2021
Limited Risk Compensation Among Women Who Inject Drugs: Results From the Project Sexual Health Equity Preexposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Study in Philadelphia
Tran NK, Van Der Pol B, Shrestha R, Bazzi AR, Bellamy SL, Sherman SG, Roth AM. Limited Risk Compensation Among Women Who Inject Drugs: Results From the Project Sexual Health Equity Preexposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Study in Philadelphia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 49: e64-e66. PMID: 34694276, PMCID: PMC9018480, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 11 HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs
Shrestha R, McCoy-Redd B, Meyer J. Chapter 11 HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs. 2021, 223-236. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-68328-9.00011-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV preventionEffective HIV prevention toolHigh-risk sexual networksHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisLimited clinical trial dataSubstance usePre-exposure prophylaxisHIV prevention toolClinical trial dataHarm reduction programsKey target populationSubstance use disordersPart of patientsTarget populationPrEP outcomesPreexposure prophylaxisMedication adherenceHIV riskUse disordersTrial dataPWIDSexual networksPrEPPrevention toolProphylaxis
2017
Intent to Use Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV Risk Behaviors, and Self-Report Neurocognitive Symptoms by High-Risk Drug Users: A Mediation Analysis
Shrestha R, Karki P, Huedo-Medina TB, Copenhaver M. Intent to Use Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV Risk Behaviors, and Self-Report Neurocognitive Symptoms by High-Risk Drug Users: A Mediation Analysis. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2017, 28: 612-621. PMID: 28478870, PMCID: PMC7451137, DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2017.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsNeurocognitive impairmentRisk behaviorsPreexposure prophylaxisSelf-reported neurocognitive symptomsHigh-risk drug usersHigh-risk PWUDPrEP uptakeNeurocognitive symptomsHIV riskDrug usersSimilar outcomesUnderserved populationsSignificant correlatesProphylaxisImportant unanswered questionsPreliminary evidencePrEPDissemination effortsMediation analysisUnanswered questionsVariables of interestHIVSymptomsClinicians