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Aug 2026
Featured
Current Tobacco Product Use and Cessation Behaviors Among People Who Use Opioids: Implications for Integrated Harm Reduction Services
Bhusal S, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Sujan M, Chalise R, Ha T, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Tobacco Use Insights
Substance UseUnited States
Aug 2026
Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2023, with the estimated burden attributable to intimate partner violence and forecasted impacts of funding cuts through 2030: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Carter A, Zhang M, Trejo BG, et al., Shrestha R
The Lancet HIV
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthUnited States
Jul 2026
Depressive Symptoms and Anticipated Help-seeking Stigma as Mental Healthcare Navigation Barriers Among People Who Use Opioids
Khati A, Sujan M, Xu R, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Paudel K, Copenhaver M, Valente P, Shrestha R
Community Mental Health Journal
Mental HealthSubstance UseUnited States
Jul 2026
Intimate Partner Violence Among LGBTQ+ Populations in Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review
Hong C, Brooks C, Luxmikanthan S, Mahajan A, Shrestha R, Wickersham J, Storholm E, Watson R, Eaton L
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
Mental HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Jun 2026
Featured
Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment to Monitor Opioid Use and Overdose Among People Who Use Opioids: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study
Gautam K, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Khati A, Thapa A, Bhusal S, Sujan M, Pagoto S, Ha T, Shrestha R
JMIR Human Factors
Substance UseDigital HealthUnited States
Jun 2026
A SWOT Analysis of PrEPChoices: Developing a Web-Based Decision Aid Tool to Support HIV Prevention Decision-Making
Brissette C, Le K, Teper R, Shrestha R, Valente P
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionDigital HealthUnited States
Jun 2026
Assessing digital health literacy among middle-aged adults in urban Nepal
Niroula S, Bhattarai G, Paudel K, Chapagain Y, Bhusal S, Jha A, Shah S, Pandey A, Wagle S, Rai V, Bhandari B, Shrestha R, Gautam K, Adhikari T
Discover Public Health
Digital HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Jun 2026
Characteristics of cannabis use among men who have sex with men in Nepal: A respondent-driven cross-sectional survey
Paudel K, Mazzeo R, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Pandey A, Bhandari P, Khati A, Sujan M, Dhakal M, Copenhaver M, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Medicine
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Jun 2026
National- and state-level burdens of substance use disorders in the USA, 1990–2023, with forecasts up to 2050: Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Kang J, Kim H, Kim M, et al., Shrestha R
Med
Mental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthUnited States
May 2026
Effects of a Brief Smokeless Tobacco Cessation Counseling Among People with HIV Who Smoke Cigarettes in Nepal
Poudel K, Silwal R, Sharma Chalise B, Shrestha R, Poudel-Tandukar K
Substance Use & Misuse
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthNepal
May 2026
Exploring Perceived Utility of a Clinic‐Integrated HIV Prevention App for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: A Qualitative Think‐Aloud Study
Sujan M, Wickersham J, Khati A, Gautam K, Paudel K, Azwa I, Altice F, Tan Y, Sabri N, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Health Science Reports
HIV PreventionDigital HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
May 2026
Featured
Nurse Practitioner–Led, Same-Day, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Program for People Who Inject Drugs in the United States: Findings From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Gautam K, Paudel K, Altice F, Vlahov D, Khati A, Wickersham J, Moore T, Bae E, Bhusal S, Sujan M, Kil N, Shrestha R
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Apr 2026
An Examination of African Immigrants With Overweight or Obesity: Weight, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Body Image Following Immigration
Bannor R, Pagoto S, Idiong C, Goetz J, Kimani J, Kalinowski J, Shrestha R, Xu R
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Global HealthUnited States
Apr 2026
“Silent or Silenced?”: Cross-sectional Findings of Internalised Homophobia and Intimate Partner Violence as Mediators between Stigma and Concealment Motivation Among Men who have Sex with Men in Malaysia
Eng Hui E, Krishna Murthi T, Mohd Sabri N, Tan Y, Sujan M, Gautam K, Paudel K, Azwa I, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Psychology & Sexuality
Global HealthMalaysia
Mar 2026
Trends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021
Paudel K, Gautam K, Niroula S, Bhusal S, Wickersham J, Sujan M, KC B, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
Substance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Feb 2026
Enhancing quality of life through tailored interventions for men living with HIV
Pham T, Wu Q, Pan C, Ha L, Bui T, Sujan M, Schensul S, Shrestha R, Le N, Ha T
Quality of Life Research
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthUnited States
Feb 2026
Feasibility and acceptability of daily oral emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (FTC/TAF) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs with opioid use disorder
Gautam K, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Altice F, Bellia G, Jadkarim L, Liew Z, Khati A, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Sexually Transmitted Infections
