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Dhamala, Man Kumar, Madan Koirala, Ram Prasad Khatiwada, and Rashila Deshar. "Bottlenecks in Expanding Science and Technology Education in Nepal: An Exploratory Study." Education Research International 2021 (August 16, 2021): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8886941.
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Higher education and research for socioeconomic development are well recognized in developed and developing countries. Studies have shown that a high participation rate in higher education with a high share of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is critical for competitiveness in the global market. Nepal would not fulfill people’s aspirations for prosperity by perpetuating the status quo scenario of the education system. This study aimed at exploring and assessing the factors influencing science and technology education in Nepal and tried to assess the current status of science education and critically examine the factors affecting the development of science education in Nepal. The study used both primary and secondary data. The primary source of data is from interviews, observations, focused group discussions, and semistructured questionnaires. Secondary data were collected from National Examination Board, universities, colleges, and campuses. The study found a decreasing trend of student enrollment in science and technology (S&T) education in Nepal. In addition, the results revealed a decreasing trend of women students, so it should be taken as a matter of concern. Some key bottlenecks identified were insufficient and broken physical infrastructures (classrooms, laboratories, and libraries); inadequate and incapable human resources; and improper management practices. However, the study results show positive perceptions of society towards S&T education in Nepal. The study recommends developing modern infrastructures, building human resources, and improving management practices for better S&T education.
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Kanno, Nellie B., and Kalyanmani Acharya Dixit. "Patient Education in Nepal." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 6, no. 3 (October 1985): 253–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/rd7u-phrf-b442-6fcj.
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Shankar, PR. "Challenges of Medical Education in Nepal." Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science 1, no. 1 (March 28, 2013): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jmcjms.v1i1.7878.
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Simkhada, P., E. Van Teijlingen, T. Pokharel, B. Devkota, and RS Pathak. "Research Methods Coverage in Medical and Health Science Curricula in Nepal." Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 3, no. 3 (September 30, 2013): 253–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i3.9185.
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Higher education institutions in Nepal have been offering different types of health sciences programmes over the last few decades. With the growing number of education institutions, the range of programmes has also increased. Currently, five higher education institutions – TU, KU, PU, PoU and BPKIHS are providing health sciences course at undergraduate and graduate level. TU being the leading university to offer most of health science programmes, there is observable influence in the curriculum contents and design of the remaining four institutions. However, a variation is observed in structure of curriculum within and between institutions. The curricula of Pokhara University are better designed and recent compared to other while the curricula of TU are less revised and comparatively old. Curricula in general health sciences are detailed and favourable to research methodology contents. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v3i3.9185 Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2013;3(3): 253-258
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Pokhrel, Rishi. "Medical Education in Nepal and Brain Drain." Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital 16, no. 1 (August 21, 2017): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v16i1.18076.
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It has been four decades since the beginning of undergraduate medical education in Nepal and more than three decades of postgraduate medical education.1 Currently, Institute of Medicine of Tribhuwan University and Kathmandu University are major institutions providing medical education in Nepal with the help of their affiliated medical colleges. Two other deemed universities, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences and Patan Academy of Health Sciences also have major contributions in producing medical doctors in Nepal. National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) provides postgraduate and super specialty training for doctors. Nepal Medical Council is the regulatory body that lays down the guidelines, provides accreditation and supervises to ensure that the regulations are being followed.2 It also conducts licensing examination for medical doctors.Educationalists worldwide vary in their opinions on the aim of education3-8 but Salomon precisely includes almost all of them as “The aim (of education) is to equip the learner with portable chunks of knowledge, skill, and understandings that can serve in other contexts.”9 Adkoli has analyzed migration of health workers in south Asia 10 and found that there was no systematically collected data regarding the extent of migration of healthcare workers and its possible impact on health care in Nepal. Nepal government spends a significant chunk of its financial resources to train doctors but many students who avail this benefit of ‘scholarship’ take part in the migration described in the article. Ironically, many doctors who are currently serving their motherland were either trained overseas or the ones who did study within Nepal but without availing any support from the government. When the first medical school was established in Nepal, the idea was to develop doctors who can prevent, diagnose and treat medical ailments prevalent in Nepal (Community based curriculum) and the career planning was designed in such a way that doctors were inevitably retained in Nepal. The philosophy of this system was contrary to the definition laid down by Salomon9 but it did benefit the society and the country in the long run11. Things changed gradually over time and currently the doctors produced by oldest and state funded medical colleges of Nepal are ideal for health job markets of first world countries. This suitability coupled with adverse socieo-economic and political factors of our country has led most students who become doctors by state funding opting to serve in first world countries like United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.Brain drain in Health sector is a global phenomenon12, 13, but developing countries like Nepal receive maximum brunt. Lately, Nepalese medical education sector has been receiving a fair share of attention from all including media. However, it is saddening that this issue of ‘brain drain’ is something that had not gained any attention. Coming back to Adkoli’s work, we don't even have a data on how many doctors we are losing every year?10 There have been certain restrictions and bondages but these sorts of legislations have been seen to work contrarily. What is found to be lacking is the sense of belonging and development of the feeling that ‘I am important to this society and I must work for its betterment’. Most young doctors have a feeling that ‘there is no one taking me seriously anyway and it doesn't really matter weather I stay or Leave’.It is high time policy makers ensure that the medical doctors that we produce from the common men’s hard earned money serve the country. In addition to the legislations in the form of bondage, we should be able to install the feeling of belonging and sense of importance in the hearts and minds of these young doctors. To begin with, it would be a good idea if we start maintaining the database of the medical graduates that were and will be produced from Nepalese medical colleges; taking examples from many colleges from other countries that are doing it currently.14-16 Zimmerman’s study cited earlier provides an interesting insight that medical students with pre-medical education as paramedics were twice as likely to be working in Nepal and 3.5 times as likely to be in rural Nepal, compared with students with a college science background.11 We can also include into the undergraduate medical curriculum the concepts of social ethics, moral values, social justice and the long-term benefits of serving the society and the country that has invested so much for their education.
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Dixit, Hemang. "History of Health Professional Education in Nepal." Journal of Kathmandu Medical College 6, no. 4 (June 18, 2018): 161–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v6i4.20122.
