2024
Health literacy and its determinants among school-going children: a school-based cross-sectional study in Nepal
Adhikari P, Paudel K, Bhusal S, Gautam K, Khanal P, Adhikari T, K C P, Shrestha R, Shrestha S. Health literacy and its determinants among school-going children: a school-based cross-sectional study in Nepal. Health Promotion International 2024, 39: daae059. PMID: 39115185, DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daae059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of health literacyPre-existing mental health conditionsLimited health literacyHealth literacyMental health conditionsSchool-going childrenCross-sectional studyFactors associated with limited health literacyHealth Literacy for School-Aged ChildrenLow levels of health literacyPeer support group programHealth conditionsLiteracy levelsModerate health literacyHealth literacy levelsSchool health promotionSchool-based cross-sectional studyImprove health literacyMulti-stage cluster sampling methodSupport group programPoor quality of lifeSchool health professionalsLower educational attainmentAdverse health outcomesSchool-aged ChildrenMediating role of food insecurity in the relationship between perceived MSM related stigma and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Nepal
Paudel K, Bhandari P, Gautam K, Wickersham J, Ha T, Banik S, Shrestha R. Mediating role of food insecurity in the relationship between perceived MSM related stigma and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0296097. PMID: 38166131, PMCID: PMC10760890, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsHigher ageCross-sectional studyHealth-related confoundersResource-limited countriesCondom-less sexMental health concernsRespondent-driven samplingPrEP uptakeFood insecurityDearth of evidenceUnadjusted modelsAdjusted modelSymptomsHealth concernMSMOutcome variablesConfidence intervalsMenMonthly incomeSexAssociationStigmaAgePrevious studies
2022
Engagement in Chemsex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia: Prevalence and Associated Factors from an Online National Survey
Maviglia F, Wickersham J, Azwa I, Copenhaver N, Kennedy O, Kern M, Khati A, Lim S, Gautam K, Shrestha R. Engagement in Chemsex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia: Prevalence and Associated Factors from an Online National Survey. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 20: 294. PMID: 36612617, PMCID: PMC9819808, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug useMalaysian MSMDrug useGamma hydroxybutyrateGreater HIV risk behaviorsHIV-positive sexual partnerPre-exposure prophylaxis knowledgeRecent injection drug usePre-exposure prophylaxisHIV risk factorsHIV-positive partnerMultivariable logistic regressionSevere depressive symptomsRecent STI diagnosisHIV risk behaviorsTransactional sexCross-sectional studyMental health servicesMultiple sex partnersDrug-related behaviorsChemsex engagementRecent sexual intercourseSTI diagnosisMultivariable analysisAssociated Factors