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Elucidating adolescent aspirational models for the design of public mental he...
Background Adolescent aspirational models are sets of preferences for an idealized self. Aspirational models influence behavior and exposure to risk factors that shape adult... -
Changing climate policy paradigms in Bangladesh and Nepal
Abstract The aim of this article is to explain and compare the changes in climate policy paradigms (CPPs) of Bangladesh and Nepal. Climate policies are shaped by the... -
Co-trimoxazole versus azithromycin for the treatment of undifferentiated febr...
Background Undifferentiated febrile illness (UFI) includes typhoid and typhus fevers and generally designates fever without any localizing signs. UFI is a great therapeutic... -
Protocol of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Trial (LBWSAT), a cluster-randomi...
Background Low birth weight (LBW, < 2500 g) affects one third of newborn infants in rural south Asia and compromises child survival, infant growth, educational performance... -
Surgical referral coordination from a first-level hospital: a prospective cas...
Background: Patients in isolated rural communities typically lack access to surgical care. It is not feasible for most rural first-level hospitals to provide a full suite of... -
Bypassing birthing centres for child birth: a community-based study in rural ...
Background Child delivery in a health facility is important to reduce maternal mortality. Bypassing nearby birthing facility to deliver at a hospital is common in developing... -
A survey of health problems of Nepalese female migrants workers in the Middle...
Background Nepal is a key supplier of labour for countries in the Middle East, India and Malaysia. As many more men than women leave Nepal to work abroad, female migrant workers... -
Does women’s caste make a significant contribution to adolescent pregnancy in...
Background Adolescent pregnancy is a public health concern worldwide. There are disparities in the occurrence of adolescence pregnancy in different social groups and settings;... -
Girls' access to adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services ...
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the limitations to girls' access to adolescent friendly sexual and reproductive health services in public health institutions in... -
Illness recognition, decision-making, and care-seeking for maternal and newbo...
Background Identification of maternal and newborn illness and the decision-making and subsequent care-seeking patterns are poorly understood in Nepal. We aimed to characterize... -
Investigating aquifer contamination and groundwater quality in eastern Terai ...
Objective This study aims at assessing the groundwater quality of the three districts of Eastern Terai region of Nepal viz. Morang, Jhapa, Sunsari using physicochemical... -
An application of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale to assess food s...
Abstract The state of food (in)security in rural communities of different ecological zones of the Kaligandaki Basin, Nepal, is assessed using a Household Food Insecurity Access... -
Power interplay between actors: using material and ideational resources to sh...
Deliberation over how to adapt to short or long-term impacts of climate change takes place in a complex political setting, where actors’ interests and priorities shape the... -
Determinants of institutional birth among women in rural Nepal: a mixed-metho...
Background: Encouraging institutional birth is an important component of reducing maternal mortality in low-resource settings. This study aims to identify and understand the... -
Patients direct costs to undergo TB diagnosis
Background A major impediment to the treatment of TB is a diagnostic process that requires multiple visits. Descriptions of patient costs associated with diagnosis use different... -
Profile of the 2016 dengue outbreak in Nepal
Objective The objective of this study was to obtain clinical, virological and demographic data detailing the 2016 dengue outbreak in Nepal. Results Dengue disease was first... -
Medication utilization pattern for management of pregnancy complications: a s...
Background Drugs used during pregnancy can adversely affect the health and life of the mother and unborn child. However, the fact that drugs are needed to mitigate complications... -
Prevalence of poor mental health among medical students in Nepal: a cross-sec...
Background Poor mental health among medical students is widely acknowledged. Studies on mental health among medical students of Nepal are lacking. Therefore, we conducted a...
