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Kechun Zhang

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ID7767104
NAMEKechun Zhang
GIVEN NAMESKechun
FAMILY NAMEZhang
SIGNATUREZHANG K
AFFILIATIONSShenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention
ORCID0009-0004-9020-6738
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0
  • Designed microbial platforms for tunable production of rare sugars

    Open Access•Zhiping Ma, Kechun Zhang•ARTICLE•One Earth•2025

  • Exploring the Inter-relationship of depressive and anxiety symptoms associated with suicidal ideation among migrant industrial workers in shenzhen

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Shangbin Liu et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2025

    Findings highlight the interconnected nature of depressive and anxiety symptoms and how these symptoms related to suicidal ideation, thus providing insights for targeted interventions to improve mental well-being among migrant industrial workers in Shenzhen. Intervention strategies focusing on the most influential symptoms such as "restlessness" and "feeling blue" may yield better effectiveness

  • Application of machine learning for risky sexual behavior interventions among factory workers in China

    Open Access•Fang Zhang, Shiben Zhu et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Introduction: Assessing the likelihood of engaging in high-risk sexual behavior can assist in delivering tailored educational interventions. The objective of this study was to identify the most effective algorithm and assess high-risk sexual behaviors within the last six months through the utilization of machine-learning models. Methods: The survey conducted in the Longhua District CDC, Shenzhen, involved 2023 participants who were employees of 1…

  • The information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among people living with HIV in Shanghai

    Zihe Peng, Hui Chen et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2023

    The Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence was applied in people living with HIV/AIDS in Shanghai, China to understand how adherence-related information, motivation and behavioral skills would affect ART adherence. The LifeWindows Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills ART Adherence Questionnaire (LW-IMB-AAQ) was translated into Chinese and used. The IMB model was then implemented by testi…

  • Low Behavioral Intention to Use Any Type of HIV Testing and HIV Self-Testing among Migrant Male Factory Workers Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection in China

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Paul Chan et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023

    This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to take up any type of HIV testing and HIV self-testing (HIVST) in the next six months among male migrant workers, who were at high risk of HIV infection, in Shenzhen, China. This was a secondary data analysis. A total of 363 subjects who had sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partners and/or female sex workers in the past six months were select…

  • Relationships of work stress and interpersonal needs with industrial workers’ mental health

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Yujie Liu et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2023

    The mediating role of defeat and the moderator role of social support in the relationship between stress and depression/anxiety were confirmed in industrial workers. Workers who reported more work and interpersonal stress would report more defeat feelings, and then exhibited more depression and anxiety symptoms; this mediation effect was stronger for those who had lower social support, respectively

  • Acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China

    Tanwei Yuan, Yanxiao Gao et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2022

    Recent evidence shows that circumcision is associated with lower HIV prevalence among MSM. We assessed the acceptability of circumcision for preventing HIV and that of Shang Ring circumcision (SRC) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. 538 adult MSM were recruited from six cities in China between January and March 2019. Participants were surveyed by an online, self-administered questionnaire. The acceptability of circumcision was assess…

  • Behavioral Intention to Get a Booster Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine among Chinese Factory Workers

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Yuan Fang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    China started to offer a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to members of the adult population in October 2021. This study investigated the behavioral intention to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among factory workers who had completed their primary vaccination series. Participants were full-time factory employees at least 18 years of age in Shenzhen, China. In Shenzhen, factory workers need to receive a physical examination every year. …

  • Multifaceted Determinants of Sexual Intercourse with Non-Regular Female Sex Partners and Female Sex Workers among Male Factory Workers in China—A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Siyu Chen et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    With a stratified multi-stage sampling approach, 1361 male factory workers in the Longhua district of the Shenzhen Municipality of China were selected to investigate the multifaceted determinants of sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partners (NRP) and female sex workers (FSW) among them. The results showed that 24.5% and 21.2% of participants had sexual intercourse with NRP and FSW in the past 6 months, respectively. More specificall…

  • The Mental Health and Syndemic Effect on Suicidal Ideation among Migrant Workers in China

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Chen Xu et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    Background: Migrant workers are in a socially disadvantaged position and thus suffer from more stress and mental health disorders, resulting in a high risk of suicidal ideation. This study aimed to explore the association between psychosocial problems and suicidal ideation, and the syndemic effect of concurrent psychosocial problems on suicidal ideation among migrant workers. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited 1805 migran…

  • Psychometric Properties of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 for Predicting Suicidal Ideation among Migrant Industrial Workers in China

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Yexin Chen et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    The INQ has good psychometric properties and can be used to assess how migrant workers living in the Shenzhen perceive meeting interpersonal psychological needs and shows good predictive ability of suicidal ideation. Perceived burdensomeness appears to play a role in suicide and may be a point of intervention, yet the notable deviation from previous findings and the relative weakness of two of the other factors warrant further study

