Binita Shrestha
Biographic Data
| ID | 3927194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Binita Shrestha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Binita |
| FAMILY NAME | Shrestha |
| SIGNATURE | SHRESTHA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3904-9472 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological, sexual, and physical forms of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Although limitations in generalizability must be considered, these findings extend Western-focused trauma literature by examining ACEs and IPV in Nepal, a historically underrepresented country in this inquiry. Assessing childhood trauma history inclusive of psychological trauma across genders has research and clinical implications, including prevention efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Why do people sell their kidneys? A thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence
Globally, demands for the kidneys have surpassed supply both living and deceased donors. High demands relative to the availability have made the kidney one of the most saleable human organs. The main objective was to explore the drivers of kidney selling. Literature related to kidney selling and its drivers was explored in three databases including MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus (Elsevier), and JSTOR covering the period from 1987 to 2022. A total of 15…
‘The broker also told me that I will not have problems after selling because we have two and we can survive on one kidney’
Kidney selling is a global phenomenon engraved by poverty and governance in low-income countries with the higher-income countries functioning as recipients and the lower-income countries as donors. Over the years, an increasing number of residents in a village near the capital city of Nepal have sold their kidneys. This study aims to explore the drivers of kidney selling and its consequences using ethnographic methods and multi-stakeholder consul…
Social norms and women's risk of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Social norms increasingly are the focus of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention strategies but are among the least examined contextual factors in quantitative violence research. This study assesses the within-community, between-community, and contextual effect of a new measure of social norms (PVNS: Partner Violence Norms Scale) on women's risk of IPV. Data come from baseline surveys collected from 1435 female, married, reproductive-age par…
Evaluating a multicomponent social behaviour change communication strategy to reduce intimate partner violence among married couples
Trial was registered in clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02942433 , 10/13/2016, retrospectively registered
Social norms and women's risk of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Social norms increasingly are the focus of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention strategies but are among the least examined contextual factors in quantitative violence research. This study assesses the within-community, between-community, and contextual effect of a new measure of social norms (PVNS: Partner Violence Norms Scale) on women's risk of IPV. Data come from baseline surveys collected from 1435 female, married, reproductive-age par…
Evaluating a multicomponent social behaviour change communication strategy to reduce intimate partner violence among married couples
Trial was registered in clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02942433 , 10/13/2016, retrospectively registered
Social norms and women's risk of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Social norms increasingly are the focus of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention strategies but are among the least examined contextual factors in quantitative violence research. This study assesses the within-community, between-community, and contextual effect of a new measure of social norms (PVNS: Partner Violence Norms Scale) on women's risk of IPV. Data come from baseline surveys collected from 1435 female, married, reproductive-age par…
‘The broker also told me that I will not have problems after selling because we have two and we can survive on one kidney’
Kidney selling is a global phenomenon engraved by poverty and governance in low-income countries with the higher-income countries functioning as recipients and the lower-income countries as donors. Over the years, an increasing number of residents in a village near the capital city of Nepal have sold their kidneys. This study aims to explore the drivers of kidney selling and its consequences using ethnographic methods and multi-stakeholder consul…
Why do people sell their kidneys? A thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence
Globally, demands for the kidneys have surpassed supply both living and deceased donors. High demands relative to the availability have made the kidney one of the most saleable human organs. The main objective was to explore the drivers of kidney selling. Literature related to kidney selling and its drivers was explored in three databases including MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus (Elsevier), and JSTOR covering the period from 1987 to 2022. A total of 15…
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological, sexual, and physical forms of intimate partner violence in Nepal
Although limitations in generalizability must be considered, these findings extend Western-focused trauma literature by examining ACEs and IPV in Nepal, a historically underrepresented country in this inquiry. Assessing childhood trauma history inclusive of psychological trauma across genders has research and clinical implications, including prevention efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Domestic violence (3 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)