Veena Pillai
University of Malaya
19 Papers
41 Citations
Veena Pillai is an academic researcher from University of Malaya. The author has contributed to research in topics: Refugee & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications. Previous affiliations of Veena Pillai include Yale University & Columbia University.
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Papers
Patterns of substance use and correlates of lifetime and active injection drug use among women in Malaysia.
Jeffrey A. Wickersham,Kelsey B. Loeliger,Ruthanne Marcus,Veena Pillai,Adeeba Kamarulzaman,Frederick L. Altice +5 more
TL;DR: Women who use drugs in Malaysia report high levels of polysubstance use and injection-related risk behaviors, including sharing of injection equipment and being injected by others, suggesting the need for improved access to OAT services and other harm reduction measures that prioritize women.
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Religious Coping and Challenges Among Displaced Muslim Female Refugees
TL;DR: With millions of women experiencing forced displacement, attention is needed toward migrant women's lived experiences as discussed by the authors, which is an understudied but central component of coping for many migrant women.
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Confronting the HIV, Tuberculosis, Addiction, and Incarceration Syndemic in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Malaysia
Gabriel J. Culbert,Veena Pillai,Joseph Bick,Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji,Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji,Jeffrey A. Wickersham,Martin P. Wegman,Alexander R. Bazazi,Enrico G. Ferro,Michael M. Copenhaver,Adeeba Kamarulzaman,Frederick L. Altice +11 more
TL;DR: Findings from Malaysia’s largest prison are reviewed to describe the negative synergistic effects of HIV, tuberculosis, addiction, and incarceration that contribute to a ‘perfect storm’ of events challenging public and personal health and offer insights into innovative strategies to control these converging epidemics.
Healthcare resources are inadequate to address the burden of illness among HIV-infected male prisoners in Malaysia.
Joseph Bick,Gabriel J. Culbert,Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji,Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji,Clayton Koh,Veena Pillai,Adeeba Kamarulzaman,Frederick L. Altice +7 more
TL;DR: Interventions to address the critical shortage of healthcare providers and large gaps in treatment for HIV and other co-morbid conditions are urgently needed to meet the health needs of HIV-infected Malaysian prisoners.
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Design and implementation of a factorial randomized controlled trial of methadone maintenance therapy and an evidence-based behavioral intervention for incarcerated people living with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia.
Alexander R. Bazazi,Jeffrey A. Wickersham,Martin P. Wegman,Gabriel J. Culbert,Veena Pillai,Roman Shrestha,Haider Abdulrazzaq Abed Al-Darraji,Michael M. Copenhaver,Adeeba Kamarulzaman,Frederick L. Altice +9 more
TL;DR: The design and implementation of Project Harapan is described, a prospective clinical trial conducted among people living with HIV and opioid dependence who transitioned from prison to the community in Malaysia from 2010 to 2014, where individuals were recruited and received the interventions while incarcerated and followed for 12months after release.
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