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Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study (2022)
Journal Article
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.

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

Assessment of COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: A lockdown scenario analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Sharma, K., Banstola, A., & Parajuli, R. R. (2021). Assessment of COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: A lockdown scenario analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 599280. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.599280

The Government of Nepal issued a nationwide lockdown from 24 March to 21 July 2020, prohibiting domestic and international travels, closure of the border and non-essential services. There were only two confirmed cases from 610 Reverse Transcription P... Read More about Assessment of COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal: A lockdown scenario analysis.

Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment (2020)
Journal Article
Parajuli, R. R., Mishra, B., Banstola, A., Ghimire, B. R., Poudel, S., Sharma, K., …van Teijlingen, E. (2020). Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment. Scientific Reports, 10, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78779-0

The COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded over sixty-five million cases globally. Different approaches are followed to mitigate its impact and reduce its spreading in different countries, but limiting mobility and exposure have been de-facto precautions to... Read More about Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment.

Home-related and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey (2020)
Journal Article
Pant, P. R., Deave, T., Banstola, A., Bhatta, S., Joshi, E., Adhikari, D., …Mytton, J. A. (2021). Home-related and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey. Injury Prevention, 27(5), 450–455. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043986

© 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.

Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal (2020)
Journal Article
Banstola, A., Kigozi, J., Barton, P., & Mytton, J. (2020). Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), Article 4571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124571

The evidence of the economic burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Nepal is limited. The most recent study, conducted in 2008, is now considered outdated because there has been a rapid increase in vehicle numbers and extensive road building over... Read More about Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal.

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020)
Journal Article
Pant, P. R., Banstola, A., Bhatta, S., Mytton, J. A., Acharya, D., Bhattarai, S., …James, S. L. (2020). Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Injury Prevention, 26(S1), i57–i66. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043309

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.

The availability of emergency obstetric care in birthing centres in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional survey (2019)
Journal Article
Banstola, A., Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Bhatta, S., Lama, S., Adhikari, A., & Banstola, A. (2020). The availability of emergency obstetric care in birthing centres in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional survey. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 24, 806-816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02832-2

Objective: The purpose of this health system’s study is to assess the availability of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) services in birthing centres in Taplejung District of eastern Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 in a... Read More about The availability of emergency obstetric care in birthing centres in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional survey.

Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2018)
Journal Article
Daryani, A., Dandona, R., Dandona, L., Crowe, C. S., Cooper, C., Chang, J. C., …Murray, C. J. L. (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurology, 18(1), 56-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422%2818%2930415-0

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are increasingly recognised as global health priorities in view of the p... Read More about Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2018)
Journal Article
Banstola, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 392(10159), 1684-1735. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2931891-9

Background: Assessments of age-specifc mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Afairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of previous iterations of the Glob... Read More about Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2018)
Journal Article
Banstola, A. (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 392(10159), 1789-1858. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2932279-7

Background: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 354 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990... Read More about Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2018)
Journal Article
Banstola, A. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 392(10159), 2091-2138. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2932281-5

Background: Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to improving health by 2030. To fully deliver on the SDG aim of “leaving... Read More about Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2018)
Journal Article
Albittar, M. I., Fullman, N., Yearwood, J., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abd-Allah, F., …Beghi, E. (2018). Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 391(10136), 2236-2271. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2930994-2

Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Background A key component of achieving universal health coverage is ensuring that all populations have access to quality health care. Examining where gains have occurred or progress has falt... Read More about Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40 (2018)
Journal Article
Banstola, A. (2018). Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40. Lancet, 391(10132), 1783-1798. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2930697-4

Background: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires health financing systems that provide prepaid pooled resources for key health services without placing undue financial stress on households. Understanding current and future trajectories... Read More about Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40.

Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: Domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015 (2018)
Journal Article
Dieleman, J. L., Haakenstad, A., Micah, A., Moses, M., Abbafati, C., Acharya, P., …Murray, C. J. L. (2018). Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: Domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015. Lancet, 391(10132), 1799-1829. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2930698-6

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Background: Comparable estimates of health spending are crucial for the assessment of health systems and to optimally deploy health resources.... Read More about Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: Domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015.

Recording and reporting of mobile phone involvement in road traffic collisions: Survey of police officers (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Pilkington, P., Ige, J., & Banstola, A. (2017, March). Recording and reporting of mobile phone involvement in road traffic collisions: Survey of police officers. Poster presented at 2017 South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

This poster was presented at the 2017 South West Public Health Scientific Conference. It presents the findings from our survey of collision investigation officers, which investigated how police forces investigate and record mobile phone involvement i... Read More about Recording and reporting of mobile phone involvement in road traffic collisions: Survey of police officers.

Impact of the roll out of comprehensive emergency obstetric care on institutional birth rate in rural Nepal (2017)
Journal Article
Maru, S., Bangura, A. H., Mehta, P., Bista, D., Borgatta, L., Pande, S., …Maru, D. (2017). Impact of the roll out of comprehensive emergency obstetric care on institutional birth rate in rural Nepal. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17(1), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1267-y

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Increasing institutional births rates and improving access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care are central strategies for reducing maternal and neonatal deaths globally. While some studies show women consider s... Read More about Impact of the roll out of comprehensive emergency obstetric care on institutional birth rate in rural Nepal.

Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Banstola, A., & Mytton, J. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

In Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), cost-effective road safety interventions can save not only lives of vulnerable road users but also save costs to society. The objective of this systematic review was to identify, critically appraise, summar... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review (2016)
Journal Article
Banstola, A., & Mytton, J. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review. Traffic Injury Prevention, 18(4), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2016.1212165

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify, critically appraise, summarize, and synthesize evidence from cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) of interventions aimed at preventing road traffic injuries (... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent road traffic injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review.