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  1. Mpox Awareness and Vaccine Acceptability among Transgender Women and Men who have Sex with Men in India: Predictors and Implications for Outbreak Preparedness

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  2. Acceptability of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) for HIV prevention among vulnerable populations in India: Findings from a qualitative study

    Article • PLOS One, April 2025, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  3. The syndemic of incarceration, violence victimisation, needle/syringe sharing, & HIV infection: A population-based study of men who inject drugs in India

    Article • The Indian Journal of Medical Research, April 2025, Scientific Scholar

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  4. The CHALO! 2.0 mHealth-Based Multilevel Intervention to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage-to-Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mumbai, India: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, November 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  5. Access to transition-related health care among transmasculine people in India: A mixed-methods investigation

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, October 2024, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  6. Acceptability, usability, and willingness to pay for HIV self‐test kits distributed through community‐based, PLHIV network‐led and private practitioners models in India: Results from the STAR III Initiative

    Article • Journal of the International AIDS Society, August 2024, Wiley

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  7. Stated preferences for new HIV prevention technologies among men who have sex with men in India: A discrete choice experiment

    Article • PLOS One, July 2024, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  8. Effectiveness of a program to lower unwanted media screens among 2–5-year-old children: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2024, Frontiers

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  9. Effectiveness of an eHealth intervention for reducing psychological distress and increasing COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors among racialized sexual and gender minority adults: A quasi-experimental study (#SafeHandsSafeHearts)

    Article • PLOS One, May 2024, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  10. The CHALO! 2.0 mHealth-Based Multilevel Intervention to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage-to-Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mumbai, India: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

    Article • April 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  11. Understanding the diabetes self-care behaviour in rural areas: Perspective of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and healthcare professionals

    Article • PLOS One, February 2024, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  12. Understanding the Acceptability of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies for HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Populations and Feasibility Considerations for Product Introduction in India: Protocol for a Qualitative Study

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, February 2024, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  13. Engagement of vulnerable communities in HIV prevention research in India: a qualitative investigation

    Article • Research Involvement and Engagement, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  14. Associations between water insecurity and mental health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons in Bangkok, Thailand and Mumbai, India: Cross-sectional survey findings

    Article • Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  15. Mental health in India: Sociocultural dimensions, policies and programs – An introduction to the India series

    Article • SSM - Mental Health, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  16. Use of Smartphones for Social and Sexual Networking among Transgender Women in South India: Implications for Developing Smartphone-based Online HIV Prevention Interventions

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health, October 2023, Medknow

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  17. Efficacy of a Multi-Level Pilot Intervention (“Harmony”) to Reduce Discrimination Faced by Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Public Hospitals in India: Findings from a Pre- and Post-Test Quasi-Experimental Trial among Healthcare Workers

    Article • Venereology, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  18. Understanding the Acceptability of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies for HIV Prevention Among At-Risk Populations and Feasibility Considerations for Product Introduction in India: Protocol for a Qualitative Study (Preprint)

    Article • May 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  19. Theory-guided process evaluation of a multicomponent, technology-based ‘SMART Eating’ trial among Indian adults: an embedded mixed-methods study

    Article • Health Education Research, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  20. A scoping review of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people’s health in India

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, April 2023, PLOS

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  21. A Smartphone-Based Pilot HIV Prevention Intervention (Sakhi) among Transgender Women Who Engage in Sex Work in India: Efficacy of a Pre- and Post-Test Quasi-Experimental Trial

    Article • Venereology, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  22. The effectiveness of prenatal and postnatal home visits by paramedical professionals and women's group meetings in improving maternal and child health outcomes in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Public Health, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  23. Effectiveness of an eHealth Intervention for Reducing Psychological Distress and Increasing COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors among Ethnoracially Diverse Sexual and Gender Minority Adults: A Quasi-experimental Study (#SafeHandsSafeHearts)

    Article • January 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  24. Pathways Between Intersectional Stigma and HIV Treatment Engagement Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in India

    Article • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  25. Mental health, economic well-being and health care access amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study among urban men who have sex with men in India

