2024
Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal
Marasini S, Sharma S, Joshi A, Kunwar S, Mahato R, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B. Exploring knowledge, perceptions, and practices of antimicrobials, and their resistance among medicine dispensers and community members in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297282. PMID: 38241275, PMCID: PMC10798439, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsFocus GroupsHumansNepalNonprescription DrugsSelf MedicationConceptsFocus group discussionsIn-depth interviewsMedicine dispensingCommunity membersGroup discussionsSelf-medicationGlobal public health issuePublic health issueOver-the-counter salesInappropriate use of antimicrobialsThematic analysisDispensing practicesHealth issuesOver-the-counterInductive approachInappropriate useWeak enforcement of policiesDrug useUrban municipalitiesEducational backgroundAntimicrobial resistanceDispensingConsumers express concernsIn-depthPharmacy
2023
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
Bhattarai S, Bajracharya S, Shrestha A, Skovlund E, Åsvold B, Mjolstad B, Sen A. Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: findings from a qualitative study. Open Heart 2023, 10: e002394. PMID: 37899127, PMCID: PMC10618998, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFocus GroupsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansHypertensionNepalQualitative ResearchConceptsPrimary healthcare providersHypertension servicesHypertension managementHealthcare providersHypertension patientsHome visitsSocioecological modelCommunity-level barriersUrban NepalFocus group discussionsTreatment measuresControl of hypertensionGender normsHigh blood pressureCommunity health workersMunicipal officialsAspects of careFamily membersDepth interviewsQualitative methodologyPrimary healthcare systemCommunity trustLow-resource countriesQualitative studyAntihypertensive medications
2020
Drivers of healthy eating in a workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study
Tamrakar D, Shrestha A, Rai A, Karmacharya BM, Malik V, Mattei J, Spiegelman D. Drivers of healthy eating in a workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e031404. PMID: 32102804, PMCID: PMC7045197, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy eatingHealth personnelDhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University HospitalHealthy foodsHospital administratorsHealthy food optionsAffordable healthy foodsFocus group discussionsUniversity HospitalHospital settingQualitative studyCapital KathmanduIndividual food preferencesHospital sitesHealth awarenessHealthy optionsHospital administrationHour shiftsEatingFood optionsGroup discussionsCafeteria operatorsLevel of educationOffice hoursThematic analysis method