Nepal Pioneer Worksite Intervention Study to lower cardio-metabolic risk factors: design and protocol
Shrestha A, Tamrakar D, Karmacharya BM, Shrestha A, Shrestha R, Bhatta RD, Pyakurel P, Khudyakov P, Malik V, Mattei J, Spiegelman D. Nepal Pioneer Worksite Intervention Study to lower cardio-metabolic risk factors: design and protocol. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 48. PMID: 30819098, PMCID: PMC6393979, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1025-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesDiet, HealthyExerciseFemaleFood ServicesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeNepalOccupational Health ServicesPatient Education as TopicProtective FactorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCardio-metabolic riskWorksite intervention studiesIntervention studiesBlood sugarCardiovascular disease prevention effortsPrevention programsCardio-metabolic risk factorsBehavioral interventionsCardio-metabolic outcomesTrial registrationThe trialElevated blood pressureDiabetes Prevention ProgramCardiovascular disease burdenProportion of participantsDisease prevention effortsHealthy food choicesChi-square testEnvironmental-level changesIndividual behavioral interventionsDhulikhel HospitalBlood pressureDietary interventionPre-post designLifestyle factorsDisease burdenSocio-economic inequalities in hypertension burden and cascade of services: nationwide cross-sectional study in Nepal
Mishra SR, Ghimire S, Shrestha N, Shrestha A, Virani SS. Socio-economic inequalities in hypertension burden and cascade of services: nationwide cross-sectional study in Nepal. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2019, 33: 613-625. PMID: 30659279, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-019-0165-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHypertensionIncomeMaleMiddle AgedNepalPrevalenceResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocial Determinants of HealthYoung AdultConceptsCascade of servicesNationwide cross-sectional studyPrevalence of hypertensionControl of hypertensionBody mass indexMulti-variable logistic regressionTreatment of hypertensionCross-sectional studyNepal Demographic Health SurveyLowest wealth quintileSocio-economic inequalitiesDemographic Health SurveyHousehold wealth statusHypertension burdenTotal hypertensivesHypertensive femalesHypertension awarenessHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureMass indexHypertension statusDisease burdenHealth SurveyHypertensionCoverage of services