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Feb 2026
Leveraging mHealth interventions to reduce sex- and drug-related risk behaviors among chemsex-involved men who have sex with men: evidence from a qualitative study
Gautam K, Uyar C, Wickersham J, Paudel K, Azwa I, Altice F, Sujan M, Ha T, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Harm Reduction Journal
HIV PreventionSubstance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
Feb 2026
Understanding barriers and facilitators of healthy diet and physical activity among African immigrants in the US: a qualitative study
Bannor R, Baidoo R, Ray S, Idiong C, Goetz J, Kalinowski J, Shrestha R, Xu R, Pagoto S
Ethnicity & Health
Global HealthUnited States
Dec 2025
Assessment of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Sujan M, Paudel K, Gautam K, Pandey A, Leo A, Wickersham J, Chaudhari P, Dhakal M, Sharma S, Shrestha R
International Journal of Sexual Health
Mental HealthNepal
Dec 2025
Determinants of loss to follow-up among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in a universal test and treat setting: A retrospective cohort study in Nepal
Shrestha A, Poudel L, Adhikari B, Bhandari S, Shrestha R, Kunwar R, Pandey L, KC M, Wilson E, Deuba K
Public Health in Practice
HIV PreventionNepal
Dec 2025
Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in nepal: results from may measurement month 2020 blood pressure screening
Acharya P, Rijal A, Subedi N, Bhandari B, Koirala S, Paudel K, Soti P, Sharma S, Sapkota A, Gautam K, Kafle S, Poudel S, Adhikari T, Shrestha R, Neupane D
Discover Public Health
Nepal
Nov 2025
Quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy at Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Nepal
Poudel A, Paudel K, Adhikari T, Adhikari S, Chhetri M, Shrestha R
Discover Public Health
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthNepal
Nov 2025
Validation and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Sexual Stigma Scale Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal
Sujan M, Hui E, Khati A, Gautam K, Paudel K, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Nepal
Nov 2025
Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and condomless sex among MSM in Nepal; findings based on an integrated biological and behavioral surveillance survey using respondent-driven sampling
Paudel K, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Lena F, Wickersham J, Sujan M, Dhakal M, Xu R, Adhikari T, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Medicine
HIV PreventionMental HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Oct 2025
Non-fatal Overdose and Associated Factors Among People Who Use Opioids: Findings From a Cross-sectional Study
Sujan M, Wickersham J, Khati A, Paudel K, Gautam K, Liautaud D, Crim H, Thapa A, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
Substance UseUnited States
Oct 2025
Prevalence and determinants of induced abortion among women migrant workers in an industrial zone in Vietnam: A cross-sectional study
Ha T, Pham T, Nguyen N, Shrestha R, Schensul S
Medicine
Vietnam
Aug 2025
Prevalence and determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness among men who have sex with men in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
Paudel K, Gautam K, Sharma M, Wickersham J, Sujan M, Ha T, Copenhaver M, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Medicine
Nepal
Aug 2025
Exploring perceived and enacted stigma with related factors among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Nepal
Sujan M, Khati A, Paudel K, Gautam K, Pandey A, Sharma S, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Sexual Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Jul 2025
Assessment of quality of life among undergraduate students using WHOQOL questionnaire in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Bhandari P, Paudel K, Bajracharya S, Khanal B, Gautam K, Adhikari T, Pahari D, Shrestha R
BMJ Public Health
Global HealthNepal
Jul 2025
Designing a gamified mHealth app for HIV prevention and comorbidities among Malaysian young men who have sex with men (YMSM): An Interdisciplinary expert panel study (Preprint)
Zhou X, Dincelli E, Altice F, Shrestha R, Hightow-Weidman L, Azwa I, Ng R, Gautam K, Sujan M, Paudel K, Wickersham J
Journal of Medical Internet Research
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Jul 2025
Prevalence of chemsex and associated factors among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Nepal: findings from an online national survey
Paudel K, Gautam K, Pandey A, Bhandari P, Wickersham J, Dhakal M, Sujan M, Acharya B, Sapkota S, Shrestha A, Shrestha R
Scientific Reports
Mental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Jun 2025
An Evaluation a PrEP-Focused HIV Prevention Intervention Tailored for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and Cognitive Dysfunction
Mistler C, Huedo-Medina T, Shrestha R, Gunstad J, Zelenev A, Copenhaver M
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Jun 2025
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) receipt and persistence among opioid-dependent people who inject drugs initiating PrEP for HIV prevention
Khati A, Copenhaver M, Xu R, Altice F, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Paudel K, Shrestha R
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
May 2025
Correlates of never testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in Nepal
Paudel K, Kwan T, Gautam K, Pandey A, Bhandari P, Dhakal M, Sujan M, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
PLOS Global Public Health
HIV PreventionNepal
Apr 2025
Disease Intervention Specialist Field Experience in Re-engaging Out-of-Care People with HIV in Project CoRECT: A Mixed Methods Study
