapata N, Chileshe C, Harris J, Reid S, Henostroza G, Labhardt N, Sello M, Mohlaba M, Keiser O, Pfeiffer K, Egger M, Ehmer J, Wandeler G, Scheibe F, Muhamadi L, Waiswa P, Mueller O, Neuhann H, Edmonds A, Thompson D, Okitolonda V, Feinstein L, Kawende B, Behets F, Team P, Shafique N, van Dijk J, Moss W, Sinywimaanzi P, Hamangaba F, Sutcliffe C, Shroufi A, Dixon M, Gunguwo H, Nyathi M, Ndlovu M, Saint‐Sauveur J, Taziwa F, Ndebele W, Ferreyra C, Anthony J, Hugar V, Munjattu J, Pal A, Gyarappagari S, Ghosh S, Murugan S, Fahim S, Naduta G, Fatti G, Grimwood A, Shea J, Nsabala H, Kapila G, Makwelebi V, Ndagano D, Tshipala D, Cornier N, Gounongbe M, Petros G, Assouan I, Bilguissa D, Spiegel P, Doumbouya B, Zaho M, Adouko S, Komena E, Mensah‐Maïka B, Touré S, Purification N, Chandrashekar S, Vassal A, Shetty G, Alary M, Vickerman P, Nguyen T, Weir B, Pinkerton S, Jarlais D, Holtgrave D, Telake D, Formson C, Forsythe S, El‐Adas A, Amenyah R, Koleros A, Addo N, Asante F, Wondergem P, Atuahene K, Asante K, Dancel E, Ashigbie P, Senefeld S, Miller C, Mgugu D, Mavise G, Rowe W, Thirumurthy H, Chamie G, Kabami J, Jain V, Clark T, Kwarisiima D, Geng E, Petersen M, Kamya M, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Collaboration T, Bor J, Herbst A, Newell M, Bärnighausen T, Orlando S, Alumando E, Marazzi M, Germano P, Guidotti G, Gennaro E, Ciccacci F, Palombi L, Mondal S, Gupta I, Meyer‐Rath G, Pienaar J, Brink B, van Zyl A, Muirhead D, Grant A, Churchyard G, Watts C, Vickerman P, Birdthistle I, Dringus S, Knight L, Yankah E, Idele P, Suzuki C, Nguyen L, Kasedde S, Katz I, Wong W, Glandon D, Kargbo B, Ombam R, Singh S, Osika J, Teyssier L, Arrighi Y, Nguimfack B, Moatti J, Ali S, Menzies N, Kenyon T, Melaku Z, Gadisa T, Graham B, Feleke G, Zewdu S, Makonnen M, Mattanovich D, Mamo Y, Simelela N, Senabe S, Sozi C, Damisoni H, Guthrie T, Rodrigues R, Shet A, Swaroop N, Shastri S, Bogg L, De Costa A, Makani V, Rusakaniko S, Angela A, ‐Chikwinya B, Shetty A, Chandisarewa W, Group Z, Garcia C, Tweya H, Feldacker C, Phiri S, Weigel R, Muttai H, Wanjiku L, Gichangi A, Miruka F, Ayuaya T, Soti D, Zeh C, Ackers M, Nganga L, Muttai H, Anthony G, Miruka F, Soti D, Okonji J, Ackers M, Palchaudhuri S, Tweya H, Hosseinipour M, Muchedzi A, Chadambuka A, Chikwinya B, Mahomva A, Dhaliwal M, Avafia T, O'Malley J, Konstantinov B, Milani B, Oh C, Practice U, Park C, Moon S, Burrone E, Boulet P, Juneja S, Hoen E, Villardi P, Spiegel P, Hering H, Paik E, Schilperoord M, Ditmore M, Allman D, Shakarishvili A, Sharapka K, Gotsadze G, Ilnitski A, Nizova N, Zhyhinas O, Dutta A, Wallace N, Savosnick P, Adungosi J, Kioko U, Stewart S, Hijazi M, Gichanga B, Bhardwaj K, Freeman A, Kiumbu M, Mwamba B, Atibu J, Kalenga L, Mukumbi H, Ntambwe T, Ramazani R, Mafutamingi J, Mwepu C, Kalindula B, Mbuya V, Mwila L, Cummiskey C, Stolka K, Newman J, Hemingway‐Foday J. Track E Implementation Science, Health Systems and Economics. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2012, 15: 18443-01. PMCID: PMC3499904, DOI: 10.7448/ias.15.5.18443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-stage HIV diseaseFirst-line ART regimenNeed of ARTCommunity health workersNumber of patientsHome-based testingInjection drug usersMedical male circumcisionIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNon-communicable diseasesFemale sex workersMedical College HospitalPatient/yearAntiretroviral treatment programElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationSt. John's Medical College HospitalQuality-adjusted life yearsMobile phone remindersResource-poor settingsTen-year CVD riskYears of ARTCost-effectiveness ratioMinistry of HealthHIV/AIDSHIV-positive infants
2011
Female spouses of injection drug users in Pakistan: a bridge population of the HIV epidemic?
