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Marjan Javanbakht, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology


Email Address: javan@ucla.edu
Work Email Address: javan@ucla.edu

Education: M.P.H.
Education: Ph.D.
Research Interests:

Major Discipline:

HIV/STD epidemiology

Major Research Interest:

Behaviors associated with the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

Current Research Interest:

Current research includes transmission behaviors among men recently infected with HIV; sexual risk behaviors among clients attending STD clinics; particularly those repeatedly infected with sexually transmitted infections; as well as issues surrounding adherence to antiretroviral medications and the development of HIV drug resistance.



Selected Publications:

Javanbakht Marjan, Murphy Ryan, Harawa Nina T, Smith Lisa V, Hayes Mary, Chien Michael, Kerndt Peter R Sexually transmitted infections and HIV prevalence among incarcerated men who have sex with men, 2000-2005.. Sexually transmitted diseases. 2009; 36(2 Suppl): S17-21.

Gorbach Pamina M, Drumright Lydia N, Javanbakht Marjan, Pond Sergei L, Woelk Christopher H, Daar Eric S, Little Susan J Antiretroviral drug resistance and risk behavior among recently HIV-infected men who have sex with men.. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 2008; 47(5): 639-43.

Javanbakht Marjan, Prosser Paul, Grimes Tim, Weinstein Michael, Farthing Charles Efficacy of an individualized adherence support program with contingent reinforcement among nonadherent HIV-positive patients: results from a randomized trial.. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (Chicago, Ill. : 2002). 2006; 5(4): 143-50.

Smith Lisa V, Rudy Ellen T, Javanbakht Marjan, Uniyal Apurva, Sy Lina S, Horton Tiffany, Kerndt Peter R Client satisfaction with rapid HIV testing: comparison between an urban sexually transmitted disease clinic and a community-based testing center.. AIDS patient care and STDs. 2006; 20(10): 693-700.

Taylor Melanie M, McClain Tracie, Javanbakht Marjan, Brown Bessie, Aynalem Getahun, Smith Lisa V, Kerndt Peter R, Peterman Thomas A Sexually transmitted disease testing protocols, sexually transmitted disease testing, and discussion of sexual behaviors in HIV clinics in Los Angeles County.. Sexually transmitted diseases. 2005; 32(6): 341-5.
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
10880 Wilshire Blvd
Ste 540
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES


Email Address: javan@ucla.edu
Work Email Address: javan@ucla.edu

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