Browsing by Subject "Nepal"
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A qualitative study of current hypertension care coordination and feasibility of involving Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) in hypertension management in Kavre district, Nepal
(2019)Background: Hypertension and related complications are major contributors to deaths and disabilities in Nepal. We aim to explore existing work flows, needs and challenges to hypertension care coordination and assess feasibility ... -
Accuracy of proactive case finding for mental disorders by community informants in Nepal.
(Br J Psychiatry, 2015-12)BACKGROUND: Accurate detection of persons in need of mental healthcare is crucial to reduce the treatment gap between psychiatric burden and service use in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. AIMS: To evaluate the accuracy ... -
Benefits of improved cookstoves: Evidence from MTF surveys in Nepal
(2021-05-01)Clean cooking energy has become the focus of many governments, researchers, and nonprofits, especially in low-income developing countries. However, 43% of the global population, approximately three billion people are still ... -
Critical Analysis of the Efficacy of Task-Shifting in Two Post-Earthquake Humanitarian Crisis Sites: Haiti and Nepal
(2016-05-07)This thesis is an in-depth analysis into the efficacy of task-shifting models in post-earthquake settings. Using Haiti and Nepal as case-studies, the paper investigates the necessary infrastructure and policy strategies ... -
Cultural Concepts of Negative Emotion: A Mixed-Methods Study Among Nepali Adolescents
(2017)Background: Emotions are shaped through the internalization of culturally relevant values. Contextualized systems of meaning influence an individual’s experience of emotion, the consequences of a given response, and their ... -
Detection of depression in low resource settings: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and cultural concepts of distress in Nepal.
(BMC Psychiatry, 2016-03-08)BACKGROUND: Despite recognition of the burden of disease due to mood disorders in low- and middle-income countries, there is a lack of consensus on best practices for detecting depression. Self-report screening tools, such ... -
Effectiveness of psychological treatments for depression and alcohol use disorder delivered by community-based counsellors: two pragmatic randomised controlled trials within primary healthcare in Nepal.
(The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2019-01-25)BACKGROUND:Evidence shows benefits of psychological treatments in low-resource countries, yet few government health systems include psychological services.AimEvaluating the clinical value of adding psychological treatments, ... -
Estimating the Social and Economic Impacts from Renewable Energy Developments in Emerging Energy Markets
(2020-04-24)It is both well-understood and well-documented that household-level energy access introduces numerous social and economic benefits, including financial savings from fuel switching, increased study time for students, and ... -
Lessons from the 2015 earthquake(s) in Nepal: implication for rehabilitation.
(Disabil Rehabil, 2016)PURPOSE: There has been an increase in the number of natural disasters in recent history, and the rate of disability is increasing among survivors. The most recent major natural disaster was the earthquake(s) that occurred ... -
Participatory Methods for Climate Change and Mental Health Research: Photovoice in Nepal
(2016)Background: The relationship between mental health and climate change are poorly understood. Participatory methods represent ethical, feasible, and culturally-appropriate approaches to engage community members for mental ... -
Patient Utilization of Primary Healthcare Services for Cardiovascular Disease in Resource-Limited Settings in Nepal: A Mixed Methods Study
(2018)AbstractBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the greatest killer of mankind. In Nepal, a small, landlocked country in South Asia and one of the poorest countries in the world, the burden of cardiovascular disease ... -
Taxes and Subsidies and the Transition to Clean Cooking: A Review of Relevant Theoretical and Empirical Insights
(2022-11-22)United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 sets a target of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services by 2030. Unfortunately, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are well ... -
The ecocultural context and child behavior problems: A qualitative analysis in rural Nepal.
(Soc Sci Med, 2016-06)Commonly used paradigms for studying child psychopathology emphasize individual-level factors and often neglect the role of context in shaping risk and protective factors among children, families, and communities. To address ... -
The Impact of Gender on the Relationship between Coping, Self-Validation, and Suicidality Among Earthquake-Affected Adolescents in Nepal
(2017)Purpose. Suicide is the second leading cause of death globally among young adults 15-29 years old. Addressing adolescent suicidal thoughts and behavior (STB) is especially important in low and middle income countries (LMIC) ... -
Training Female Community Health Volunteers(FCHVs) for Cardiovascular Risk Screening in Lalitpur, Nepal: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
(2018)Background: Faced with the surging trends of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and the limited numbers of health professionals in Nepal, more innovative measures should be explored to tackle the challenges of CVD prevention ... -
Understanding and Contextualizing Micro-Hydro Plant Sustainability in Nepal
(2019-04-24)Since 1996, the Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) of the Government of Nepal installed over 1,000 micro-hydro plants (MHPs) ranging from 10 to 100 kW to support off-grid electrification of rural Nepal. As of 2019, ...