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Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas (2023)
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Buser, M., Brännlund, E., Holt, N. J., Leeson, L., & Mytton, J. (in press). Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2023.2168710

Background: This paper details findings from an arts intervention project that explored the role and potential for arts activities and art therapy to support the mental health and wellbeing of children living in Kashmir, an area of long-term confli... Read More about Creating a difference–a role for the arts in addressing child wellbeing in conflict-affected areas.

Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study (2022)
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Bhatta, S., Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., & Joshi, S. K. (2022). Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study. Journal of the Nepal Health Research Council, 20(2), 339-346. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.3929

Background: Routinely collected injury data can help to identify populations at risk of injury, circumstances surrounding those injuries, and can be used to develop targeted interventions. However, routinely collected injury data in Nepal are at risk... Read More about Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Educational interventions to prevent paediatric abusive head trauma in babies younger than one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses (2022)
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Scott, L. J., Wilson, R., Davies, P., Lyttle, M. D., Mytton, J., Dawson, S., …Savović, J. (2022). Educational interventions to prevent paediatric abusive head trauma in babies younger than one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses. Child Abuse and Neglect, 134, 105935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105935

Background: Paediatric abusive head trauma (AHT) occurs in young children due to violent shaking or blunt impact. Educational and behavioural programmes modifying parent/infant interactions may aid primary prevention. This systematic review aims to a... Read More about Educational interventions to prevent paediatric abusive head trauma in babies younger than one year old: A systematic review and meta-analyses.

Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study (2022)
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Smart, G., Banstola, A., Raut, R., Ghimire, K., Mytton, J., Joshi, E., & Joshi, S. (2022). Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(14), 8481. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148481

Background: Road traffic injuries are a significant and increasing public health burden in Nepal, but there is no national coverage of regulated and standardized emergency medical service systems. Therefore, this study was designed to develop a first... Read More about Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study.

The Step safely guidelines: A catalyst to address the burden of falls in children and adolescents (2022)
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Peden, M., Ameratunga, S., Mytton, J., Vincenten, J., Wainiqolo, I., Puvanachandra, P., & Lukaszyk, C. (2022). The Step safely guidelines: A catalyst to address the burden of falls in children and adolescents. Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 6(10), 673-674. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642%2822%2900194-8

Globally, falls caused an estimated 684,277 deaths in 2019 and 36·4 million disability-adjusted life-years. Although most of these falls occur in older adults, they are also a leading cause of injury for children and adolescents (age

Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: A Delphi study (2022)
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Joshi, E., Bhatta, S., Joshi, S., & Mytton, J. (2022). Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: A Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 429. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04074-z

Background: Suicide is a significant public health concern in Nepal and there is a need for an evidence-based suicide prevention programme to facilitate stakeholders working towards suicide prevention in Nepal. Collaborative research between stakehol... Read More about Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: A Delphi study.

Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: A Delphi study (2022)
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Pant, P. R., Rana, P., Pradhan, K., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (2022). Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: A Delphi study. BMJ Open, 12(4), Article e059312. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059312

OBJECTIVE: To identify and prioritise the research needed to help Nepali agencies develop an improved road safety system. DESIGN: Delphi study.Nepal. PARTICIPANTS: Stakeholders from government institutions, academia, engineering, healthcare and civil... Read More about Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: A Delphi study.

Experience of living near a highway in Nepal: Community perceptions of road dangers in Makwanpur district (2022)
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Joshi, E., Gautam, P., Khadka, A., Pilkington, P., Parkin, J., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (2022). Experience of living near a highway in Nepal: Community perceptions of road dangers in Makwanpur district. Journal of Transport and Health, 24, Article 101337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101337

Introduction: Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global challenge. There are high and rising rates of road traffic injuries in Nepal. Most of the studies reporting these injuries in Nepal have used quantitative methods to describe the in... Read More about Experience of living near a highway in Nepal: Community perceptions of road dangers in Makwanpur district.

Completeness of police reporting of traffic crashes in Nepal: Evaluation using a community crash recording system (2022)
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Khadka, A., Parkin, J., Pilkington, P., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (2022). Completeness of police reporting of traffic crashes in Nepal: Evaluation using a community crash recording system. Traffic Injury Prevention, 23(2), 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2021.2012766

Objective: Accurate road crash reporting is essential for evaluating road safety interventions and plans. Under-reporting of road traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities in police records has been widely described. The aim of this study was to appl... Read More about Completeness of police reporting of traffic crashes in Nepal: Evaluation using a community crash recording system.

The epidemiology of injuries in adults in nepal: Findings from a hospital-based injury surveillance study (2021)
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Bhatta, S., Magnus, D., Mytton, J., Joshi, E., Bhatta, S., Adhikari, D., …Joshi, S. K. (2021). The epidemiology of injuries in adults in nepal: Findings from a hospital-based injury surveillance study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), Article 12701. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312701

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a model of hospital-based injury surveillance and describe the epidemiology of injuries in adults. One-year prospective surveillance was conducted in two hospitals in Hetauda, Nepal. Data were collected electr... Read More about The epidemiology of injuries in adults in nepal: Findings from a hospital-based injury surveillance study.

Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study (2021)
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Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., & Deave, T. (in press). Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study. Journal of Child Health Care, https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935211052156

In Nepal, unintentional home injury is a leading reason for death and disability among pre-school children. However, there is a lack of evidence to inform culturally appropriate interventions to reduce home injuries. This study explored the potential... Read More about Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study (2021)
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Pandey, B., Khadka, A., Joshi, E., Joshi, S. K., Parkin, J., Pilkington, P., & Mytton, J. (2022). Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 29(2), 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2021.1983845

Road traffic injuries in Nepal are increasing despite being largely preventable. Little evidence exists regarding the barriers and facilitators to a safer road system. This study aimed to explore the perspectives of professionals whose jobs had the p... Read More about Views of professional stakeholders on readiness for a safe road system in Nepal; an exploratory qualitative study.

Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal (2021)
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Khadka, A., Gautam, P., Joshi, E., Pilkington, P., Parkin, J., Joshi, S. K., & Mytton, J. (2021). Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal. Journal of Transport and Health, 23, Article 101247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101247

Background: Heavy goods vehicle drivers are an influential driving population in Nepal, with over 90% of goods in the country are transported by road. Due to the time spent on the road, drivers have long periods of exposure to the risk of crash invol... Read More about Road safety and heavy goods vehicle driving in LMICs: Qualitative evidence from Nepal.

Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Nepal: Evidence from emergency department injury surveillance (2021)
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Magnus, D., Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., Joshi, E., Bhatta, S., Manandhar, S., & Joshi, S. (2021). Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Nepal: Evidence from emergency department injury surveillance. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 106(11), 1050-1055. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-321198

BACKGROUND: Globally, injuries cause >5 million deaths annually and children and young people are particularly vulnerable. Injuries are the leading cause of death in people aged 5-24 years and a leading cause of disability. In most low-income and mid... Read More about Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Nepal: Evidence from emergency department injury surveillance.

Development and evaluation of a community surveillance method for estimating deaths due to injuries in rural Nepal (2021)
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Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., Joshi, E., Bhatta, S., Adhikari, D., Manandhar, S. R., & Joshi, S. K. (2021). Development and evaluation of a community surveillance method for estimating deaths due to injuries in rural Nepal. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 8912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178912

Almost 10% of global deaths are secondary to injuries, yet in the absence of routine injury surveillance and with few studies of injury mortality, the number and cause of injury deaths in many countries are not well understood. This study aimed to de... Read More about Development and evaluation of a community surveillance method for estimating deaths due to injuries in rural Nepal.

State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey (2021)
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Banstola, A., Smart, G., Raut, R., Ghimire, K. P., Pant, P., Joshi, P., …Mytton, J. (2021). State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 607127. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.607127

Injuries account for 9.2% of all deaths and 9.9% of the total disability-adjusted life years in Nepal. To date, there has not been a systematic assessment of the status of first response systems in Nepal. An online survey was cascaded through governm... Read More about State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey.

The prevention of? and first response to? injuries in Nepal: A review of policies and legislation (2021)
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Dharel, M. R., Dangi, A., Rai, W. B., Joshi, S. K., Pant, P. R., & Mytton, J. (2021). The prevention of? and first response to? injuries in Nepal: A review of policies and legislation. Health Research Policy and Systems, 19(1), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00686-1

Background: Injuries, the cause of an estimated 4.5 million deaths annually and many more disabilities worldwide each year, are the predictable outcome of particular circumstances. One of the most effective ways to prevent injuries is through policy... Read More about The prevention of? and first response to? injuries in Nepal: A review of policies and legislation.

Perceptions of injury risk in the home and workplace in Nepal: A qualitative study (2021)
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Joshi, E., Bhatta, S., Deave, T., Mytton, J., Adhikari, D., Manandhar, S. R., & Joshi, S. K. (2021). Perceptions of injury risk in the home and workplace in Nepal: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(3), Article e044273. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044273

Objective: Injuries are a global health problem. To develop context-specific injury prevention interventions, one needs to understand population perceptions of home and workplace injuries. This study explored a range of views and perceptions about in... Read More about Perceptions of injury risk in the home and workplace in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Adolescent's perception of road risk on their routes to school in Makwanpur, Nepal; a qualitative study (2021)
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Gautam, P., Mytton, J. A., Joshi, S. K., & Pilkington, P. (2021). Adolescent's perception of road risk on their routes to school in Makwanpur, Nepal; a qualitative study. Journal of Transport and Health, 20, Article 101009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101009

Background: Busy and poor road infrastructure along routes to school poses high risk of traffic injury for children and adolescents. Ensuring every young person's safe journey to and from school is fundamental to achieving reductions in road injuries... Read More about Adolescent's perception of road risk on their routes to school in Makwanpur, Nepal; a qualitative study.