Irma Kirtadze
Biographic Data
| ID | 7181637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irma Kirtadze |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irma |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirtadze |
| SIGNATURE | KIRTADZE I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ilia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7498-2380 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among high-risk women and men who have sex with men in Georgia: A pre-implementation mixed-methods study using nominal group technique and …
While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) research predominantly focuses on men who have sex with men (MSM), PrEP uptake among women who use drugs (WWUD), female sex workers (FSWs), and female partners of people who inject drugs (PWID) is limited. This study fills a critical gap in the literature by examining the unique barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake among these under-researched female populations, relative to MSM. This pre-implementation s…
Psychoactive substance use among Russian migrants relocated in Georgia following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Qualitative study
Global patterns in small-scale cannabis growers’ distribution practices: Exploring the grower-distributor nexus
We discuss the implications of the findings on the structural process of import-substitution in low-end cannabis markets, including a growing normalization of cannabis supply
Are cannabis use problems comparable across individuals using for recreational and medical purposes? An international cross-sectional study of individuals who use self-grown cannabis
Patterns of cannabis cultivation, cannabis and other drug use and market participation among Georgian small-scale cannabis growers: Results of online cross-sectional survey
Cannabis Dependence Among Georgian Small-Scale Cannabis Growers: Results of a Cross-Sectional Online Survey
The study aims to assess cannabis dependency among individuals who cultivate cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes. Participants included growers who cultivated cannabis for personal use, social supply, caregiving activities, or illegal sales. Between December 2020 and August 2021, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey among Georgian cannabis growers. We used the International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire to measure the …
Implementation and evaluation of a syringe vending machine trial in Tbilisi, Georgia
Nightlife and Drug Use in Tbilisi, Georgia: Results of an Exploratory Qualitative Study
Tbilisi is fast becoming a regional hub for electronic dance music. This study describes the use of illicit psychoactive drugs by frequent nightclub visitors in a club setting. We conducted 16 qualitative in-depth interviews with young nightclubbers with a history of drug use in Tbilisi. The majority of respondents had experience with two or more drugs consumed in a club setting, with the most prevalent substances being MDMA/ecstasy, amphetamines…
Comprehensive Women-Centered Treatment for Psychoactive Substance Use in the Republic of Georgia: Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Women Who Inject Drugs in the Republic of Georgia: In Their Own Words
This study describes the initiation and maintenance of illicit drug use, risky behaviors, and the substance use treatment experiences of women in Georgia. Qualitative interviews with 55 drug-using women (mean age 36 years; SD = 9.52), were conducted during April-September 2011. Participants presented diverse histories of drug use initiation and substance use, risky behaviors, and drug treatment participation. All participants reported concurrent …
Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia: An urgent need for prevention and treatment
Access to treatment for substance-using women in the Republic of Georgia: Socio-cultural and structural barriers
Twice Stigmatized: Provider's Perspectives on Drug-Using Women in the Republic of Georgia
This study examined attitudes and perspectives of 34 health service providers through in-depth interviews in the Republic of Georgia who encountered an injection drug-using woman at least once in the past two months. Most participants' concept of drug dependence treatment was detoxification, as medication-assisted therapy was considered part of harm reduction, although it was thought to have relatively better treatment outcomes compared to detoxi…
We are ordinary men’: MSM identity categories in Tbilisi, Georgia
Men who have sex with men remain largely absent from the health statistics of many Eastern European countries. This relative dearth compared to other parts of the world may be attributed to the generally hidden nature of this population. The tendency to employ Western sexual identity labels, rather than locally meaningful categories of identity, may also make it difficult to identify men who have sex with other men. In a pilot study of HIV risk i…
Secrecy and risk among MSM in Tbilisi, Georgia
There is concern that the tremendous economic, social, and political upheavals that the Republic of Georgia has undergone in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union may have created an environment fertile for HIV transmission. Notably absent from official statistics and HIV-related research in Georgia is discussion of men who have sex with men (MSM) and, therefore, little is known about the MSM population or its potential to acquire or trans…