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The introduction of Western medicine in Nepal took place during Jung Bahadur’s time as Prime Minister and was slowly disseminated during the tenure of subsequent Rana Prime Ministers Bir, Chandra, Bhim and Joodha. The provision of healthcare in the country was taken as a form of charity provided to the people by the rulers. Whilst the first two government hospitals were started at Kathmandu and Birgunj, others followed as would be rulers were banished to places such as Dhankuta, Tansen or Doti. It was only after the dawn of democracy in 1950 that the Department of Health Services was established. During the past 67 years more hospitals and academic centres for teaching health sciences have come up in different parts of Nepal. Strides have made in the delivery of health care and health sciences education. Much more needs still to be done.Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 6, No. 4, Issue 22, Oct.-Dec., 2017, Page: 161-166
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Neupane, Sujaya. "Using Inexpensive Technology and Multimedia to Improve Science Education in Rural Communities of Nepal." Notes from the Field 49, no. 3 (October 8, 2015): 697–706. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1033554ar.
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This article explores an ongoing project that promotes science education in rural communities of western Nepal by using affordable technology. With the advent of inexpensive technology and multimedia resources, teaching materials for science education can be accessed with a much smaller budget than was previously possible. A preliminary survey done in two schools of Baglung district in Nepal found a significant lack of funding for science education. Using affordable computing technology such as Raspberry Pi and open-source electronic library contents, including those provided by Khan Academy and Wikipedia, this project will help foster the currently underutilized talent that exists in the country by making communities less dependent on external educational aid and hence promote ownership and progress of online educational platforms.
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Bhatta, Ramesh, Rashmi Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar Shah, Rajesh Karki, Anil Chaudhary, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, and Kabita Aryal. "E-learning among health science students of Nepal." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 12 (November 24, 2018): 5041. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184775.
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Background: E-learning is a method of teaching and learning using electronic media. It is also called web-based learning, online learning, distributed learning, computer-assisted instruction and internet-based learning. With the development of information technology, the use of e-learning has rapidly increases. E-learning is becoming omnipresent in higher education and increases the student’s motivation and satisfaction in learning.Methods: The descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at three different health science colleges among bachelor level students of Public Health, Pharmacy and Nursing at Kathmandu, Nepal. Total 135 respondents were randomly selected. The self administered questionnaire was used for the data collection and the obtained data were analyzed by using SPSS version 16.Results: Study shows that majority of respondents were from 19-22 years and 71.9% were female. All the respondents use electronic devices for learning and majority (97.8%) believes that electronic device influence the academic performance of students. Laptop is the commonly used electronic device followed by smart phone. Among the respondents only 63.7% follow the correct posture. Similarly, majority (80.7%) of the respondents spent 1-4 hours on electronic device for learning purpose that is mainly used for searching clinical guidelines, reference drug guidelines and journal articles.Conclusions: The use of electronic device is common among the health science students for learning. The uses of such devices have positive effect on their education since they get updated information quickly as needed. However necessary guidance is necessary to get appropriate sites and for limiting excessive use such devices.
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Dixit, Sanjaya Mani, Eurek Ranjit, and Hemang Dixit. "Post-graduation in medicine and allied health sciences in Nepal." Journal of Kathmandu Medical College 7, no. 3 (December 31, 2018): 114–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkmc.v7i3.22681.
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The history of education in modern medicine in Nepal is not very long. The article tracks development right from the inception of education in modern medicine to various advanced degrees offered in medicine and allied health sciences in Nepal. With the establishment of different provinces and the setting-up of various hospitals and teaching institutions within the country, one can be certain that the objective of training Nepali citizens within the country and providing healthcare to people within Nepal will soon be a reality. An attempt has been made to sum up what already exists in the present scenario within the country so that appropriate action can be taken in the coming years to ensure sufficient human resources for health will be available to meet the World Health Organization’s 2018 slogan of Universal Health Coverage in near future. It also tries to highlight the much needed issue of integrating the professionals from allied health sciences into the existing healthcare system for its further development. There are specialists from different allied professions in the country; their expertise should expand out of academic sector to other sectors as well. The lack of integration of such expertise in patient care seems to be hindering the new developments in the field of healthcare.
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Banerjee, Indrajit, Akhilesh Chandra Jauhari, Ajay Chandra Johorey, Sudesh Gyawali, and Archana Saha. "Student’s Accreditation of integrated Medical Education in Nepal." Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2, no. 1 (May 15, 2011): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v2i1.3592.
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Objective: Course curriculum of medical sciences is made by learned professors of Universities, politicians and the government officers in education ministry without consulting the students for whom it is made. Student’s Accreditation of curriculum may be useful in further modification of teaching & learning methods. In Nepal, Medical education is an experimental integrated teaching of four and half years for MBBS degree is going on for more than two decades, until now no Accreditation has been done as to what type of Doctors we are producing. The aim of the study was to find out whether integrated teaching or classical medical studies produce better doctors. Material & Methods: The study was conducted from November 2009 to February 2010 at Manipal college of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. The present study was done to asses the teaching/learning and evaluation procedures adopted by getting Accreditation from students of 2nd, 3rd and 4th semester A structured questionnaire was prepared and a pilot study consisting of 10 students from each batch (randomly selected) was done. Results were analyzed and discussed by the authors before undertaking the main study. Later in the main study accreditation of 186 medical students was collected by same multigraded questionnaire and analyzed for the benefit of further modification of medical education by universities and medical colleges in Nepal in particular and general elsewhere. Results: All the results of the study were discussed in detailed one by one in discussion .Out of them for example one of the result of the study was that subjects like Pathology, Microbiology & Pharmacology should be reduced or not at all taught in first 2 semesters and should be continued till 7th semester like community medicine when the students attend clinical subjects for better understanding of medicine and producing better doctors. Conclusion: Overall the results were alarming & may be taken up seriously by the policy makers. They can bring about amendments in course curriculum of universities in future. Key Words: Medical Education; Multigraded Questionnaire; Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v2i1.3592 Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2 (2011) 49-52
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Barrington, Dani, Kathryn Fuller, and Andrew McMillan. "Water safety planning: adapting the existing approach to community-managed systems in rural Nepal." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 3, no. 3 (May 6, 2013): 392–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.120.
