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
Factors 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
Pilot Educational Intervention to Promote Safe Pesticide Use Practices Among Farmworkers in Nepal
Koju P, Shakya PR, Shrestha A, Karmacharya BM, Shrestha S, Jaacks LM. Pilot Educational Intervention to Promote Safe Pesticide Use Practices Among Farmworkers in Nepal. Annals Of Work Exposures And Health 2020, 64: 866-875. PMID: 32491155, DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilot educational interventionEducational interventionSimple educational interventionMultivariable logistic regressionPersonal hygiene practicesCross-sectional convenience samplePersonal protective equipmentHealth outcomesBaseline samplesLogistic regressionHygiene practicesProtective equipmentConvenience samplePesticide exposure levelsExposure levelsPesticide exposureInterventionBehavioral factorsSuch interventionsPesticide handling practicesBaselineKavre districtFarmworkersSocioeconomic characteristicsKey messages
2019
Prevalence and associated factors of childhood overweight/obesity among primary school children in urban Nepal
Karki A, Shrestha A, Subedi N. Prevalence and associated factors of childhood overweight/obesity among primary school children in urban Nepal. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 1055. PMID: 31387571, PMCID: PMC6685156, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7406-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNepalPediatric ObesityPrevalenceRisk FactorsSchoolsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationConceptsChildhood overweight/obesityOverweight/obesityOverweight/obeseChildren of mothersTwo-stage cluster random samplingMale childrenMultivariate logistic regression analysisPrimary school childrenMajor public health concernMethodsA cross-sectional surveyLogistic regression analysisAdverse health consequencesUrban primary school childrenEnergy-dense foodsPublic health concernStructured self-administered questionnaireCross-sectional surveyJunk food consumptionChi-square testSchool childrenSPSS version 21Self-administered questionnaireChildhood overweightParents of childrenAssociated FactorsSocio-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIntentionMaleMiddle AgedNepalPrevalenceRisk FactorsSmokersSmokingSmoking CessationSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsDhulikhel 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, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal
Neupane D, Shrestha A, Mishra SR, Bloch J, Christensen B, McLachlan CS, Karki A, Kallestrup P. Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal. American Journal Of Hypertension 2017, 30: 907-913. PMID: 28531244, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntihypertensive AgentsAwarenessBlood PressureChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionLife StyleLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNepalOdds RatioPrevalenceRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSuburban HealthTreatment OutcomeConceptsControl of hypertensionBlood pressureRisk factorsHigher body mass indexBP control targetsPrevalence of hypertensionModifiable risk factorsSex-adjusted prevalenceDiastolic blood pressureLow physical activitySystolic blood pressureBody mass indexHarmful alcohol intakeHarmful alcohol drinkersCross-sectional surveyLow-income settingsSemi-urban settingHypertension burdenHypertensive medicationsPreexisting hypertensionHypertensive participantsAntihypertensive medicinesRenal diseaseMass indexAlcohol drinkersPrevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use in a Suburban community of Nepal: Findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study.
Karmacharya B, Shrestha A, Fitzpatrick AL, Koju R, Sotodehnia N, Xu DR. Prevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use in a Suburban community of Nepal: Findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study. Kathmandu University Medical Journal 2017, 15: 336-342. PMID: 30580353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDhulikhel Heart StudyOral tobacco useOral tobaccoTobacco useBrahmin/ChhetriCurrent smokersRisk factorsHeart StudyTobacco consumptionAdults age 18 yearsCVD risk factorsPrevalence of smokingBody mass indexImportant risk factorAge 18 yearsOdds of smokingSuburban populationBackground SmokingMass indexSectional studyChronic diseasesEpidemiological aspectsModerate drinkersAlcohol consumptionHigh drinkers