2024
Cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation among higher secondary school adolescents in an urban city of Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Kunwar S, Sharma S, Marasini S, Joshi A, Adhikari A, Ranjit A, Shrestha I, Shrestha A, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Cyberbullying and cyber-victimisation among higher secondary school adolescents in an urban city of Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e081016. PMID: 38448066, PMCID: PMC10916119, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPokhara Metropolitan CityMultivariate logistic regression analysisCyber-victimisationSchool adolescentsPrevalence of cyberbullyingLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional studyHealth-related consequencesSecondary school adolescentsPost meanFactors associated with cyberbullyingHigh school adolescentsPeriodic screeningCounseling servicesEducation programmesHurtful commentsOnline Aggression SurveyPrevalenceConsequences of cyberbullyingCity of NepalAssociated with cyberbullyingMetropolitan citiesAnti-bullying policiesRegression analysis
2021
Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal
Bhattarai S, Tandstad B, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Sen A. Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal. International Journal Of Hypertension 2021, 2021: 5542438. PMID: 34497724, PMCID: PMC8419497, DOI: 10.1155/2021/5542438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifestyle factorsBlood pressureMiddle-income countriesPrevalence ratiosSocioeconomic positionBlood pressure-lowering medicinesAge-standardized prevalenceSocioeconomic statusDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRural health centersCross-sectional studySocioeconomic factorsRural NepalPoisson regression modelsHypertension prevalenceHypertensive participantsHealth centersHypertensionStudy participantsCausal mediation analysisConfidence intervalsSelf-reported dataEvidence of mediationFurther studiesFactors associated with low back pain among construction workers in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
Adhikari B, Ghimire A, Jha N, Karkee R, Shrestha A, Dhakal R, Niraula A, Majhi S, Pandit AK, Bhandari N. Factors associated with low back pain among construction workers in Nepal: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0252564. PMID: 34061897, PMCID: PMC8168885, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow back painCross-sectional studyBack painFactors of LBPCommunity-based cross-sectional studyPrevalence of LBPOne-year prevalenceConfidence intervalsHealthcare servicesPublic health professionalsConstruction workersEligible participantsCommon causeHigher oddsSleep qualityHealth promotionHealth professionalsSemi-structured questionnaireLogistic regressionPrevalencePainFace interviewsR programming softwareKavre districtPreventive techniquesKnowledge, attitude, preventive practices and utilization of cervical cancer screening among women in Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study
Shrestha AD, Gyawali B, Shrestha A, Shrestha S, Neupane D, Ghimire S, Campbell C, Kallestrup P. Knowledge, attitude, preventive practices and utilization of cervical cancer screening among women in Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2021, 31: 73-81. PMID: 34871200, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0000000000000670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical cancerPreventive practicesCancer screeningCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity-based cross-sectional surveyCommunity-based educational interventionGlobal public health concernAvailability of screeningUtilization of screeningCross-sectional studyMedian knowledge scoreYears of agePublic health concernCross-sectional surveySystematic random samplingMean ageCancer deathMedian attitude scoreWomen 30Home visitsPractice scoresTreatment servicesKnowledge scoreCancerPatient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Adhikari M, Paudel NR, Mishra SR, Shrestha A, Upadhyaya DP. Patient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 135. PMID: 33579283, PMCID: PMC7881603, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06155-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionCross-sectional studyTertiary public hospitalSocio-demographic characteristicsPublic hospitalsLow health literacyPatient Satisfaction Questionnaire IIISystematic random sampling methodLow-income settingsSocio-demographic correlatesGeneral satisfactionHealth care qualityOutpatient departmentBackgroundPatient satisfactionSectional studyHealth facilitiesHealth literacyPatientsSociodemographic factorsProportion of satisfactionLogistic regressionCare qualityHospitalSociodemographic variablesPercentage of satisfaction
2020