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Water Safety Plans (WSPs) improve the quality and secure the quantity of drinking water supplies, and hence improve public health outcomes. In developing countries such as Nepal, thousands of residents die each year as a result of poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and WSPs show great promise for improving both health and livelihoods. The Nepali Non-Governmental Organisation Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH) has been working in partnership with Engineers Without Borders Australia and WaterAid Nepal to develop a WSP methodology suited to rural, community-managed water supply systems. Three pilot projects were undertaken incorporating community-based hazard management into the standard World Health Organization and Nepali Department of Water Supply and Sewerage WSP approaches. The successes and challenges of these pilots were assessed, and it was determined that community education, behaviour change, and the distribution of simplified WSP documentation to households and managers were essential to implementing successful WSPs within this context. This new WSP methodology is currently being mainstreamed throughout all of NEWAH's WASH projects in rural Nepal, as well as being shared with the wider Nepali WASH sector.
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Shrivastava, Umesh Prasad. "Incorporating Bioinformatics into Biological Science in Nepal: Prospects and Challenges." Academic Voices: A Multidisciplinary Journal 2 (June 30, 2013): 78–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v2i1.8294.
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The huge amount of data created by proteomics and genomics studies worldwide has caused bioinformatics to gain prominence and importance for urgency to process and analyze those data. However, its multidisciplinary nature has created a challenge to meet the unique demand for specialist trained in both biology and computing. Several countries, in response to this challenge, have developed a number of manpower training programs. This review presents a description of the meaning, scope, history and development of bioinformatics with focus on prospects and challenges facing bioinformatics education worldwide. The paper also provides an overview of attempts at the introduction of bioinformatics; describes the existing bioinformatics scenario and suggests strategies for effective bioinformatics education for the sustainable growth and development in Nepal. Academic Voices, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012, Pages 78-85 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/av.v2i1.8294
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Desai, Sonalde. "Gender Trouble Makers: Education and Empowerment in Nepal." Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 37, no. 1 (January 2008): 83–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009430610803700151.
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Dixit, Hemang, and S. C. Sharma. "THE MBBS PROGRAMME IN NEPAL." Journal of Nepal Medical Association 41, no. 142 (January 1, 2003): 341–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.768.
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This article gives a comparison of the MBBS course that is being conducted by thethree universities in Nepal. The course started by the Institute of Medicine was thepioneering effort. The concepts were taken a bit further at the time that the medicalcourse at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) was formulated.This teaching institution became partly responsible for the delivery of health care tocertain areas of the country thus meeting the goal that the producers of healthmanpower were also involved in the delivery of health services to the community aswell. With the starting of the medical course by Kathmandu University, this journeyin the field of medical education was taken one more step forward. The involvementof private institutions also in the field of medical education meant that it was no longerjust the responsibility of the government. Tribhuvan University also gave affiliationsto private institutions in the medical field. The stage has now been extended by thestarting of a medical course based totally on Problem Based Learning at the KathmanduUniversity Medical School or KUMS.Key Words: MBBS, medical education, community oriented, system based, integrated.
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Shah, Jay Narayan, Jenifei Shah, Jesifei Shah, Ashis Shrestha, and Nabees Man Singh Pradhan. "Postgraduate medical education: The history and development of competency-based training program in Nepal." Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences 8, no. 1 (April 2, 2021): 102–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v8i1.36243.
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Nepal is a small, lower-middle-income country; with a population of around 30 million. As per WHO, Nepal has a low doctor-patient ratio (0.7/1000) and even lower specialists (e.g., surgical) workforce (0.003/1000); additionally, data from Nepal Medical Council show the number of postgraduate specialists is 1/3rd of the total registered doctors. The mismatch in the doctor-patient ratio is further aggravated by the overwhelming number of doctors in urban areas; when 80% of the population are in rural Nepal. This inequitable discrepancy in the healthcare system requires: proper training of competent medical graduates, a fair distribution across the country, and effective changes in the healthcare system. Competency-based medical education plays an important role in: standardizing education, training competent doctors, and deploying them where they are needed the most. The Government of Nepal has recently established Medical Education Commission-which plans to oversee the entrance exams; and expand the postgraduate training to be conducted by private hospitals, previously not affiliated with any medical colleges or universities.
Historically, Civil Medical School started training compounders and dressers in Nepal in 1934. A big milestone was achieved with the establishment of the Institute of Medicine under Tribhuvan University in 1972, which has continued to train all categories of health manpower needed in the country. In 2006 Nepal Medical Council developed “Regulations for Post-graduate Medical education”. Thereafter, several institutions started providing postgraduate training, for example: the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu University, National Academy of Medical Sciences, and Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS). The PAHS conducts PG programs and post-PG fellowships in line with competency-based medical education. In addition to formative assessments, research thesis, and a publishable article; PAHS requires its trainees to be certified in a pre-set of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) and to master eight Core Competencies domains in: Professionalism, Patient-centered care, Procedural skills, Clinical Reasoning, Communication, Scholarship, Leadership, Community orientation.
The number of medical colleges in Nepal has since expanded to 24 (medical 21 and dental colleges 3). Private medical colleges make up about 3/4th of the total medical colleges in Nepal. This makes the inclusion and regulation of more components of the competency-based curriculum in postgraduate training programs, and its monitoring, somewhat of a challenge.
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Shrestha, Rabindra Man, and Asal Acharya. "Interview with Prof Praveen Mishra." Orthodontic Journal of Nepal 6, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v6i2.17424.
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Prof. Dr. Praveen Mishra was born in November 11, 1962 in Pipara, Mahottari district. He completed BDS from University of Bombay in 1985, MDS (Orthodontics) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 1995 and Post-doctoral Fellowship from MAHE (Mangalore) in 1996. Currently, he is the Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics at Kantipur Dental College. He has served as Head, Department of Dental Surgery at NAMS (Bir Hospital); Chief of Oral Health Focal Point; Dean, National Academy of Medical Science; and Secretary, Ministry of Health & Population, Government of Nepal during 2009-14.He has also served as the President of Nepal Dental Association, Founder President of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Association of Nepal, Executive Member- Nepal Medical Council. He is the Visiting Professor at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan; University Dental College, Dhaka. He is the Fellow of Academy of Dentistry International, International College of Dentists and Pierre-Fauchard Academy.
