Janaki Parajuli, Farzana Saleh, Narbada Thapa, Liaquat Ali
BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to diet and physical activity is a major problem in the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. This study was undertaken to measure the factors associated with nonadherence to diet and physical activity advice among Nepalese type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS:...
Kiran Niraula, Brandon A. Kohrt, Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Narbada Thapa et al.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a growing health problem in South Asia. Despite an increasing number of studies exploring causal pathways between diabetes and depression in high-income countries (HIC), the pathway between the two disorders has received limited attention in low and middle-income countries (L...
Saraswoti Kumari Shrestha, Bilkis Banu, Khursida Khanom, Liaquat Ali et al.
BACKGROUND: Home delivery in unhygienic environment is common in Nepal. This study aimed to identify whether practice of delivery is changing over time and to explore the factors contributing to women's decision for choice of place of delivery. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was co...
Poshan Thapa, S Shrestha, M S Flora, Madhur Dev Bhattarai et al.
BACKGROUND: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is in increasing trend recently. It is associated with adverse effects on both mother and fetus. Thus, diagnosis of GDM is an important public health issue. This study aimed to determine the frequency of gestational diabetes mellitus in three rural dis...
Sabina Shrestha, P Thapa, Farzana Saleh, Narbada Thapa et al.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is an emerging health problem in developing world with the consumption of energy dense diet and inactive lifestyle. The problem of diabetes is further expanded due to ignorance and lack of knowledge. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of diabetes among pre...