Macharaviani E, Altice F, Shrestha R, Truebig J, Carroll C, Nichols L, Ahmad B, Copenhaver M, Villanueva M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseUnited States
Mar 2025
Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Steel N, Bauer-Staeb C, Ford J, et al., Shrestha R
The Lancet Public Health
Mental HealthSubstance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Mar 2025
Evaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa
Foppiano Palacios C, Moll A, Shrestha R, Kompala T, Davis J, Charalambous S, Chimoyi L, Chihota V, Andrews L, Shenoi S
BMC Public Health
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthGlobal
Mar 2025
HIV risk perception and problematic alcohol use among urban slum residents in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey
Sujan M, Sikder M, Siddique A, Hossain M, Hossen I, Saikat E, Uddin M, Keya S, Paudel K, Gautam K, Ha T, Shrestha R
AIDS Care
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthGlobal
Mar 2025
Patterns of Alcohol Use and Daily Smoking Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal
Paudel K, Gautam K, Hossain Sujan M, Adhikari P, Bhusal S, Wickersham J, Bhakta K, Sapkota S, Dhakal M, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
Substance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Feb 2025
Testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of integrating accommodation strategies into an HIV prevention intervention for people who inject drugs with cognitive dysfunction
Mistler C, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Dec 2024
Global, regional, and national burden of injuries, and burden attributable to injuries risk factors, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019
Malekpour M, Rezaei N, Azadnajafabad S, et al., Shrestha R
Public Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Dec 2024
More than Marriages: How Nepal's Marriage Equality Law Shape Public Health?
Gautam K, Paudel K, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Health Prospect
Global HealthMental HealthNepal
Dec 2024
Urgent Need for Tobacco Cessation Initiatives Among LGBT Communities in Nepal.
Paudel K, Rana A, Gautam K, Rijal A, Kc B, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Health Prospect
Substance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Nov 2024
Comparing the brief Holistic Health for HIV (3H+) to the Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP+) among people with HIV and opioid use disorder: Results from a randomized, controlled non-inferiority trial
Zelenev A, Huedo-Medina T, Shrestha R, Mistler C, Altice F, Sibilio B, Copenhaver M
PLOS ONE
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Nov 2024
Examining the Accuracy of Self-Reported Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Using a Visual Analog Scale Among Opioid-Dependent People Living with HIV
Ssenyonjo J, Li X, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Oct 2024
Development and Testing of a Mobile App for Management of Gestational Diabetes in Nepal: Protocol for a User-Centered Design Study and Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial
Berube L, Shrestha A, Shrestha A, Daneault J, Shakya P, Dhimal M, Shrestha R, Rawal S
JMIR Research Protocols
Digital HealthNepal
Oct 2024
Association of sleep quality, smartphone addiction, and depressive symptoms among undergraduate medical students in Nepal
Paudel K, Shah S, Khanal P, Bhattarai M, Gautam K, Bhusal S, Bhandari P, Pandey A, Niroula S, Adhikari T, Shrestha R
Discover Psychology
Mental HealthDigital HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Oct 2024
Integrated Online-to-Offline Model of Care for HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and a Multiphase Trial
Khati A, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Paudel K, Phiphatkhunarnon P, Lim S, Puniamurthy K, Altice F, Phanuphak N, Azwa I, Shrestha R
JMIR Research Protocols
HIV PreventionSubstance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
Oct 2024
Transactional sex and its associated factors among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nepal
Sujan M, Paudel K, Gautam K, Khati A, Wickersham J, Dhakal M, Ha T, Shrestha R
Sexual Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Oct 2024
User preferences for an mHealth app to support HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among men who have sex with men in Malaysia
Palmer L, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Maviglia F, Bruno B, Azwa I, Khati A, Altice F, Paudel K, Pagoto S, Shrestha R
PLOS Digital Health
HIV PreventionDigital HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
Aug 2024
Adaptation of a Theory-Based Mobile App to Improve Access to HIV Prevention Services for Transgender Women in Malaysia: Focus Group Study
Gautam K, Shrestha R, Dlamini S, Razali B, Paudel K, Azwa I, Saifi R, Toh Y, Lim H, Sutherland R, Restar A, Phanuphak N, Wickersham J
JMIR Formative Research
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Aug 2024
Health literacy and its determinants among school-going children: a school-based cross-sectional study in Nepal
Adhikari P, Paudel K, Bhusal S, Gautam K, Khanal P, Adhikari T, K. C. P, Shrestha R, Shrestha S
Health Promotion International
Mental HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Jul 2024
Assessing the Effectiveness of Multilevel Intervention Sequences on “Tension” Among Men Living with HIV: A Randomized-Control Trial
Ha T, Shi H, Pham B, Dsouza A, Shrestha R, Kuchipudi S, Luu H, Le N, Schensul S
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthGlobal
Jun 2024
Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men in Nepal
