Yihua Xu 
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
* xuyihua_6@hotmail.com
Academic Areas
Chronic Disease Epidemiology / Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Research Interests
Epidemiological studies to build risk model of infectious disease and chronic disease
Social work intervention for tuberculosis and other chronic disease
Courses Taught
Principle and method of epidemiology / Preventive medicine
Education
2005-2008 PhD, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
1999-2002 Master, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
Professional/working Experience
2009-present Assistant professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2011-2012 Post Postdoctoral Fellows, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
2004-2009 Lecturer, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2002-2004 Teaching and Research Associate, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs
2016-2018 Social Work Intervention Study of Elderly Patients with Chronic Tuberculosis in the Framework of HAPA Theory, National Social Science Fund Project.
2013-2015 Building a model and study on the risk assessment of MDR-TB latent infections, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Independent Innovation Fund Project.
2009-2013 Integrated Surveillance System for Infectious Diseases in Rural China: Providing Basis for Early Detection of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Deficient Areas, EU Seventh Framework Program.
2008-2010 TB Early Warning Model Research, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center, (major infectious disease project).
Select Publications
Books, patents
1. Nie S, Xu Y. Clinical Epidemiology. 2008. i- Publications in refereed journals (in Chinese)
2. Xu Y. Epidemiological Guidance and Exercises. 2008.
3. Nie S, Xu Y. Techniques for Disinfection and Pest Control Operations.2005.
4. Xu Y. Epidemiological Guidance and Exercises. 2005.
Journal Article
* Corresponding author
1. Xuhui Li, Bin Wang, Yihua Xu*, Yanshu Chen, Ying Zhang, Jiayu Huang, Jie Yang, Dixin Tan, Mengyu Li, Dandan Zhang, Cong Tang, Xiaonan Cai, and Yaqiong Yan. Comprehensive intervention for anxiety and depression among the community elderly with tuberculosis. Basic Appl Soc Psych.(accepted)
2. Xuhui Li, Bin Wang, Dixin Tan, Mengyu Li, Dandan Zhang, Cong Tang, Xiaonan Cai, Yaqiong Yan, Sheng Zhang, Bo Jin, Songlin Yu, Xunchang Liang, Qian Chu, Yihua Xu*. Effectiveness of Comprehensive Social Support Interventions among Elderly Tuberculosis Patients in Communities in China: A community-based Trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2018, 72(5):369-375.
3. Dixin Tan, Dandan Zhang, Xiaonan Cai, Bin Wang, Guoliang Zhang, Wen Shu, Yaqiong Yan, Songlin Yu, Yihua Xu*. Identification of Risk Factors of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis by Using Classification Tree Method [J]. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2017.97(6), 1720-1725.
4. Wen Shu, Wei Chen, Shiyu Zhu, Guoliang Zhang, YongchunHou, Jian Mei, LiqiongBai, WeiguoXu, Lin Zhou, ShaofaNie, Shiming Cheng and Yihua Xu*，Factors Causing Delay of Access to Tuberculosis Diagnosis Among New Active Tuberculosis Patients: Prospective Cohort Study，Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2014, 26(1) :33-41.
5. Guoliang Zhang, Shuqiong Huang, Qionghong Duan, Wen Shu, Yongchun Hou, Shiyu Zhu, Xiaoping Miao, Shaofa Nie, Sheng Wei, Nan Guo, Hua Shan, Yihua Xu*，Application of a Hybrid Model for Predicting the Incidence of Tuberculosis in Hubei, China，PLOS ONE, 2013;8(11):e80969.
6. Wei Chen, Wen Shu, Min Wang, Yongchun Hou, Yinyin Xia, Weiguo Xu, Liqiong Bai, Shaofa Nie, Shiming Cheng, Yihua Xu*, Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence and Risk Factors in Rural Areas of China: A Cohort Study, PLOS ONE, 2013;8(3):e58171.
7. Duo-shuangXie, Wei Xiong, Rui-ping Lai, Li Liu, Xiu-min Gan, Xiao-hui Wang, Min Wang, Yuan-xia Lou, Xiang-yun Fu, Hui-fang Wang, Hao Xiang, Yihua Xu*,Shaofa Nie*. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units in Hubei Province, China: a multicentre prospective cohort survey[J]. J Hosp Infect, 2011, 78(4):284-288.
8. Duo-shuangXie, Wei Xiong, Li-li Xiang, Xiang-yun Fu, Yuan-hua Yu, Li Liu, Shu-qiong Huang, Xiao-hui Wang, Xiu-min Gan, Min Xu, Hong-bo Wang, Hao Xiang, Yihua Xu, Shaofa Nie*. Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infection in 13 hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 2007-2008[J]. J Hosp Infect,2010,76(2):150-155.
