Mian Bazle Hossain

Medicaid expansion, dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and the foreign-born

Adejare Atanda, McKing Izeiza Amedari, Israel Terungwa Agaku, Lenwood W. Hayman et autres

We assessed the relationship between implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), indicated as a state expanding Medicaid, dental visits, and costs in U.S. military veterans, older adults ≥ 65 years, and foreign-born individuals. Using the 2012-2016 Medical Expenditure …

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Changes in dental visits and expenditures in veterans, older adults, and foreign-born after affordable care act repeal efforts: A quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study

Adejare Atanda, Israel Terungwa Agaku, Lenwood W. Hayman, Mian Bazle Hossain

INTRODUCTIONThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) faced political and legal challenges before and after enactment, and through implementation, including serious attempts at repealing and dismantling its main provisions in 2017.We assessed the relationship between ACA implementation (indicated as a state …

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Association of T-Cell Phenotypes With Peri-Coronary Inflammation in People With and Without HIV and Without Cardiovascular Disease

Michael L. Freeman, Mian Bazle Hossain, Shana A. B. Burrowes, Jean J. Jeudy et autres

BACKGROUND: Persistent immune activation is linked to elevated cardiovascular diseases in people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy. The fat attenuation index (FAI) is a measure of peri-coronary inflammation that independently predicts cardiovascular disease risk in people without HIV. Whether FAI is associated …

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In Search of the Rational Voter in the 2020 Presidential Election: Understanding the Impact of Voter Costs and Benefits on Turnout

Tiffany J. Henley, Norou Diawara, Mian Bazle Hossain, Sam Brown

The ability to vote is one of the most valuable rights and privileges afforded by the Constitution of the United States to its citizens. For many, voting is not just a civic duty; it is also a choice, e.g., a way to …

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Association of Lipoprotein(a) with peri-coronary inflammation in persons with and without HIV infection

Erin Zisman, Mian Bazle Hossain, Nicholas Funderburg, Robert H. Christenson et autres

BACKGROUND: Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PWH) have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to persons without HIV (PWoH). Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a known atherosclerotic risk factor in PWoH, but there are no studies investigating Lp(a) and peri-coronary …

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Black Americans’ Diminished Return of Educational Attainment on Tobacco Use in Baltimore City

Rifath Ara Alam Barsha, Shervin Assari, Mian Bazle Hossain, Jummai Apata et autres

BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic status (SES) indicators such as educational attainment are fundamental factors affecting health. One mechanism through which education affects health is by reducing the likelihood of engaging in high-risk behaviors such as smoking. However, according to the marginalization-related diminished returns (MDRs) …

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Association of Soluble Markers of Inflammation With Peri-coronary Artery Inflammation in People With and Without HIV Infection and Without Cardiovascular Disease

Michael L. Freeman, Mian Bazle Hossain, Shana A. B. Burrowes, Jean J. Jeudy et autres

Background: Inflammation is linked to elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in people with HIV (PWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Fat attenuation index (FAI) is a measure of peri-coronary inflammation that independently predicts CVD risk in HIV-uninfected persons. Whether FAI is associated with …

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Intimate Partner Violence, Partner Risk, and Depression as a Predictor for PrEP Uptake Among African-American Women in the United States.

Charlotte Nwogwugwu, Mian Bazle Hossain, Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Sharonne Temple et autres

African-Americans bear a disproportionate burden of HIV infections in the United States and African-American women make up 64% of new HIV infections. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the predictors of those who are more likely to use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among …

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Young Same-Gender-Loving Men (SGLM) Living with HIV Continue to Experience Symptoms that May Impair Their Retention in Care

Adam C. Bortner, Mei Ching Lee, Daniel G. Karus, Kashelle Lockman et autres

Over half of HIV infections in the U.S. are among young gay, bisexual, and other same-gender-loving men (SGLM). Symptoms affecting these individuals must be clarified in order to be detected and addressed by health care providers. This report describes the symptom prevalence …

COVID-19 and Mental Health: Comparing Mental Health Between African Americans & Whites in 2019 and 2020 (During COVID-19) in the U.S.

Khulud Khudur, Mian Bazle Hossain, Som Saha

Although African Americans make up roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for one in three people who have been hospitalized with COVID-19 and 3.7 times more likely to succumb to COVID-related deaths than Whites. The CDC reports that African …

Mental Health History and DECIDE (Decision-Making Education for Choices in Diabetes Everyday) Diabetes Support Program Outcomes Among African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes

Elizabeth A. Vrany, Arianne Jennings, Mian Bazle Hossain, Felicia Hill‐Briggs

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine behavioral and clinical outcomes of the DECIDE (Decision-Making Education for Choices in Diabetes Everyday) diabetes support program trial participants with and without a mental health (MH) history by treatment arm. METHODS: A secondary …

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Predictors of same-admission cholecystectomy in mild, acute, biliary pancreatitis

Artem Shmelev, Anna Axentiev, Mian Bazle Hossain, Steven Clark Cunningham

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