Publications – Public Health and Environment Research Center, Nepal

Leveraging DHIS2 Tracker for Breakthroughs in Public Health Research: A Pioneering Approach to HIV and TB Surveillance in Nepal.

DHIS2 has become a cornerstone for data collection and reporting in over 80 countries. This tool is pivotal in monitoring health program indicators, such as vaccination coverage, HIV testing/diagnosis, and tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, aligning with national and global health strategies. However, traditional data reported through health ma...

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Deuba K

Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Women in Nepal: Protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) Cluster-Randomized Trial.

JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Aug 15:12:e45917

https://www.researchprotocols.org/2023/1/e45917

Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Mehra D, Ekström AM, Deuba K

Perceptions on violence against women and its impacts on mental health and response mechanisms among community-based stakeholders: a qualitative study from Nepal.

MC Womens Health. 2024 Apr 24;24(1):258.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38658963/

Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Sarraf RR, Mehra D, Ekström AM, Deuba K

Risk of HIV infection among men having sex with men in Kathmandu Valley Nepal

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. April 2012

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22500041/%20

Deuba K, Karki DK, Shrestha R, Rai KK

Psychosocial health problems associated with increased HIV risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey.

PLoS ONE. March 2013

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516434%20

Deuba K, Ekström AM, Shrestha R, Ionita G, Laxmi L, DK Karki

Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in Far-western Region, 2006- 2011.

BMC Infectious Diseases. December 2013

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24369908%20

Bhatta L, Klouman E, Deuba K, Shrestha R, Karki DK, Ekstöm AM, Ahmed LA

Optimizing the implementation of integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey of HIV in resource limited settings: lessons from Nepal.

Asian Pac J of Trop Dis. February 2014.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180814606885

Deuba K, Ojha B, Shrestha R, Marrone G

Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C and its related risk behaviours among women who inject drugs in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Adv Infect Dis. 2021 Jan-Dec; 8: 20499361211062107 Abstract Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at great risk of HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). In order to properly design interventions and develop programmes for women who inject drugs, this study assessed the prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and syphilis and its...

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8646840/

Damas J, Storm M, Pandey LR, Marrone G, Deuba K

The impact of border crossing and imprisonment on injection practices and risk of HIV and hepatitis C infection among men who inject drugs in Nepal.

International Journal of Drug Policy. September 2023. Volume 119, 104145

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104145

Zaccheo SK, Marrone G, Pandey LR, Deuba K

Multilevel determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention in the test-and-treat era of Nepal: a qualitative study.

2024. BMC Health Services Research

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39138448/%20

Shrestha A, Poudel L, Shrestha S, Jha N, Kuikel BS, Shakya P, Kunwar RS, Pandey LR, KC MB, Wilson EC, Deuba K

Prevalence of viral load suppression and acquired drug resistance among people living with HIV in Nepal: a nationally representative surveillance study.

J GLOB ANTIMICROB RESIST. 2023;35:122-127. PMID: 37709138, ABSTRACT Objectives This is the first nationally representative study to estimate the prevalence of viral load (VL) suppression and acquired HIV drug resistance (ADR) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nepal. Methods A cross-sectional study recruited 1418 PLHIV fr...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716523001522

Deuba K, Panta G, Rajbhandari R, Kunwar R, Pokhrel T, Pandey L, Changsom D, Saeng-Aroon S, Thakur S

Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Women in Nepal: Protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) Cluster-Randomized Trial.

JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Aug 15:12:e45917. Abstract Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Nepal. Women experiencing IPV are at higher risk of developing depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The shortage of trained frontline health...

https://www.researchprotocols.org/2023/1/e45917/

Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Mehra D, Ekström AM, Deuba K.

Our Research Publications

Leveraging DHIS2 Tracker for Breakthroughs in Public Health Research: A Pioneering Approach to HIV and TB Surveillance in Nepal.

Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Women in Nepal: Protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) Cluster-Randomized Trial.

Perceptions on violence against women and its impacts on mental health and response mechanisms among community-based stakeholders: a qualitative study from Nepal.

Risk of HIV infection among men having sex with men in Kathmandu Valley Nepal

Psychosocial health problems associated with increased HIV risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey.

Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in Far-western Region, 2006- 2011.

Optimizing the implementation of integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey of HIV in resource limited settings: lessons from Nepal.

Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C and its related risk behaviours among women who inject drugs in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

The impact of border crossing and imprisonment on injection practices and risk of HIV and hepatitis C infection among men who inject drugs in Nepal.

Multilevel determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention in the test-and-treat era of Nepal: a qualitative study.

Prevalence of viral load suppression and acquired drug resistance among people living with HIV in Nepal: a nationally representative surveillance study.

Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Intervention to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and Psychological Distress Among Women in Nepal: Protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) Cluster-Randomized Trial.

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