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
2019
The Kathmandu Declaration on Global CVD/Hypertension Research and Implementation Science A Framework to Advance Implementation Research for Cardiovascular and Other Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Aifah A, Iwelunmor J, Akwanalo C, Allison J, Amberbir A, Asante KP, Baumann A, Brown A, Butler M, Dalton M, Davila-Roman V, Fitzpatrick AL, Fort M, Goldberg R, Gondwe A, Ha D, He J, Hosseinipour M, Irazola V, Kamano J, Karengera S, Karmacharya BM, Koju R, Maharjan R, Mohan S, Mutabazi V, Mutimura E, Muula A, Narayan KMV, Nguyen H, Njuguna B, Nyirenda M, Ogedegbe G, van Oosterhout J, Onakomaiya D, Patel S, Paniagua-Ávila A, Ramirez-zea M, Plange-Rhule J, Roche D, Shrestha A, Sharma H, Tandon N, Thu-Cuc N, Vaidya A, Vedanthan R, Weber MB. The Kathmandu Declaration on Global CVD/Hypertension Research and Implementation Science A Framework to Advance Implementation Research for Cardiovascular and Other Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Heart 2019, 14: 103-107. PMID: 31324363, PMCID: PMC7341552, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocio-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
2017
Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal
Neupane D, Shrestha A, Mishra SR, Bloch J, Christensen B, McLachlan CS, Karki A, Kallestrup P. Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal. American Journal Of Hypertension 2017, 30: 907-913. PMID: 28531244, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntihypertensive AgentsAwarenessBlood PressureChi-Square DistributionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionLife StyleLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNepalOdds RatioPrevalenceRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorSuburban HealthTreatment OutcomeConceptsControl of hypertensionBlood pressureRisk factorsHigher body mass indexBP control targetsPrevalence of hypertensionModifiable risk factorsSex-adjusted prevalenceDiastolic blood pressureLow physical activitySystolic blood pressureBody mass indexHarmful alcohol intakeHarmful alcohol drinkersCross-sectional surveyLow-income settingsSemi-urban settingHypertension burdenHypertensive medicationsPreexisting hypertensionHypertensive participantsAntihypertensive medicinesRenal diseaseMass indexAlcohol drinkers