Dhruba Adhikari
Biographic Data
| ID | 7879707 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dhruba Adhikari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dhruba |
| FAMILY NAME | Adhikari |
| SIGNATURE | ADHIKARI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mother and Infant Research Activities |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6560-1953 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Development and Evaluation of a Community Surveillance Method for Estimating Deaths Due to Injuries in Rural Nepal
Almost 10% of global deaths are secondary to injuries, yet in the absence of routine injury surveillance and with few studies of injury mortality, the number and cause of injury deaths in many countries are not well understood. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a method to identify injury deaths in rural Nepal. Working with local government authorities, health post staff and female community health volunteers (FCHVs), we…
The Epidemiology of Injuries in Adults in Nepal: Findings from a Hospital-Based Injury Surveillance Study
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a model of hospital-based injury surveillance and describe the epidemiology of injuries in adults. One-year prospective surveillance was conducted in two hospitals in Hetauda, Nepal. Data were collected electronically for patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with injuries between April 2019 and March 2020. To evaluate the model's sustainability, clinical leaders, senior managers, data collect…
Disabled women's attendance at community women's groups in rural Nepal
There is strong evidence that participatory approaches to health and participatory women's groups hold great potential to improve the health of women and children in resource poor settings. It is important to consider if interventions are reaching the most marginalized, and therefore we examined disabled women's participation in women's groups and other community groups in rural Nepal. People with disabilities constitute 15% of the world's popula…
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Disabled women's attendance at community women's groups in rural Nepal
There is strong evidence that participatory approaches to health and participatory women's groups hold great potential to improve the health of women and children in resource poor settings. It is important to consider if interventions are reaching the most marginalized, and therefore we examined disabled women's participation in women's groups and other community groups in rural Nepal. People with disabilities constitute 15% of the world's popula…
Development and Evaluation of a Community Surveillance Method for Estimating Deaths Due to Injuries in Rural Nepal
Almost 10% of global deaths are secondary to injuries, yet in the absence of routine injury surveillance and with few studies of injury mortality, the number and cause of injury deaths in many countries are not well understood. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a method to identify injury deaths in rural Nepal. Working with local government authorities, health post staff and female community health volunteers (FCHVs), we…
The Epidemiology of Injuries in Adults in Nepal: Findings from a Hospital-Based Injury Surveillance Study
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a model of hospital-based injury surveillance and describe the epidemiology of injuries in adults. One-year prospective surveillance was conducted in two hospitals in Hetauda, Nepal. Data were collected electronically for patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with injuries between April 2019 and March 2020. To evaluate the model's sustainability, clinical leaders, senior managers, data collect…
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Injury surveillance (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Occupational safety and health (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)