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Effectiveness 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 ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310918Experience of intimate partner violence among young pregnant women in urban slums: A qualitative study.
Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an urgent public health priority. It is a neglected issue in women’s health, especially in urban slums in Nepal and globally. This study was designed to better understand the IPV experienced by young pregnant women in urban slums of the Kathmandu Valley, as well as to identify their co...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26945755/Optimizing the implementation of integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey of HIV in resource limited settings: lessons from Nepal.
Abstract Objective To discuss the basic standards for HIV related integrated biological and behavioural surveillance (IBBS) survey implementation, specific challenges of survey management, and to propose brief practical guidelines for management of IBBS surveys in resource limited setting. Methods Two methods were used to address our s...
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2222180814606885Survival 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. Abstract Background: Though financial and policy level efforts are made to expand antiretroviral treatment (ART) service free of cost, survival outcome of ART program has not been systematically evaluated in Nepal. This study assesses the mortality rates and determinants among adult HIV-infected ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24369908Survival 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
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