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Krishna Poudel

Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Education, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Family Research Scholar, 2018-2019

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Krishna Poudel will test an intervention to decrease tobacco use in people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nepal. He is proposing that the intervention will educate PLHIV, boost self-efficacy, and improve quit rates and duration.

Dr. Poudel's primary research interests lie in the areas of HIV transmission risk behavior determinants; sexually transmitted infections (STIs); hepatitis C; and depression in HIV-positive individuals, drug users, and other marginalized populations. He is also interested in designing and evaluating theory-grounded behavior change interventions, studying the role of micronutrients on various health outcomes, and advocating for translation of research findings into practice. His research to date has spanned the globe and involved diverse groups including international migrants, HIV-positive individuals, injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, female sex workers, traditional healers, policy makers, and school students. His present research projects include examinations of the determinants of STIs, hepatitis C, medication adherence, and depression; evaluation of a theory-based sexual risk reduction intervention; and a study of nutrient intake and its association with health outcomes among HIV-positive individuals.

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