Ali Akbar Haghdoost

Dados Biográficos

ID1904753
NOMEAli Akbar Haghdoost
PRENOMESAli Akbar
SOBRENOMEHaghdoost
ASSINATURAHAGHDOOST A A
AFILIAÇÕESKerman University of Medical Sciences
ORCID0000-0003-4628-4849
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS45
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR45
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • A decade of change

    Open AccessSaiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Azam Rastegari et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    The increasing prevalence of drugs and alcohol is alarming. Understanding these trends is essential for shaping public health policies and interventions

  • Reverse migration and the health emergency among Afghan returnees

    Open AccessSeyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Samira Emadi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2025

    The current geopolitical situation in the Middle East suggests a growing trend of reverse migration, where migrants and refugees may be gradually returned to their home countries. This large-scale return, exemplified by the movement of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan and the potential return of Syrians, places immense pressure on the healthcare systems of their native countries, which already face numerous challenges. This manuscript synth…

  • Correlates of duration between initial drug use and first drug injection among people who inject drugs in Iran, 2020

    Open AccessZahra Abdolahinia, Zahra Jaafari et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The transition to injection drug use among PWID in Iran often occurs within a decade of initial drug use and is influenced by demographic, social, and psychological factors. Prevention strategies should focus on early intervention for at-risk youth, address mental health needs, and leverage peer influence. Policymakers should prioritize evidence-based, multi-faceted approaches that target both individual and structural factors to delay or prevent…

  • Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran

    Open AccessZahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    A notable gap exists between actual HIV risk behaviors and self-perceived risk among people in prisons in Iran. Targeted prison-based educational interventions are essential to improve risk awareness and promote HIV prevention behaviors among this marginalized population

  • HIV Prevalence and Related Factors among Female Sex Workers in Iran

    Open AccessFatemeh Tavakoli, Soheil Mehmandoost et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2025

  • Designing a research-based foresight model for Iranian medical universities

    Open AccessZohreh Nejatzadehgan Eidgahi, Ali Akbar Haghdoost et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal of Futures…2025Referências: 7

    Introduction Iranian medical universities are facing a range of domestic and international challenges, including technological transformations, demographic shifts, economic instability, and workforce migration. These complex conditions have heightened the need for incorporating foresight approaches into strategic planning processes. In response to this need, the present study was conducted to design a conceptual and operational foresight model ta…

  • A game for future change management and sense-making

    Open AccessReza Dehnavieh, Farzaneh Yousefi et al.ARTICLEFutures2025Referências: 1

  • Estimating the disability adjusted life years associated with Covid-19 in Iran for the first 2 years of the pandemic

    Open AccessSaied-Bokaie, Saied Bokaie et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), on 11 March 2020. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) combine the impact of morbidity and mortality, allowing for comprehensive comparisons of the population. The purpose of this study was to estimate DALYs due to COVID-19 in Iran for the first 2 years of the pandemi…

  • Self-reported lifetime Hepatitis B virus testing, and vaccination uptake among people who inject drugs in Iran

    Open AccessMaliheh Sadat Bazrafshani, Soheil Mehmandoost et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Our study highlighted the low prevalence of HBV testing and vaccination uptake among PWID in Iran. It is essential to understand and address the obstacles preventing PWID from getting tested and vaccinated for HBV. Addressing these barriers could significantly reduce the burden of HBV among this socio-economically marginalized population

  • Strengths and Weaknesses of HIV Partner Notification Implementation in Iran

    Open AccessFatemeh Tavakoli, Mahlagha Dehghan et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024

  • Sexualized Substance Use among Female Sex Workers in Iran

    Soheil Mehmandoost, Hamid Sharifi et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2023

    Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at higher risk of HIV due to high-risk sexual and drug use related behaviors. This study characterized sexualized substance use among FSWs in Iran. Methods: In 2015, 1,337 FSWs were recruited from centers for vulnerable women and through outreach efforts in 13 major cities in Iran. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews from consenting FSWs on a range of socio-demographic and behavioral character…

  • Impacts of drought on health

    Open AccessSimin Mehdipour, Nouzar Nakhaee et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Disaster…2022

  • Cascade of care in people living with HIV in Iran in 2019; how far to reach Unaids/WHO targets

    Behnam Farhoudi, Nima Ghalekhani et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Systematic HIV program evaluation requires looking at all steps of the HIV cascade of care, from diagnosis to treatment outcomes. Our study was carried out to assess the treatment cascade of people living with HIV (PLWH) in Iran in 2019. We used data from the HIV Case Registry System of Iran through December 2019. We estimated the number of PLWH in 2019 by using Spectrum, and then the proportion of them being diagnosed, linked to care, received a…

