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  1. Acceptability of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Transgender Women in India: A Qualitative Investigation

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, January 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  2. Effectiveness of information technology–enabled ‘SMART Eating’ health promotion intervention: A cluster randomized controlled trial

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2020, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  3. The impact of a syndemic theory-based intervention on HIV transmission risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in India: Pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison group trial

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  4. Reducing sexual risk and promoting acceptance of men who have sex with men living with HIV in India: Outcomes and process evaluation of a pilot randomised multi-level intervention

    Article • Global Public Health, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  5. Validity and reliability of an adapted social capital scale among Indian adults

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  6. Syndemic Classes, Stigma, and Sexual Risk Among Transgender Women in India

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  7. Acceptability of Mobile Phone-Based Nurse-Delivered Counseling Intervention to Improve HIV Treatment Adherence and Self-Care Behaviors Among HIV-Positive Women in India

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, September 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  8. Syndemics and HIV-related sexual risk among men who have sex with men in India: influences of stigma and resilience

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  9. Hijras/Transwomen and Sex Work in India: From Marginalization to Social Protection

    Article • February 2018, Harrington Park Press

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  10. Social capital as a mediator of the influence of socioeconomic position on health: Findings from a population-based cross-sectional study in Chandigarh, India

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health, January 2018, Medknow

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  11. A mixed methods study on evaluating the performance of a multi-strategy national health program to reduce maternal and child health disparities in Haryana, India

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  12. Understanding How Sexual and Gender Minority Stigmas Influence Depression Among Trans Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men in India

    Article • LGBT Health, June 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  13. Assessment of a “Transgender Identity Stigma” scale among trans women in India: Findings from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

    Article • International Journal of Transgenderism, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  14. “Like Holding an Umbrella Before It Rains”

    Article • Qualitative Health Research, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  15. Impact of a Multi-Strategy Community Intervention to Reduce Maternal and Child Health Inequalities in India: A Qualitative Study in Haryana

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2017, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  16. Syndemics of depression, alcohol use, and victimisation, and their association with HIV-related sexual risk among men who have sex with men and transgender women in India

    Article • Global Public Health, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  17. Acceptability of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Implementation Challenges Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in India: A Qualitative Investigation

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, October 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  18. Barriers and facilitators to voluntary HIV testing uptake among communities at high risk of HIV exposure in Chennai, India

    Article • Global Public Health, August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  19. Towards a Science of Community Stakeholder Engagement in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: An Embedded Four-Country Case Study

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  20. Comparison of Sexual Risk, HIV/STI Prevalence and Intervention Exposure Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women (MSMW) and Men Who Have Sex with Men Only (MSMO) in India: Implications for HIV Prevention

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  21. HIV Status Disclosure and Condom Use Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men andHijras(Male-to-Female Transgender People) in India: Implications for Prevention

    Article • Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  22. Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among men who have sex with men in Chennai and Mumbai, India

    Article • Vaccine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  23. Association Between Alcohol Use and HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Findings from a Multi-Site Bio-Behavioral Survey in India

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  24. Gender Transition Services for Hijras and Other Male-to-Female Transgender People in India: Availability and Barriers to Access and Use

    Article • International Journal of Transgenderism, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  25. Barriers to antiretroviral treatment access for injecting drug users living with HIV in Chennai, South India

    Article • AIDS Care, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  26. Consistent condom use with regular, paying, and casual male partners and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Tamil Nadu, India: findings from an assessment of a large-scale HIV prevention program

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  27. Contextual influences on condom use among men who have sex with men in India: subjectivities, practices and risks

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  28. “If It’s Not Working, Why Would They Be Testing It?”: mental models of HIV vaccine trials and preventive misconception among men who have sex with men in India

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  29. Access to harm reduction and HIV‐related treatment services inside Indian prisons: experiences of formerly incarcerated injecting drug users

    Article • International Journal of Prisoner Health, June 2013, Emerald

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  30. Factors Associated with Use of Latex Condom-Compatible Lubricants by Men Who Have Sex with Men in India: Implications for HIV Prevention

    Article • Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  31. Willingness to Participate in HIV Vaccine Trials among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai and Mumbai, India: A Social Ecological Approach

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  32. Adapting the minority stress model: Associations between gender non-conformity stigma, HIV-related stigma and depression among men who have sex with men in South India

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  33. Barriers to free antiretroviral treatment access among kothi-identified men who have sex with men and aravanis (transgender women) in Chennai, India

    Article • AIDS Care, June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Peter Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  34. Correlates of HIV Testing Uptake among Kothi-Identified Men who have Sex with Men in Public Sex Environments in Chennai, India

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  35. Social-structural contexts of needle and syringe sharing behaviours of HIV-positive injecting drug users in Manipur, India: a mixed methods investigation

    Article • Harm Reduction Journal, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  36. Prevalence of and Barriers to Dual-Contraceptive Methods Use among Married Men and Women Living with HIV in India

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  37. Prevalence and Contexts of Inconsistent Condom Use Among Heterosexual Men and Women Living with HIV in India: Implications for Prevention

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, January 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  38. Barriers to Free Antiretroviral Treatment Access for Female Sex Workers in Chennai, India

    Article • AIDS Patient Care and STDs, November 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  39. Correlates of paid sex among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, November 2008, BMJ

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  40. Secondary HIV prevention amongKothi‐identified MSM in Chennai, India

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  41. Empowering the people: Development of an HIV peer education model for low literacy rural communities in India

    Article • Human Resources for Health, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  42. Structural Violence AgainstKothi–Identified Men Who Have Sex with Men in Chennai, India: A Qualitative Investigation

    Article • AIDS Education and Prevention, August 2007, Guilford Publications

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  43. HIV-1 prevalence in young adults in south India

    Article • The Lancet, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  44. Hepatitis B and C viral infections among STD clinic patients in India

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, April 2005, BMJ

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani