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Social 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/s12879-020-05122-3Effectiveness of Interventions for Changing HIV Related Risk Behaviours Among Key Populations in Low-Income Setting: A Meta-Analysis, 2001-2016. Scientific Reports.
Scientific Reports. February 2020 Abstract The aim of this review was to conduct a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of behavioural interventions to reduce HIV-related risk behaviours among key populations: people who inject drugs, female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender in Nepal over the last two decades. Using...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-58767-0HIV Outcomes Beyond Viral Suppression 3: Stigma reduction interventions in people living with HIV to improve health-related quality of life.
Lancet HIV. November 2019. Summary As the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for people living with HIV are increasingly being reached in many contexts, health-related quality of life, the so-called fourth 90, warrants special attention. HIV-related stigma and discrimination are major barriers for overall health-related quality of life despite impress...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(19)30343-1/fulltextWhy don’t key populations access HIV testing and counselling centres in Nepal? Findings based on national surveillance survey.
Abstract Objectives To assess the demographic, behavioural, psychosocial and structural factors associated with non-utilisation of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services by female sex workers (FSWs) and men who have sex with men/transgender (MSM/TG). Methods This study involved a cross-sectional design. We used the national sur...
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/12/e017408Condom use behaviour among people living with HIV: a seven-country community-based participatory research in the Asia-Pacific region.
Abstract Objectives: We examined the prevalence of inconsistent condom use and its correlates among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: Between 1 October 2012 and 31 May 2013, a total of 7843 PLHIV aged 18-50 years were recruited using targeted and venue-based sampling in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao P...
http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2017/11/08/sextrans-2017-053263Facilitators and Barriers for Retention in HIV Care in Asia – a Study in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lao, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam.
May 2017. Abstract Introduction: The need for efficient retention in HIV care is more evident than ever because of the expansion of earlier ART initiation and the shift towards 'Test and Treat'. This study assesses factors affecting participation in the HIV care cascade among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Asia-Pacific Region. ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459881HIV decline associated with changes in risk behaviours among young key populations in Nepal: analysis of population-based HIV prevalence surveys between 2001 and 2012.
Abstract We assessed changes in HIV prevalence and risk behaviours among young key populations in Nepal. A total of 7505 participants (aged 16-24 years) from key populations who were at increased risk of HIV infection (2767 people who inject drugs (PWID); 852 men who have sex with men/transgender (MSM/TG); 2851 female sex workers (FSW) and 1035...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27799419/Perceived discrimination as an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation among sexual minorities in Nepal.
PLOS ONE. July 2016 Abstract Sexual and gender minorities experience an elevated burden of suicidality compared with the general population. Still, little is known about that burden and the factors generating it in the context of low- and middle-income countries. The present study assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, planned suicide...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27437996Micro-level social and structural factors act synergistically to increase HIV risk among Nepalese female sex workers.
Summary Objectives Sex workers face stigma, discrimination, and violence across the globe and are almost 14 times more likely to be HIV-infected than other women in low- and middle-income countries. In Asia, condom campaigns at brothels have been effective in some settings, but for preventive interventions to be sustainable, it is important ...
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