Paudel K, Kanak M, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Valente P, Ha T, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionNepal
Apr 2024
Exploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a Qualitative Study
Foley S, Keene D, Shrestha R, Brown S, Gautam K, Sutherland R, Maviglia F, Saifi R, Wickersham J
Patient Preference and Adherence
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Apr 2024
Higher methadone dose at time of release from prison predicts linkage to maintenance treatment for people with HIV and opioid use disorder transitioning to the community in Malaysia
Ahmad A, Bromberg D, Shrestha R, Salleh N, Bazazi A, Kamarulzaman A, Shenoi S, Altice F
International Journal of Drug Policy
HIV PreventionMental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthMalaysia
Apr 2024
Prevalence of common risk factors of major noncommunicable diseases among sexual and gender minorities in Kathmandu valley, Nepal
Poudel B, Paudel K, Adhikari B, Paudel R, Bhusal S, Adhikari N, Adhikari T, Sapkota V, Shrestha R
Medicine
Substance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Mar 2024
Preferences for mHealth Intervention to Address Mental Health Challenges Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nepal: Qualitative Study
Gautam K, Aguilar C, Paudel K, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Acharya B, Sapkota S, Deuba K, Shrestha R
JMIR Human Factors
Mental HealthDigital HealthNepal
Mar 2024
Increased Stigma, and Physical and Sexual Violence Against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Analyzing Social and Structural Barriers to HIV Testing and Coping Behaviors
Thapa S, Ogunleye T, Shrestha R, Joshi R, Hannes K
Journal of Homosexuality
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthGlobal
Mar 2024
Digital health interventions for suicide prevention among LGBTQ: A narrative review
Paudel K, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Shah S, Wickersham J, Acharya B, Sapkota S, Adhikari S, Baral P, Shrestha A, Shrestha R
Health Prospect
Digital HealthMental HealthNepal
Jan 2024
Examining HIV Knowledge and Sexually Risky Behaviors among Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda
Ssenyonjo J, Mistler C, Adler T, Shrestha R, Kyambadde P, Copenhaver M
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
HIV PreventionUnited States
Jan 2024
Mediating role of food insecurity in the relationship between perceived MSM related stigma and depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in Nepal
Paudel K, Xibille C, Bhandari P, Gautam K, Wickersham J, Ha T, Banik S, Shrestha R
Plos One
Mental HealthNepal
Jan 2024
Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Using an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Promote HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Study
Cheah M, Gan Y, Altice F, Wickersham J, Shrestha R, Salleh N, Ng K, Azwa I, Balakrishnan V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z
JMIR Human Factors
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Jan 2024
High Interest in the Use of mHealth Platform for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Nepal
Gautam K, Paudel K, Ahmed A, Dhakal M, Wickersham J, Poudel K, Pagoto S, Acharya B, Deuba K, Valente P, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthDigital HealthGlobal HealthNepal
Nov 2023
Correlates of never testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
JadKarim L, Sharifi H, Wickersham J, Gautam K, Azwa I, Saifi R, Khati A, Paudel K, Ha T, Shrestha R
Plos One
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Nov 2023
Suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt among men who have sex with men in Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study
Paudel K, Gautam K, Bhandari P, Wickersham J, Dhakal M, Sharma S, Poudel K, Ha T, Shrestha R
PLOS Global Public Health
Mental HealthSubstance UseGlobal HealthNepal
Nov 2023
Uncovering the knowledge gaps: A survey on human monkeypox infection among men who have sex with men in Nepal
Paudel K, Gautam K, Sujan M, Wickersham J, Chaudhari P, Shrestha R
Health Prospect
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthNepal
Aug 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
JMIR Formative Research
Substance UseDigital HealthMalaysia
Aug 2023
Chemsex and Harm Reduction Practices Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Malaysia: Findings from a Qualitative Study
Palmer L, Maviglia F, Wickersham J, Khati A, Kennedy O, Copenhaver N, Uyer C, Halim M, Ikhtiaruddin W, Azwa I, Gautam K, Shrestha R
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Substance UseGlobal HealthMalaysia
Aug 2023
Pre-exposure prophylaxis service among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: findings from a discrete choice experiment
Dubov A, Altice F, Gutierrez J, Wickersham J, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Gautam K, Shrestha R
Scientific Reports
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthMalaysia
Jul 2023
Assessing Barriers and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Female Migrant Workers in Vietnam
Ha T, Givens D, Shi H, Nguyen T, Nguyen N, Shrestha R, Frank L, Schensul S
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Vietnam
Jul 2023
The mediation effects of sexual self-efficacy in the relationship between psychosocial wellbeing and depressive symptoms among female migrant workers in Vietnam
Ha T, Shi H, Su T, Shrestha R, Baumann S, Nguyen T, Nguyen N, Giang L, Schensul S
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Mental HealthGlobal HealthVietnam
Jun 2023
High Interest in Long-acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): Result From A Nationwide Survey in Malaysia
