Mahesh Puri

Datos Biográficos

ID3893149
NOMBREMahesh Puri
NOMBRESMahesh
APELLIDOPuri
FIRMAPURI M
AFILIACIONESCenter for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities (CREHPA), P.O.Box. 9626, Kusunti (near Yatayat office), Lalitpur, Nepal
ORCID0000-0001-9389-8996
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS16
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR16
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2011
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Improving private tuberculosis patient notifications in Akot Tuberculosis Unit of Vidarbha region of India

    Open AccessUmesh Kawalkar, Manish Sharma et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    India bears the world’s largest tuberculosis (TB) burden, and under-reporting from private-sector providers continues to hinder elimination goals. In the Akot Tuberculosis Unit (TU) of Maharashtra, private notifications remained disproportionately low despite extensive private healthcare presence. This study implemented a structured quality-improvement (QI) model using Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycles to enhance TB case notifications from private …

  • Predictors and experiences of seeking abortion services from pharmacies in Nepal

    Open AccessLeila Harrison, Mahesh Puri et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Abortion was legalized in Nepal in 2002; however, despite evidence of safety and quality provision of medical abortion (MA) pills by pharmacies in Nepal and elsewhere, it is still not legal for pharmacists to provide medication abortion in Nepal. However, pharmacies often do provide MA, but little is known about who seeks abortions from pharmacies and their experiences and outcomes. The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of wo…

  • A longitudinal study of the role of spousal relationship quality and mother-in-law relationship quality on women’s depression in rural Nepal

    Open AccessLakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Bibhav Acharya et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2023

    Nepal has high prevalence of early marriage and remains a patrilocal society with women moving into their husbands' home after marriage. Spousal relationship quality can be an important predictor of health and mental well-being of married women in a patriarchal setting like Nepal but is understudied in this population. We examined the association between spousal relationship quality, mother-in-law relationship quality and mental health among newl…

  • The Covid-19 Pandemic in the Nawalparasi District of Nepal

    Open AccessAlia Cornell, Ashley Mitchell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    In the Nawalparasi district of Nepal, the pandemic has led to unstable economic situations that have instigated alcohol use among men, and increased rates of IPV among young, newly married women, and reports of VAW in the community. We have demonstrated a need for urgent programmatic and policy responses aimed at reducing VAW and IPV and protecting women during times of uncertainty and crisis

  • Do changes in women's household status in Nepal improve access to food and nutrition

    Open AccessNadia Diamond-Smith, Mahesh Puri et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Women's nutritional status remains poor in South Asia, impacting maternal and infant health outcomes. Women's household status is also low, as evidenced by eating behaviours. We started with triadic qualitative interviews with newly married women, husbands and mothers-in-law to explore the link between women's status and eating patterns, followed by longitudinal data from a cohort of 200 newly married women in rural Nepal to measure associations …

  • The development and feasibility of a group-based household-level intervention to improve preconception nutrition in Nawalparasi district of Nepal

    Open AccessNadia Diamond-Smith, Ashley Mitchell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04383847 , registered 05/12/2020

  • Semi-arranged marriages and dowry ambivalence

    Nadia Diamond-Smith, Nadia G Diamond-Smith et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2020

    Marriage is a point of change in young people's lives, especially in parts of the world that place high value on it, such as in South Asian countries including Nepal. However, marriage practices are changing, with a move towards more love marriage; this is likely to have important implications on women's status and agency, household and couple dynamics, and mental and physical health. The aim of this paper is to describe how changing marriage for…

  • Food insecurity and low access to high-quality food for preconception women in Nepal

    Open AccessNadia Diamond-Smith, Jack Shieh et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2020

    Objective: Women in South Asia, including Nepal, have some of the poorest nutritional indicators globally, leading to poor maternal and child health outcomes. Nepal also suffers from high levels of household food insecurity, and newly married women are at high risk. Intra-household relationships may mediate the relationship between food insecurity and women’s nutrition in Nepal for newly married women. Our aim is to understand how newly married, …

  • The state of diet-related NCD policies in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Tunisia and Vietnam

    Open AccessKatherine Buse, Kent Buse et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020Referencias: 40

    We assessed the technical content of sugar, salt and trans-fats policies in six countries in relation to the World Health Organization ‘Best Buys’ guidelines for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). National research teams identified policies and strategies related to promoting healthy diets and restricting unhealthy consumption, including national legislation, development plans and strategies and health sector-related …

  • Service provider perspectives on post-abortion contraception in Nepal

    Lin-Fan Wang, Mahesh Puri et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2016

    The government of Nepal has articulated a commitment to the provision of post-abortion contraception since the implementation of a legal safe abortion policy in 2004. Despite this, gaps in services remain. This study examined the perspectives of abortion service providers and administrators regarding strengths and shortcomings of post-abortion contraceptive service provision. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 abortion providers and admin…

  • Hidden voices

    Open AccessMahesh Puri, Geetanjali Misra et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Women in Nepal are at high risk of violence, often from members of their immediate family or local community. Rates of violence are higher in women with disability than among women in the general population. Tackling violence requires a comprehensive approach that addresses the root causes of women's unequal position in society, and builds upon principles of equity and justice to ensure that all women are able to realize their rights to a life fr…

  • Pharmacy workers in Nepal can provide the correct information about using mifepristone and misoprostol to women seeking medication to induce abortion

    Anand Tamang, Mahesh Puri et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2014Citada por: 2Referencias: 7

    In Nepal, despite policy restrictions, both registered and unregistered brands of mifepristone and misoprostol can easily be obtained at pharmacies. Since many women visit pharmacies for abortion information, ensuring that they receive effective care from pharmacy workers remains an important challenge. We conducted an operations research study to examine whether trained pharmacy workers can correctly provide information on safe use of mifepristo…

  • The role of auxiliary nurse-midwives and community health volunteers in expanding access to medical abortion in rural Nepal

    Mahesh Puri, Anand Tamang et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2014Citada por: 2Referencias: 11

    Medical abortion was introduced in Nepal in 2009, but rural women’s access to medical abortion services remained limited. We conducted a district-level operations research study to assess the effectiveness of training 13 auxiliary nurse-midwives as medical abortion providers, and 120 female community health volunteers as communicators and referral agents for expanding access to medical abortion for rural women. Interviews with service providers a…

  • Sometimes they used to whisper in our ears”

    Open AccessMahesh Puri, Prabhat Lamichhane et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Providers were generally positive about the implications of abortion legalization for the country and for women. A focus on family planning and post-abortion counselling may be welcomed by providers concerned about multiple abortions. Some of the negative judgments of women held by providers could be tempered through values-clarification training, so that women are supported and comfortable sharing their abortion history, improving the quality of…

  • Suffering in silence

    Open AccessMahesh Puri, Jyotsna Tamang et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Sexual violence within marriage is common in Nepal. Findings provide circumstantial evidence of links between sexual violence and negative general and reproductive health outcomes for women. Various actions are required to prevent SVWM and provide immediate support to the victims

  • Sex-Selective Abortion in Nepal

    Open AccessPrabhat Lamichhane, Tabetha Harken et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues2011