Search Results - "Upadhaya, Nawaraj"

Trends and factors associated with pregnancies among adolescent women in Nepal: Pooled analysis of Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (2006, 2011 and 2016) by Poudel, Samikshya, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Khatri, Resham Bahadur, Ghimire, Pramesh Raj

“…Adolescent pregnancy is a significant cost to mother, newborn, and their family and society. Despite the enormous health and social impact of adolescent…”
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Factors associated with stillbirth in selected countries of South Asia: A systematic review of observational studies by Poudel, Samikshya, Ghimire, Pramesh Raj, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Rawal, Lal

“…Despite having the high rate of stillbirth in most of the countries of South Asia, there is a lack of synthesized evidence based on factors associated with…”
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Trends in and determinants of visiting private health facilities for maternal and child health care in Nepal: comparison of three Nepal demographic health surveys, 2006, 2011, and 2016 by Adhikari, Ramesh Prasad, Shrestha, Manisha Laxmi, Satinsky, Emily N, Upadhaya, Nawaraj

“…Maternal and child health care services are available in both public and private facilities in Nepal. Studies have not yet looked at trends in maternal and…”
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Mental health and psychosocial support services in primary health care in Nepal: perceived facilitating factors, barriers and strategies for improvement by Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Regmi, Upasana, Gurung, Dristy, Luitel, Nagendra P, Petersen, Inge, Jordans, Mark J D, Komproe, Ivan H

“…The barriers and facilitating factors for integrating mental health into primary health care have been well documented in the literature, but little is known…”
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Traditional Healers and Mental Health in Nepal: A Scoping Review by Pham, Tony V, Kaiser, Bonnie N., Koirala, Rishav, Maharjan, Sujen Man, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Franz, Lauren, Kohrt, Brandon A.

“…Despite extensive ethnographic and qualitative research on traditional healers in Nepal, the role of traditional healers in relation to mental health has not…”
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Validation of cross-cultural child mental health and psychosocial research instruments: adapting the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Child PTSD Symptom Scale in Nepal by Kohrt, Brandon A, Jordans, Mark J D, Tol, Wietse A, Luitel, Nagendra P, Maharjan, Sujen M, Upadhaya, Nawaraj

“…The lack of culturally adapted and validated instruments for child mental health and psychosocial support in low and middle-income countries is a barrier to…”
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Determinants of stunting among children aged 0-59 months in Nepal: findings from Nepal Demographic and health Survey, 2006, 2011, and 2016 by Adhikari, Ramesh P, Shrestha, Manisha Laxmi, Acharya, Ajay, Upadhaya, Nawaraj

“…Stunting is one of the most commonly used indicators of child nutrition and health status. Despite significant efforts by the government and external…”
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Political violence and mental health in Nepal: prospective study by Kohrt, Brandon A, Hruschka, Daniel J, Worthman, Carol M, Kunz, Richard D, Baldwin, Jennifer L, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Acharya, Nanda Raj, Koirala, Suraj, Thapa, Suraj B, Tol, Wietse A, Jordans, Mark J D, Robkin, Navit, Sharma, Vidya Dev, Nepal, Mahendra K

“…Post-conflict mental health studies in low-income countries have lacked pre-conflict data to evaluate changes in psychiatric morbidity resulting from political…”
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Evaluating the integration of chronic care elements in primary health care for people with mental illness: a longitudinal study in Nepal conducted among primary health care workers by Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Jordans, Mark J D, Adhikari, Ramesh P, Gurung, Dristy, Petrus, Ruwayda, Petersen, Inge, Komproe, Ivan H

“…Despite many important developments in the global mental health arena in the past decade, many people with mental health problems still do not have access to…”
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Psychosocial and Mental Health Problems of Older People in Postearthquake Nepal by Adhikari, Ramesh P., Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Paudel, Sasmita, Pokhrel, Ruja, Bhandari, Nagendra, Cole, Laura, Koirala, Suraj

“…Objective: To identify community perceptions on psychosocial and mental health problems of older people in postearthquake situation in Nepal. Method: A…”
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Editorial: Global mental health among marginalized communities in pandemic emergencies by Navario, Peter S, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Hall, Brian J, Yang, Lawrence H