Paudel K, Gupta S, Gautam K, Wickersham J, Khati A, Azwa I, Ha T, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Jun 2023
Application of the multiphase optimisation strategy (MOST) to optimise HIV prevention targeting people on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) who have cognitive dysfunction: protocol for a MOST study
Mistler C, Shrestha R, Gunstad J, Collins L, Madden L, Huedo-Medina T, Sibilio B, Copenhaver N, Copenhaver M
BMJ Open
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthUnited States
Apr 2023
Barriers and Facilitators to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Men Who Have Sex with Men and Community Stakeholders in Malaysia
Rosen A, Wickersham J, Altice F, Khati A, Azwa I, Tee V, Jeri-Wahrhaftig A, Luces J, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Saifi R, Shrestha R
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Apr 2023
Latent profile analysis of data from the brief inventory of neurocognitive impairment (BINI) to develop neuro-cognitive profiles among opioid-dependent patients in drug treatment
Gunstad J, Disabato D, Shrestha R, Sanborn V, Mistler C, Copenhaver M
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Substance UseUnited States
Apr 2023
The Mediating Effect of Changes in Depression Symptoms on the Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Alcohol Consumption: Findings from a Longitudinal Study among Men Living with HIV in India
Ha T, Shi H, Shrestha R, Gaikwad S, Joshi K, Padiyar R, Schensul S
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthUnited States
Apr 2023
Drivers of HIV self-testing among female sex workers: Findings from a multi-state study in Malaysia
Kim R, Wickersham J, Maviglia F, Galka J, Azwa I, Gautam K, Shrestha R
Frontiers in Medicine
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthMalaysia
Mar 2023
Exploring Malaysian Physicians' Intention to Discriminate Against Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Patients
Ni Z, Shrestha R, Earnshaw V, Tee Y, Altice F, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Zhou X, Wickersham J
LGBT Health
Global HealthMalaysia
Mar 2023
Perceived stigma related to TB preventive therapy
Palacios C, Hough M, Shrestha R, Moll A, Kompala T, Andrews L, Shenoi S
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Global HealthGlobal
Feb 2023
Featured
Clinic-Integrated Smartphone App (JomPrEP) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Usability and Acceptability
Shrestha R, Altice F, Khati A, Azwa I, Gautam K, Gupta S, Sullivan P, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Phiphatkunarnon P, Wickersham J
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Dec 2022
Clinic-Integrated Mobile Health Intervention (“JomPrEP” App) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Protocol for an Intervention Development and Multiphase Trial
Shrestha R, Wickersham J, Khati A, Azwa I, Ni Z, Kamarulzaman A, Sullivan P, Jadkarim L, Eger W, Gautam K, Altice F
JMIR Research Protocols
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Dec 2022
Clinical and Demographic Differences in the Willingness to use Self-Administered At-Home COVID-19 Testing Measures among Persons with Opioid use Disorder
Mistler C, Sullivan M, Wickersham J, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
Substance Abuse
Substance UseUnited States
Dec 2022
Engagement in Chemsex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Malaysia: Prevalence and Associated Factors from an Online National Survey
Maviglia F, Wickersham J, Azwa I, Copenhaver N, Kennedy O, Kern M, Khati A, Lim S, Gautam K, Shrestha R
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Malaysia
Dec 2022
Ethical Issues in the Use of Smartphone Apps for HIV Prevention in Malaysia: Focus Group Study With Men Who Have Sex With Men
Khati A, Wickersham J, Rosen A, Luces J, Copenhaver N, Jeri-Wahrhaftig A, Ab Halim M, Azwa I, Gautam K, Ooi K, Shrestha R
JMIR Formative Research
HIV PreventionDigital HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
Dec 2022
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018
Haeuser E, Serfes A, Cork M, et al., Shrestha R
BMC Medicine
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthGlobal
Oct 2022
Formative Evaluation of the Acceptance of HIV Prevention Artificial Intelligence Chatbots By Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Focus Group Study
Peng M, Wickersham J, Altice F, Shrestha R, Azwa I, Zhou X, Halim M, Ikhtiaruddin W, Tee V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z
JMIR Formative Research
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Oct 2022
Nurse Practitioner–Led Integrated Rapid Access to HIV Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs (iRaPID): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Khati A, Altice F, Vlahov D, Eger W, Lee J, Bohonnon T, Wickersham J, Maviglia F, Copenhaver N, Shrestha R
JMIR Research Protocols
HIV PreventionUnited States
Oct 2022
Using nominal group technique to identify barriers and facilitators to preventing HIV using combination same-day pre-exposure prophylaxis and medications for opioid use disorder
Eger W, Altice F, Lee J, Vlahov D, Khati A, Osborne S, Wickersham J, Bohonnon T, Powell L, Shrestha R
Harm Reduction Journal
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Jul 2022
Mobile Health Technology Use and the Acceptability of an mHealth Platform for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Cross-sectional Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey
Shrestha R, Maviglia F, Altice F, DiDomizio E, Khati A, Mistler C, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Halim M, Wickersham J
Journal of Medical Internet Research
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Jul 2022
