A5003111857- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Sex work and related issues
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
ICAP Global Health
2013-2022
Columbia University
2012-2022
Global Health Research Center of Central Asia
2017
Abstract Background The Georgia Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs is working to strengthen its Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Program, but until recently has lacked an assessment performance gaps implementation challenges faced by hospital staff. Methods In 2018, health care hospitals were assessed using a World Health Organization (WHO) adapted tool aimed at implementing the WHO’s IPC Core Components. study included site assessments 41 Georgia’s 273 hospitals, followed...
We conducted a cross-sectional integrated bio-behavioral survey among sex partners of persons who inject drugs (PWID) to explore reasons for reported increase in reporting heterosexually transmitted HIV Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.Sexual PWID were recruited through PWID. Behavioral data collected semi-structured interviews. Dried blood spots obtained tested hepatitis C virus antibodies (HCVAb). Descriptive univariate bivariate analyses, multivariate analyses using logistic regression modeling...
Kazakhstan is developing a National Roadmap to strengthen its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), but until recently has lacked country-wide facility-level assessment of IPC performance gaps.In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Core Components Minimal Requirements were assessed at 78 randomly selected hospitals across 17 administrative regions using adapted WHO tools. The study included site assessments, followed by structured interviews with 320 hospital staff, validation...
Study Aims . Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of medication-assisted therapy (MAT) pilot in Kazakhstan review implementation context related challenges. Methods We performed a desk MAT policy program documents reviewed medical records at three sites Kazakhstan. patients<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>93</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mo...
Abstract Background The Georgia Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs (MoLHSA) is working to strengthen its Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Program, but until recently has lacked an assessment performance gaps implementation challenges faced by hospital staff. Methods In 2017, health care hospitals were assessed using a World Health Organization (WHO) adapted tool aimed at implementing the WHO’s IPC Core Components. study included site assessments 41 Georgia’s 273 hospitals,...
Abstract The Newly Independent States inherited two vertical services for tuberculosis (TB) and AIDS control from the Soviet Union. TB is an important cause of morbidity in Central Asia Region (CAR). In recent years, HIV epidemics started growing rapidly, especially among injection drug users. most common AIDS-related opportunistic infection, leading to early deaths patients increased transmission general population. An assessment carried out between March 2005 May revealed that CAR rarely...
Abstract Background: Kazakhstan is developing a National Roadmap to strengthen its Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), but until recently has lacked country-wide facility-level assessment of IPC performance gaps. Methods : In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Core Components Minimal Requirements were assessed at 78 randomly selected hospitals across 17 administrative regions using adapted WHO tools. The study included site assessments, followed by structured interviews with 320...