A5073970649- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Public Health and Nutrition
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
Government of Nepal
2015-2025
Ministry of Health and Population
2015-2025
Biratnagar Eye Hospital
2022-2024
University of Washington
2021
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2021
The University of Queensland
2020
Nepal Red Cross Society
2018
Tribhuvan University
2018
Nepal Development Research Institute
2018
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences
2013-2014
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis the burden diarrhoea in 195 countries. This study assesses cases, deaths, aetiologies 1990-2016 how has changed people all ages.We modelled mortality with a Bayesian hierarchical modelling platform that evaluates wide range covariates model types on basis vital registration verbal autopsy data. We incidence compartmental meta-regression tool enforces association between prevalence,...
Abstract Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time series design to assess immediate effect of 31 services two low-income (Ethiopia and Haiti), six middle-income (Ghana, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mexico, Nepal, South Africa Thailand) high-income (Chile Korea) countries. Despite efforts maintain services, disruptions varying magnitude duration...
Background World Health Organization (WHO) estimates for deaths attributed to Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Nepal have risen from 51% 2010 60% 2014. This study assessed the distribution and determinants of NCD risk factors among Nepalese adult population. Methods Findings A nationally representative cross-sectional survey was conducted Jan June 2013 on prevalence using WHO STEPS instrument. multistage cluster sampling method used randomly select 4,200 respondents. The adjusted ratio...
Understanding causes and correlates of health loss among children adolescents can identify areas success, stagnation, emerging threats thereby facilitate effective improvement strategies.To estimate mortality morbidity in from 1990 to 2017 by age sex 195 countries territories.This study examined levels, trends, spatiotemporal patterns cause-specific nonfatal outcomes using standardized approaches data processing statistical analysis. It also describes epidemiologic transitions evaluating...
Background: The provision and uptake of quality timely antenatal care(ANC) is an essential element efforts to improve health outcomes for women newborn babies. Antenatal consultations assist in early identification treatment complications during pregnancy. This study aimed provide information on distribution inequalities initiation ANC Nepal. Methods: the were examined using Nepal Demographic Health Surveys 2011. Bivariate multivariate logistic regression was used order assess inequalities....
Over the past few decades, total population of Nepal has increased substantially with rapid urbanization, changing lifestyle and disease patterns. There is anecdotal evidence that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) associated risk factors are becoming key public health challenges. Using nationally representative survey data, we estimated prevalence underweight, overweight obesity among Nepalese adults explored socio-demographic these conditions.We used Demographic Health Survey 2016 data....
Skilled birth attendants (SBAs) provide important interventions that improve maternal and neonatal health reduce mortality. However, utilization coverage of services by SBAs remain poor, especially in rural remote areas Nepal. This study examined the characteristics associated with SBA mid- far-western cross-sectional three districts Nepal (i.e., Kanchanpur, Dailekh Bajhang), representing ecological zones (southern plains [Tarai], hill mountain, respectively) low SBAs. Enumerators assisted a...
World Health Organization recommends at least four pregnancy check-ups for normal pregnancies. Ministry of and Population Nepal has introduced various strategies to promote prenatal care institutional delivery reduce maternal child deaths. However, health service utilization is low in some selected socio-economic ethnic groups. Hence, this study aims assess barriers the recommended antenatal (4ANC) visits eastern Nepal.A cross-sectional quantitative was conducted Sunsari district. A total...
The burden of non-communicable diseases has increased in the last few decades low-and middle-income countries including Nepal. There is limited data on population based prevalence diseases. Hence, this study aims to determine nationwide selected chronic Nepal.A cross-sectional population-based was conducted from 2016 2018. Data collected electronically android device inbuilt with research and monitoring software 13200 eligible participants aged 20 years above. cleaned SPSS version 20.0...
Anemia is regarded as major public health problem among adolescents in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) but there limited primary data many countries, including Nepal. This study investigated the prevalence correlates of anemia a nationally representative sample within 2014 National Adolescent Nutrition Survey A total 3780 aged 10 to 19 years were selected from cross-sectional survey through multi-stage cluster sampling. Structured interviews, anthropometric measurements hemoglobin...
In Nepal, a substantial proportion of women still deliver their child at home. Disparities have been observed in utilisation institutional delivery and skilled birth attendant services. We performed disaggregated analysis among marginalised non-marginalised to identify if different factors are associated with home these groups.This study used data from the 2016 Nepal Demographic Health Survey. It involves 3,837 who had experienced least one live five years preceding survey. Women were...