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Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform by Petersen, Inge, van Rensburg, André, Kigozi, Fred, Semrau, Maya, Hanlon, Charlotte, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Kola, Lola, Fekadu, Abebaw, Gureje, Oye, Gurung, Dristy, Jordans, Mark, Mntambo, Ntokozo, Mugisha, James, Muke, Shital, Petrus, Ruwayda, Shidhaye, Rahul, Ssebunnya, Joshua, Tekola, Bethlehem, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Patel, Vikram, Lund, Crick, Thornicroft, Graham

“…There is a global drive to improve access to mental healthcare by scaling up integrated mental health into primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and…”
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Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial by Greene, M. Claire, Andersen, Lena S., Leku, Marx R., Au, Teresa, Akellot, Josephine, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Odokonyero, Raymond, White, Ross, Ventevogel, Peter, Garcia-Moreno, Claudia, Tol, Wietse A.

“…Evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for men in humanitarian settings is limited…”
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Current situations and future directions for mental health system governance in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study by Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Jordans, Mark J D, Pokhrel, Ruja, Gurung, Dristy, Adhikari, Ramesh P, Petersen, Inge, Komproe, Ivan H

“…Assessing and understanding health systems governance is crucial to ensure accountability and transparency, and to improve the performance of mental health…”
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Expanding mental health services in low- and middle-income countries: A task-shifting framework for delivery of comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care by Bolton, Paul, West, Joyce, Whitney, Claire, Jordans, Mark J.D., Bass, Judith, Thornicroft, Graham, Murray, Laura, Snider, Leslie, Eaton, Julian, Collins, Pamela Y., Ventevogel, Peter, Smith, Stephanie, Stein, Dan J., Petersen, Inge, Silove, Derrick, Ugo, Victor, Mahoney, John, el Chammay, Rabih, Contreras, Carmen, Eustache, Eddy, Koyiet, Phiona, Wondimu, Esubalew Haile, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Raviola, Giuseppe

“…This paper proposes a framework for comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based care (C4) for accessible mental health services in low-resource settings…”
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Information systems for mental health in six low and middle income countries: cross country situation analysis by Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Jordans, Mark J D, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Ahuja, Shalini, Alem, Atalay, Hanlon, Charlotte, Kigozi, Fred, Kizza, Dorothy, Lund, Crick, Semrau, Maya, Shidhaye, Rahul, Thornicroft, Graham, Komproe, Ivan H, Gureje, Oye

“…Research on information systems for mental health in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is scarce. As a result, there is a lack of reliable information on…”
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SH+ 360: novel model for scaling up a mental health and psychosocial support programme in humanitarian settings by Leku, Marx R., Ndlovu, Jacqueline N., Bourey, Christine, Aldridge, Luke R., Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Tol, Wietse A., Augustinavicius, Jura L.

“…We explore multi-sectoral integration as a model for scaling up evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support interventions in humanitarian settings…”
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Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries by Lund, Crick, Docrat, Sumaiyah, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Alem, Atalay, Fekadu, Abebaw, Gureje, Oye, Gurung, Dristy, Hailemariam, Damen, Hailemichael, Yohannes, Hanlon, Charlotte, Jordans, Mark J. D., Kizza, Dorothy, Nanda, Sharmishtha, Olayiwola, Saheed, Shidhaye, Rahul, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Thornicroft, Graham, Chisholm, Dan

“…Little is known about the household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Evaluation of performance and perceived utility of mental healthcare indicators in routine health information systems in five low- and middle-income countries by Jordans, Mark, Chisholm, Dan, Semrau, Maya, Gurung, Dristy, Abdulmalik, Jibril, Ahuja, Shalini, Mugisha, James, Mntambo, Ntokozo, Kigozi, Fred, Petersen, Inge, Shidhaye, Rahul, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Lund, Crick, Thornicroft, Graham, Gureje, Oye

“…In most low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), routine mental health information is unavailable or unreliable, making monitoring of mental healthcare…”
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Resilience of refugees displaced in the developing world: a qualitative analysis of strengths and struggles of urban refugees in Nepal by Thomas, Fiona C, Roberts, Bayard, Luitel, Nagendra P, Upadhaya, Nawaraj, Tol, Wietse A

“…Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing are key concerns in displaced populations. Despite urban refugees constituting more than half of the world's refugees,…”
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