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Secrecy and risk among MSM in Tbilisi, Georgia
There is concern that the tremendous economic, social, and political upheavals that the Republic of Georgia has undergone in the years since the fall of the Soviet Union may have created an environment fertile for HIV transmission. Notably absent from official statistics and HIV-related research in Georgia is discussion of men who have sex with men (MSM) and, therefore, little is known about the MSM population or its potential to acquire or trans…
We are ordinary men’: MSM identity categories in Tbilisi, Georgia
Men who have sex with men remain largely absent from the health statistics of many Eastern European countries. This relative dearth compared to other parts of the world may be attributed to the generally hidden nature of this population. The tendency to employ Western sexual identity labels, rather than locally meaningful categories of identity, may also make it difficult to identify men who have sex with other men. In a pilot study of HIV risk i…
Access to treatment for substance-using women in the Republic of Georgia: Socio-cultural and structural barriers
Twice Stigmatized: Provider's Perspectives on Drug-Using Women in the Republic of Georgia
This study examined attitudes and perspectives of 34 health service providers through in-depth interviews in the Republic of Georgia who encountered an injection drug-using woman at least once in the past two months. Most participants' concept of drug dependence treatment was detoxification, as medication-assisted therapy was considered part of harm reduction, although it was thought to have relatively better treatment outcomes compared to detoxi…
Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Tbilisi, Georgia: An urgent need for prevention and treatment
Women Who Inject Drugs in the Republic of Georgia: In Their Own Words
This study describes the initiation and maintenance of illicit drug use, risky behaviors, and the substance use treatment experiences of women in Georgia. Qualitative interviews with 55 drug-using women (mean age 36 years; SD = 9.52), were conducted during April-September 2011. Participants presented diverse histories of drug use initiation and substance use, risky behaviors, and drug treatment participation. All participants reported concurrent …
Comprehensive Women-Centered Treatment for Psychoactive Substance Use in the Republic of Georgia: Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Nightlife and Drug Use in Tbilisi, Georgia: Results of an Exploratory Qualitative Study
Tbilisi is fast becoming a regional hub for electronic dance music. This study describes the use of illicit psychoactive drugs by frequent nightclub visitors in a club setting. We conducted 16 qualitative in-depth interviews with young nightclubbers with a history of drug use in Tbilisi. The majority of respondents had experience with two or more drugs consumed in a club setting, with the most prevalent substances being MDMA/ecstasy, amphetamines…
Implementation and evaluation of a syringe vending machine trial in Tbilisi, Georgia
Psychoactive substance use among Russian migrants relocated in Georgia following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Qualitative study
Global patterns in small-scale cannabis growers’ distribution practices: Exploring the grower-distributor nexus
We discuss the implications of the findings on the structural process of import-substitution in low-end cannabis markets, including a growing normalization of cannabis supply
Are cannabis use problems comparable across individuals using for recreational and medical purposes? An international cross-sectional study of individuals who use self-grown cannabis
Patterns of cannabis cultivation, cannabis and other drug use and market participation among Georgian small-scale cannabis growers: Results of online cross-sectional survey
Cannabis Dependence Among Georgian Small-Scale Cannabis Growers: Results of a Cross-Sectional Online Survey
The study aims to assess cannabis dependency among individuals who cultivate cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes. Participants included growers who cultivated cannabis for personal use, social supply, caregiving activities, or illegal sales. Between December 2020 and August 2021, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey among Georgian cannabis growers. We used the International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire to measure the …
Barriers and facilitators to pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among high-risk women and men who have sex with men in Georgia: A pre-implementation mixed-methods study using nominal group technique and …
While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) research predominantly focuses on men who have sex with men (MSM), PrEP uptake among women who use drugs (WWUD), female sex workers (FSWs), and female partners of people who inject drugs (PWID) is limited. This study fills a critical gap in the literature by examining the unique barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake among these under-researched female populations, relative to MSM. This pre-implementation s…
Medicine (13 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Cannabis (5 works) · Focus group (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Population (5 works)