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Pokhrel, Kabi Prasad. "Geography Education and Research in Nepal: Challenges, Status and Options." Third Pole: Journal of Geography Education 13 (November 13, 2014): 39–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v13i0.11545.
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This paper discusses the development trends of Nepalese Geography and presents the status of geography teaching and research activities at university level. Facts and figures, used for discussion were assembled from the review of available geographic literature. Findings of the paper clearly indicate that there is an urgent need to redefine its directive principles in its research goals, teaching styles and social relevance. The author opines that Nepalese Geographers have to disseminate and recreate the existing knowledge of geographical science and adopt micro approach for the application of our integrated knowledge to the promotion of human welfare.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v13i0.11545The Third PoleVol. 13, 2013page : 39-45
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Neupane, Sudeep. "An exemplary developing astronomy movement in Nepal." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 10, H16 (August 2012): 566. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314012174.
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AbstractAstronomy and space science education had been given least importance by Nepalese government in the past. The modern astronomy movement is believed to have started when an official observation programme of Haley's comet was organized by Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (RONAST) in 1986. Following the huge pressure from the scientific community, the Nepal government (Kingdom of Nepal at that time) established B.P. Koirala Memorial Planetarium, Observatory and Science Museum Development Board in 1992. Initiatives of the project started with observatory set up and the development of astrophysics syllabus for university students. Astrophysics is included as an elective paper in the Physics masters course. The lead astrophysicist of Nepal Dr. Binil Aryal is running a research group in Tribhuvan University since 2005 which has a significant number of international publications. The developing government initiatives and achievements will be discussed.In 2007, a group of astronomy enthusiastic students along with amateurs working independently in past established Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO), which surprisingly increased the amateur activities and inspired other amateur groups to revive. During IYA 2009, more than 80 outreach and observation events were organized solely by NASO. NASO was able to collaborate with many international programmes and projects like GHOU/GTTP, EurAstro, AWB, UNAWE, SGAC, Star Peace, TWAN etc during and beyond IYA2009. Currently Nepal is recognized as the most eventful country of outreach and astronomy education among the amateur community. The success story of the astronomy movement and the local difficulties while organizing the events will be explained.
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Acharya, Kamal Prasad, Milan Acharya, and Madhav Kumar Shrestha. "Collaborative Learning Practices by Gender: A Case of a Community School in Nepal." International Education Studies 13, no. 4 (March 9, 2020): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v13n4p75.
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This study explores the situation of basic level community school boy and girl students’ science and health learning through collaborative culture. Fifth, sixth and seventh-grade students (both boys and girls) took part in this study. As per the aim of this study, a set of questionnaire was developed and administered to the sampled students. Two hundred and fifty-eight students were selected from the sampled school using the census sampling technique. All the students were involved in collaborative learning activities such as building trust and open communication, establishing group interaction, respect diversity and sharing creative ideas based on the basic level science and health curriculum aiming at promoting inquiry learning through collaboration. A quantitative analysis involving the use of the Chi-square test at 0.05 level of significance, Likelihood ratio and Somer’s symmetric was conducted to see the association between the variables. The results showed that science and health collaborative learning activities by gender were not associated significantly. There was no statistically significant difference (α=0.05) between the variables studied. The findings showed a weak association with gender and collaborative science and health learning activities in the classrooms.
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Singh, Ram Ekwal. "A Study of Written English in Nepal." Tribhuvan University Journal 35, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 135–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/tuj.v35i2.36199.
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People in Nepal speak different languages. English is taught as a compulsory subject up to bachelor level. Writing skill in compulsory English occupies 40% weight age in class XI syllabus. This research was conducted with the main purposes of analysing the writing tasks and writing serves various purposes in a person’s everyday life. Its role is vital for upgrading students and job placement. It has been prescribed in English textbooks for higher secondary level across four subject streams and finding out the English teaching learning processes in the development of writing skills. The study had been delimited to the Kathmandu Valley. The sample comprised Class XI students. Mixed methods were utilized for gathering data such as questionnaire for students, test, students’ interview, teachers’ opinionnaire, teachers’ interview and class observation. All the higher secondary schoolteachers of English of the sample schools and 25 students of four streams were the respondents. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 and the t-test. The nature of exercises related to writing in textbooks of Class XI is almost similar, sequential and aims at developing creative writing. Science students performed the best of all on the test followed by Management, Arts and Education students. Almost all the informants expressed that writing grammatically correct sentences is of top most importance. Most of the teachers used process methodology in teaching writing. All informants interviewed expressed writing as a vital skill but it lacks separate classes.
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Simkhada, P., and E. Van Teijlingen. "Role of Individual Academics and International Universities in Health Research in Nepal." Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2, no. 2 (June 30, 2012): 179–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v2i2.6572.
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Nepal has made progress in health sciences and medical education over the past decade. We believe that there is a need in Nepal for a greater research emphasis on mixed-methods approaches, qualitative research, critical appraisal & systematic reviewing and health economics. Specifically to the discipline of epidemiology, Nepal should consider establishing more and better epidemiological studies, the kind of population-based studies that can identify risk factors, track changes over time at a population level over the decades to come. We know how important such long-term research is but we are also painfully aware how expensive this kind on long-term research can be.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v2i2.6572 Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2012;2(2):179-81
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Wagenaar, Theodore C., and Janardan Subedi. "Internationalizing the Curriculum: Study in Nepal." Teaching Sociology 24, no. 3 (July 1996): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1318742.
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Acharya, Kamal Prasad, Rajani Rajbhandary, and Milan Acharya. "(Im)Possibility of Learning Science Through Livelihood Activities at Community Schools in Nepal." Asian Social Science 15, no. 6 (May 31, 2019): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v15n6p88.