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020
Bryazka D, Reitsma M, Griswold M, et al., Shrestha R
The Lancet
HIV PreventionSubstance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Jun 2022
Exploring drivers of pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Malaysia
Eger W, Adaralegbe A, Khati A, Azwa I, Wickersham J, Osborne S, Shrestha R
International Journal of STD & AIDS
HIV PreventionGlobal HealthMalaysia
Jun 2022
Prevalence and Correlates of Active Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia
Pedersen C, Wickersham J, Altice F, Kamarulzaman A, Khoshnood K, Gibson B, Khati A, Maviglia F, Shrestha R
Frontiers in Psychiatry
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthMalaysia
Jun 2022
Willingness to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Among People With HIV in the United States: Results From a National Survey
Wickersham J, Meyer J, Shenoi S, Altice F, Barakat L, Virata M, Olivares M, Maviglia F, Khati A, Shrestha R
Frontiers in Medicine
HIV PreventionUnited States
Mar 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Associated Factors among People with HIV in the United States: Findings from a National Survey
Shrestha R, Meyer J, Shenoi S, Khati A, Altice F, Mistler C, Aoun-Barakat L, Virata M, Olivares M, Wickersham J
Vaccines
HIV PreventionUnited States
Mar 2022
Methadone within prison and linkage to and retention in treatment upon community release for people with opioid use disorder in Kyrgyzstan: Evaluation of a national program
Bachireddy C, Shrestha R, Bromberg D, Azbel L, Kurmanalieva A, Wegman M, Shumskaya N, Rozanova J, Meyer J, Altice F
International Journal of Drug Policy
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthGlobal
Feb 2022
Race, trust, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in people with opioid use disorder.
Sullivan M, Mistler C, Copenhaver M, Wickersham J, Ni Z, Kim R, Shrestha R
Health Psychology
Mental HealthSubstance UseUnited States
Dec 2021
Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns Related to the Use of mHealth Apps for HIV Prevention Efforts Among Malaysian Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Survey Study
Shrestha R, Fisher C, Wickersham J, Khati A, Kim R, Azwa I, Mistler C, Goldsamt L
JMIR Formative Research
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Oct 2021
Limited Risk Compensation Among Women Who Inject Drugs: Results From the Project Sexual Health Equity Preexposure Prophylaxis Demonstration Study in Philadelphia
Tran N, Van Der Pol B, Shrestha R, Bazzi A, Bellamy S, Sherman S, Roth A
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Substance UseUnited States
Oct 2021
Differential impacts of COVID-19 across racial-ethnic identities in persons with opioid use disorder
Mistler C, Sullivan M, Copenhaver M, Meyer J, Roth A, Shenoi S, Edelman E, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Mental HealthSubstance UseUnited States
Aug 2021
Adapting behavioural interventions to compensate for cognitive dysfunction in persons with opioid use disorder
Mistler C, Shrestha R, Gunstad J, Sanborn V, Copenhaver M
General Psychiatry
Substance UseUnited States
Jul 2021
Developing a cognitive dysfunction risk score for use with opioid-dependent persons in drug treatment
Copenhaver M, Sanborn V, Shrestha R, Mistler C, Sullivan M, Gunstad J
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Substance UseUnited States
Jul 2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Kendrick P, Reitsma M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, et al., Shrestha R
The Lancet Public Health
Substance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Jun 2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Reitsma M, Kendrick P, Ababneh E, et al., Shrestha R
The Lancet
Substance UseDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Apr 2021
Association between the brief inventory of neurocognitive impairment (BINI) and objective cognitive testing among persons with opioid use disorders in drug treatment
Copenhaver M, Sanborn V, Shrestha R, Mistler C, Gunstad J
Journal of Addictive Diseases
Substance UseUnited States
Mar 2021
Purposeful Fentanyl Use and Associated Factors among Opioid-Dependent People Who Inject Drugs
Chandra D, Altice F, Copenhaver M, Zhou X, Didomizio E, Shrestha R
Substance Use & Misuse
Mental HealthSubstance UseUnited States
Mar 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to HIV Prevention Services Among Opioid-Dependent Individuals
Mistler C, Curley C, Rosen A, El-Krab R, Wickersham J, Copenhaver M, Khati A, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Mar 2021
Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among People Who Inject Drugs: Exploratory Findings of the Interaction Between Race, Homelessness, and Trust
Zhou X, Altice F, Chandra D, Didomizio E, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Feb 2021
Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment
Ni Z, Altice F, Wickersham J, Copenhaver M, DiDomizio E, Nelson L, Shrestha R
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Dec 2020
Using individual stated-preferences to optimize HIV self-testing service delivery among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia: results from a conjoint-based analysis
Shrestha R, Alias H, Wong L, Altice F, Lim S
BMC Public Health
HIV PreventionMalaysia
Dec 2020
Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention and PrEP Implementation Preferences Among Transgender Women in Malaysia
Galka J, Wang M, Azwa I, Gibson B, Lim S, Shrestha R, Wickersham J
Transgender Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseGlobal HealthMalaysia
Nov 2020
Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban Settings in China
