2022
Medication for opioid use disorder in the Arab World: A systematic review
Alawa J, Muhammad M, Kazemitabar M, Bromberg DJ, Garcia D, Khoshnood K, Ghandour L. Medication for opioid use disorder in the Arab World: A systematic review. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 102: 103617. PMID: 35182841, PMCID: PMC9851143, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersSystematic reviewGlobal public health concernOpioid agonist therapyImplementation science studyStandard of careCASP appraisal toolHealth system aspectsPublic health concernPositive health outcomesAgonist therapyOUD patientsPatients' qualityPatient satisfactionPatient levelInclusion criteriaPatient's perspectiveMOUDHealth outcomesFinal reviewMedicationsHealth concernHealth practitionersAddiction severity
2018
Alcohol and Drug Misuse Interventions in Conflict-Affected Populations
Greene M, Kane J, Krawczyk N, Brown F, Murray L, Khoshnood K, Tol W. Alcohol and Drug Misuse Interventions in Conflict-Affected Populations. 2018, 221-241. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance misuseTreatment servicesConflict-affected populationsPublic health concernCritical public health concernPublic health practiceSubstance use servicesImpact of alcoholDrug misuse preventionImplementation of preventionPrevention servicesMisuse preventionTreatment programHealth practicesHealth concernPreventionPopulationMisuseUse servicesEpidemiologySignificant lackSettingArmed conflict, alcohol misuse, decision-making, and intimate partner violence among women in Northeastern Uganda: a population level study
Mootz JJ, Muhanguzi FK, Panko P, Mangen PO, Wainberg ML, Pinsky I, Khoshnood K. Armed conflict, alcohol misuse, decision-making, and intimate partner violence among women in Northeastern Uganda: a population level study. Conflict And Health 2018, 12: 37. PMID: 30127845, PMCID: PMC6091151, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-018-0173-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol misuseIntimate partner violenceSerious global health concernPartner alcohol misusePartner violenceGlobal health concernLow socioeconomic statusMonth prevalenceExtent of exposureTest pathwayHealth concernAlcohol useConclusionsThis studyResultsMost respondentsPartner alcohol usePopulation dataSocioeconomic statusWomenWomen partnersPopulation-level studiesIndirect pathwaysNortheastern UgandaOne-thirdExposureMisuse
2011
Assessment of hypertension control in a district of Mombasa, Kenya
Jenson A, Omar AL, Omar MA, Rishad AS, Khoshnood K. Assessment of hypertension control in a district of Mombasa, Kenya. Global Public Health 2011, 6: 293-306. PMID: 20845123, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.510478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension awarenessNon-communicable disease riskDangers of hypertensionPrevalence of hypertensionControl of hypertensionAge-adjusted prevalenceReal public health concernLife-threatening conditionRate of prevalencePublic health concernPublic health measuresHypertension controlHypertension knowledgeLifestyle habitsCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionHealth measuresDisease riskHealth concernYoung individualsPrevalenceAgeSubjectsPopulationDisease
1999
Health care delivery strategies for criminal offenders.
Pollack H, Khoshnood K, Altice F. Health care delivery strategies for criminal offenders. Journal Of Health Care Finance 1999, 26: 63-77. PMID: 10497752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care delivery strategiesPrevalent infectious diseasesCare delivery strategiesCorrectional carePublic health concernBehavioral health problemsDischarge planningCare modelHealth problemsChallenging populationCase managementInfectious diseasesClinical interventionsHealth concernCareDelivery strategiesWomenMenCorrectional populationsPrison inmatesPopulationHIVDiseaseMedicaid