Amrit Banstola's Outputs (30)

Impact of the roll out of comprehensive emergency obstetric care on institutional birth rate in rural Nepal (2017)
Journal Article

© 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)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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

© 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.

Diabetes prevention and management in South Asia (2016)
Journal Article

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.

Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The use of mobile phones (cell phones) has increased dramatically in the 21st century. The popularity of mobile phones and smart phones in the computer age can in part be associated with the growing problem of driver distraction.... Read More about Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat.

Perceptions about the health impact of climate change in a rural Nepalese community: A cross-sectional study (2015)
Journal Article

Background: The populations most vulnerable to climate change in Nepal are the poor living on the banks of rivers and in remote areas. Because rural communities closely observe local climatic patterns their perceptions of climate change and the assoc... Read More about Perceptions about the health impact of climate change in a rural Nepalese community: A cross-sectional study.

Knowledge related to climate change and willingness to act for adaptation and mitigation practices in rural Nepal (2013)
Journal Article

This descriptive analysis sought to test Leiserowitz 2007 findings. Leiserowitz 2007 findings claimed that until people gained a general understanding of climate change or it was commonly discussed as a part of everyday discourse, people would percei... Read More about Knowledge related to climate change and willingness to act for adaptation and mitigation practices in rural Nepal.

The Epidemiology of Hospitalization for Pneumonia in Children under Five in the Rural Western Region of Nepal: A Descriptive Study (2013)
Journal Article

Pneumonia is one of the major public health problems in children under five years of age. The aim of this study was to analyze the time, place, and characteristics of the distribution of pneumonia in hospitalized children under five years of age at t... Read More about The Epidemiology of Hospitalization for Pneumonia in Children under Five in the Rural Western Region of Nepal: A Descriptive Study.

Prevalence of energy malnutrition in children under five years and service delivery responses in Nepal (2012)
Journal Article

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a very common problem in children under five years of age in Nepal. The purpose of this review is to summarise the situation of PEM in children under five in Nepal and the service delivery mechanisms carried out b... Read More about Prevalence of energy malnutrition in children under five years and service delivery responses in Nepal.

The public health discipline: Career at the crossroads (2012)
Journal Article