Health Service Utilization and Its Determinants among Senior Citizens in the Semiurban Area of Western Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: A remarkable proportion of older people reported using health services in the last year. However, a substantial proportion did not utilize health services that require further interventions to enable them. Efforts are required to promote the health and well-being of Nepal's growing elderly population, including potential enhancements to rural healthcare infrastructure by policymakers.PMID:38149286 | PMC:PMC10751160 | DOI:10.1155/2023/3655259 (Source: Journal of Aging Research)
Source: Journal of Aging Research - December 27, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yamuna Chhetri Dhurba Khatri Nand Ram Gahatraj Source Type: research
Factors affecting antenatal screening for HIV in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys 2016 and 2022
Conclusions
Our results supported that antenatal screening could be improved by enhancing access to information and improving the availability of free screening. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - December 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sabin, L., Saville, N., Dixit Devkota, M., Haghparast-Bidgoli, H. Tags: Open access HIV/AIDS Source Type: research
Peru moves to crack down on scientific fraudsters
Lawmakers in Peru are poised to approve legislation that would make it easier to investigate and punish researchers who engage in fraudulent publishing practices, including paying to have their names added to a scientific paper.
The move comes as Peru’s national science agency seeks to crack down on authorship buying and other unethical practices. It recently removed two scientists accused of violations from a national registry that is key to receiving government grants, job promotions, and salary bonuses. And officials are investigating many more researchers in the wake of an October media report that identified 1...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - December 21, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Feasibility of monitoring Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework key performance indicators in 21 Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance member countries
This study aims to determine the feasibility of monitoring the status of breast cancer control in the 21 Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA) countries based on the three GBCI Framework key performance indicators (KPIs): stage at diagnosis, time to diagnosis, and treatment completion.METHODS: We reviewed published literature on breast cancer control among 21 ANCCA countries from May to July 2023 to establish data availability and compiled the latest descriptive statistics and sources of the indicators using a standardised data collection form. We performed bivariate Pearson's correlation analysis to measure the s...
Source: Cancer Control - December 21, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sok King Ong Rei Haruyama Cheng Har Yip Tran Thu Ngan Jingmei Li Daphne Lai Yawei Zhang Siyan Yi Abhishek Shankar Evlina Suzanna So-Youn Jung Peh Joo Ho Aasim Yusuf Ashrafun Nessa Kyu-Won Jung Eshani Fernando Shweta Baral Maryam Bagherian Prabhat Pradhan Source Type: research
Awareness and Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men in Nepal
This study aimed to examine PrEP awareness and its use among Nepali MSM and the factors influencing its adoption. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among MSM in Nepal between October and December 2022 (N = 250). Bivariate analysis and logistic regression were performed to determine factors associated with awareness and use of PrEP. In the study population, 59.6% of participants were aware of PrEP, however, only 30.4% of them had utilized it. The odds of PrEP awareness were higher among particip ants who had completed high school or above (aOR = 4.1; 95% CI = 1.8–9.6), those with health insurance coverag...
Source: Journal of Community Health - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Socio-economic inequalities in and factors associated with minimum dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months in South Asia: a decomposition analysis
Conclusion
Inequality in the prevalence of MDD favours the affluent. Health policy and intervention design should prioritise minimising socioeconomic inequalities concerning the MDD. In addition, policy-makers should prioritise the associated factors of MDD such as education, wealth status, employment, media exposure while designing intervention or policies. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - December 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rahman, M. A., Kundu, S., Rashid, H. O., Tohan, M. M., Islam, M. A. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research
Antibiotic resistance determinants among carbapenemase producing bacteria isolated from wastewaters of kathmandu, Nepal
Environ Pollut. 2023 Dec 17:123155. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123155. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe emergence of carbapenem resistant bacteria (CRB) possesses a remarkable threat to the health of humans. CRB and carbapenem resistant genes (CRGs) have frequently been reported in clinical isolates from hospitals, however, their occurrence and distribution in wastewaters from various sources and river water have not been emphasized in Nepal. So, this study aimed to detect carbapenem resistant bacterial isolates and their resistance determinants in river water and different types of wastewaters. River water and both untre...
