A Research Fellow at Health Sciences School, Center for Mental Health and Society.

Her research interests encompass Social Determinants of Health (SDH), social networks and health, health inequality, and health and care services. 

2023

• PublishedEffect of social support interventions on adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
  Shushtari, Z. J., Salimi, Y., Sajjadi, H. & Paykani, T., May 2023, In: AIDS and Behavior. 27, 5, p. 1619-1635 17 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedIncidence of HIV and HCV in people who inject drugs: a systematic and meta-analysis review protocol
  Sharhani, A., Shushtari, Z. J., Rahmani, A., Armoon, B., Noroozi, M., Ahounbar, E., Karimi, S. E. & Higgs, P., 17 May 2023, In: BMJ Open. 11, 1, e041482.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocioeconomic status and domostic violence interact in perdict of quality of life in married women: a population-based study in westeren Iran
  Koulani, M., Rajabi-Gilan, N., Almasi, A., Khezeli, M., Shushtari, Z. J. & Salimi, Y., 20 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Family Reproductive Health. 17, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedDevelopment and validation of the geriatrics health behavior questionnaire (GHBQ)
  Bakhshandeh Bavarsad, M., Foroughan, M., Zanjari, N., Ghaedamini Harouni, G. & Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., 17 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 526.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial determinants of adherence to COVID-19 preventive guidelines in Iran: a qualitative study
  Ahmadi, S., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Shirazikhah, M., Biglarian, A., Irandoost, S. F., Paykani, T., Almasi, A., Rajabi-Gilan, N., Mehedi, N. & Salimi, Y., 1 Dec 2022, In: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 59, 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial support associated with condom use behavior among female sex workers in Iran
  Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Mirzazadeh, A., SeyedAlinaghi, S., Hosseini, S. A., Sajjadi, H., Salimi, Y. & Snijders, T. A., 2022, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 29, 3, p. 321-333 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe role of risk perception, risk communication, and demographic factors in COVID-19 preventive behaviors: an online survey in Iran
  Rezaei, M., Gilan, N. R., Almasi, A., Khezeli, M., Nazar, F. J., Shushtari, Z. J., Salimi, Y., Najafi, F., Sarabi, N. & Saeidi, S., Aug 2022, In: Osong public health and research perspectives. 13, 4, p. 282-289 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUpstream determinants and downstream risk factors of COVID-19 infection in Iran: a qualitative study of health professionals’ views
  Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Shirazikhah, M., Ahmadi, S., Salimi, Y., Biglarian, A., Almasi, A. & Paykani, T., 1 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Health Sciences Surveillance System. 10, 3, p. 365-375 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat explains gender inequality in HIV infection among high-risk people? A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
  Sajadipour, M., Rezaei, S., Irandoost, S. F., Ghaumzadeh, M., Salmani nadushan, M., Gholami, M., Salimi, Y. & Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., 4 Jan 2022, In: Archives of Public Health. 80, 1, 2.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedDeterminants of safe sexual behavior of female sex workers in Tehran: the woman, her network, and the sexual partner
  Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Salimi, Y., Hosseini, S. A., Sajjadi, H. & Snijders, T. A., 6 Dec 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, p. 1-11 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPhysical and Sexual Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Injection Drug Users in Baltimore
  German, D., Dejman, M., Salimi, Y., Murray, S., Assari, S., Bass, J., Flynn, C. & Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., 2021, In: Violence and Gender. 8, 4, p. 198-207 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPsychometric properties of modified MOS social support survey 5-item (MSSS-5-item) among Iranian older adults
  Bakhshandeh Bavarsad, M., Foroughan, M., Zanjari, N., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z. & Ghaedamini Harouni, G., 2 Jul 2021, In: BMC Geriatrics. 21, 1, 409.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial determinants of adherence to COVID-19 preventive guidelines: a comprehensive review
  Shushtari, Z. J., Salimi, Y., Ahmadi, S., Rajabi-Gilan, N., Shirazikhah, M., Biglarian, A., Almasi, A. & Gharehghani, M. A. M., 21 Dec 2021, In: Osong public health and research perspectives. 12, 6, p. 346-360
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedDecomposing socioeconomic inequality in poor mental health among Iranian adult population: results from the PERSIAN cohort study
  Najafi, F., Pasdar, Y., Karami Matin, B., Rezaei, S., Kazemi Karyani, A., Soltani, S., Soofi, M., Rezaeian, S., Zangeneh, A., Moradinazar, M., Hamzeh, B., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Sajjadipour, M., Eslami, S., Khosrojerdi, M., Shabestari, S., Mehrparvar, A. H., Kashi, Z., Nejatizadeh, A., Naghipour, M., Sadeghi Boogar, S., Fakhari, A., Cheraghian, B., Heidari, H., Molavi, P., Hajizadeh, M. & Salimi, Y., 13 May 2020, In: BMC Psychiatry. 20, 1, 11 p., 229.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFactors associated with time between using a drug and injection initiation among people who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Iran