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The Science in the Learning Home (SciLH) program was designed to address two well-documented, inter-related educational problems observed in the Community High Schools in Nepal. The first relates to the achievement of students in science in Secondary Education Examination (SEE), which is below average (33 out of 75 i.e. 44%), and the second concerns the insufficiencies of the resources and instruction to discourse their traditional and livelihood requirements through school science learning activities. Funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal, as a Small Research Development and Innovation Grants (SRDIG) to the faculty member, SciLH is a title set by the researcher to provide a new and innovative concept to learn science from the home and cultural practices. The tenth-grade high school students and the community people (parents) participated in the study. Livelihood practices and activities at the home link SciLH concept aligns with the school science curriculum and textbooks with that of cultural practices. This research article offers a framework to explore factors which support the accomplishment of the ethnically different student population and parents using the outline of ethno-perspective.
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Doyle, Rose Marie. "Applying New Science Leadership Theory in Planning an International Nursing Student Practice Experience in Nepal." Journal of Nursing Education 43, no. 9 (September 1, 2004): 426–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20040901-10.
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Mansur, DI, SR Kayastha, R. Makaju, and M. Dongol. "Problem Based Learning in Medical Education." Kathmandu University Medical Journal 10, no. 4 (September 4, 2014): 78–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i4.11002.
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Problem based learning, originally introduced in the Medical School at Mc- Master University in Canada in the late 1960s, and is now being used as a learning method in many medical schools in the United Kingdom and worldwide. Problem based learning have been adapted in many medical colleges of Nepal be used either as the mainstay of an entire curriculum or for the delivery of individual courses. Institution of Medicine, Tribhuvan University in 1980, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences at Dharan in 1999, KUSMS with the great support of faculties from Harvard University in 2001, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), and lately all the affiliated medical colleges of Kathmandu University have adapted Problem based learning DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i4.11002 Kathmandu Univ Med J 2012;10(4):78-82
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Shrestha, Sagun, and Laxman Gnawali. "Emergency Response in Educational Policies during COVID-19 in Nepal: A Critical Review." IAFOR Journal of Education 9, no. 2 (April 2, 2021): 163–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.22492/ije.9.2.10.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought chaos in education across the world, including developing countries like Nepal. To respond to this educational disruption in this South Asian country, different educational plans and policies were formulated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal. It is not known whether these policies were realistic and practicable, as there is no review of these documents to date. With this backdrop, this paper critically reviews the educational plans and policies that were developed to manage education during the crisis. It appraises the strengths of these policies in terms of their intent and practicalities of implementation in the given situation, and identifies gaps and challenges, and recommends some ways to realistically run the education system. The review reveals that these documents have several strengths, such as they plan to create data in terms of learners’ access to resources, value self-learning and parent education, and suggest several alternative ways to resume school. Yet, there are some gaps and challenges, the identification of which can guide the effective delivery of education in Nepal in any kind of crisis period both at present and in future. This paper is expected to help policy makers to revisit the existing policies or guide them when they form future educational policies that are designed to manage education in any kinds of crisis. It is also deemed helpful for teacher educators, practitioners and other educational stakeholders to understand about the educational plans and policies formed to deal with crises.
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Regmi, Kiran, and Kapil Amgain. "Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Medical Education in Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS)." Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 2, no. 2 (August 6, 2019): 79–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkahs.v2i2.25165.
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The constitution of Nepal (2015), article 35 (Right relating to health) stated that every citizen shall have the right to free basic health services from the State, and no one shall be deprived of emergency health services. According to the World Bank report (collection of development indicators compiled from various official sources, 2016), Nepal has 81% rural and remote populations. Health service delivery is a complex reality for the rural and remote populations and faces enormous challenges. One of them is insufficient and uneven distribution of health workforce. The World Health Report concluded that "the severity of the health workforce crisis is in some of the world's poorest countries, of which 6 are in South East Asia out of 57 countries having critical shortages of health workforce."1Even after 13 years situation has not much improved. Nepal faces a critical shortage of trained health workforce, especially in rural and remote areas. Health workforce recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas is a difficult task challenged by the preferences and migration of health workforce to urban areas in country, or even abroad for better life and professional development.2 One of the most effective strategies for health workforce recruitment and retention for rural and remote areas could be that of establishing and maintaining Medical Education in rural and remote areas decentralized from urban academic medical centers.
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Mäkelä, Antti, Irma Ylikangas, Ramchandra Karki, Kamal Prakash Budhathoki, Adriaan Perrels, Kristiina Säntti, Mikko Partio, and Matti Keränen. "FNEP: Finnish-Nepalese Project for improving the meteorological readiness in Nepal." Journal of Hydrology and Meteorology 8, no. 1 (August 30, 2016): 72–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jhm.v8i1.15575.
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The Finnish Nepalese Project (FNEP) is a project aimed for the development of infrastructure, education and preparedness to better respond to the increased risks related to the weather-related natural disasters by climate change in Nepal. The project duration was 2010-2012, and the partners were the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment and Science, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. The project is financed by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This paper introduces the concept and main results of the project.Journal of Hydrology and Meteorology, Vol. 8(1) 2012, p.72-76
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Acharya, Kamal Prasad, Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Birgitte Bjonness, and Linda Jolly. "Policy Perspectives on Green School Guidelines: Connecting School Science with Gardens to Envision a Sustainable Future." Journal of Sustainable Development 13, no. 3 (May 28, 2020): 102. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v13n3p102.
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the perspectives of teacher educators and policy experts on ‘Green School Guidelines’ and ‘One Garden One School’ educational policies in Nepal. This paper also examines how these educational policies help to attain sustainable development goals through education for sustainable development. It aims to explore ways for effective implementation of these policies for activity-based science learning in the school garden. The qualitative method was used to explore the perspectives of science and environment teacher educators and central level policy experts. The data were collected from semi-structured in-depth interviews and informal conversations. The data from both these sources were analyzed thematically around the concepts of education for sustainable development, its implementation strategies and challenges, and life skills development among students through school gardening activities. The study found that teacher educators and policy experts positively view the Green School Guidelines and One Garden One School implementation strategies. Nevertheless, to achieve policy aims, local organization needs to play a major role in the effective implementation of green school guidelines. The findings from this study are expected to encourage the Nepal government, local governments, and community schools to bring central level policies into local practices.
