Validation of the Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire among Nepalese Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Kumar Yadav ◽  
Divya Talwar ◽  
Bibek Banskota ◽  
Ashok Banskota ◽  
David Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
Nepalese Children

scholarly journals Asthma and indoor environment in Nepal

Thorax ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-481
Author(s):  
T Melsom ◽  
L Brinch ◽  
J O Hessen ◽  
M A Schei ◽  
N Kolstrup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Environment ◽  
Passive Smoking ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
International Study ◽  
Atopic Disease ◽  
The West ◽  
Childhood Exposure ◽  
Domestic Use ◽  
Asthma And Allergy ◽  
Nepalese Children

BACKGROUNDThe development of asthma seems to be influenced by the adoption of a Western lifestyle. A study was undertaken to assess the importance of indoor environmental factors in Nepal where the lifestyle and home environment differ from that in the West.METHODSThe home environment of 121 schoolchildren with asthma and 126 controls aged 11–17 years was studied. The homes of all participants were investigated and the children and their mothers were interviewed using a standardised questionnaire. Cases and controls were identified from an ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood) based population study of 2330 schoolchildren in Kathmandu, Nepal.RESULTSKeeping cattle inside the house during the night was related to a lower risk for having asthma (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.2 (95% CI 0.1 to 0.5)) while there was no association between asthma and cattle kept outside. Asthma was associated with cigarette smoking by two or more family members (OR 1.9 (95% CI 1.0 to 3.9)) and with the domestic use of smoky fuels (OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.0 to 4.5)). In analyses stratified by sex, passive smoking and the use of smoky fuels were significantly associated with asthma only in boys.CONCLUSIONSThe risk of asthma in Nepalese children was lower in subjects exposed to cattle kept inside the house and higher in subjects exposed to passive smoking and indoor use of smoky fuels. Childhood exposure to microorganisms or allergens from cattle may protect against the development of atopic disease.

Prevalence of hearing loss in school aged Nepalese children

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 110658
Author(s):  
Milan Maharjan ◽  
Samjhana Phuyal ◽  
Mana Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Nepalese Children

scholarly journals Hepcidin, Iron Status and Inflammation in School‐Aged Nepalese Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Baker ◽  
Kerry Schulze ◽  
Lee Wu ◽  
Parul Christian ◽  
Keith West
Keyword(s):  
Iron Status ◽  
Nepalese Children

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Physical Well-being of Nepalese Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Community Health Volunteers ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Nepalese Children ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

The main objective of this article is to find out the child physical well-belling or nutritional status of children under three years according to demographic, socio-economic, health care, diseases and also standard of living based on primary data. Quantitative and descriptive research design were used to study this article. Out of three hundred ninety five household, one hundred sixty eight respondents (mothers) those whose children seem to be below three years as well as those who seem to be able to give their interview were taken as sample with the help of purposively sampling methods. The data were collected from the field survey in the month of November, 1999 with the help of questionnaire fill-up methods with two Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). All respondents were taken from Yadav, Backward Community like Chamar, Dushadh , Muslim and Amat, and then analyzed.Academic Voices Vol.6 2016: 32-36

scholarly journals Anthropometric Assessment of Nepali Children Institutionalized in Orphanages

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Lucía Fernández ◽  
Ana Rubini ◽  
Jose M. Soriano ◽  
Joaquín Aldás-Manzano ◽  
Jesús Blesa
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Significant Evidence ◽  
Institutionalized Children ◽  
Growth Status ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Nepalese Children ◽  
Anthropometric Assessment

Nepal is among the world’s poorest countries, and it is the third-poorest country in the South Asian region. Asia has the largest number of orphans in the world; in Nepal there are around 13,281 orphan children. The objective of this study is to evaluate the growth status of institutionalized children in Nepal through the analyses of anthropometric measures. The sample was Nepalese children aged 4 to 17, obtained from two different orphanages: in the first one, children with physical and mental disabilities coexist with children without any conditions. In the second one, there were no subjects with disabilities. Significant evidence of an association between mental and physical disability in institutionalized children and undernutrition (wasting and stunting) was found in this study. There is also weak but significant evidence of a relationship between underweight and being male. The study could help reaching a better understanding of growth status of institutionalized children in Nepal.

