2022
Ethical Decision-making of Health Professionals Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study
Lu X, Huang H, Khoshnood K, Koniak-Griffin D, Wang H, Yang M. Ethical Decision-making of Health Professionals Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS in Hunan, China: A Qualitative Study. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2022, 59: 00469580221127789. PMID: 36444995, PMCID: PMC9716589, DOI: 10.1177/00469580221127789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeChinaEmotionsHealth PersonnelHumansQualitative ResearchConceptsEthical dilemmasEthical judgmentsEthical decision-making (EDM) processReal ethical dilemmasNumerous ethical issuesEthical behaviorProfessional codesEthical issuesEthical motivationHealth professionalsHIV/AIDSProfessional caringDescriptive qualitative researchDilemmaClinical practiceQualitative researchJudgmentsPeople's interestHealth Professionals CaringMedical disputesImmunodeficiency syndromeProfessionalsIssuesDecision making processPractice
2015
Causes of Death among AIDS Patients after Introduction of Free Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) in Three Chinese Provinces, 2010–2011
Wang L, Ge L, Wang L, Morano JP, Guo W, Khoshnood K, Qin Q, Ding Z, Sun D, Liu X, Luo H, Tillman J, Cui Y. Causes of Death among AIDS Patients after Introduction of Free Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) in Three Chinese Provinces, 2010–2011. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0139998. PMID: 26506621, PMCID: PMC4624241, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCause of DeathChinaDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyCause of deathCells/mm3AIDS patientsCD4 countCombination anti-retroviral therapyDeceased AIDS patientsNational HIV RegistryAnti-retroviral therapyInjury-related deathsCross-sectional surveyCause of AIDSCART initiationHIV RegistryAntiretroviral therapyART-naïveHIV diagnosisDisease burdenMedical recordsChi-square analysisAverage agePatientsART statusLogistic regressionAIDS
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeChinaCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansMalePrevalenceRiskConceptsInjection 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
2011
HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Women
Kobeissi L, Kak F, Khawaja M, Khoshnood K. HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status Among Women. Asia Pacific Journal Of Public Health 2011, 27: np734-np745. PMID: 22186399, DOI: 10.1177/1010539511431299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS knowledgeSocioeconomic statusMultivariate logistic regression modelHIV/AIDS-related knowledgeLogistic regression modelsRepresentative household sampleAdjusted analysisPrevention knowledgeAIDS knowledgeWomenRichest income quintileIncome quintileWoman transmissionSignificant differencesPrevention methodsAwareness campaignsHousehold sampleRegression modelsAssociationStatusMedia exposureQuintile
2005
Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000
Heffernan RT, Barrett NL, Gallagher KM, Hadler JL, Harrison LH, Reingold AL, Khoshnood K, Holford TR, Schuchat A. Declining Incidence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections among Persons with AIDS in an Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 1995—2000. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2005, 191: 2038-2045. PMID: 15897989, DOI: 10.1086/430356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal disease incidencePneumococcal disease incidenceInvasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infectionsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniae infectionPneumococcal diseasePneumoniae infectionIncidence ratePre-HAART eraActive antiretroviral therapyAnnual incidence rateRange of subgroupsAnnual percentage changeYears of ageAIDS surveillance dataActive surveillance systemSan Francisco CountyRace/ethnicityTime trend analysisAntiretroviral therapyDisease incidence ratesAnnual incidenceImmunodeficiency syndromePersons 18High risk