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Nikku, Bala Raju. "Social Work Education in Nepal: Major Opportunities and Abundant Challenges." Social Work Education 29, no. 8 (December 2010): 818–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2010.516984.
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Pant, Prakash Dev. "Effect of education and household characteristics on infant and child mortality in urban Nepal." Journal of Biosocial Science 23, no. 4 (October 1991): 437–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000019544.
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SummaryInfant and child mortality differentials are analysed by education of parents and other family members, access to toilet, electricity and source of drinking water in urban Nepal, using data from the Nepal Fertility and Family Planning Survey, 1986. The analyses showed significant effects of education, access to toilet and electricity in lowering infant and child mortality. Access to toilet and electricity are proxies for house-hold socioeconomic status which suggests that education and household resources are complementary in lowering the infant and child mortality.
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Shrestha, R. M., S. Shrestha, A. Acharya, and A. Gupta. "Online Education Status at Dental Colleges During COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal." Kathmandu University Medical Journal 18, no. 2 (November 17, 2020): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v18i2.32939.
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdown situation impeding all educational institutions including dental colleges. The circumstance demanded online classes as the alternative strategy for continuation of education.
Objective To assess current practice and perception about online education among faculties of dental colleges in Nepal.
Method A cross-sectional study was conducted among 208 faculties of all dental colleges in Nepal. Data collection was done through structured online questionnaire comprising demographic information, practice and perception of the respondents towards online education. Descriptive statistics surveyed the frequency distribution and Chi-square test assessed the difference in perception among the faculties of different universities.
Result The response rate was 74.3%. Faculties commonly used PowerPoint presentation (96.6%) on Zoom platform (83.3%) using laptop (94.7%) with Wi-Fi connection (91.8%). Majority of faculties had good or satisfactory access to internet (94.8%). The faculties believed that the online class environment was interactive (95.2%); but it was not effective (86.5%) as live classroom. Majority of the faculties (79.4%) felt tracking of students’ presence was difficult. There was no significant difference on perception towards online class among the faculties of Kathmandu University, Tribhuvan University and BP Koirala Institute Health Sciences at p < 0.05.
Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic has paved the way for e-learning in dental education in Nepal. Faculties agree to complete the theory syllabus and conduct sessional exams as an alternative during the lockdown period. However, they show strong reservations in carrying out practical/clinical simulations and university exams online. Training on e-learning and institutional strategy for online education is recommended.
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Aryal, Eliz, Sanju Shrestha, Prashanna Shrestha, Govind Pokhrel, and Sabina Sabina Bhattaria. "Psychological Impact of Acne Vulgaris in Basic Science Medical Students in Nepal." Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology 16, no. 1 (March 29, 2018): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njdvl.v16i1.19401.
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Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a disorder of the sebaceous gland affecting mostly the adolescent age. Although acne does not cause direct physical impairment, it can produce significant psychosocial stress. Due to the paucity of data, there is a poor understanding of etiopathogenesis, treatment and psycho-social impact of acne in the Nepalese population. This study is the first of its kind in Nepal.Objectives: To determine the beliefs, knowledge, misconceptions, myth, psycho-social impact about acne in recently joined undergraduate medical students attending basic science.Materials and Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted in two medical colleges in Kathmandu affiliated to Kathmandu University (KU), which followed the same curriculum. Medical students of basic science were enrolled in the study. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding their belief and perception about acne.Results: A total of 247 students constituted the study population and female to male ratio was 1:1.62. Stress, oily skin, poor hygiene were the most common causative factors for acne. Belief and perception of acne included bad blood, menstrual cycle, eve teasing, evil eye. According to them, the best way to treat acne was herbal remedies. They liked to explain acne as being related to puberty, followed by dirty face. Psychological impact of acne was embarrassmentfollowed by lack of confidence and impaired social contact. Suicidal tendency due to acne was found in 3.6%.Conclusion: Misconception about acne are widespread and enduring among basic science medical students. Health education program on acne is needed to improve their condition.
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Robinson-Pant, Anna. "Changing discourses: Literacy and development in Nepal." International Journal of Educational Development 30, no. 2 (March 2010): 136–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.04.002.
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Manandhar, Nora Ranjitkar, Rabi Shakya, Bimal Pandey, and Pratik Wagley. "Depression among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis at a tertiary care center in Kathmandu, Nepal." Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences 5, no. 2 (December 30, 2018): 4–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v5i2.23982.
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Introductions:Patients with chronic kidney disease have a high burden of somatic symptoms which may be due to depression. This study analyses occurrence of depression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis (HD) at a tertiary care center in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Methods: This is a retrospective study done at Patan Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital of Patan Academy of Health sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal. Translated in Nepali language and validated Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used. A cut-off of 16/17 was used to define depression.
Results: Altogether 56 patients were included, mean age 54.375±17.87 years, time on HD 25.06±21.58 months, BDI score 19.18±10.16. The prevalence of depression was 51.8%. There was no significant differences of BDI score and rate of depression in genders, housing status, education level, alcohol intake, presence of co-morbidity and shift of HD. However, there was a significant association of BDI score and the employment status, p=0.026 and the affordability of erythropoiesis stimulating agent, p=0.033.
Conclusions: Depression was common in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment and the rate of depression was significantly lower in the patients who were employed and used of erythropoiesis stimulating agent.
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Menger-Ogle, Lauren M., Michelle R. Kaufman, Gwenith G. Fisher, Elizabeth P. Ryan, and Lorann Stallones. "Using Peer Education to Promote Psychosocial and Occupational Health and Empowerment Among Female Sex Workers in Nepal." Violence Against Women 26, no. 11 (August 9, 2019): 1445–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801219861155.
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Female sex workers (FSWs) in Nepal are vulnerable to an array of occupational risks, which may compromise their psychosocial health and ability to engage in protective behaviors. A peer education (PE) intervention designed to empower and promote the psychosocial health of FSWs was pilot tested in Kathmandu, Nepal. FSWs who were exposed to the PE intervention ( n = 96) had significantly higher scores on psychosocial health knowledge, perceived self-efficacy and ability to access resources, happiness, and job control compared with those who were not ( n = 64). PE may be a promising way to promote psychosocial health and empowerment among FSWs.