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first reported in Wuhan, China and is now a pandemic affecting over 218 countries territories around the world. Nepal has been severely affected it, with an increasing number of confirmed cases casualties recent days, even after 8 months case detected China. As 26 November 2020, there were 227,600 COVID 209,435 recovered 1,412 deaths. This study aimed to compile public data available from Ministry Health Population (MoHP), Government (GoN) analyse 104...
Contraceptive use during the postpartum period is critical for maternal and child health. However, little known about of family planning determinants in Nepal this period. This study explored pregnancy spacing, unmet need, use, fertility behaviour among women using level data from Demographic Health Surveys 2011. More than one-quarter who gave birth last five years became pregnant within 24 months giving 52% had an need postpartum. Significantly higher rates were found rural hill residents,...
Nepal has made significant progress against the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health over past two decades. However, disparities in use of services persist along geographic, economic, sociocultural lines.Trends inequalities between 1994 2011 were examined using four Demographic Health Surveys (NDHS), nationally representative cross-sectional surveys conducted by interviewing women who gave birth 3-5 years prior to survey. Sociodemographic service utilization measured....
Abstract Background The burgeoning rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is posing serious challenges in resource constrained health facilities Nepal. main objective this study was to assess the readiness for cardiovascular (CVDs), diabetes and chronic respiratory (CRDs) services Methods This utilized data from Nepal Health Facility Survey 2015. General 940 along with disease specific CVDs, diabetes, CRDs were assessed using Service Availability Readiness Assessment manual World...
BackgroundPrimary care is of insufficient quality in many low-income and middle-income countries. Some health facilities perform better than others despite operating similar contexts, although the factors that characterise best performance are not well known. Existing best-performance analyses concentrated high-income countries focus on hospitals. We used positive deviance approach to identify differentiate from worst primary among across six low-resource systems.MethodsThis analysis...
The impact of rapid increase in institutional birth rate Nepal on women's satisfaction and planned future utilization services is less well known. This study aimed to measure with maternity care its correlation intended utilisation. Data came from a nationally representative facility-based survey conducted across 13 districts included client exit interviews 447 women who had either recently delivered or experienced complications. An eight-item quality instrument was used satisfaction....
With an increasing number of institutional deliveries, the Nepalese health system faces a challenge to ensure quality service provision. This paper aims identify determinants client satisfaction with maternity care in Nepal using data from nationally representative facility survey.A total 447 exit interviews, women who had either recently delivered or experienced obstetric complications, were conducted across 13 districts (87% hospitals, 8% Primary Health Care Centres (PHCCs), and 5%...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. This study is designed to assess prevalence determinants MetS among Nepalese adults from a nationally representative study. based on Stepwise Approach Surveillance (STEPS) Survey Nepal. survey was done 4200 aged 15-69 years 210 clusters selected proportionately across Nepal's three ecological zones (Mountain, Hill Terai). Subsequently, using systematic sampling, twenty households per cluster one...
Background: Previous studies in Nepal noted an alarming increase prevalence of hypertension. However, these were geographically sparse and coverage population, mostly limited to single site. The current study fills this gap by examining the status prevalence, awareness, treatment control hypertension, using recently collected population-based data. Methods: We used Demographic Health Survey 2016 Sample selection was based on stratified two-stage cluster sampling rural areas three stages...
Tobacco control still poses an immense challenge for the government of Nepal. Updated knowledge on current pattern tobacco use and its associated factors will be helpful policy makers to curb epidemic. This study fills this gap by, (i) exploring demographic, socio-economic geographic correlates using a nationally representative sample 15-49-year adults from Nepal Demographic Health survey 2016, (ii) examining prevalence trends both smoking non-smoking forms in drawn three consecutive Surveys...
The promotion of a physically active lifestyle might help address the increasing burden non-communicable diseases in Nepal. However, there is lack nationally representative estimates physical activity (PA) prevalence aim this nationwide cross-sectional study was to determine domain-specific PA levels and association socio-demographic characteristics with total among Nepalese adults aged 15-69 years.The data were collected using self-administered questionnaires sample 4143 (66.5% females),...
This study investigated the relationship between family support (for daily activities and living) life satisfaction among Nepali older adults, with an additional focus on gender differences. Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey conducted in rural eastern Nepal through interviewing adults aged 60 years above. The total analytical sample for this was 819. Life measured using Diener’s Satisfaction Scale. Binary logistic regression employed to explore associations reliance satisfaction....