Tamar Zurashvili

Biographic Data

ID7765980
NAMETamar Zurashvili
GIVEN NAMESTamar
FAMILY NAMEZurashvili
SIGNATUREZURASHVILI T
AFFILIATIONSTbilisi State University
ORCID0009-0005-0384-5249
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among transgender people in Georgia

    Open AccessMarine Gogia, Tamar Zurashvili et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Transgender (TG) people face a disproportionately high burden of HIV globally due to stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and limited access to trans-specific healthcare. In Georgia, HIV prevalence among TG individuals is 24.1%, compared with 0.3% in the general adult population. While predictors of HIV testing have been documented, the factors influencing testing behaviors remain insufficiently understood. This study explored barriers and fa…

  • Service capacity of institutions serving the mental health needs of persons living with HIV in Georgia

    Open AccessMariam Pashalishvili, Tamar Zurashvili et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2026

    This study mapped the availability, integration, and referral patterns of mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) services for people living with HIV (PLWH) in Georgia. PLWH face a heightened burden of MH conditions, compounded by systemic and social barriers. In Georgia, these challenges are exacerbated by fragmented healthcare system, centralized HIV care, and limited service integration. Cross-sectional survey was conducted between…

  • Factors associated with HIV infection and the utilization of HIV testing services among transgender people in Georgia

    Open AccessMarine Gogia, Mark H Kuniholm et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    We assessed factors associated with HIV infection as well as the utilization of HIV testing among transgender people (TGs) in the country of Georgia. From July 2020 to January 2021, TG participants were recruited using snowball sampling in three major Georgian cities: Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. The participants underwent structured face‒to-face interviews and rapid tests for HIV. The study employed descriptive analyses, and bivariate and multiv…

  • HIV stigma and other barriers to Covid-19 vaccine uptake among Georgian people living with HIV/Aids

    Open AccessTamar Zurashvili, Tsira Chakhaia et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    We conducted a study in Georgia to examine behavioral insights and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people living with HIV (PLWH). Between December 2021-July 2022, we collected quantitative data to evaluate participants’ demographics, COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, perception, and HIV stigma as potential covariates for being vaccinated against COVID-19. We conducted a multivariate analysis to define the factors independently associated wi…

  • Factors associated with HIV counseling and testing behavior among undergraduates of universities and vocational technical training schools in Tbilisi, Georgia

    Open AccessMamuka Djibuti, Tamar Zurashvili et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Intervening on HIV stigmatizing attitudes may be a critical prevention or HCT promotion strategy among youth in Georgia. In order to better inform policy and programs, future research should examine contextual factors in secondary and post-secondary schools that impact HCT among Georgian youth. Specifically, factors impacting differential rates of HCT among males and females, the social stigma and knowledge related to HCT and HIV, and the impact …