The Ni Lab

• Ni Z, Oh S, Saifi R, Azwa I, Altice FL. Evaluating the Usability of an HIV Prevention Artificial Intelligence Chatbot in Malaysia: National Observational Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Jul 15;12:e70034. doi: 10.2196/70034. PubMed PMID: 40663792.​

• Ratevosian J, Reid M, Ni Z, Mendonca R, Eakle R, Johnson C, Sikazwe I, Ndirangu M, Baptiste S, Bekker LG. Reimagining HIV prevention with artificial intelligence. Lancet HIV. 2025 Jun 11;. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00158-4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40516546.​​

• Ndenkeh JJN, Aidoo-Frimpong GA, Nelson LE, Peng ML, Balakrishnan V, Barnhart V, Davis B, Prayer JD, Quamina A, Ni Z. Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention Artificial Intelligence chatbots by Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the Southern United States: Focus group study. PLOS Digit Health. 2025 Jun;4(6):e0000891. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000891. eCollection 2025 Jun. PubMed PMID: 40465591; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12136318.​

• Ni Z, Oh S, Saifi R, Altice F, Azwa I. Evaluating the usability of an HIV-prevention artificial intelligence chatbot in Malaysia: national observational study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 May 27;. doi: 10.2196/70034. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40439677.​

• Ni Z, Batubara IMS, Ndenkeh JJN, Bediang G, Yumo H, Zhang X, Oh S, Zhao Y, Nelson LE. Likelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2025 May 12;8:e69471. doi: 10.2196/69471. PubMed PMID: 40354617; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12088605.​

• Abu-Ba’are G, Nichols S, Hosseini F, Shamrock O, Rigo C, Aleakwe K, Majeck B, Ni Z, Harris O, Zardini G, Nozza S, Wilton L, Nelson L. Bridging Gaps in HIV Prevention: A Machine Learning-Enhanced Mixed-Methods Study on PrEP Awareness and Willingness Among Refugee Male Sex Workers from Sub-Saharan Africa in Italy. [preprint]. 2025 April. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6416303/v1.​

• Oh S, Ndenkeh Jr J, Ijeoma O, Conserve DF, Nelson LE, Batubara I, Bediang G, Yumo H, Ni Z. Human immunodeficiency virus vulnerability and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among adolescent girls and young women in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research. 2025 March; 4(1):23-30.​​​

• Mhando F, Mushy SE, Nyankomo M, Haraka F, Maokola W, Masunga Z, Machalo T, Nnko C, Gill MM, Kimambo S, Janson S, Toussaint S, Bourgeau MJ, Kopeka M, Teri I, Hall C, Ni Z, Hatcher G, Mabusi MS, Conserve DF. Clients' and providers' perspectives in informing a digital health intervention to improve linkage to care after Index HIV self-testing in Hai and Moshi Districts, Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Sep 17;24(1):1084. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11466-2. PubMed PMID: 39289724; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11409602.​

• Ndenkeh JJN, Nelson LE, Bogning A, Yumo H, Bediang G, Njih E, Fotso D, Abu-Ba'are GR, Kouanfack C, Ni Z. The Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Mobile Applications for HIV Testing, Prevention, and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2024 May-Jun 01;35(3):210-221. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000469. Epub 2024 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 38569188; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11037457.​​

• Dada D, Abu-Ba'are GR, Turner D, Mashoud IW, Owusu-Dampare F, Apreku A, Ni Z, Djiadeu P, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Zigah EY, Nyhan K, Nyblade L, Nelson LE. Scoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 12;14(2):e078794. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078794. PubMed PMID: 38346887; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10862343.​

• Cheah MH, Gan YN, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Shrestha R, Salleh NAM, Ng KS, Azwa I, Balakrishnan V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z. Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Using an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Promote HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2024 Jan 26;11:e52055. doi: 10.2196/52055. PubMed PMID: 38277206; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10858413.​​

• Zhang L, Ni Z, Liu Y, Chen H. The effectiveness of e-health on reducing stigma, improving social support and quality of life among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Int J Nurs Stud. 2023 Dec;148:104606. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104606. Epub 2023 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 37801937.​​​​