Advertisement of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment: a cross-sectional study in Nepal
Koju P, Rousseau SP, Van der Putten M, Shrestha A, Shrestha R. Advertisement of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections and equity in access to treatment: a cross-sectional study in Nepal. Journal Of Pharmaceutical Policy And Practice 2020, 13: 4. PMID: 32110416, PMCID: PMC7033932, DOI: 10.1186/s40545-020-0202-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper respiratory infectionCross-sectional studyCommunity pharmaciesRespiratory infectionsAcute upper respiratory tract infectionsMedicine shopsUpper respiratory tract infectionAcute upper respiratory infectionPopular antibioticsRespiratory tract infectionsTreatment costsTotal treatment costsTypes of antibioticsPrice of antibioticsTract infectionsPharmaceutical companiesPocket health spendingInfectionAntibioticsPharmacyStructured questionnaireDays' wagesHealth spendingPromotional activitiesHigher numberVaricose veins and its risk factors among nurses at Dhulikhel hospital: a cross sectional study
Shakya R, Karmacharya RM, Shrestha R, Shrestha A. Varicose veins and its risk factors among nurses at Dhulikhel hospital: a cross sectional study. BMC Nursing 2020, 19: 8. PMID: 32042263, PMCID: PMC6998362, DOI: 10.1186/s12912-020-0401-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDhulikhel HospitalVaricose veinsHours/daySectional studyRisk factorsCross-sectional studyDifferent clinical settingsMean standing timeMedical history informationDoppler findingsResultsA totalVein diameterDoppler ultrasoundHigh riskProlonged standingCurrent prevalenceFemale nursesClinical settingHospitalNursesStanding timeVeinNursing professionStructured questionnairePhysical work
2019
Socio-economic inequalities in hypertension burden and cascade of services: nationwide cross-sectional study in Nepal
Mishra SR, Ghimire S, Shrestha N, Shrestha A, Virani SS. Socio-economic inequalities in hypertension burden and cascade of services: nationwide cross-sectional study in Nepal. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2019, 33: 613-625. PMID: 30659279, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-019-0165-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHypertensionIncomeMaleMiddle AgedNepalPrevalenceResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthYoung AdultConceptsCascade of servicesNationwide cross-sectional studyPrevalence of hypertensionControl of hypertensionBody mass indexMulti-variable logistic regressionTreatment of hypertensionCross-sectional studyNepal Demographic Health SurveyLowest wealth quintileSocio-economic inequalitiesDemographic Health SurveyHousehold wealth statusHypertension burdenTotal hypertensivesHypertensive femalesHypertension awarenessHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureMass indexHypertension statusDisease burdenHealth SurveyHypertensionCoverage of services
2018
Quit Intentions and Attempts among Smokers in Sub-urban Nepal: Findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study.
Karmacharya BM, Fitzpatrick AL, Koju R, Sotodehnia N, Xu DR, Pradhan PMS, Shrestha A. Quit Intentions and Attempts among Smokers in Sub-urban Nepal: Findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study. Kathmandu University Medical Journal 2018, 16: 83-88. PMID: 30631024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDhulikhel Heart StudyQuit attemptsCurrent smokersSmoking cessationCessation programsHeart StudyEffective smoking cessation interventionsCVD risk factorsSmoking cessation interventionSmoking cessation programTobacco cessation programCross-sectional studyNon-communicable diseasesHigh alcohol consumptionPast quit attemptsEvidence-based strategiesSocio-demographic factorsNational Health SystemFormer smokersTobacco cessationSuccessful quittingRisk factorsQuit effortsTobacco useTobacco consumption
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
2016
Food patterns measured by principal component analysis and obesity in the Nepalese adult
Shrestha A, Koju RP, Beresford SA, Chan K, Karmacharya BM, Fitzpatrick AL. Food patterns measured by principal component analysis and obesity in the Nepalese adult. Heart Asia 2016, 8: 46. PMID: 27326232, PMCID: PMC4898623, DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2015-010666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexRisk factorsDietary patternsNepalese adultsHigh prevalenceFood patternsTraditional cardiovascular risk factorsDhulikhel Heart StudyFast food patternCardiovascular risk factorsMajor dietary patternsFood frequency questionnaireSystolic blood pressureTraditional risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionFast food intakeCross-sectional studyFrequency questionnaireBlood pressureMass indexAlcohol intakeObesity prevalenceFood intakePhysical activityHeart Study