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Pradhan, Uma. "Simultaneous identities: ethnicity and nationalism in mother tongue education in Nepal*." Nations and Nationalism 25, no. 2 (December 2, 2018): 718–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12463.
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Caddell, Martha. "Listening to local voices? International targets and decentralised education planning in Nepal." International Journal of Educational Development 25, no. 4 (July 2005): 456–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.04.010.
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Goli, Srinivas, Nagendra Kumar Maurya, Moradhvaj, and Prem Bhandari. "Regional Differentials in Multidimensional Poverty in Nepal: Rethinking Dimensions and Method of Computation." SAGE Open 9, no. 1 (January 2019): 215824401983745. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244019837458.
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This article examines the extent of regional inequality in multidimensional poverty in Nepal using the nationally representative Nepal Demographic Health Survey (2011) data. The authors present a more robust method of multidimensional poverty index (MPI), particularly in terms of the procedure of estimation and aggregation of the indicators as compared with previous studies. The findings suggest that despite the relatively better economic progress and a considerable reduction in education and health poverty, there is a wide inequality across the regions. Far less has been achieved in the case of reducing the standard of living poverty, that is, wealth poverty and inequalities across the regions. The article finds that global MPI tends to inflate poverty estimates in the case of Nepal. It also suggests that development policies and poverty reduction programs in Nepal must aim to reduce multidimensional poverty, of which deprivation in education, health and basic amenities must be an integral component, along with their efforts to improve economic growth and reduce income poverty.
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Sah, RB, L. Subedi, U. Shah, N. Jha, and PK Pokharel. "Antenatal Care Practices in Rangeli VDC of Morang District, Nepal." Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences 2, no. 3 (December 31, 2014): 26–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i3.11824.
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INTRODUCTION: Nepal has one of the worst maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality due to the lack of antenatal care (ANC) practices of pregnant women.The objective of this study was to find out the ANC practices and to find out the association between sociodemographic characteristics and antenatal care visits. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st March to 14th March, 2014 among the residents of Rangeli VDC of Morang District in Eastern Nepal where 300 households were taken as subjects. Simple random sampling technique was applied for data collection. Semi-structured questionnaire was used and face to face interview was conducted. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between sociodemographic characteristics and antenatal care visits.RESULTS: Almost fifty five percent of respondents attended ANC visits.The findings revealed that about 55% received iron, calcium and folic acid tablets and almost 61% of the pregnant women took the tetanus toxoid (TT) injections among who attended ANC. Almost 54.6% of pregnant Hindu women have completed four ANC visits. Women with School Leaving Certificate (SLC) and higher education level was more likely to ANC visits (100%) than women with below SLC (73%) and no education (25%). Furthermore, education of husband shows stronger association with ANC visits (P<0.001).CONCLUSION: The problem of ANC practices is common and has become a key public health concern for all. Lack of education and poor occupation of wife and husband led some of the respondents not to attend the recommended ANC visits.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i3.11824 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences Vol.2(3) 2014: 26-29
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Dhakal, Keshav Raj. "Teaching Geography in Secondary School: Teachers Perceptions and Experiences." Geographic Base 6 (October 27, 2019): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/tgb.v6i0.26165.
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Geography has the feature of being a science by examining the relationship of human and nature. Geography occupies very important role in school education. In secondary level education within Nepal there is a provision of selection of geography as an optional subject. This paper examines the perception and experiences about geography as an academic discipline from the teacher of secondary levels. Qualitative research method is used in this study and the semi structured interview method is applied. A semi structured interview guideline is applied for the participant in this study. Data are categorized into seven different groups and the analysis is carried out through the interpretations. The Research findings are discussed in relation to the theme and some recommendations have been given. This article provides useful information on the topic of perceptions and experiences of geography teachers on geography teaching in secondary school of Nepal.
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Shakya, Anjana. "Experiences of children in armed conflict in Nepal." Children and Youth Services Review 33, no. 4 (April 2011): 557–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.08.018.
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Neupane, Harish Chandra, Niki Shrestha, and Bishow Kumar Shrestha. "Fellowship Training in Nepal: Current Prospects." Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 16, no. 3 (November 2, 2018): 345–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnhrc.v16i3.21436.
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The need of subspecialty training has been acutely felt in Nepal now with the rapid advancement in the field of medical sciences, the changing burden of diseases, the acute shortage of highly specialized health professionals, the evolving concept of learning and medical education and the ever-increasing focus on right and safety of patients.Fellowship Training is obtained in a specific specialty or subspecialty. Fully academic 3-year Fellowship programsin Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Cardiologyhavebeen initiated for certification of the training for the first time in Nepal at Chitwan Medical College (CMC) and all three are recognized by the Nepal Medical Council.The three Fellowship training programs, run in affiliation with Lincoln University, at the CMC have all the training criteria of DM/MCh included along with extra requirement of one more paper publication and the trainees are paid adequate stipend without any tuition fee or bond. The high volume of cases and procedures in CMC, exposes the FCMC Fellows to an increased chance of appropriate skill development along with appropriate postings in various other institutions for adequate experience of hands on training.Fellowship programs are the cornerstone of providing super specialized patient care.The need today is to focus on the basic training concepts and criteria, rather than on various names like diploma, MD, MS, DM/MCh of training.Nepal should focus onthe prerequisites, infrastructure and human resource for expanding the quality Fellowship trainingprograms in the country and thereby enhancing the standard of patient care.
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Jain, Romi. "China’s Strategic Foray into Higher Education: Goals and Motivations vis-à-vis Nepal." Diplomacy & Statecraft 31, no. 3 (July 2, 2020): 534–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2020.1782677.
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Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen, Brian G. McAdoo, Sanjaya Devkota, Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari, John Howell, and Shuva Sharma. "Invited perspectives: Mountain roads in Nepal at a new crossroads." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 19, no. 3 (March 29, 2019): 655–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-655-2019.
