2024
Transactional sex and its associated factors among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nepal
Sujan M, Paudel K, Gautam K, Khati A, Wickersham J, Dhakal M, Ha T, Shrestha R. Transactional sex and its associated factors among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nepal. Sexual Health 2024, 21 PMID: 39388431, DOI: 10.1071/sh24178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransactional sexPrevalence of transactional sexFactors associated with transactional sexExchange of sexReduce transactional sexPolice detentionMental health challengesEconomic vulnerabilityTransgender womenFinancial dependenceGBMSMCondomless sexSubstance useAssociated with adverse health outcomesNepalParticipants' sociodemographic characteristics,Cross-sectional surveyMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdverse health outcomesAge of participantsHealth outcomesSexually transmitted infectionsHigh-risk groupSociodemographic characteristicsLogistic regression analysis
2023
Assessing Barriers and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Female Migrant Workers in Vietnam
Ha T, Givens D, Shi H, Nguyen T, Nguyen N, Shrestha R, Frank L, Schensul S. Assessing Barriers and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Female Migrant Workers in Vietnam. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 20: 6368. PMID: 37510599, PMCID: PMC10379987, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20146368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen migrant workersFemale migrant workersMigrant workersSRH servicesReproductive health servicesMigrant women workersHealth servicesWomen workersSRH service utilizationIndustrial zoneLast sexual encounterMultivariable logistic regression analysisSexual encountersUtilization of SexualLogistic regression analysisSimilar contextsTimes higher oddsExplores factorsWorkersUrban settingsCross-sectional surveyVietnamMiddle-income countriesStudy findingsHigher income
2022
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018
Haeuser E, Serfes A, Cork M, Yang M, Abbastabar H, Abhilash E, Adabi M, Adebayo O, Adekanmbi V, Adeyinka D, Afzal S, Ahinkorah B, Ahmadi K, Ahmed M, Akalu Y, Akinyemi R, Akunna C, Alahdab F, Alanezi F, Alanzi T, Alene K, Alhassan R, Alipour V, Almasi-Hashiani A, Alvis-Guzman N, Ameyaw E, Amini S, Amugsi D, Ancuceanu R, Anvari D, Appiah S, Arabloo J, Aremu O, Asemahagn M, Jafarabadi M, Awedew A, Quintanilla B, Ayanore M, Aynalem Y, Azari S, Azene Z, Darshan B, Babalola T, Baig A, Banach M, Bärnighausen T, Bell A, Bhagavathula A, Bhardwaj N, Bhardwaj P, Bhattacharyya K, Bijani A, Bitew Z, Bohlouli S, Bolarinwa O, Boloor A, Bozicevic I, Butt Z, Cárdenas R, Carvalho F, Charan J, Chattu V, Chowdhury M, Chu D, Cowden R, Dahlawi S, Damiani G, Darteh E, Darwesh A, das Neves J, Weaver N, De Leo D, De Neve J, Deribe K, Deuba K, Dharmaratne S, Dianatinasab M, Diaz D, Didarloo A, Djalalinia S, Dorostkar F, Dubljanin E, Duko B, El Tantawi M, El-Jaafary S, Eshrati B, Eskandarieh S, Eyawo O, Ezeonwumelu I, Ezzikouri S, Farzadfar F, Fattahi N, Fauk N, Fernandes E, Filip I, Fischer F, Foigt N, Foroutan M, Fukumoto T, Gad M, Gaidhane A, Gebregiorgis B, Gebremedhin K, Getacher L, Ghadiri K, Ghashghaee A, Golechha M, Gubari M, Gugnani H, Guimarães R, Haider M, Haj-Mirzaian A, Hamidi S, Hashi A, Hassanipour S, Hassankhani H, Hayat K, Herteliu C, Ho H, Holla R, Hosseini M, Hosseinzadeh M, Hwang B, Ibitoye S, Ilesanmi O, Ilic I, Ilic M, Islam R, Iwu C, Jakovljevic M, Jha R, Ji J, Johnson K, Joseph N, Joshua V, Joukar F, Jozwiak J, Kalankesh L, Kalhor R, Kamyari N, Kanchan T, Matin B, Karimi S, Kayode G, Karyani A, Keramati M, Khan E, Khan G, Khan M, Khatab K, Khubchandani J, Kim Y, Kisa A, Kisa S, Kopec J, Kosen S, Laxminarayana S, Koyanagi A, Krishan K, Defo B, Kugbey N, Kulkarni V, Kumar M, Kumar N, Kusuma D, La Vecchia C, Lal D, Landires I, Larson H, Lasrado S, Lee P, Li S, Liu X, Maleki A, Malik P, Mansournia M, Martins-Melo F, Mendoza W, Menezes R, Mengesha E, Meretoja T, Mestrovic T, Mirica A, Moazen B, Mohamad O, Mohammad Y, Mohammadian-Hafshejani A, Mohammadpourhodki R, Mohammed S, Mohammed S, Mokdad A, Moradi