    Article • Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, December 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  26. Syndemic violence victimization, alcohol and drug use, and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-negative transgender women in India: A cross-sectional, population-based study

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, October 2022, PLOS

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  27. Trends in willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in India: Findings from repeated cross-sectional national surveys

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  28. The Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Well-Being and Health Outcomes Among Transgender Women in India

    Article • Transgender Health, October 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  29. Associations between sexual stigma, enacted HIV stigma, internalized HIV stigma and homonegativity, and depression: testing an extended minority stress model among men who have sex with men living with HIV in India

    Article • AIDS Care, September 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  30. Community health workers willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials and intention to vaccinate: A cross-sectional survey in India

    Article • Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  31. Intersectional stigma and gender non-affirmation hinder HIV care engagement among transgender women living with HIV in India

    Article • AIDS Care, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  32. Sociodemographic Determinants of Willingness and Extent to Pay for COVID-19 Vaccine in India

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  33. Parents' Perceptions and Intention to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19: Results From a Cross-Sectional National Survey in India

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, May 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  34. Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in India

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, December 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  35. An eHealth Intervention for Promoting COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors and Reducing Pandemic Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (#SafeHandsSafeHearts)

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, December 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  36. Parents’ perceptions and intention to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: Results from a cross-sectional national survey in India

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  37. New HIV Infection Estimation from Program Data of Key Populations

    Article • Indian Journal of Community Health, June 2021, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  38. Need for transgender-specific data from Africa and elsewhere

    Article • The Lancet HIV, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  39. Affirming and negotiating gender in family and social spaces: Stigma, mental health and resilience among transmasculine people in India

    Article • Culture Health & Sexuality, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  40. Willingness to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Preferences Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Mumbai and Chennai, India: A Discrete Choice Experiment

    Article • AIDS and Behavior, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  41. Factors Influencing Willingness to Use Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Transgender Women in India

    Article • Transgender Health, April 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  42. PrEP eligibility, HIV risk perception, and willingness to use PrEP among high-risk men who have sex with men in India: A cross-sectional survey

    Article • AIDS Care, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  43. Health of transgender men in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review

    Article • BMJ Global Health, November 2020, BMJ

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  44. HIV-related stigma trends in the general population of India during an era of antiretroviral treatment expansion, 2005-16

    Article • Journal of Global Health, September 2020, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  45. HIV and stigma in the healthcare setting

    Article • Oral Diseases, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  46. Factors influencing HIV testing uptake among priority populations in a resettlement colony of a North Indian city

    Article • Indian Journal of Community Health, March 2020, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  47. 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

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

    Article • PLOS One, January 2020, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. The syndemic of violence victimisation, drug use, frequent alcohol use, and HIV transmission risk behaviour among men who have sex with men: Cross-sectional, population-based study in India

    Article • SSM - Population Health, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

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

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

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

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

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

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  54. Contribution of social factors to maternal deaths in urban India: Use of care pathway and delay models

    Article • PLOS One, October 2018, PLOS

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  55. 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

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. Victimization and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Risk Among Transgender Women in India: A Latent Profile Analysis

    Article • Violence and Gender, December 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  60. 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

  61. 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

  62. 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

  63. “Like Holding an Umbrella Before It Rains”

    Article • Qualitative Health Research, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani, Dr Peter A Newman

  64. 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

  65. 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

  66. 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

  67. 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

  68. 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

  69. 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

  70. 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

  71. 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

  72. 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

  73. 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

  74. 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

  75. 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

  76. 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

  77. “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

  78. 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

  79. 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

  80. 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

  81. A social ecological model of willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among men who have sex with men in Chennai and Mumbai, India

    Article • Retrovirology, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  82. 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

  83. 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

  84. 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

  85. 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

  86. 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, Wiley

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  87. 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

  88. 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

  89. 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

  90. Determinants of Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Accessing Public Sex Environments in Chennai, India

    Article • Journal of LGBT Health Research, November 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

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

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

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

  92. 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

  93. 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

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

    Article • The Lancet, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Peter A Newman, Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani

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

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Infections, April 2005, BMJ

    Dr Venkatesan Chakrapani