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Abstract. In Nepal and many developing countries around the world, roads are vehicles for development for communities in rural areas. By reducing travel time on foot, opportunities are opened for quicker transportation of goods and better access to employment, education, health care and markets. Roads also fuel migration and numerous social changes, both positive and negative. Poorly constructed roads in mountainous areas of Nepal have increased erosion and landslide risk as they often cut through fragile geology, destabilizing slopes and altering local hydrological conditions, with costs to lives and livelihoods. The convergence of the newly constituted decentralized Nepali government with China's Belt and Road Initiative is likely to bring more roads to rural communities. The new provincial government administrations now have the opportunity to develop policies and practices, which can realign the current trend of poorly engineered, inefficient and hazardous road construction toward a more sustainable trajectory. This commentary provides an overview of some of the obstacles along the way for a more sustainable road network in Nepal and illustrates how good governance, development and landslide risk are intertwined. The opinion presented in this brief commentary lends little hope that Nepal's current pathway of unsustainable road construction will provide the country with the much-needed sustainable road network, unless checks and balances are put in place to curb noncompliance with existing laws and policies.
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KC, Shumsher, and YP Timilsina. "Factors Affecting Peoples' Participation on Vulture Conservation from Kaski district of Nepal." Conservation Science 1, no. 1 (September 8, 2013): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/cs.v1i1.8580.
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Aim This paper explores the social factors affecting local peoples' participation in the vulture conservation. Location Kaski, Nepal. Materials and Methods This study examines attitude of local people towards vulture conservation using a questionnaire survey of 130 households drawn randomly from the two vicinities of the vulture colonies. Key findings The results show that 77.4% of respondents rear an average of 2.97 livestock unit (LSU) per household. More than half of respondents who rear livestock (53.82%) dump livestock carcasses in the open fields. Ethnicity, age, education status, gender, livestock unit and involvement in conservation activities are the most significant predictors for the positive attitudes towards vulture conservation. Those who are young, male, educated, involved in organizations and do not rear livestock are most likely to support vulture conservation. Conservation implications Conservation education is a key for vulture conservation DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/cs.v1i1.8580 Conservation Science 2013 1(1), 19-26
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Rezai, Tania, Kedar Baral, Samir Koirala, Sudarshan Paudel, and Saraswati Kache. "Assessing neonatal care practices in rural Nepal." Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences 2, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 23–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v2i2.20326.
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Introductions: Child health indicators of under-five and infant mortality has improved in Nepal, but neonatal mortality remains high. The aim of this study is to assess neonatal care practices among mothers in rural Nepal.Methods: A household survey was conducted in the village of Daman in Makwanpur district, Nepal. All households that had an infant less than one year of age, and had been residing in Daman for greater than six months were included in the study.Results: There were 117 mothers with neonate assessed. The average age of mothers was 24 years and 39 (33.3%) were illiterate, 53 (45.3%) were home births and 36 (30.8%) births were registered. Ninety seven (82.9%) neonates cried immediately after birth, 95 (81.1%) used a new or boiled blade for umbilical cord, 20 (16.7%) applied oil to the cord stump and 71 (61%) breastfed within first hour of birth. There was a significant relationship between non-exclusive breastfeeding and sickness.Conclusions: In Daman village community awareness for umbilical cord care and breastfeeding after birth was high. For thermal regulation of the infant, more health education is required.Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2015. page: 23-27
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Sah, RB, K. Gaurav, DD Baral, L. Subedi, N. Jha, and PK Pokharel. "Factors affecting Early Age Marriage in Dhankuta Municipality, Nepal." Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences 3, no. 1 (May 6, 2014): 26–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njms.v3i1.10354.
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Background: Child marriage is a substantial barrier to social and economic development in Nepal, and a primary concern for women’s health. Little evidence from Nepal is available regarding the ways in which early marriage may compromise young women’s lives and their reproductive health and choices. The objectives of this study was to find out the factors associated with early age marriages in Dhankuta Municipality. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted among the residents of Dhankuta municipality, Nepal; where 246 households were taken as subjects. Pretested semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the study subjects and face to face interview was conducted. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between factors and age of marriages. Results: Almost 53.3% of women were married before age 18 years. Education of wife and husband, and economic status are found to be the important variables in explaining early age marriage. Prevalence of child marriage was higher in Hindu than in Buddhist and Christian women but the difference was not significant. Age of marriage was not significantly associated with contraceptive use. Unwanted pregnancies were higher in early age marriage. It was also seen that unwanted pregnancies was higher (59.3%) than wanted pregnancies (48.6%). Conclusion: The findings of the study indicate that early age marriage was associated with low education and being poor. Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences | Volume 03 | Number 01 | January-June 2014 | Page 26-30 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njms.v3i1.10354
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Pasa, Rajan Binayek, and Lila Bahadur Bishwokarma. "A Dalit Mainstreaming in Rural Development: An Alternative Approach for Combating Poverty." Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 14 (December 29, 2020): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dsaj.v14i0.30659.
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Rajan Binayek Pasa (Ph.D. in Education, 2019 and Ph.D. Scholar in Rural Development) is Assistant Professor at Central Department of Rural Development (CDRD), Tribhuvan University, University Campus Kirtipur Kathmandu. Besides, he has been serving as a coordinator of Self Study Report preparation committee of CDRD that is formed under Quality Accrediation Assurance project of University Grants Commission Nepal. Pasa’s publications within education and social sciences are more focused on transformative role of education, employability of technical education and vocational training, agriculture transformation, ecotourism and rural tourism development issues.
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Pasa, Rajan Binayek, and Lila Bahadur Bishwokarma. "A Dalit Mainstreaming in Rural Development: An Alternative Approach for Combating Poverty." Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 14 (December 29, 2020): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/dsaj.v14i0.30659.
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Rajan Binayek Pasa (Ph.D. in Education, 2019 and Ph.D. Scholar in Rural Development) is Assistant Professor at Central Department of Rural Development (CDRD), Tribhuvan University, University Campus Kirtipur Kathmandu. Besides, he has been serving as a coordinator of Self Study Report preparation committee of CDRD that is formed under Quality Accrediation Assurance project of University Grants Commission Nepal. Pasa’s publications within education and social sciences are more focused on transformative role of education, employability of technical education and vocational training, agriculture transformation, ecotourism and rural tourism development issues.