M, Moraga P, Mubarik S, Mulu G, Mwanri L, Nagarajan A, Naimzada M, Naveed M, Nazari J, Ndejjo R, Negoi I, Ngalesoni F, Nguefack-Tsague G, Ngunjiri J, Nguyen C, Nguyen H, Nnaji C, Noubiap J, Nuñez-Samudio V, Nwatah V, Oancea B, Odukoya O, Olagunju A, Olakunde B, Olusanya B, Olusanya J, Bali A, Onwujekwe O, Orisakwe O, Otstavnov N, Otstavnov S, Owolabi M, Mahesh P, Padubidri J, Pana A, Pandey A, Pandi-Perumal S, Kan F, Patton G, Pawar S, Peprah E, Postma M, Preotescu L, Syed Z, Rabiee N, Radfar A, Rafiei A, Rahim F, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahmani A, Ramezanzadeh K, Rana J, Ranabhat C, Rao S, Rawaf D, Rawaf S, Rawassizadeh R, Regassa L, Rezaei N, Rezapour A, Riaz M, Ribeiro A, Ross J, Rubagotti E, Rumisha S, Rwegerera G, Moghaddam S, Sagar R, Sahiledengle B, Sahu M, Salem M, Kafil H, Samy A, Sartorius B, Sathian B, Seidu A, Shaheen A, Shaikh M, Shamsizadeh M, Shiferaw W, Shin J, Shrestha R, Singh J, Skryabin V, Skryabina A, Soltani S, Sufiyan M, Tabuchi T, Tadesse E, Taveira N, Tesfay F, Thapar R, Tovani-Palone M, Tsegaye G, Umeokonkwo C, Unnikrishnan B, Villafañe J, Violante F, Vo B, Vu G, Wado Y, Waheed Y, Wamai R, Wang Y, Ward P, Wickramasinghe N, Wilson K, Yaya S, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Yu C, Zastrozhin M, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Hay S, Dwyer-Lindgren L. Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018. BMC Medicine 2022, 20: 488. PMID: 36529768, PMCID: PMC9760541, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevalenceAge groupsBackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virusJoint United Nations ProgrammeImmune deficiency syndromeHIV prevalence estimatesAdults ages 15HIV/AIDSClinic attendeesUnited Nations ProgrammeImmunodeficiency virusSentinel surveillanceDisease burdenDeficiency syndromePrevalence increasesSeroprevalence surveyPrevalence trendsLow prevalencePrevalence estimatesTreatment interventionsPrevalence differencesTargeted interventionsPrevalenceTreatment effortsAge 15
2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Collaborators G, Kendrick P, Reitsma M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abdoli A, Abdollahi M, Abedi A, Abhilash E, Aboyans V, Adebayo O, Advani S, Ahinkorah B, Ahmad S, Ahmadi K, Ahmed H, Aji B, Akalu Y, Akunna C, Alahdab F, Al-Aly Z, Alanezi F, Alanzi T, Alhabib K, Ali T, Alif M, Alipour V, Aljunid S, Alomari M, Amin T, Amini S, Amu H, Ancuceanu R, Anderson J, Andrei C, Andrei T, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Antony B, Anvari D, Arabloo J, Arian N, Arora M, Artanti K, Asmare W, Atnafu D, Ausloos M, Awan A, Ayano G, Aynalem G, Azari S, Darshan B, Badiye A, Baig A, Banach M, Banerjee S, Barker-Collo S, Bärnighausen T, Barqawi H, Basu S, Bayati M, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Bekuma T, Bennett D, Bensenor I, Benzian H, Benziger C, Berman A, Bhagavathula A, Bhala N, Bhardwaj N, Bhardwaj P, Bhattacharyya K, Bibi S, Bijani A, Biondi A, Braithwaite D, Brenner H, Brunoni A, Burkart K, Nagaraja S, Butt Z, dos Santos F, Car J, Carreras G, Castaldelli-Maia J, Cattaruzza M, Chang J, Chaturvedi P, Chen S, Chido-Amajuoyi O, Chu D, Chung S, Ciobanu L, Costa V, Couto R, Dagnew B, Dai X, Damasceno A, Damiani G, Dandona L, Dandona R, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Gela J, Molla M, Desta A, Dharmaratne S, Dhimal M, Eagan A, Kalan M, Edvardsson K, Effiong A, Tantawi M, Elbarazi I, Esmaeilnejad S, Fadhil I, Faraon E, Farwati M, Farzadfar F, Fazlzadeh M, Feigin V, Feldman R, Filip I, Filippidis F, Fischer F, Flor L, Foigt N, Folayan M, Foroutan M, Gad M, Gallus S, Geberemariyam B, Gebregiorgis B, Getacher L, Obsa A, Ghafourifard M, Gheshlagh R, Ghashghaee A, Ghith N, Gil G, Gill P, Ginawi I, Goharinezhad S, Golechha M, Gopalani S, Gorini G, Grivna M, Guha A, Guimarães R, Guo Y, Gupta R, Gupta R, Gupta T, Gupta V, Hafezi-Nejad N, Haider M, Hamadeh R, Hankey G, Hargono A, Hay S, Heidari G, Herteliu C, Hezam K, Hird T, Holla R, Hosseinzadeh M, Hostiuc M, Hostiuc S, Househ M, Hsiao T, Huang J, Ibeneme C, Ibitoye S, Ilic I, Ilic M, Inbaraj L, Irvani S, Islam J, Islam R, Islam M, Islami F, Iso H, Itumalla