Abhishek Gurung

Biographic Data

ID7735522
NAMEAbhishek Gurung
GIVEN NAMESAbhishek
FAMILY NAMEGurung
SIGNATUREGURUNG A
AFFILIATIONSNepal Development Research Institute
ORCID0000-0003-2512-1485
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Out of Pocket Expenditure for Sick Newborn Care in Referral Hospitals of Nepal

    Open AccessAvinash K Sunny, Rejina Gurung et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2020

    In Nepal, OOPE for sick newborn care in hospitals varied by neonatal morbidity and duration of stay. The largest proportion of OOPE were for accommodation and travel. Affordable and accessible health care will substantially reduce the OOPE for sick newborn care in hospitals

  • The Association of Women’s Empowerment with Stillbirths in Nepal

    Open AccessAbhishek Gurung, Kiran Bajracharya et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

    There are various factors linked with stillbirths. It is important to track stillbirths to improve health outcomes of mothers and newborn. Further studies are necessary to analyse women empowerment factors to understand the linkages between empowerment and stillbirths

  • Stunting Among Under 5-Year-Olds in Nepal

    Open AccessShyam Sundar Budhathoki, Amit Bhandari et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

    Stunting among under-5-year children decreased in the years spanning 2001-2016. This study demonstrated multiple factors that can be addressed to decrease the risk of stunting, which has important implications for neurodevelopment later in life. We add literature on risk factors for stunting in under-5-year children

  • Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health in Health Facilities in Nepal

    Open AccessApil Kc, Dipendra Raman Singh et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

    These findings show gaps in equipment and drugs, especially in PHCCs and private health facilities. Improving readiness and availability of equipment and drugs in PHCCs and private health facility will help improve the quality of care to further reduce maternal and newborn mortality in Nepal

  • Trends for Neonatal Deaths in Nepal (2001–2016) to Project Progress Towards the SDG Target in 2030, and Risk Factor Analyses to Focus Action

    Open AccessApil Kc, Anjani Kumar Jha et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2019

    Although neonatal mortality is declining in Nepal, if the current trend continues it will take another 50 years for families in the poorest group to attain the 2030 ENAP target. There are different factors associated with neonatal mortality, reducing the disparities for maternal and neonatal care will reduce mortality among the poorest families