9. Yilan Lin, Lijuan Huang, Shaofa Nie, Zenyan Liu, Honejie Yu, Weirong Yan*, Yihua Xu*. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) related to the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Chinese General Population: a Telephone Survey[J]. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2011,11(128).
10. Xiumin Gan, Yihua Xu, Li Liu, Shu-qiong Huang, Duo-shang Xie, Xiao-hui Wang, Jian-ping Liu, Shao-fa Nie*. Predicting the incidence risk of ischemic stroke in a hospital population of southern China: A classification tree analysis[J]. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 2011, 306(1-2):108-114.
11. Li Liu, Rong Zhong, Sheng Wei, Jie-Yun Yin, Hao Xiang, Li Zou, Wei Chen, Ji-Gui Chen, Xia-Wen Zheng, Li-Juan Huang, Bei-Bei Zhu, Quan Chen, Sheng-Yu Duan, RuiRui, Bei-Fang Yang, Jing-Wen Sun, Duo-Shuang Xie, Yihua Xu, Xiao-Ping Miao,* and Shao-Fa Nie*. Interactions between Genetic Variants in the Adiponectin, Adiponectin Receptor 1 and Environmental Factors on the Risk of Colorectal Cancer[J]. PLOS ONE, 2011, 6(e273 01).
12. Li Liu, Peng Yuan, Chen Wu, Xiaomin Zhang, Feng Wang, Huan Guo, Rong Zhong, YihuaXu, Jing Wu, Dianke Yu, Tangchun Wu, Xuemei Zhang, Shaofa Nie*, Xiaoping Miao*, Dongxin Lin. Assessment of XPD Lys751Gln and XRCC1 T-77C polymorphisms in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy[J]. LUNG CANCER, 2011,73(1):110-115.
13. Li Liu, Peng Yuan, Li Liu, Chen Wu, Xiaomin Zhang, HuanGuo, Rong Zhong, Yihua Xu, Jing Wu and ShengyuDuan, RuiRui, Tangchun Wu, ShaofaNie*, Xiaoping Miao*, Dongxin Lin. A functional -77T>C polymorphism in XRCC1 is associated with risk of breast cancer[J]. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2011,125(2):479-487.
14. Shuqiong Huang, Yihua Xu, Li Yue, Sheng Wei, Li liu, Xiumin Gan, Shuihong Zhou, Shaofa Nie. Evaluating the risk of hypertension using an artificial neural network method in rural residents over the age of 35 years in a Chinese area[J]. HYPERTENSION RESEARCH, 2010, 33(7):722-726.
15. Peng Yuan, Li Liu, Chen Wu, Rong Zhong, Dianke Yu, Jing Wu, Yihua Xu, Shaofa Nie, Xiaoping Miao, Yan Sun, BingheXu and Dongxin Lin. No association between XRCC1 polymorphisms and survival in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy[J]. CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY, 2010, 10(9):858-863.
16. GorguiDiouf, Yihua Xu, Patrick N. Kpanyen, Li Cai, Xiumin Gan, Shaofa Nie. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intervention for Malaria Control in Rural Areas in China[J]. Global Journal of Health Science (GJHS), 2010, 2(2):41-50.
17. Li Xuehua, Xu Yihua*, Nie Shaofa, Xiang Hao, Wang Chongjian. The Effect Evaluation of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy to Patients with AIDS in Hubei Province of China[J]. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci, 2009, 29(5):580-584.
18. Hao Xiang, Li Liu, Guang-di Chu, Sheng Wei, Jian-ping Liu, Yihua Xu, Ji-gui Chen, Chong-jian Wang, Qing-Yi Wei, Shao-fa Nie. Association between two functional polymorphisms of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 and colorectal cancer risk in a Chinese population[J]. J Toxicol Environ Health A, 2009,72(11-12):706-711.
19. Mkangara OB, Nie Shaofa, Wang Chongjian, Xu Yihua, Mweri ST, Kobelo TM, Bapumiia M. Epidemiology of human immuno-deficiency virus and quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS in China[J]. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci, 2008, 28(2):230-233.
20. Wang Chongjian, Wei Sheng, Xiang Hao, Xu Yihua, Han Shenghong, Mkangara OB, Nie Shaofa. Evaluating the effectiveness of an emergency preparedness training programme for public health staff in China[J]. Public health, 2008, 122(5):471-477.
21. Wang Chongjian, Wei Sheng, Xiang Hao, Wu Jing, Xu Yihua, Liu Li, Nie Shaofa. Development and evaluation of a leadership training program for public health emergency response: results from a Chinese study[J]. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 2008, 8(377).