R, Jaafari J, Jain V, Jakovljevic M, Jang S, Jayaram S, Jeemon P, Jha R, Jonas J, Jürisson M, Kabir A, Kabir Z, Kalankesh L, Kanchan T, Kandel H, Kapoor N, Karch A, Karimi S, Kebede K, Kelkay B, Kennedy R, Khader Y, Khan E, Khayamzadeh M, Kim G, Kimokoti R, Kivimäki M, Kosen S, Laxminarayana S, Koyanagi A, Krishan K, Kugbey N, Kumar G, Kumar N, Kurmi O, Kusuma D, Lacey B, Landires I, Lasrado S, Lauriola P, Lee D, Lee Y, Leung J, Li S, Lin H, Liu W, Lugo A, Kunjathur S, Majeed A, Maleki A, Malekzadeh R, Malta D, Mamun A, Manjunatha N, Mansouri B, Mansournia M, Martini S, Mathur M, Mathur P, Mazidi M, McKee M, Medina-Solís C, Mehata S, Mendoza W, Menezes R, Miazgowski B, Michalek I, Miller T, Mini G, Mirica A, Mirrakhimov E, Mirzaei H, Misra S, Mohammad Y, Mohammadian-Hafshejani A, Mohammed S, Mokdad A, Molokhia M, Monasta L, Moni M, Moradzadeh R, Morrison S, Mossie T, Mubarik S, Mullany E, Murray C, Nagaraju S, Naghavi M, Naik N, Nalini, Nangia V, Naqvi A, Swamy S, Naveed M, Nazari J, Nduaguba S, Negoi R, Kandel S, Nguyen H, Nigatu Y, Nixon M, Nnaji C, Noubiap J, Nowak C, Nuñez-Samudio V, Ogbo F, Oguntade A, Oh I, Olagunju A, Owolabi M, Mahesh P, Pakshir K, Pana A, Panagiotakos D, Panda-Jonas S, Pandey A, Parekh U, Park E, Park E, Kan F, Pathak M, Pawar S, Pestell R, Pham H, Pinheiro M, Pokhrel K, Pourshams A, Prashant A, Radfar A, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahman M, Rahman M, Rahmani A, Ram P, Rana J, Ranabhat C, Rathi P, Rawaf D, Rawaf S, Rawassizadeh R, Renzaho A, Rezapour A, Riaz M, Roever L, Ronfani L, Roshandel G, Roy A, Roy B, Saddik B, Sahebkar A, Salehi S, Salimzadeh H, Samy A, Sanabria J, Santric-Milicevic M, Jose B, Sathian B, Sawhney M, Saya G, Schwendicke F, Seidu A, Kumar N, Sepanlou S, Shafaat O, Shah S, Shaikh M, Shannawaz M, Sharafi K, Sheikh A, Sheikhbahaei S, Shigematsu M, Shiri R, Shishani K, Shivakumar K, Shivalli S, Shrestha R, Siabani S, Sidemo N, Sigfusdottir I, Sigurvinsdottir R, Silva J, Singh A, Singh J, Singh V, Sinha D, Skryabin V, Skryabina A, Soroush A, Soyiri I, Sreeramareddy C, Stein D, Steiropoulos P, Stortecky S, Straif K, Abdulkader R, Sulo G, Sundström J, Tabuchi T, Tadesse E, Tamiru A, Tareke M, Tareque I, Tarigan I, Thakur B, Thankappan K, Thapar R, Tolani M, Tovani-Palone M, Tran B, Tripathy J, Tsegaye G, Tymeson H, Ullah S, Unim B, Updike R, Uthman O, Vacante M, Vardavas C, Venketasubramanian N, Verma M, Vidale S, Vo B, Vu G, Waheed Y, Wang Y, Welding K, Werdecker A, Whisnant J, Wickramasinghe N, Wubishet B, Yamagishi K, Yano Y, Yazdi-Feyzabadi V, Yeshaw Y, Yimmer M, Yonemoto N, Yousefi Z, Yu C, Yunusa I, Yusefzadeh H, Zaman M, Zamani M, Zamanian M, Zastrozhin M, Zastrozhina A, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Zhong C, Zuniga Y, Gakidou E. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health 2021, 6: e482-e499. PMID: 34051920, PMCID: PMC8251505, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00065-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal age-standardised prevalenceAge-standardised prevalenceTobacco useSignificant decreaseGlobal burdenRisk Factors Study (GBD) 2019Substantial public health problemDisease Study 2019High prevalence countriesAdverse health outcomesPublic health problemSmokeless tobacco useSmokeless tobacco productsGlobal health communitySmoking tobaccoPrevalence countriesSmoking useHigh prevalenceTobacco usersWHO Framework ConventionHealth outcomesHealth problemsPrevalenceSame time periodTobacco productsWillingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment
Ni Z, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Copenhaver MM, DiDomizio EE, Nelson LE, Shrestha R. Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108477. PMID: 33422864, PMCID: PMC7946167, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent individualsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP useHIV riskHealthcare providersSex-related risk behaviorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisAwareness of PrEPUrban methadone clinicMultiple logistic regressionDisproportionate HIV burdenLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyHIV burdenHIV infectionHIV testingIndependent correlatesMethadone clinicsDrug treatmentRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionPrEPPrevious useHigher likelihoodProphylaxis
