2021
Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal
Bhattarai S, Tandstad B, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Sen A. Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal. International Journal Of Hypertension 2021, 2021: 5542438. PMID: 34497724, PMCID: PMC8419497, DOI: 10.1155/2021/5542438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifestyle factorsBlood pressureMiddle-income countriesPrevalence ratiosSocioeconomic positionBlood pressure-lowering medicinesAge-standardized prevalenceSocioeconomic statusDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRural health centersCross-sectional studySocioeconomic factorsRural NepalPoisson regression modelsHypertension prevalenceHypertensive participantsHealth centersHypertensionStudy participantsCausal mediation analysisConfidence intervalsSelf-reported dataEvidence of mediationFurther studies
2019
Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis
Mishra SR, Ghimire S, Joshi C, Gyawali B, Shrestha A, Neupane D, Sharma SR, Pokharel Y, Virani SS. Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis. Globalization And Health 2019, 15: 33. PMID: 31046779, PMCID: PMC6498694, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0468-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease risk factorsBetter cardiometabolic healthRisk factorsDiabetes mellitusHigh burdenCardio-metabolic disease risk factorsMetabolic disease risk factorsCardio-metabolic risk factorsRisk factor burdenMore risk factorsPubMed/MEDLINEGrey literature searchCardiometabolic healthChronic diseasesSouth Asian migrantsMigrant healthSimilar burdenOverweightLiterature searchObesityQualitative synthesisHypertensionScreening targetsBurdenDiabetesDesigning and implementing an integrated non-communicable disease primary care intervention in rural Nepal
Kumar A, Schwarz D, Acharya B, Agrawal P, Aryal A, Choudhury N, Citrin D, Dangal B, Deukmedjian G, Dhimal M, Dhungana S, Gauchan B, Gupta T, Halliday S, Jha D, Kalaunee S, Karmacharya B, Kishore S, Koirala B, Kunwar L, Mahar R, Maru S, Mehanni S, Nirola I, Pandey S, Pant B, Pathak M, Poudel S, Rajbhandari I, Raut A, Rimal P, Schwarz R, Shrestha A, Thapa A, Thapa P, Thapa R, Wong L, Maru D. Designing and implementing an integrated non-communicable disease primary care intervention in rural Nepal. BMJ Global Health 2019, 4: e001343. PMID: 31139453, PMCID: PMC6509610, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseNon-communicable disease interventionsPulmonary diseaseMiddle-income countriesDisease interventionFacility visitsNon-communicable disease careFurther implementation researchCommunity visitsPrimary care interventionsNon-communicable diseasesRural NepalType II diabetesMedian timeDisease careCare coordinationCare interventionsII diabetesHypertensionDiabetesDiseaseVisitsRetrospective assessmentImplementation 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
2018
Barriers and facilitators to treatment among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension in Nepal
Shrestha S, Shrestha A, Koju RP, LoGerfo JP, Karmacharya BM, Sotoodehnia N, Fitzpatrick AL. Barriers and facilitators to treatment among patients with newly diagnosed hypertension in Nepal. Heart Asia 2018, 10: e011047. PMID: 30233660, PMCID: PMC6135456, DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2018-011047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDhulikhel Heart StudyLow perceived seriousnessAbsence of symptomsAppropriate health interventionsFamily supportDhulikhel HospitalObservational cohortHypertension managementHypertension treatmentHypertensionThematic framework methodHeart StudyCommunity surveillanceHealth interventionsPatientsAudiotaped discussionsDiseaseFear of consequencesTreatmentFramework methodFocus group discussionsBehavior changePerceived SeriousnessQualitative studyMajor barrier
2017
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Nepal: findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study
Karmacharya BM, Koju RP, LoGerfo JP, Chan KC, Mokdad AH, Shrestha A, Sotoodehnia N, Fitzpatrick AL. Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Nepal: findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study. Heart Asia 2017, 9: 1. PMID: 28123454, PMCID: PMC5237714, DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2016-010766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl of hypertensionDhulikhel Heart StudyCross-sectional studyHypertension awarenessHypertension statusRisk factorsHeart StudySociodemographic characteristicsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCVD risk factorsPrevalence of hypertensionBlood pressure controlDisease risk factorsBody mass indexBlood pressure measurementsHypertensive adultsMass indexHealth InterviewMultivariate regression modelHypertensionTreatment statusNepalese adultsMultivariate analysisPressure controlIncome quartile