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Multilevel determinants of antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention in the test-and-treat era of Nepal: a qualitative study
BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Aug 13;24(1):927. Abstract Background The transition to the “test-and-treat” policy in Nepal in 2017, coupled with the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2020, necessitates an in-depth understanding of factors influencing ART initiation and retention. This study investigates these factors fr...
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11311-6Perceptions on violence against women and its impacts on mental health and response mechanisms among community-based stakeholders: a qualitative study from Nepal.
BMC Womens Health. 2024 Apr 24;24(1):258 Abstract Background: Violence against women (VAW) is a significant public health problem. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency and severity of VAW has escalated globally. Approximately one in four women in Nepal have been exposed to either physical, psychological, and/or sex...
https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-024-03064-5Assessing the Nepalese health system’s readiness to manage gender-based violence and deliver psychosocial counselling
Abstract Violence against women (VAW), particularly intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence, is a major public health issue, garnering more attention globally post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Health providers often represent the first point of contact for IPV victims. Thus, health systems and health providers ...
https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/39/2/198/7595865High Interest in the Use of mHealth Platform for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal.
J COMMUNITY HEALTH. 2024:1-13. PMID: 38281283, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-024-01324-x Abstract Mobile technology growth in Nepal offers promising opportunities for using mobile health (mHealth) interventions to facilitate HIV prevention efforts. However, little is known about access and utilization of communication technology and their w...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-024-01324-xThe 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. Abstract Background In Nepal, personal drug use is criminalized and among people who inject drugs (PWID), the majority of whom are men, movement across the border with India for drug procurement and use is common. Using a risk environment approach, this study examin...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395923001925Disease Burden Attributed to Drug use in the Nordic Countries: a Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019
Abstract The Nordic countries share similarities in many social and welfare domains, but drug policies have varied over time and between countries. We wanted to compare differences in mortality and disease burden attributed to drug use over time. Using results from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, we extracted age-standardized estimate...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-023-01131-wFeasibility 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/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/S2213716523001522Social and structural factors associated with depression and suicidality among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Nepal.
BMC Psychiatry. September 2021 Introduction The prevalence of depression and suicidality is high among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) worldwide. Stigma and discrimination are likely contributing factors. More research is needed in low-income, non-English speaking countries to assess the effects of social and stru...
https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-021-03477-8Trends and determinants of HIV transmission among men who inject drugs in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal: analysis of cross-sectional studies.
BMC Public Health. February 2021. Abstract Background HIV is a major public health issue around the world, especially in developing countries. Although the overall prevalence of HIV in Nepal is relatively low, there are specific sub-populations where the prevalence is far higher than the national average. One of these sub-groups is ...
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10331-9Prevalence 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/Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and assessment of the social and structural determinants of sexual risk behaviour and health service utilisation among MSM and transgender women in Terai highway districts of Nepal.
BMC Infectious Diseases. June 2020 Abstract Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people are disproportionately affected by HIV and sexually transmitted infections. MSM and transgender people in Nepal experience considerable discrimination and marginalisation, they are subject to abuse from legal authorities and suffe...
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-020-05122-3
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