2020
Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China
Ni Z, Lebowitz ER, Zou Z, Wang H, Liu H, Shrestha R, Zhang Q, Hu J, Yang S, Xu L, Wu J, Altice FL. Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China. Journal Of Urban Health 2020, 98: 41-52. PMID: 33258088, PMCID: PMC7703725, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00498-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Stigma, Depression, and Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated Malaysian Men with HIV and Opioid Dependence
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M, Bazazi AR, Huedo-Medina TB, Krishnan A, Altice FL. A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Stigma, Depression, and Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated Malaysian Men with HIV and Opioid Dependence. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 1059-1069. PMID: 28108877, PMCID: PMC5344717, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1693-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): An Empirical Test of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment
Shrestha R, Altice FL, Huedo-Medina TB, Karki P, Copenhaver M. Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): An Empirical Test of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1299-1308. PMID: 27990587, PMCID: PMC5380590, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1650-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk PWUDBehavioral skills modelCommunity-based methadone maintenance treatmentPre-exposure prophylaxis trialsSex-related HIV risk behaviorsHigh-risk drug usersPre-exposure prophylaxisIMB modelMethadone maintenance treatmentEfficacy of PrEPUse of PrEPHIV risk behaviorsKey risk populationsHealth behavior changeHIV acquisitionProphylaxis trialsHIV infectionMaintenance treatmentHIV preventionRisk populationsDrug usersRisk behaviorsPrEPPWUDIntervention developmentThe Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment, Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorders on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated, HIV-Infected, Opioid Dependent Malaysian Men: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
Shrestha R, Weikum D, Copenhaver M, Altice FL. The Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment, Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorders on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated, HIV-Infected, Opioid Dependent Malaysian Men: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. AIDS And Behavior 2016, 21: 1070-1081. PMID: 27544515, PMCID: PMC5318281, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-016-1526-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderNeurocognitive impairmentUse disordersMalaysia's largest prisonHealth-related qualityNeuropsychological factorsQuality of lifeLargest prisonHIV-InfectedOpioid dependenceHIV treatmentHRQoLImportant negative predictorMeeting criteriaFuture interventionsDepressionNegative predictorPLWHDisordersMalaysian menStandardized scalesImpairmentMediation analysisHRQoL.HIV
2015
Early Sexual Debut: A Risk Factor for STIs/HIV Acquisition Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults in Nepal
Shrestha R, Karki P, Copenhaver M. Early Sexual Debut: A Risk Factor for STIs/HIV Acquisition Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults in Nepal. Journal Of Community Health 2015, 41: 70-77. PMID: 26184108, PMCID: PMC4715759, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0065-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly sexual debutRisk factorsHIV acquisitionSexual debutRisk behaviorsTeenage pregnancyInfection risk factorsHistory of STIHIV prevention strategiesInconsistent condom useAdverse health outcomesHigh-risk profileSTIs/HIVMultivariate logistic modelMultiple sex partnersNepal Demographic Health SurveySexual risk behaviorsDemographic Health SurveyNationally Representative SampleMean agePotential confoundersHealth SurveyPrevention strategiesHealth outcomesSex partners