Ahmad S, Mehmood J, Awan A, Zafar S, Khoshnood K, Khan A. Female spouses of injection drug users in Pakistan: a bridge population of the HIV epidemic? Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2011, 17: 271-6. PMID: 22259883, DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.4.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTherapeutic injectionsDrug usersMale injection drug usersCombination of diazepamSame health centerHIV transmission chainHIV epidemicInjection drugsHealth centersDrug useSex workPast monthDrugsHIVSexual practicesBridge populationFemale spousesInjectionTransmission chainSpousesDiazepamMonths
2006
Assessment of HIV Testing of Urban Injection Drug Users: Implications for Expansion of HIV Testing and Prevention Efforts
Heimer R, Grau LE, Curtin E, Khoshnood K, Singer M. Assessment of HIV Testing of Urban Injection Drug Users: Implications for Expansion of HIV Testing and Prevention Efforts. American Journal Of Public Health 2006, 97: 110-116. PMID: 17138916, PMCID: PMC1716244, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2005.078105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisBlood-Borne PathogensDiagnostic ServicesEquipment ContaminationFemaleHealth EducationHIV SeropositivityHIV SeroprevalenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeedle-Exchange ProgramsProgram EvaluationPublic Health AdministrationSubstance Abuse, IntravenousSyringesUnited StatesUrban Health ServicesConceptsUrban injection drug usersInjection drug usersHIV testingDrug usersUndetected infectionsHIV prevention strategiesExtent of HIVTime-location samplingSecondary preventionDrug treatmentSyringe exchangeHIVPrevention effortsCurrent optionsInfectionChain referralVast majorityTestingReferralPreventionWomenHIV prevalence, sociodemographic, and behavioral correlates and recruitment methods among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Shaboltas AV, Toussova OV, Hoffman IF, Heimer R, Verevochkin SV, Ryder RW, Khoshnood K, Perdue T, Masse BR, Kozlov AP. HIV prevalence, sociodemographic, and behavioral correlates and recruitment methods among injection drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2006, 41: 657-63. PMID: 16652041, DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000220166.56866.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV prevalenceDrug usersActive injection drug usersBaseline HIV prevalenceHIV-1 prevalencePrevalent HIV infectionHIV-1 infectionHIV-positive individualsRecruitment methodsChain referralHIV infectionMedian ageHIV statusHIV-1Street outreachPrevalenceDemographic characteristicsPrevious monthRecruitment periodReferralInfectionBehavioral correlatesBehavioral variables
2004
Prevalence of HIV infection and other blood-borne infections in incarcerated and non-incarcerated injection drug users (IDUs) in Mashhad, Iran
Rahbar A, Rooholamini S, Khoshnood K. Prevalence of HIV infection and other blood-borne infections in incarcerated and non-incarcerated injection drug users (IDUs) in Mashhad, Iran. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2004, 15: 151-155. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2003.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersBlood-borne infectionsDrug treatment centersHIV infectionTreatment centersVoluntary drug treatment centresSeroprevalence of HCVFirst prevalence studyVolunteer blood donorsInterviewer-assisted questionnaireHarm reduction programsSharing of syringesRisk behavior profilesEffective harm reduction programsChart reviewDrug injectionBlood donorsPrevalence studyStudy populationDrug usersRisk behaviorsInfectionConvenience sampleHigh ratePrevalenceWriting About Risk: Use of Daily Diaries in Understanding Drug-User Risk Behaviors
Stopka TJ, Springer KW, Khoshnood K, Shaw S, Singer M. Writing About Risk: Use of Daily Diaries in Understanding Drug-User Risk Behaviors. AIDS And Behavior 2004, 8: 73-85. PMID: 15146135, DOI: 10.1023/b:aibe.0000017527.25533.f4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use
Pollack HA, Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Altice FL. The Impact of Needle Exchange–based Health Services on Emergency Department Use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. PMID: 12047730, PMCID: PMC1495047, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10663.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysisThe impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use
Pollack H, Khoshnood K, Blankenship K, Altice F. The impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2002, 17: 341-348. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-002-0037-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjection drug usersTreatment injection drug usersEmergency department useIncidence rate ratiosED utilizationED useDepartment useDrug usersHigh-risk injection drug usersHIV-negative injection drug usersMobile health clinicHealth care delivery systemHealth care servicesCare delivery systemHIV/AIDSPre-post comparisonAcute careEmergency departmentSubgroup analysisMedical recordsHealth clinicsLongitudinal cohortDrug treatmentED servicesBinomial regression analysis
2000
The social geography of AIDS and hepatitis risk: qualitative approaches for assessing local differences in sterile-syringe access among injection drug users.
Singer M, Stopka T, Siano C, Springer K, Barton G, Khoshnood K, Gorry de Puga A, Heimer R. The social geography of AIDS and hepatitis risk: qualitative approaches for assessing local differences in sterile-syringe access among injection drug users. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1049-56. PMID: 10897181, PMCID: PMC1446282, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.7.1049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSterile syringe accessDrug use sitesIndividual-level characteristicsSocial geographyEthnographic descriptionSocial mapTarget neighborhoodsSocial contextQualitative approachNortheastern cityNeighborhood differencesQualitative methodsFocus groupsSocial factorsSyringe accessSurvey approachDrug usersSyringe acquisitionAccessInjection drug usersGeographyFull understandingInterviewsDrug useCitySyringe source, use, and discard among injection-drug users in New Haven, Connecticut.
Khoshnood K, Blankenship KM, Pollack HA, Roan CT, Altice FL. Syringe source, use, and discard among injection-drug users in New Haven, Connecticut. AIDS & Public Policy Journal 2000, 15: 88-94. PMID: 12189714.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
'Dropouts' or 'drop-ins'? Client retention and participation in New Haven's needle exchange program.
Khoshnood K, Kaplan EH, Heimer R. 'Dropouts' or 'drop-ins'? Client retention and participation in New Haven's needle exchange program. Public Health Reports 1995, 110: 462-6. PMID: 7638334, PMCID: PMC1382156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeedle exchange programsNew Haven's needle exchange programStudy periodInjection drug usersSingle-visit groupCharacteristics of clientsMedian durationVisit groupClient participationDrug usersNeedle exchangeFull enrollmentSingle visitLonger durationExchange programsClient characteristicsYoung clientsThorough evaluationEnrollmentDurationNew HavenClient retentionYearsPercentRetention fraction