2024
Association of gestational weight gain rate with infant birth weight and cesarean delivery: A prospective cohort study in Nepal
Nepal J, Chaudhary K, Adhikari B, Shrestha A, Shrestha A, Kapri S, Rawal S. Association of gestational weight gain rate with infant birth weight and cesarean delivery: A prospective cohort study in Nepal. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003546. PMID: 39527584, PMCID: PMC11554211, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational weight gainGestational weight gain rateBody mass indexInfant birth weightCesarean deliveryBirth weightInstitute of Medicine reportGestational weight gain recommendationsPre-pregnancy body mass indexExcessive GWG rateProspective cohort studyPeri-urban hospitalLow birth weightLow-income countriesMedicine reportEthical approvalPre-pregnancyWeight gainCohort studyAverage birth weightMass indexProspective cohortDelivery modeNeonatal outcomesInstitutional review board
2020
Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol
Pyakurel P, Shrestha A, Karmacharya BM, Budhathoki SS, Chaudhari RK, Tamrakar D, Shrestha A, Karmacharya RM, Shrestha A, Sharma S, Sharma SK, Spiegelman D. Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol. Open Heart 2020, 7: e001236. PMID: 32847993, PMCID: PMC7451278, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlood GlucoseDiabetes MellitusGlycated HemoglobinHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthy LifestyleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNepalOccupational Health ServicesPatient Education as TopicPrediabetic StatePrimary PreventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk Reduction BehaviorTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBehavioral interventionsControl periodDiabetes risk reductionMonth control periodNepal Health Research CouncilBehavioral intervention groupWorksite intervention studiesT-testHealth Research CouncilInstitutional review boardTwo-sample t-testBlood sugarTrial protocolIntervention groupEthical approvalControl groupIntervention studiesType 2More monthsReview boardInterventionDiabetesParticipant changesPublic healthRisk reduction