2023
An mHealth-Delivered Sexual Harm Reduction Tool (PartyPack) for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Usability Study
Gautam K, Paudel K, Jacobs J, Wickersham J, Ikhtiaruddin W, Azwa I, Saifi R, Lim S, Shrestha R. An mHealth-Delivered Sexual Harm Reduction Tool (PartyPack) for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Usability Study. JMIR Formative Research 2023, 7: e48113. PMID: 37616034, PMCID: PMC10485720, DOI: 10.2196/48113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHarm reduction toolSmartphone app-based interventionHIV prevention servicesApp-based interventionEvidence-based interventionsHarm reduction strategiesCondomless sexPrevention servicesLarger sample sizeGroup sexUnderserved populationsPsychoactive drugsExit interviewsChemsexMost participantsMenSexMalaysian menMobile healthParticipantsInterventionTotalAcceptabilityMHealthSexual experience
2020
Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth-Based Approach as an HIV Prevention Strategy Among People Who Use Drugs on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Shrestha R, Altice FL, DiDomizio E, Sibilio B, Ranjit YS, Copenhaver MM. Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth-Based Approach as an HIV Prevention Strategy Among People Who Use Drugs on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Patient Preference And Adherence 2020, 14: 107-118. PMID: 32021122, PMCID: PMC6971384, DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s236794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV risk reductionHIV preventionText messaging servicePrimary HIV preventionHIV prevention strategiesOpioid-dependent peopleReminder text messagesWeekly text messagesPost-intervention assessmentRisk reductionForty HIVPrEP adherenceText messagesSMS remindersRisk groupsText remindersPrevention strategiesUnderserved populationsMHealth technologiesAcceptability studyHealth carePreventionProphylaxisPreliminary evidence
2017
Measuring Acceptability and Preferences for Implementation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Conjoint Analysis: An Application to Primary HIV Prevention Among High Risk Drug Users
Shrestha R, Karki P, Altice FL, Dubov O, Fraenkel L, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M. Measuring Acceptability and Preferences for Implementation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Conjoint Analysis: An Application to Primary HIV Prevention Among High Risk Drug Users. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 22: 1228-1238. PMID: 28695388, PMCID: PMC5762432, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1851-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisSex-related risk behaviorsHigh-risk drug usersAcceptability of PrEPHigh-risk PWUDPrimary HIV preventionHIV prevention approachesDrug treatment settingsKey risk populationsHIV-negative PWUDHigh acceptabilityHIV clinicPrEP acceptabilityHIV testingPrEP uptakeMethadone clinicsHIV preventionRisk populationsSide effectsTreatment settingsDrug usersPrEP attributesRisk behaviorsPrEPUnderserved populationsIntent 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