2024
Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial
Bhattarai S, Skovlund E, Shrestha A, Mjølstad B, Åsvold B, Sen A. Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2024, 29: 100461. PMID: 39220804, PMCID: PMC11364134, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersIntervention arm compared to controlsWaist-to-hip ratioHealth workersRandomised controlled trialsBody mass indexPhysical activityDaily salt intakeHealthcare providersSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureCluster randomised controlled trialOpen-label cluster randomised controlled trialRoutine follow-up careMass indexHealth system barriersAdequate physical activityControlled trialsTrained healthcare providersDiet quality scoresBlood pressure controlPublic health facilitiesInterventions targeting individualsUrban NepalControl blood pressure
2017
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Nepal: findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study
Karmacharya BM, Koju RP, LoGerfo JP, Chan KC, Mokdad AH, Shrestha A, Sotoodehnia N, Fitzpatrick AL. Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Nepal: findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study. Heart Asia 2017, 9: 1. PMID: 28123454, PMCID: PMC5237714, DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2016-010766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl of hypertensionDhulikhel Heart StudyCross-sectional studyHypertension awarenessHypertension statusRisk factorsHeart StudySociodemographic characteristicsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCVD risk factorsPrevalence of hypertensionBlood pressure controlDisease risk factorsBody mass indexBlood pressure measurementsHypertensive adultsMass indexHealth InterviewMultivariate regression modelHypertensionTreatment statusNepalese adultsMultivariate analysisPressure controlIncome quartile