2024
Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial
Bhattarai S, Skovlund E, Shrestha A, Mjølstad B, Åsvold B, Sen A. Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2024, 29: 100461. PMID: 39220804, PMCID: PMC11364134, DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersIntervention arm compared to controlsWaist-to-hip ratioHealth workersRandomised controlled trialsBody mass indexPhysical activityDaily salt intakeHealthcare providersSystolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureCluster randomised controlled trialOpen-label cluster randomised controlled trialRoutine follow-up careMass indexHealth system barriersAdequate physical activityControlled trialsTrained healthcare providersDiet quality scoresBlood pressure controlPublic health facilitiesInterventions targeting individualsUrban NepalControl blood pressure
2020
Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal
Upadhyaya DP, Paudel R, Acharya D, Khoshnood K, Lee K, Park JH, Yoo SJ, Shrestha A, Bc B, Bhandari S, Yadav R, Timalsina A, Wagle CN, Das BK, Kunwar R, Chalise B, Bhatta DR, Adhikari M. Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal. Healthcare 2020, 8: 554. PMID: 33322486, PMCID: PMC7764814, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontline healthcare workersPublic health workersHealth workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19Multivariable logistic regression analysisLocal public health facilitiesPublic health facilitiesTotal study subjectsLogistic regression analysisNurses/midwivesAdequate knowledgeCOVID-19 pandemicIndependent associationChronic diseasesHealth facilitiesStudy subjectsSatisfactory perceptionOutcome variablesPredictors of willingnessKarnali ProvinceHealthcare servicesInadequate knowledgeRegression analysisMidwives