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The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group (2024)
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Background: Injuries cause significant harm and may lead to disability yet are largely preventable. Understanding the epidemiology and determinants of injury in any given context is an essential step towards effective prevention. In Nepal, surveys su... Read More about The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group.

Engaging Nepali journalists in good road safety reporting: Evaluation of the impact of training workshops (2023)
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Most road traffic crash reports published in Nepali media provide little information about their causes, impacts, or preventability. Three workshops involving 31 journalists from diverse media platforms were held using published World Health Organisa... Read More about Engaging Nepali journalists in good road safety reporting: Evaluation of the impact of training workshops.

Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: A Delphi study (2022)
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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.

Disparity of motorcycle helmet use in Nepal – Weak law enforcement or riders' reluctance? (2021)
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Like many low- and middle-income countries, Nepal is experiencing a massive motorization, predominantly from increased use of motorcycles which is driving a surge in road-related injuries and fatalities. Motorcycles and their riders have been identif... Read More about Disparity of motorcycle helmet use in Nepal – Weak law enforcement or riders' reluctance?.

State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey (2021)
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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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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.

The prevention of‑ and first response to‑ injuries in Nepal: A review of policies and legislation (2021)
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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.

Home-related and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey (2020)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective: To describe the epidemiology of home-related and work-related injuries, their mechanisms, inequalities and costs associated with these injuries. Metho... Read More about Home-related and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey.

Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
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Background: As the world is busy addressing COVID-19, road traffic injuries, another major cause of deaths is continuously killing people on the roads. In Nepal, there were frequent media reports of occurrences of road crashes, injuries, and deaths d... Read More about Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown.

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020)
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Background: Nepal is a low-income country undergoing rapid political, economic and social development. To date, there has been little evidence published on the burden of injuries during this period of transition. Methods: The Global Burden of Dise... Read More about Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Understanding the burden of injuries in Nepal: A systematic review of published studies (2019)
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Background The population of Nepal are vulnerable to injuries from natural disasters as well as those occurring in the home, at work and on the roads. Aim To collate and synthesise the published literature reporting injuries to people of any age... Read More about Understanding the burden of injuries in Nepal: A systematic review of published studies.

Social autopsy: a potential health-promotion tool for preventing maternal mortality in low-income countries (2018)
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Despite significant global improvements, maternal mortality in low-income countries remains unacceptably high. Increasing attention in recent years has focused on how social factors, such as family and peer influences, the community context, health s... Read More about Social autopsy: a potential health-promotion tool for preventing maternal mortality in low-income countries.

Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data (2018)
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Background: Drowning is a serious and mostly preventable injury-related cause of death. Low-and-middle income countries represent 90% of total drowning deaths worldwide. There is lack of epidemiological studies of drowning in Nepal. The aim of this p... Read More about Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data.

Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal (2016)
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© 2016, Bhatta et al. Background: Injuries are a major public health problem worldwide. Despite increasing morbidity and mortality from injuries in Nepal, it is not recognised in the government’s policy and programmes and few population-based studies... Read More about Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal.

Informed consent in health Research: Challenges and barriers in low-and middle-income countries with specific reference to Nepal (2016)
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Obtaining ‘informed consent’ from every individual participant involved in health research is a mandatory ethical practice. Informed consent is a process whereby potential participants are genuinely informed about their role, risk and rights before t... Read More about Informed consent in health Research: Challenges and barriers in low-and middle-income countries with specific reference to Nepal.

Diabetes prevention and management in South Asia (2016)
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Background: Globally, the number of people living with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has increased four-fold since 1980. South Asia houses one-fifth of the world’s population living with diabetes, and it was the 8th leading cause of deaths in 2013 for South... Read More about Diabetes prevention and management in South Asia.

Implication of air pollution on health effects in Nepal: Lessons from global research (2016)
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The Nepal Health Research Council and recent National Health Policy of Nepal (2014) have included ‘air pollution’ as a priority research/public health agenda that is guaranteed by the Constitution. There is an urgent need to organise the future polic... Read More about Implication of air pollution on health effects in Nepal: Lessons from global research.

The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers (2015)
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© 2015 Pant et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Abstract Background Injuries accounted for 23% of all deaths in children and adolescents in Nepal during 2010 (n = 3,700). Despite this, there is no national death registration or injury surveillance syste... Read More about The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers.

Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the makwanpur district of Nepal: A household survey (2015)
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© 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Secondary sources of information indicate that the proportion of child deaths due to injuries is increasing in Nepal. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of unintentional injuries in... Read More about Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the makwanpur district of Nepal: A household survey.

Public health, prevention and health promotion in post-earthquake Nepal (2015)
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