  Noroozi, M., Farhadi, M. H., Armoon, B., Farhoudian, A., Shushtari, Z. J., Sharhani, A., Karimi, S. E., Sayadnasiri, M., Rezaei, O. & Ghiasvand, H., Oct 2020, In: International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 32, 5, 20170204.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSibling cigarette smoking and peer network influences on substance use potential among adolescent: a population based study
  Mahboubi, S., Salimi, Y., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Rafiey, H. & Sajjadi, H., Aug 2020, In: International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 32, 4, 1 p., 20170162.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedHIV risk perception and sexual behaviors among female sex workers in Tehran, Iran
  Shushtari, Z. J., Hosseini, S. A., Sajjadi, H., Salimi, Y., Shahesmaeili, A. & Snijders, T. A., 25 Sept 2019, In: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 33, p. 101 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedAn indirect estimation of the population size of students with high-risk behaviors in select universities of medical sciences: A network scale-up study
  Sajjadi, H., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Shati, M., Salimi, Y., Dejman, M., Vameghi, M., Karimi, S. & Mahmoodi, Z., 8 May 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 5, p. e0195364
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFactors associated with HIV risk perception among people who inject drugs: Findings from a cross-sectional behavioral survey in Kermanshah, Iran
  Armoon, B., Noroozi, M., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Sharhani, A., Ahounbar, E., Karimi, S., Ahmadi, S., Farhoudian, A., Rahmani, A. & Abbasi, M., Feb 2018, In: Journal of Substance Use. 23, 1, p. 63-66 4 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMental health and related factors in old population in Tehran 2014-2015
  Alavi, M., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Noroozi, M. & Mohammadi Shahboulaghi, F., 1 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 27, 158, p. 112-122 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial determinants associated with risky sexual behaviors among men who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Western Iran
  Noroozi, M., Ahmadi, S., Armoon, B., Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Sharhani, A., Ahounbar, E., Karimi, S. E., Rahmani, A., Mokhayeri, Y., Qorbani, M., Farhadi, M. H., Waye, K., Alibeigi, N. & Bazrafshan, M. R., 12 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Substance Use. 23, 6, p. 591-596 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial network and HIV risk behaviors in female sex workers: a systematic review
  Shushtari, Z. J., Hosseini, S. A., Sajjadi, H., Salimi, Y., Latkin, C. & Snijders, T. A., 16 Aug 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, p. 1-16 16 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedComparing characteristics of early-onset injection drug users to those with late-onset injection in Kermanshah, Iran
  Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., Noroozi, A., Mirzazadeh, A., Ahounbar, E., Hajbi, A., Najafi, M., Bazrafshan, A., Farhadi, M. H., Farhoudian, A. & Higgs, P., 3 Feb 2017, In: Substance use misuse. 52, 6, p. 754-759 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHIV risk perception and risky behavior among people who inject drugs in Kermanshah, Western Iran
  Noroozi, M., Ahounbar, E., Karimi, S. E., Ahmadi, S., Najafi, M., Bazrafshan, A., Shushtari, Z. J., Farhadi, M. H., Higgs, P. & Rezaei, F., 25 Jan 2017, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 24, p. 613-618 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRelationship between social capital and mental health among families with disabled members
  Kazemi, N., Sajjadi, H., VaezMahdavi, M. R., Kamali, M., Ghaedamini Harooni, G. & Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., 1 Apr 2017, In: Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 27, 147, p. 197-206 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedEcological study of violence against children in provinces of Iran: a cluster analysis
  Karimi, S. E., Mohaqeqi Kamal, S. H., Ghaedamini Harouni, G., Ahmadi, S. & Jorjoran Shushtari, Z., 1 Nov 2015, In: Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. 25, 130, p. 87-99 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMigraine and quality of life in high school students: a population-based study in Boukan, Iran
  Abdollahpour, I., Salimi, Y. & Shushtari, Z. J., 1 Feb 2015, In: Journal of child neurology. 30, 2, p. 187-192 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPsychological, social, and familial problems of people living with HIV/AIDS in Iran: A qualitative study
  Dejman, M., Ardakani, H. M., Malekafzali, B., Moradi, G., Gouya, M. M., Shushtari, Z. J., Alinaghi, S. A. S. & Mohraz, M., 23 Dec 2015, In: International journal of preventive medicine. 6, 1, p. 126 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedPerceived social support among people with physical disability
  Forouzan, A. S., Mahmoodi, A., Shushtari, Z. J., Salimi, Y., Sajjadi, H. & Mahmoodi, Z., 5 Aug 2013, In: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 15, 8, p. 663-667 1 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran
  Forouzan, A. S., Shushtari, Z. J., Sajjadi, H., Salimi, Y. & Dejman, M., 28 Apr 2013, In: AIDS research and treatment. 2013, 715381.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review