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Journal articles
, 2021, 'Prevalence and predictors of multimorbidity among immigrant Asian Indian women residing in Sydney Australia: A cross-sectional study', F1000Research, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52052.1
, 2021, 'Prevalence of COPD among population above 30 years in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Global Health, 11, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.04038
, 2021, 'Recognizing The Roles Of Primary Health Care In Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases In Low-And Middle-Income Countries: Lesson From Covid-19, Implications For The Future', Journal of Global Health, 11, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/JOGH.11.03120
, 2020, 'Hepatitis C virus genotype and its correlation with viral load in patients from Kathmandu, Nepal', Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 14, pp. 1470 - 1474, http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.10391
, 2020, 'Community health workers for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Nepal: A qualitative study', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040350
, 2020, 'Biosocial and disease conditions are associated with good quality of life among older adults in rural eastern Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study', Plos One, 15, pp. e0242942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242942
, 2020, 'Impact of racism and discrimination on the physical and mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in Australia: A protocol for a scoping review', Systematic Reviews, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01480-w
, 2020, 'A Syndemic Perspective on the Management of Non-communicable Diseases Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low- and Middle-Income Countries', Frontiers in Public Health, 8, pp. 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00508
, 2020, 'Establishing Bio-bank in Nepal', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 18, pp. 335 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v18i2.2208
, 2020, 'Developing an evidence-informed framework for safe and accessible urban mobility infrastructures for older adults in low- And middle-income countries: A protocol for realist synthesis', Systematic Reviews, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01456-w
, 2020, 'Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors, multi-morbid conditions and depressive symptoms among Nepalese older adults', BMC Psychiatry, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02680-3
, 2020, 'Levels and determinants of health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD people in rural Nepal: Findings from a crosssectional study', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233488
, 2020, 'Facilitators and barriers to the self-management of COPD: A qualitative study from rural Nepal', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035700
, 2020, 'Self-management practice, associated factors and its relationship with health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD patients from rural Nepal', BMC Public Health, 20, pp. 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8404-7
, 2020, 'Do chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) self-management interventions consider health literacy and patient activation? a systematic review', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, pp. 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9030646
, 2020, 'Assessment of Zinc Status Among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Level Hospital of Sunsari District, Nepal', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 17, pp. 468 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v17i4.2065
, 2019, 'Prevalence and determinants of frailty in the absence of disability among older population: a cross sectional study from rural communities in Nepal', BMC Geriatrics, 19, pp. 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1290-0
, 2019, 'Nutritional assessment and factors associated with malnutrition among the elderly population of Nepal: A cross-sectional study', BMC Research Notes, 12, pp. 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4282-4
, 2019, 'Compliance of iron and folic acid supplementation and status of anaemia during pregnancy in the Eastern Terai of Nepal: Findings from hospital based cross sectional study', BMC Research Notes, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4167-6
, 2019, 'How health literacy and patient activation play their own unique role in self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?', Chronic Respiratory Disease, 16, pp. 2 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479973118816418
, 2019, 'Utilization of services for institutional deliveries in Gorkha District', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
, 2018, 'Unintentional injuries among under-five children in Mid-Western Nepal', Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 38, pp. 46 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v38i1.18250
, 2018, 'Self-management and patient activation in COPD patients: An evidence summary of randomized controlled trials', Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 6, pp. 148 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2017.10.004
, 2018, 'The time has come to eliminate the gaps in the under-recognized burden of elder mistreatment: A community-based, cross-sectional study from rural eastern Nepal', Plos One, 13, pp. e0198410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198410
, 2018, 'Accelerating Progress towards Reaching Sustainable Development Goals', Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 12, pp. 5 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v12i1.18973
, 2018, 'Awareness of occupational hazards and associated factors among automobile repair artisans in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal', Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 22, pp. 49 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_106_17