• Rosen AO, Wickersham JA, Altice FL, Khati A, Azwa I, Tee V, Jeri-Wahrhaftig A, Luces JR, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Saifi R, Shrestha R. Barriers and Facilitators to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Men Who Have Sex with Men and Community Stakeholders in Malaysia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Apr 27;20(9). doi: 10.3390/ijerph20095669. PubMed PMID: 37174187; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10177799.​​​

• Zhong H, Wei F, Song Y, Chen H, Ni Z. Health-related quality of life and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Sichuan, China: A cross-sectional study. Front Public Health. 2023;11:1133657. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133657. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 36992898; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10040810.​

• Shrestha R, Altice FL, Khati A, Azwa I, Gautam K, Gupta S, Sullivan PS, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Phiphatkunarnon P, Wickersham JA. Clinic-Integrated Smartphone App (JomPrEP) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Usability and Acceptability. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2023 Feb 16;11:e44468. doi: 10.2196/44468. PubMed PMID: 36795465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9982718.​

• Ni Z, Shrestha R, Earnshaw VA, Tee YC, Altice FL, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Zhou X, Wickersham JA. Exploring Malaysian Physicians' Intention to Discriminate Against Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Patients. LGBT Health. 2023 Feb-Mar;10(2):169-175. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0452. Epub 2022 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 36251945; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9986015.​

• Whitfield DL, Nelson LE, Komárek A, Turner D, Ni Z, Boyd DT, Taggart T, Ramos SR, Wilton L, Beauchamp GG, Hightow-Weidman L, Shoptaw SJ, Magnus M, Mayer KH, Fields SD, Wheeler DP. Implementation of Client-Centered Care Coordination for HIV Prevention with Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Activities, Personnel Costs, and Outcomes-HPTN 073. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Feb;10(1):183-192. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01209-y. Epub 2022 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 34997550; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9441015.​​​

• Shrestha R, Wickersham JA, Khati A, Azwa I, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Sullivan PS, Jadkarim L, Eger WH, Gautam K, Altice FL. Clinic-Integrated Mobile Health Intervention ("JomPrEP" App) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and Multiphase Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Dec 21;11(12):e43318. doi: 10.2196/43318. PubMed PMID: 36542425; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9813821.​

• Peng ML, Wickersham JA, Altice FL, Shrestha R, Azwa I, Zhou X, Halim MAA, Ikhtiaruddin WM, Tee V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z. Formative Evaluation of the Acceptance of HIV Prevention Artificial Intelligence Chatbots By Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Focus Group Study. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Oct 6;6(10):e42055. doi: 10.2196/42055. PubMed PMID: 36201390; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9585446.​​​​​

• Ajiboye W, Nelson L, Odhiambo A, Yusuf A, Djiadeu P, Turner A, Abubakari M, Pedersen C, Brown R, Ni Z, Guillaume G, Lofters A, Williams G. Decision conflict and the decision support needs of HIV PrEP-eligible Black patients in Toronto regarding the adoption of PrEP for HIV prevention. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2022 Jan-Dec;21:23259582211073399. doi: 10.1177/23259582211073399. PubMed PMID: 35098770; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8808024.​

• Abubakari GM, Dada D, Nur J, Turner D, Otchere A, Tanis L, Ni Z, Mashoud IW, Nyhan K, Nyblade L, Nelson LE. Intersectional stigma and its impact on HIV prevention and care among MSM and WSW in sub-Saharan African countries: a protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 6;11(8):e047280. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047280. PubMed PMID: 34362801; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8351482.​​

• Abubakari GM, Turner D, Ni Z, Conserve DF, Dada D, Otchere A, Amanfoh Y, Boakye F, Torpey K, Nelson LE. Community-Based Interventions as Opportunities to Increase HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men - Lessons From Ghana, West Africa. Front Public Health. 2021;9:660256. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.660256. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 34178919; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8226123.​​

• Ramos SR, Nelson LE, Jones SG, Ni Z, Turpin RE, Portillo CJ. A State of the Science on HIV Prevention Over 40 Years Among Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 May-Jun 01;32(3):253-263. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000266. Review. PubMed PMID: 33929978; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8223201.​

• Ni Z, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Copenhaver MM, DiDomizio EE, Nelson LE, Shrestha R. Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Feb 1;219:108477. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108477. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 33422864; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7946167.​​​

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