Ni Z, Lebowitz E, Zou Z, Wang H, Liu H, Shrestha R, Zhang Q, Hu J, Yang S, Xu L, Wu J, Altice F
Journal of Urban Health
Mental HealthDigital HealthGlobal HealthGlobal
Oct 2020
Awareness about and willingness to use long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) among people who use drugs
Shrestha R, DiDomizio E, Kim R, Altice F, Wickersham J, Copenhaver M
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Sep 2020
Engagement in Harm Reduction Strategies After Suspected Fentanyl Contamination Among Opioid-Dependent Individuals
Mistler C, Chandra D, Copenhaver M, Wickersham J, Shrestha R
Journal of Community Health
Substance UseUnited States
Aug 2020
The Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Cascade in People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review
Mistler C, Copenhaver M, Shrestha R
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
May 2020
Cognitive profiles in persons with opioid use disorder enrolled in methadone treatment
Sanborn V, Gunstad J, Shrestha R, Mistler C, Copenhaver M
Applied Neuropsychology: Adult
Substance UseUnited States
Apr 2020
Online HIV information seeking and pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness among people who use drugs
Ranjit Y, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M, Altice F
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
HIV PreventionUnited States
Apr 2020
Willingness to Use HIV Self-Testing and Associated Factors Among Transgender Women in Malaysia
Shrestha R, Galka J, Azwa I, Lim S, Guadamuz T, Altice F, Wickersham J
Transgender Health
HIV PreventionMental HealthGlobal HealthMalaysia
Feb 2020
Use of Smartphone to Seek Sexual Health Information Online Among Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Implications for mHealth Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Reduce HIV Risks
Shrestha R, Lim S, Altice F, Copenhaver M, Wickersham J, Saifi R, Halim M, Naning H, Kamarulzaman A
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionDigital HealthMalaysia
Jan 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 F, Didomizio E, Sibilio B, Ranjit Y, Copenhaver M
Patient Preference and Adherence
HIV PreventionDigital HealthUnited States
Jul 2019
Rationale and design of an integrated bio-behavioral approach to improve adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV risk reduction among opioid-dependent people who use drugs: The CHRP-BB study
Shrestha R, Altice F, Sibilio B, Ssenyonjo J, Copenhaver M
Contemporary Clinical Trials
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Feb 2019
HIV Sero-Status Non-disclosure Among HIV-Infected Opioid-Dependent Individuals: The Roles of HIV-Related Stigma, Risk Behavior, and Social Support
Shrestha R, Altice F, Sibilio B, Copenhaver M
Journal of Community Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Oct 2018
Viral suppression among HIV-infected methadone-maintained patients: The role of ongoing injection drug use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART)
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Addictive Behaviors
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Aug 2018
Integrated Bio-behavioral Approach to Improve Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Reduce HIV Risk in People Who Use Drugs: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Shrestha R, Altice F, Karki P, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionUnited States
Jul 2018
Exploring the Use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among High-Risk People Who Use Drugs in Treatment
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Frontiers in Public Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Apr 2018
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 F, Dubov O, Fraenkel L, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Feb 2018
HIV-Related Stigma, Motivation to Adhere to Antiretroviral Therapy, and Medication Adherence among HIV-Positive Methadone-Maintained Patients
Shrestha R, Altice F, Copenhaver M
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
HIV PreventionUnited States
Nov 2017
Examining the Acceptability of mHealth Technology in HIV Prevention Among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment
Shrestha R, Huedo-Medina T, Altice F, Krishnan A, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Oct 2017
An explanatory factor analysis of a brief self-report scale to detect neurocognitive impairment among HIV-positive men who have sex with men and transgender women in Peru
Weikum D, Shrestha R, Ferro E, Vagenas P, Copenhaver M, Spudich S, Alpert M, Cabello R, Lama J, Sanchez J, Altice F
AIDS Care
HIV PreventionUnited States
Sep 2017
Interest in use of mHealth technology in HIV prevention and associated factors among high-risk drug users enrolled in methadone maintenance program
Shrestha R, Karki P, Copenhaver M
AIDS Care
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Aug 2017
A Self-report Measure to Detect Neurocognitive Impairment Among Incarcerated People Living with HIV in Malaysian Context: an Exploratory Factor Analysis
Shrestha R, Weikum D, Copenhaver M, Altice F
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
HIV PreventionMental HealthMalaysia
Aug 2017
Design and implementation of a factorial randomized controlled trial of methadone maintenance therapy and an evidence-based behavioral intervention for incarcerated people living with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia
Bazazi A, Wickersham J, Wegman M, Culbert G, Pillai V, Shrestha R, Al-Darraji H, Copenhaver M, Kamarulzaman A, Altice F
Contemporary Clinical Trials
HIV PreventionSubstance UseMalaysia
Jul 2017
Intent 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 T, Copenhaver M
