Siavash Jafari
Biographic Data
| ID | 7197957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siavash Jafari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siavash |
| FAMILY NAME | Jafari |
| SIGNATURE | JAFARI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7035-5822 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Community Care Model of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Injection Drug Users with Deep Tissue Infection for “Reduce Leaving Against Medical Advice”
Deep tissue infection is a serious sequela that often demands intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment. With respect to IV drug users (IDU's), research and lived experience demonstrates a trend of failed treatment outcomes, most notably associated with leaving hospital against medical advice (LAMA) prior to treatment completion, increased adverse outcomes and patient hardship. This paper examines an alternative model for delivering and completing IV…
Tattooing and Risk of Hepatitis B
A follow-up study of drug users in Southern Iran
Iran has the highest rate of opium addiction per capita in the world. The aim of this study was to examine the outcome of substance use among a cohort of drug users living in a rural area in Southern Iran. A semi-structured interview was conducted at baseline and at each follow-up visit on 211 substance users. Of the total of 211 drug users, 145 were non-injection drug users (non-IDUs) and 66 were injection drug users (IDUs). The most common meth…
Knowledge of Determinants of Mental Health Among Iranian Immigrants of BC, Canada
Socio-cultural Factors Associated with the Initiation of Opium Use in Darab, Iran
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Knowledge of Determinants of Mental Health Among Iranian Immigrants of BC, Canada
Socio-cultural Factors Associated with the Initiation of Opium Use in Darab, Iran
A follow-up study of drug users in Southern Iran
Iran has the highest rate of opium addiction per capita in the world. The aim of this study was to examine the outcome of substance use among a cohort of drug users living in a rural area in Southern Iran. A semi-structured interview was conducted at baseline and at each follow-up visit on 211 substance users. Of the total of 211 drug users, 145 were non-injection drug users (non-IDUs) and 66 were injection drug users (IDUs). The most common meth…
Tattooing and Risk of Hepatitis B
A Community Care Model of Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Injection Drug Users with Deep Tissue Infection for “Reduce Leaving Against Medical Advice”
Deep tissue infection is a serious sequela that often demands intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment. With respect to IV drug users (IDU's), research and lived experience demonstrates a trend of failed treatment outcomes, most notably associated with leaving hospital against medical advice (LAMA) prior to treatment completion, increased adverse outcomes and patient hardship. This paper examines an alternative model for delivering and completing IV…
Medicine (4 works) · Drug (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Health psychology (2 works)