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  • The Mental Health and Syndemic Effect on Suicidal Ideation among Migrant Workers in China

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Chen Xu et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    Background: Migrant workers are in a socially disadvantaged position and thus suffer from more stress and mental health disorders, resulting in a high risk of suicidal ideation. This study aimed to explore the association between psychosocial problems and suicidal ideation, and the syndemic effect of concurrent psychosocial problems on suicidal ideation among migrant workers. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited 1805 migran…

  • Psychometric Properties of Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 for Predicting Suicidal Ideation among Migrant Industrial Workers in China

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Yexin Chen et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    The INQ has good psychometric properties and can be used to assess how migrant workers living in the Shenzhen perceive meeting interpersonal psychological needs and shows good predictive ability of suicidal ideation. Perceived burdensomeness appears to play a role in suicide and may be a point of intervention, yet the notable deviation from previous findings and the relative weakness of two of the other factors warrant further study

  • Acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China

    Tanwei Yuan, Yanxiao Gao et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2022

    Recent evidence shows that circumcision is associated with lower HIV prevalence among MSM. We assessed the acceptability of circumcision for preventing HIV and that of Shang Ring circumcision (SRC) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. 538 adult MSM were recruited from six cities in China between January and March 2019. Participants were surveyed by an online, self-administered questionnaire. The acceptability of circumcision was assess…

  • Behavioral Intention to Get a Booster Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine among Chinese Factory Workers

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Yuan Fang et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    China started to offer a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to members of the adult population in October 2021. This study investigated the behavioral intention to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among factory workers who had completed their primary vaccination series. Participants were full-time factory employees at least 18 years of age in Shenzhen, China. In Shenzhen, factory workers need to receive a physical examination every year. …

  • Multifaceted Determinants of Sexual Intercourse with Non-Regular Female Sex Partners and Female Sex Workers among Male Factory Workers in China—A Cross-Sectional Survey

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Siyu Chen et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2022

    With a stratified multi-stage sampling approach, 1361 male factory workers in the Longhua district of the Shenzhen Municipality of China were selected to investigate the multifaceted determinants of sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partners (NRP) and female sex workers (FSW) among them. The results showed that 24.5% and 21.2% of participants had sexual intercourse with NRP and FSW in the past 6 months, respectively. More specificall…

  • Application of machine learning for risky sexual behavior interventions among factory workers in China

    Open Access•Fang Zhang, Shiben Zhu et al.•ARTICLE•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

    Introduction: Assessing the likelihood of engaging in high-risk sexual behavior can assist in delivering tailored educational interventions. The objective of this study was to identify the most effective algorithm and assess high-risk sexual behaviors within the last six months through the utilization of machine-learning models. Methods: The survey conducted in the Longhua District CDC, Shenzhen, involved 2023 participants who were employees of 1…

  • The information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among people living with HIV in Shanghai

    Zihe Peng, Hui Chen et al.•ARTICLE•AIDS Care•2023

    The Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence was applied in people living with HIV/AIDS in Shanghai, China to understand how adherence-related information, motivation and behavioral skills would affect ART adherence. The LifeWindows Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills ART Adherence Questionnaire (LW-IMB-AAQ) was translated into Chinese and used. The IMB model was then implemented by testi…

  • Low Behavioral Intention to Use Any Type of HIV Testing and HIV Self-Testing among Migrant Male Factory Workers Who Are at High Risk of HIV Infection in China

    Open Access•Kechun Zhang, Paul Chan et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023

    This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to take up any type of HIV testing and HIV self-testing (HIVST) in the next six months among male migrant workers, who were at high risk of HIV infection, in Shenzhen, China. This was a secondary data analysis. A total of 363 subjects who had sexual intercourse with non-regular female sex partners and/or female sex workers in the past six months were select…

  • Relationships of work stress and interpersonal needs with industrial workers’ mental health

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Yujie Liu et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2023

    The mediating role of defeat and the moderator role of social support in the relationship between stress and depression/anxiety were confirmed in industrial workers. Workers who reported more work and interpersonal stress would report more defeat feelings, and then exhibited more depression and anxiety symptoms; this mediation effect was stronger for those who had lower social support, respectively

  • Designed microbial platforms for tunable production of rare sugars

    Open Access•Zhiping Ma, Kechun Zhang•ARTICLE•One Earth•2025

  • Exploring the Inter-relationship of depressive and anxiety symptoms associated with suicidal ideation among migrant industrial workers in shenzhen

    Open Access•Rongxi Wang, Shangbin Liu et al.•ARTICLE•BMC Public Health•2025

    Findings highlight the interconnected nature of depressive and anxiety symptoms and how these symptoms related to suicidal ideation, thus providing insights for targeted interventions to improve mental well-being among migrant industrial workers in Shenzhen. Intervention strategies focusing on the most influential symptoms such as "restlessness" and "feeling blue" may yield better effectiveness

Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Logistic regression (5 works) · China (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works)

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