  • Does Childhood Trauma Associate with Social Media Addiction? A Cross-sectional Study from Iran

    Open AccessMaryam Chegeni, Nouzar Nakhaee et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2022

  • HIV Prevalence and Related Behaviors Among People Who Inject Drugs in Iran from 2010 to 2020

    Open AccessMehrdad Khezri, Mostafa Shokoohi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

  • An on-site community-based model for hepatitis C screening, diagnosis, and treatment among people who inject drugs in Kerman, Iran

    Open AccessAli Mirzazadeh, Samira Hosseini‐Hooshyar et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2022

    Our integrated on-site community-based HCV care model within a DIC setting suggested that HCV care including HCV testing and treatment uptake can be successfully delivered outside of hospitals or specialized clinics; a model which is more likely to reach PWID and can provide significant progress towards HCV elimination among this population

  • Inconsistent Condom Use Among Non-Medical University Students in Iran

    Open AccessArmita Shahesmaeili, Samira Hosseini‐Hooshyar et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2021Referências: 4

  • Frequency, correlates and consequences of early sexual intercourse among Iranian men who inject drugs

    Open AccessFatemeh Tavakoli, Ali Akbar Haghdoost et al.ARTICLESexuality & Culture2021

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Sexual Violence Experienced by Female Sex Workers in Iran

    Open AccessSamira Hosseini‐Hooshyar, Samira Hosseini-Hooshyar et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2021Citada por: 1Referências: 3

    Sexual violence increases the risk of adverse health outcomes among female sex workers (FSWs). Using data from the 2015 national bio-behavioral survey, we explored the experience of sexual violence and its associated factors among Iranian FSWs. Lifetime and recent sexual violence were reported by 40.1% and 16.9%, respectively. History of substance use, ever engaging in anal sex, engaging in group sex within the last year, a high number of clients…

  • Socioeconomic - related inequalities in overweight and obesity

    Open AccessFarid Najafi, Shahin Soltani et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Overall, we found that overweight and obesity is concentrated among high SES people in the study population. . Accordingly, it seems that intersectional actions should be taken to control and prevent overweight and obesity among higher socioeconomic groups

  • Assessment and prioritization of the WHO “best buys” and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Iran

    Open AccessAhad Bakhtiari, Amirhossein Takian et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Due to limited resources, low and middle-income countries (LMICs) need to identify and prioritize more cost-effective and more equitable interventions to combat the NCD epidemic. Based on our findings, we advocate more investment in the mass and social media campaigns to promote a healthy diet, avoid tobacco use, as well as the inclusion of some effective clinical preventive interventions into the national action plan, along the long pathway to t…

  • The concept of virginity from the perspective of Iranian adolescents

    Open AccessMohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Vahid Yazdi‐Feyzabadi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    The most reliable policy on STD prevention is the lack of premarital sex. The success of this policy is related to the concept of virginity. The findings of this study showed that the participants did not consider physical contact as the breach of virginity. This may indicate that the policy of not having sex before marriage or lack of premarital sex is not enough and Iranian adolescents are at risk of STDs. Therefore, policymakers must take step…

  • Iran in transition

    Open AccessGoodarz Danaei, Farshad Farzadfar et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2019

    Being the second-largest country in the Middle East, Iran has a long history of civilisation during which several dynasties have been overthrown and established and health-related structures have been reorganised. Iran has had the replacement of traditional practices with modern medical treatments, emergence of multiple pioneer scientists and physicians with great contributions to the advancement of science, environmental and ecological changes i…

  • Socioeconomic gradient in physical activity

    Open AccessAli Kazemi Karyani, Behzad Karmi Matin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    The higher prevalence of PPA among Iranian adults, especially, women and older adults, warrant further public health attention. Since PPA is concentrated more among the high-SES population in Iran, strategies for the promotion of physical activity should focus more on economically well-off population

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Alcohol Use among Adult Urban Populations in Iran

    Maryam Mehrabi, Ahmad Hajebi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2019

    Globally, alcohol use is one of the leading contributors to the burden of disease. The aim of this study was to provide data on prevalence and correlates of lifetime alcohol use among Iranian adults living in urban areas. This cross-sectional study investigated knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Iranian adults towards drug and alcohol use. Participants were recruited from the capital cities of five provinces-Tehran, West Azerbaijan, Marka…