Source: Environmental Pollution - December 19, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sudeep K C Santosh Khanal Tista Prasai Joshi Deegendra Khadka Reshma Tuladhar Dev Raj Joshi Source Type: research
Acute oral poisoning due to pretilachlor herbicide - a rare case report from Nepal
CONCLUSION: This case underscores the need for prompt stabilization, vigilant monitoring, and supportive care to ensure timely recovery in pretilachlor poisoning cases despite similarities with organophosphate poisoning. It emphasizes the importance of educating and raising awareness among physicians about potential mimickers like organophosphates.PMID:38098598 | PMC:PMC10718366 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001417 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Prakash Nepali Subodh Adhikari Suraj Aryal Pratigya Gyawali Roshan Pathak Apil Upreti Saru Koirala Awaz Upadhayaya Bardan Ghimire Laxmi R Bhatta Source Type: research
Assessing the performance of national sentinel food lists at subnational levels in six countries
CONCLUSION: National sentinel food lists can provide reliable data at subnational levels for most food groups, with some variability by country and sub-region. Assessing the accuracy of national sentinel food lists, especially for fruits and vegetables, before using them at the subnational level could avoid potentially underestimating dietary diversity and provide more accurate local information for programs, policy, and research.PMID:38098429 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023002823 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - December 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chris Vogliano Veronica Varela Monica Woldt Silvia Alayon Laura Hackl Gina Kennedy Sarah H Pedersen Erin M Milner Jennifer Yourkavitch Source Type: research
Acute oral poisoning due to pretilachlor herbicide - a rare case report from Nepal
CONCLUSION: This case underscores the need for prompt stabilization, vigilant monitoring, and supportive care to ensure timely recovery in pretilachlor poisoning cases despite similarities with organophosphate poisoning. It emphasizes the importance of educating and raising awareness among physicians about potential mimickers like organophosphates.PMID:38098598 | PMC:PMC10718366 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001417 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Prakash Nepali Subodh Adhikari Suraj Aryal Pratigya Gyawali Roshan Pathak Apil Upreti Saru Koirala Awaz Upadhayaya Bardan Ghimire Laxmi R Bhatta Source Type: research
Assessing the performance of national sentinel food lists at subnational levels in six countries
CONCLUSION: National sentinel food lists can provide reliable data at subnational levels for most food groups, with some variability by country and sub-region. Assessing the accuracy of national sentinel food lists, especially for fruits and vegetables, before using them at the subnational level could avoid potentially underestimating dietary diversity and provide more accurate local information for programs, policy, and research.PMID:38098429 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023002823 (Source: Public Health Nutrition)
Source: Public Health Nutrition - December 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chris Vogliano Veronica Varela Monica Woldt Silvia Alayon Laura Hackl Gina Kennedy Sarah H Pedersen Erin M Milner Jennifer Yourkavitch Source Type: research
Equity in Transplantation Access in Nepal: An Analysis of Gender, Geographic, and Caste-Based Disparities in Transplants
This study aims to examine the equity in accessing transplantation services. This retrospective observational study encompasses patients who underwent kidney transplantation up until December 2022 across five major hospitals. Through standardized data collection and analysis, we evaluated the distribution of recipients based on gender, caste/ethnicity, and geographic location. A total of 2040 kidney transplantations were performed during the period. Notably, 79% of the recipients were men and, interestingly, 70% of the donors were women. Geographically, the highest proportion (31.8%) of recipients were from Bagmati, while ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Dibya Singh Shah Midhan Shrestha Bikash Khatri Santosh Chhetri Kalpana Shrestha Sangita Sedhai Upendra Joshi Manish Gautam Source Type: research
Acute oral poisoning due to pretilachlor herbicide - a rare case report from Nepal
CONCLUSION: This case underscores the need for prompt stabilization, vigilant monitoring, and supportive care to ensure timely recovery in pretilachlor poisoning cases despite similarities with organophosphate poisoning. It emphasizes the importance of educating and raising awareness among physicians about potential mimickers like organophosphates.PMID:38098598 | PMC:PMC10718366 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001417 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Prakash Nepali Subodh Adhikari Suraj Aryal Pratigya Gyawali Roshan Pathak Apil Upreti Saru Koirala Awaz Upadhayaya Bardan Ghimire Laxmi R Bhatta Source Type: research
