- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Kathmandu University
2023-2024
Dhulikhel Hospital
2023
Background Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is a global public health issue, particularly in developing countries, including Nepal, where over-the-counter sales and self-medication are common. Objectives To explore knowledge, perceptions, practices their resistance among medicine dispensers community members Nepal. Methods The study was conducted three rural five urban municipalities the Kavrepalanchok district from May 2021 to August 2021. Data were collected using two qualitative...
Objective To assess the prevalence and factors associated with cyberbullying cyber-victimisation among high school adolescents of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Participants We used convenient sampling to enrol 450 aged 16–19 years from four distinct higher secondary schools in City. Outcome measures administered Cyberbullying an Online Aggression Survey determine cyber-victimisation. Univariate multivariate logistic regression analyses were...
To determine the perception of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) in terms their scope work, impact work on professional experiences and coping strategies stakeholders' FCHVs programme, contribution to sector its sustainability. A qualitative study involving in-depth interviews (IDIs) with key informant (KIIs) local stakeholders. All were conducted through telephone. Six municipalities Kavre district, Nepal. 16 participated IDIs 12 stakeholders members mother's group, workers ward...
Although the Government of Nepal has achieved high and sustained childhood vaccination coverage, reaching under-immunized zero-dose children requires different approaches. Behavioral science offers promise in better understanding drivers development more effective programs; however, application behavioral to immunization programs is nascent. Through Science Immunization Network, JSI, UNICEF Nepal, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School Medical Sciences established a Center engage...