, 2017, 'Biofilm and metallo beta-lactamase production among the strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. at a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal', Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 16, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-017-0245-6
, 2017, 'Isolation of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria from Patients Medical Charts', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 15, pp. 146 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnhrc.v15i2.18204
, 2017, 'Bacteremia and urinary tract infection caused by chromobacterium violaceum: Case reports from a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal', Case Reports in Medicine, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7929671
, 2017, 'Bacteriological Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Pus/Wound Swab Samples from Children Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal', International Journal of Microbiology, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2529085
, 2017, 'Phytochemical screening and study of antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of extracts from stem wood of pterocarpus marsupium roxburgh', Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology, 6, pp. 170 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/jice.20170403094055
, 2016, 'Antimicrobial Resistance: An Emerging Threat to Public in Nepal', Palliative Medicine & Care: Open Access, 3, pp. 01 - 02, http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2374-8362/3/2/00127
, 2016, 'Behavior towards HIV among the Spouse of Male Migrants in Mid-western Nepal- A cross-sectional study', Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, 2, pp. 7 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmmihs.v2i0.15790
, 2016, 'Utilization of services for institutional deliveries in Gorkha District', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, file:///C:/Users/z5168757/Downloads/878-Article%20Text-1658-2-10-20170528.pdf
, 2016, 'Prevalence and associated factors of elder mistreatment: A cross sectional study from urban Nepal', Age and Ageing, 45, pp. 609 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw112
, 2016, 'Mixed method approach for determining factors associated with late presentation to HIV/AIDS care in southern India', Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 62, pp. 173 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.183169
, 2014, 'Hand washing Knowledge and Practice among mothers of under-five children in coastal Karnataka, India – A cross-sectional study', International Journal of Medical Research and Health Sciences, https://www.ijmhs.net/journals-aid-187.html
, 2014, 'A novel colorimetric and fluorogenic chemosensor for selective detection of Cu2+ ions in mixed aqueous media', RSC ADVANCES, 4, pp. 42647 - 42653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ra07552h
, 2014, 'Profile of unintentional injury among under five children in coastal Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional study', International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health, 3, pp. 1317 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2014.020820141
, 2013, 'Environmental Factors Influencing Malaria in Manipal, Southern Karnataka, India.', IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 2, pp. 35 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/1959-0253538
Conference Papers
, 2022, '158 Using co-design process to develop an integrated self-management intervention program for COPD patients in Nepal', in DS scholar abstracts, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A38.2 - A39, presented at Preventing Overdiagnosis Abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2022-podabstracts.79
, 2018, 'The Time Has Come to Eliminate the Gaps in the Under-recognized Burden of Elder Mistreatment: A Community-based, Cross-sectional Study from Rural Eastern Nepal', in EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, WILEY, pp. 150 - 150, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000444798900419&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE OF RURAL NEPAL: A COMMUNITY BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY', in ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, KARGER, pp. 487 - 487, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000415605301143&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
Conference Abstracts
, 2022, 'Nepali Older Adults With Pre-existing Conditions and Their Healthcare Access Amid COVID-19 Pandemic', in Nepali Older Adults With Pre-existing Conditions and Their Healthcare Access Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, presented at The Gerontological Society of America, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056342
, 2022, '1 Using co-design process to develop an integrated self-management intervention program for COPD patients in Nepal', in Abstracts, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A12.2 - A13, presented at EBM Live, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2022-ebmlive.23
, 2021, 'Using Co-design Process to Develop an Integrated Self-management Intervention Program for COPD patients in Nepal.', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, UBIQUITY PRESS LTD, Vol. 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s4071
Preprints
, 2025, Barriers and facilitators to accessing preventive services for chronic diseases among people from South Asian backgrounds living in Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8384471/v1
, 2024, What influences the implementation of health checks in the prevention and early detection of chronic diseases among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian primary health care? Findings from an Evidence Mapping Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4746013/v1
, 2024, A scoping review to identify opportunities and challenges for communities of South Asian (SA) origin in accessing mental health services and support in high- income countries, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4798223/v1
, 2024, Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression among Resettled Older Bhutanese Adults in Ohio: A Cross-sectional Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4139808/v1