2021
Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment
Ni Z, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Copenhaver MM, DiDomizio EE, Nelson LE, Shrestha R. Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108477. PMID: 33422864, PMCID: PMC7946167, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent individualsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP useHIV riskHealthcare providersSex-related risk behaviorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisAwareness of PrEPUrban methadone clinicMultiple logistic regressionDisproportionate HIV burdenLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyHIV burdenHIV infectionHIV testingIndependent correlatesMethadone clinicsDrug treatmentRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionPrEPPrevious useHigher likelihoodProphylaxis
2020
Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China
Ni Z, Lebowitz ER, Zou Z, Wang H, Liu H, Shrestha R, Zhang Q, Hu J, Yang S, Xu L, Wu J, Altice FL. Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China. Journal Of Urban Health 2020, 98: 41-52. PMID: 33258088, PMCID: PMC7703725, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00498-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Chinese Physicians’ Perspectives on the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline: A Mobile App-Based Survey
Ni Z, He J, Wang JG, Cao J, Yang Q, Wu B, Shaw RJ. Chinese Physicians’ Perspectives on the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline: A Mobile App-Based Survey. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 2019, 26: 247-257. PMID: 31201617, DOI: 10.1007/s40292-019-00321-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmerican Heart AssociationAntihypertensive AgentsAttitude of Health PersonnelBlood PressureChinaDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsPhysiciansPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalenceSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationChinese physiciansHypertension guidelinesBlood pressureAmerican CollegeCardiology/American Heart Association hypertension guidelinesAmerican Heart Association hypertension guidelinesClinical practiceSystolic/diastolic blood pressureDiagnostic thresholdHeart Association hypertension guidelinesACC/AHA guidelinesHealthcare professionalsNew diagnostic thresholdsNew hypertension guidelinesPrevalence of hypertensionDefinition of hypertensionDiastolic blood pressureProportion of participantsDelivery of careFuture clinical practiceHypertension crisisAHA guidelinesHypertension preventionPrevention guidelines