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
May 2017
Developing an integrated, brief biobehavioral HIV prevention intervention for high-risk drug users in treatment: The process and outcome of formative research
Shrestha R, Altice F, Karki P, Copenhaver M
Frontiers in Immunology
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
May 2017
Willingness to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): An Empirical Test of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) Model among High-Risk Drug Users in Treatment
Shrestha R, Altice F, Huedo-Medina T, Karki P, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Apr 2017
A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Stigma, Depression, and Social Support on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated Malaysian Men with HIV and Opioid Dependence
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M, Bazazi A, Huedo-Medina T, Krishnan A, Altice F
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionMental HealthMalaysia
Apr 2017
Correlates of willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis and anticipation of practicing safer drug- and sex-related behaviors among high-risk drug users on methadone treatment
Shrestha R, Karki P, Altice F, Huedo-Medina T, Meyer J, Madden L, Copenhaver M
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Apr 2017
The Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment, Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorders on Health-Related Quality of Life among Incarcerated, HIV-Infected, Opioid Dependent Malaysian Men: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
Shrestha R, Weikum D, Copenhaver M, Altice F
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionMental HealthMalaysia
Jan 2017
Treatment Engagement Moderates the Effect of Neurocognitive Impairment on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in HIV-Infected Drug Users in Treatment
Shrestha R, Karki P, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Nov 2016
Association Between Intimate Partner Violence Against Women and HIV-Risk Behaviors: Findings From the Nepal Demographic Health Survey
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Violence Against Women
HIV PreventionNepal
Aug 2016
Modeling a Theory-Based Approach to Examine the Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment on HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors Among Drug Users in Treatment
Huedo-Medina T, Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
AIDS and Behavior
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
May 2016
The Impact of Methadone Maintenance Treatment on HIV Risk Behaviors among High-Risk Injection Drug Users: A Systematic Review
Karki P, Shrestha R, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M
Evid Based Med Public Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Apr 2016
An Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Brief Self-Report Scale to Detect Neurocognitive Impairment among Participants Enrolled in Methadone Maintenance Therapy
Copenhaver M, Shrestha R, Wickersham J, Weikum D, Altice F
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
United States
Mar 2016
Adapting an Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Intervention Targeting High-Risk Migrant Workers: The Process and Outcome of Formative Research
Shrestha R, Karki P, Pandey S, Copenhaver M
Frontiers in Public Health
HIV PreventionUnited States
Feb 2016
The Influence of Neurocognitive Impairment on HIV Risk Behaviors and Intervention Outcomes among High-Risk Substance Users: A Systematic Review
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Frontiers in Public Health
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States
Nov 2015
Gender differences in associations between neurocognitive impairment and cocaine use among high-risk cocaine-dependent methadone-maintained patients
Shrestha R, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
United States
Sep 2015
A Non-Inferiority Trial of an Evidence-Based Secondary HIV Prevention Behavioral Intervention Compared to an Adapted, Abbreviated Version: Rationale and Intervention Description
Shrestha R, Krishnan A, Altice F, Copenhaver M
Contemporary Clinical Trials
HIV PreventionUnited States
Aug 2015
Long-Term Effects of Childhood Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Health During Adulthood
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Cmrvh
United States
Jul 2015
Sex Trafficking Related Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes among Adolescent Female Students in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
Shrestha R, Karki P, Suwal A, Copenhaver M, Zeeb H
PLoS ONE
Nepal
Feb 2015
Early Sexual Debut: A Risk Factor for STIs/HIV Acquisition Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults in Nepal
Shrestha R, Karki P, Copenhaver M
J Community Health
HIV PreventionNepal
Jan 2015
Developing an evidence-based intervention targeting high-risk migrant workers
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
United States
Jan 2015
Sex-Related Differences in Self-Reported Neurocognitive Impairment among High-Risk Cocaine Users in Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program
Shrestha R, Huedo-Medina T, Copenhaver M
Sart
United States
Jul 2014
HIV risk behaviors among returnee male migrant workers in Nepal
Shrestha R, Copenhaver M
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
HIV PreventionNepal
Dec 2013
The Age of Initiation of Drug Use and Sexual Behavior May Influence Subsequent HIV Risk Behavior: A Systematic Review
Baldwin P, Shrestha R, Potrepka J, Copenhaver M
Isrn AIDS
HIV PreventionSubstance UseUnited States