Budhwani, Henna

Budhwani, Henna
Assistant Professor

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 -

Overview

I am a public health researcher who conducts studies designed to reduce health disparities, improve health outcomes, and inform thoughtful policy that is good for humanity in resource-constrained settings, both in the United States and abroad. My research 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, UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2019	The Future State of Patient Engagement? Personal Health Information Use, Attitudes Towards Health, and Health Behavior. Health Services Management Research. 2019
2019	Sex Work, Social Support, and Stigma: Experiences of Transgender Women in the Dominican Republic. International Journal of Transgenderism. 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.. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019
2019	Evidence that patient-centered medical homes are effective in reducing emergency department admissions for patients with depression. Health Services Management Research. 32:26-35. 2019
2019	Alcohol use and HIV risk behaviors among transgender women in the Dominican Republic. The International journal of the addictions. 2019
2019	HIV Status and Contraceptive Utilization among Women in Cameroon. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 18. 2019
2019	Perceived Stigma in Health Care Settings and the Physical and Mental Health of People of Color in the United States.. Health Equity. 3:73-80. 2019
2018	Transgender Women's Experiences with Stigma, Trauma, and Attempted Suicide in the Dominican Republic. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 48:788-796. 2018
2018	Examining the Relationship Between Individual Characteristics, Community-Level Traits, Multidimensional Empowerment, and Maternal Health Care Utilization in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 22:1319-1326. 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’. Public Health. 160:164-165. 2018
2018	Muslim Women's use of contraception in the United States. Reproductive Health. 15:1. 2018
2018	Behaviors and Risks for Cardiovascular Disease Among Muslim Women in the United States.. Health Equity. 2:264-271. 2018
2017	Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in Asian Indians and Asian subpopulations: a case for examining disaggregated data in public health research. Public Health. 153:111-117. 2017
2017	Maternal health care use by pregnant women living with HIV: Factors associated with prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care in Haiti. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 28:1452-1461. 2017
2017	Transgender female sex workers’ HIV knowledge, experienced stigma, and condom use in the Dominican Republic. PLoS ONE. 12. 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. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India. 67:330-336. 2017
2017	Transgender Women's Drug Use in the Dominican Republic. Transgender Health. 2:188-194. 2017
2017	Moment-to-moment within-person associations between acts of discrimination and internalized stigma in people living with HIV: An experience sampling study.. Stigma and Health. 2:216-228. 2017
2017	Statistical Effects of Religious Participation and Marriage on Substance Use and Abuse in Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Journal of Religion and Health. 56:1155-1169. 2017
2017	Association between violence exposure and condom non-use among transgender sex workers in the Dominican Republic: the mediating role of trust. International Journal of STD and AIDS. 28:608-612. 2017
2017	Muslim Women's Experiences with Stigma, Abuse, and Depression: Results of a Sample Study Conducted in the United States. Journal of Women's Health. 26:435-441. 2017
2017	Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation in minority Americans. Public Health. 144:86-91. 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. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 21:367-375. 2017
2017	Condom use and HIV status: A study of sex workers engaged with the Jamaican AIDS support for life (JASL). West Indian Medical Journal. 66:132-136. 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. AIDS and Behavior. 21:283-291. 2017
2016	Perceptions and attitudes towards evidence based practice among nurses and nursing students in Nepal. Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ). 13:308-315. 2016
2016	Disparities in influenza vaccination across the United States: Variability by minority group, Asian sub-populations, socio-economic status, and health insurance coverage. Public Health. 138:146-153. 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. International Journal of STD and AIDS. 27:769-775. 2016
2016	Bridging the Gap. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 39:209-219. 2016
2016	Evidence-Based Practice Models to Maximize Nursing's Contributions to Global Health. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 6:41-41. 2016
2015	Service-learning in Undergraduate Global Health Education: The Role of Team Dynamics on Civic Attitudes and Skills. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. 2. 2015
2015	Individual and Area Level Factors Associated with Prenatal, Delivery, and Postnatal Care in Pakistan. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19:2138-2146. 2015
2015	Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in breast cancer surgery outcomes. Cancer Detection and Prevention. 39:745-751. 2015
2015	Generalized Anxiety Disorder in racial and ethnic minorities: A case of nativity and contextual factors. Journal of Affective Disorders. 175:275-280. 2015
2015	Panic attacks in minority Americans: The effects of alcohol abuse, tobacco smoking, and discrimination. Journal of Affective Disorders. 174:106-112. 2015
2015	Depression in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: the Impact of Nativity and Discrimination. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2:34-42. 2015