Shastri Motilal

Biographic Data

ID7709586
NAMEShastri Motilal
GIVEN NAMESShastri
FAMILY NAMEMotilal
SIGNATUREMOTILAL S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the West Indies
ORCID0000-0002-0136-4370
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking, and associated cardiovascular risk in Guyana

    Open AccessM Shastri Motilal, Shastri Motilal et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2025

    Objective. To determine associations between demographic characteristics, alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking (HED), and cardiovascular risk factors using the 2016 Guyana World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise noncommunicable diseases risk factor survey. Methods. A weighted sample was used in a secondary analysis of data obtained from an online database. Descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression, and linear regression models were appl…

  • Hypertension control applying the HEARTS in the Americas protocol in Trinidad

    Open AccessZahra Mendoza, Raveed Khan et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2025

    Objective. To determine the prevalence of hypertension control and its associated risk factors among adult patients using the HEARTS in the Americas treatment protocol. Methods. A cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey was conducted among adult hypertensive patients in North-Central Trinidad over a four-month period. Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and factors associated with hypertension control – alcohol use, smoking s…

  • Differential Mental Health Impact of Covid-19 Lockdowns on Persons with Non-Communicable Diseases in Trinidad and Tobago

    Open AccessSandra D Reid, Shastri Motilal et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Persons with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were identified as particularly at risk of severe morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is written about the impact of COVID-19 on this sub-population in the Caribbean, where the prevalence of NCDs is disproportionately high. This study aimed to ascertain COVID-related concerns, and the mental health impact of the pandemic among persons with and without NCDs in Trinidad …

  • A Protocol for the Study of Polymorphisms and Response to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Trinidad

    Yuri Clement, Shamjeet Singh et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2020

    Background: Metformin is the drug of first choice in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Most patients respond to metformin monotherapy, but many others remain uncontrolled even at maximal doses. Although non-adherence is a major con­tributor to non-response, genetic polymor­phisms of organic cation transporters play an important role in clinical response. We hypothesize that genetic variants are partly responsible for non-response.Objec…

  • The National Alcohol Survey of Households in Trinidad and Tobago (NASHTT)

    Open AccessRohan G Maharaj, Terence Babwah et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Many HHs in T&T are willing to support changes in policies around alcohol, including many of the policies shown by the WHO to be effective in reducing the harmful consumption of alcohol

  • National Alcohol Survey of households in Trinidad and Tobago (NASHTT)

    Open AccessRohan G Maharaj, Shastri Motilal et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Approximately two thirds of households in T&T reported using alcohol. These households were more likely to report psychological, physical, and social problems. These findings would support efforts to enforce current policies, laws, and regulations as well as new strategies to reduce the impact of harmful alcohol consumption on households in T&T