Budhwani, Henna

Budhwani, Henna
Assistant Professor of Public Health

Scholar (C), Sparkman Center for Global Health , School of Public Health 2013 -
Assistant Professor (P), Health Care Organization & Policy , School of Public Health 2013 -
Assistant Professor (S), African American Studies , College of Arts and Sciences 2014 -
Associate Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center 2015 -
Scientist (C), Center for AIDS Research , School of Medicine 2015 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Women's Reproductive Health , General Clinical Research Center 2019 -
Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center 2019 -
Associate Scientist (C), Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) , General Clinical Research Center 2019 -

Overview

I am a social scientist who conducts studies designed to reduce health disparities, improve health equity, and inform thoughtful policy that is good for humanity in resource-constrained settings, both in the United States and abroad. My scholarship focuses heavily on understanding behaviors of underserved - often stigmatized - populations that are at high-risk for experiencing discrimination, including but not limited to sexual and gender minorities, religious minorities, racial minorities, and immigrants. My research has been funded by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health (SOPH), UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH/NICHD and NIH/NIMH), The Women’s Fund of Birmingham (TWF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Way of Alabama, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	Driving health behavior: The roles of personal health information use and attitudes towards health in women’s cancer screenings 2019
2019	The Future State of Patient Engagement? Personal Health Information Use, Attitudes Towards Health, and Health Behavior 2019
2019	Alcohol Use, High Risk Behaviors, and Experiences of Discrimination Among Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic 2019
2019	Human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1/2 and human immunodeficiency virus antibodies identification among transactional sex workers and drug users in the Dominican Republic 2019
2019	HIV Status and Contraceptive Utilization among Women in Cameroon 2019
2019	Evidence that patient-centered medical homes are effective in reducing emergency department admissions for patients with depression 2019
2019	HIV testing barriers and intervention strategies among men, transgender women, female sex workers and incarcerated persons in the Caribbean: A systematic review 2019
2019	Human papillomavirus (HPV) and influenza vaccine behavior among Muslim women in the United States 2019
2019	Is perceived stigma in clinical settings associated with poor health status among new york city's residents of color? 2019
2019	Perceived Stigma in Health Care Settings and the Physical and Mental Health of People of Color in the United States. 2019
2019	Sex work, social support, and stigma: Experiences of transgender women in the Dominican Republic 2019
2018	Transgender Women's Experiences with Stigma, Trauma, and Attempted Suicide in the Dominican Republic 2018
2018	Examining the Relationship Between Individual Characteristics, Community-Level Traits, Multidimensional Empowerment, and Maternal Health Care Utilization in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 2018
2018	Re: Letter to the Editor of public health in response to ‘Human Papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian Subpopulations: A case for examining disaggregated data in public health research’ 2018
2018	Muslim Women's use of contraception in the United States 2018
2018	Behaviors and Risks for Cardiovascular Disease Among Muslim Women in the United States. 2018
2017	Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian subpopulations: a case for examining disaggregated data in public health research 2017
2017	Maternal health care use by pregnant women living with HIV: Factors associated with prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care in Haiti 2017
2017	Transgender female sex workers’ HIV knowledge, experienced stigma, and condom use in the Dominican Republic 2017
2017	Examining the Use of Magnesium Sulfate to Treat Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: Results of a Program Assessment of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) Training in India 2017
2017	Transgender Women's Drug Use in the Dominican Republic 2017
2017	Moment-to-moment within-person associations between acts of discrimination and internalized stigma in people living with HIV: An experience sampling study. 2017
2017	Statistical Effects of Religious Participation and Marriage on Substance Use and Abuse in Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2017
2017	Association between violence exposure and condom non-use among transgender sex workers in the Dominican Republic: the mediating role of trust 2017
2017	Muslim Women's Experiences with Stigma, Abuse, and Depression: Results of a Sample Study Conducted in the United States 2017
2017	Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation in minority Americans 2017
2017	Associates of Neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: A Multilevel Analysis Using the 2012–2013 Demographic and Health Surveys 2017
2017	Condom use and HIV status: A study of sex workers engaged with the Jamaican AIDS support for life (JASL) 2017
2017	How Does Stigma Affect People Living with HIV? The Mediating Roles of Internalized and Anticipated HIV Stigma in the Effects of Perceived Community Stigma on Health and Psychosocial Outcomes 2017
2016	Perceptions and attitudes towards evidence based practice among nurses and nursing students in Nepal 2016
2016	Disparities in influenza vaccination across the United States: Variability by minority group, Asian sub-populations, socio-economic status, and health insurance coverage 2016
2016	A comparison of younger and older men who have sex with men using data from Jamaica AIDS Support for Life: characteristics associated with HIV status 2016
2016	Bridging the Gap 2016
2016	Evidence-Based Practice Models to Maximize Nursing's Contributions to Global Health 2016
2015	Service-learning in Undergraduate Global Health Education: The Role of Team Dynamics on Civic Attitudes and Skills 2015
2015	Individual and Area Level Factors Associated with Prenatal, Delivery, and Postnatal Care in Pakistan 2015
2015	Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in breast cancer surgery outcomes 2015
2015	Generalized Anxiety Disorder in racial and ethnic minorities: A case of nativity and contextual factors 2015
2015	Panic attacks in minority Americans: The effects of alcohol abuse, tobacco smoking, and discrimination 2015
2015	Depression in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: the Impact of Nativity and Discrimination 2015