Vitamin D status is associated with treatment failure and duration of illness in Nepalese children with severe pneumonia

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 986-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanne Haugen ◽  
Sudha Basnet ◽  
Ingrid M Hardang ◽  
Arun Sharma ◽  
Maria Mathisen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Treatment Failure ◽  
Severe Pneumonia ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Nepalese Children

scholarly journals Culture Proven Bacterial Meningitis in Children: Agents, Clinical Profile and Outcome

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Ansari ◽  
Y Pokhrel
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Cortical Atrophy ◽  
Acute Bacterial Meningitis ◽  
Influenza B ◽  
Haemophilus Influenza ◽  
Hemolytic Streptococcus ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Nepalese Children

Background Meningitis is a serious infection. Little is known about the bacterial agents and their antibacterial sensitivity in Nepalese children. Objectives To study bacteriological agents, clinical profile and immediate outcome in patients admitted to children’s ward of Patan Hospital with meningitis. Methods Prospective observational study conducted in paediatric ward of Patan Hospital. All the children admitted to the ward, with the diagnosis of culture proven bacterial meningitis’ on discharge were eligible. Results Out of 7,751 children, 296 (3.8%) had meningitis. This was a group ranging from neonates to adolescents aged 18 years. Only 13 (4.4%) of cerebrospinal fluid samples taken from them yielded positive culture reports. The organisms were pneumococcus (6), Haemophilus influenza ‘b’ (3), ?-hemolytic Streptococcus (1), ?-hemolytic Streptococcus (1), N. meningitides (1) and Pseudomonas (1). Whereas Haemophilus influenza ‘b’ was isolated from young infants, pneumococci were found in the young as well as the old. Fever, vomiting, high leukocyte count with left shift were all commonly present. All but one had cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Low sugar and high protein was found in most specimens. Neuroimaging was done in six children of which three were abnormal (all young infants and pneumococci cases). Ceftriaxone was given to all but one child. Everybody recovered but three had complications – profound hearing loss and cortical atrophy with subdural collection in pneumococcal and septic arthritis with persistence of fever in Haemophilus influenzae ‘b’ meningitis. Conclusion The present study corroborates most of the epidemiological and clinical features of acute bacterial meningitis and sheds light on the causative agents of bacterial meningitis in Nepalese children. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v9i1.6260 Kathmandu Univ Med J 2011;9(1):36-40

scholarly journals Supernumerary Teeth in Nepalese Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Pratap Singh ◽  
Amita Sharma ◽  
Sonam Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Lateral Incisor ◽  
Supernumerary Teeth ◽  
Supernumerary Tooth ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Maxillary Lateral Incisor ◽  
Maxillary Premolars ◽  
Nepalese Children

Objective. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of supernumerary teeth in a patient sample of Nepalese children.Study Design. A survey was performed on 2684 patients (1829 females and 1035 males) ranging in age from 6 to 14 for the presence of supernumerary teeth. For each patient with supernumerary teeth the demographic variables (age and sex), number, location, eruption status, and morphology were recorded. Descriptive statistics were performed.Results. Supernumerary teeth were detected in 46 subjects (1.6%), of which 26 were males and 20 were females with a male : female ratio of 1.3 : 1. The most commonly found supernumerary tooth was mesiodens followed by maxillary premolars, maxillary lateral incisor, and mandibular lateral incisor. Of the 55 supernumerary teeth examined, 58.18% (n=32) had conical morphology, followed by tuberculate (30.90%,n=17) and supplemental (10.90%,n=6) forms. The majority of the supernumerary teeth were erupted (56.36%,n=31).Conclusion. The prevalence of supernumerary teeth in Nepalese children was found to be 1.6%, the most frequent type being mesiodens. Conical morphology was found to be the most common form of supernumerary tooth.

Prevalence of undernutrition in Nepalese children

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arijit Ghosh ◽  
Prakash Adhikari ◽  
Sutanu Dutta Chowdhury ◽  
Tusharkanti Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Nepalese Children
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