2024
Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention at Workplaces in South Africa
Singh S, Naicker A, Grobbelaar H, Singh E, Spiegelman D, Shrestha A. Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention at Workplaces in South Africa. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2024, 21: 389. PMID: 38673303, PMCID: PMC11050208, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21040389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocus group discussionsHealthy lifestyle interventionIn-depth interviewsLifestyle interventionIntervention programmeDesigning lifestyle interventionsImplement lifestyle interventionsCardiovascular risk factor profileLifestyle intervention programmeImprove health outcomesImplementing health programmesLack of willpowerSemi-structured in-depth interviewsRisk factor profileImplementing intervention programmesFood environmentHealth outcomesImplement interventionsHealth programmesWorkplace stakeholdersWellness programmesWorkplace supportLifestyle choicesFactor profileGroup discussionsExploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal
Marasini S, Sharma S, Joshi A, Kunwar S, Mahato R, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297282. PMID: 38241275, PMCID: PMC10798439, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocus group discussionsIn-depth interviewsMedicine dispensingCommunity membersGroup discussionsSelf-medicationGlobal public health issuePublic health issueOver-the-counter salesInappropriate use of antimicrobialsThematic analysisDispensing practicesHealth issuesOver-the-counterInductive approachInappropriate useWeak enforcement of policiesDrug useUrban municipalitiesEducational backgroundAntimicrobial resistanceDispensingConsumers express concernsIn-depthPharmacy
2020
Drivers of healthy eating in a workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study
Tamrakar D, Shrestha A, Rai A, Karmacharya BM, Malik V, Mattei J, Spiegelman D. Drivers of healthy eating in a workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e031404. PMID: 32102804, PMCID: PMC7045197, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy eatingHealth personnelDhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University HospitalHealthy foodsHospital administratorsHealthy food optionsAffordable healthy foodsFocus group discussionsUniversity HospitalHospital settingQualitative studyCapital KathmanduIndividual food preferencesHospital sitesHealth awarenessHealthy optionsHospital administrationHour shiftsEatingFood optionsGroup discussionsCafeteria operatorsLevel of educationOffice hoursThematic analysis method
2019
Stakeholder Engagement in Planning the Design of a National Needs Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Nepal
Archana S, Karmacharya BM, Rashmi M, Abhinav V, Meghnath D, Natalia O, Rajeev S, Prajjwal P, Annette F, David C, Swornim B, Roman XD, Donna S, Rajendra K. Stakeholder Engagement in Planning the Design of a National Needs Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Nepal. Global Heart 2019, 14: 181-189. PMID: 31324373, PMCID: PMC7003959, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research