Dr Puspa Pant's Outputs (7)

Empowering communities for road safety in Nepal: An approach to community engagement and advocacy (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background Since 2017, Nepal has implemented a devolved system of government with 7 Provincial and 753 Local governments (known as Palikas). Palikas now have both the funding and the authority to oversee local roads and manage transportation infrastr... Read More about Empowering communities for road safety in Nepal: An approach to community engagement and advocacy.

Delivering community based child injury prevention in Nepal: A feasibility study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim: To develop and evaluate an educational programme of child injury prevention and first-aid for dissemination through women’s groups in a rural district of Nepal and determine the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial of... Read More about Delivering community based child injury prevention in Nepal: A feasibility study.

Mobilisation of women’s groups for child injury prevention in Nepal (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Childhood injuries are a neglected problem in Nepal. Injuries were the cause of 13% of deaths occurred to 1-4 year children in Nepal and one-third of all illnesses to children under 18 years caused by injuries. Over half of all injuries t... Read More about Mobilisation of women’s groups for child injury prevention in Nepal.

Community perceptions of childhood injuries and its prevention measures in Nepal: A qualitative study (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Objectives: To gain an in-depth understanding of people’s perception of causes and their concepts of prevention of childhood injuries in Nepal.
Design: A qualitative study using focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs). Set... Read More about Community perceptions of childhood injuries and its prevention measures in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Use of preventive measures of childhood injuries at household level: Community-based findings from Nepal (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction: Child injuries are a major public health problem in low- and middle- income countries but they are
not recognised at policy or community level. Prevention of injuries is neglected due to lack of awareness. Only a
few community-based s... Read More about Use of preventive measures of childhood injuries at household level: Community-based findings from Nepal.

Fatal drownings in Nepal: As reported in media (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

ABSTRACT Background: drowning is one of the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries. Children are particularly considered to be vulnerable to drowning death. this study is an attempt to assess the magnitude of fatal drowning using... Read More about Fatal drownings in Nepal: As reported in media.

Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in children in South East Asian countries: A systematic review (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim To perform a systematic review of community-based studies on unintentional injuries in children in WHO's South-East Asian countries to summarise and compare rates of and risk factors for injuries.

Background Globally, injuries are among the le... Read More about Epidemiology of unintentional injuries in children in South East Asian countries: A systematic review.