Shikhar Shrestha
Biographic Data
| ID | 3927150 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shikhar Shrestha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shikhar |
| FAMILY NAME | Shrestha |
| SIGNATURE | SHRESTHA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Opioid-Involved Overdose Vulnerability in Wyoming
BACKGROUND: Between 2009 and 2019 opioid-involved fatal overdose rates increased by 45% and the average opioid dispensing rate in Wyoming was higher than the national average. The opioid crisis is shaped by a complex set of socioeconomic, geopolitical, and health-related variables. We conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify Wyoming counties at higher risk of opioid-related harm, factors associated with this risk, and areas in need of ove…
Medical mistrust, discrimination, and Covid-19 vaccine behaviors among a national sample U.S. adults
Medical mistrust is significantly associated with vaccination status and intentions. Increasing uptake of COVID-19 vaccines will likely require substantive efforts on the part of public health and healthcare officials to build trust with those who are not yet fully vaccinated. We recommend that these efforts focus on building the 'trustworthiness' of these entities, an approach that will require a paradigm shift away from a focus on correcting in…
Spatial epidemiology
Opioid-Involved Overdose Vulnerability in Wyoming
BACKGROUND: Between 2009 and 2019 opioid-involved fatal overdose rates increased by 45% and the average opioid dispensing rate in Wyoming was higher than the national average. The opioid crisis is shaped by a complex set of socioeconomic, geopolitical, and health-related variables. We conducted a vulnerability assessment to identify Wyoming counties at higher risk of opioid-related harm, factors associated with this risk, and areas in need of ove…
Medical mistrust, discrimination, and Covid-19 vaccine behaviors among a national sample U.S. adults
Medical mistrust is significantly associated with vaccination status and intentions. Increasing uptake of COVID-19 vaccines will likely require substantive efforts on the part of public health and healthcare officials to build trust with those who are not yet fully vaccinated. We recommend that these efforts focus on building the 'trustworthiness' of these entities, an approach that will require a paradigm shift away from a focus on correcting in…
Spatial epidemiology
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Buprenorphine (1 works) · Cartography (1 works) · Chemistry (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Computer security (1 works)