Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020): Vol. 18 No. 1 Issue 46 Jan-Mar 2020 | Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

Editorial

Let Us Fight Together against COVID-19 Pandemic

Pawan Kumar Hamal, Ganesh Dangal, Pradip Gyanwali, Anjani Kumar Jha

I-II
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Review Article

The Coronavirus Pandemic: What Does the Evidence Show?

Shishir Paudel, Ganesh Dangal, Anisha Chalise, Tulsi Ram Bhandari, Ojash Dangal

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Original Article

Family Planning Practice among People Living with Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Radhika Upreti, Upanish Oli, Sailesh Bhattarai, Dharanidhar Baral, Ishwori Sharma Poudel

10-15
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Comparision of Quality of Life of Senior Citizens Residing in Old Age Homes and Own Residence

Nebina Piya, Tara Shah, Angur Badhu, Sharmila Shrestha

16-20
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Influence of Arterial Blood Gas to Guide Extubation in Intensive Care Unit Patients after Spontaneous Breathing Trial

Niraj Kumar Keyal, Roshana Amatya, Gentle Sunder Shrestha, Subash Prasad Acharya, Pramesh Sunder Shrestha, Modh Nath Marhatta

21-26
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Depression, Anxiety and Stress among the Undergraduate Students of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal

Shishir Paudel, Himlal Gautam, Chiranjivi Adhikari, Dipendra Kumar Yadav

27-34
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Correlation of Central with Jugular and Upper-limb Venous Pressure Measurements

Sanjit Karki, Madhur Dev Bhattarai

35-40
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Medial versus Posterior Triceps Splitting Approach in Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Displaced Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus

Poojan K Rokaya, Dhan Bahadur Karki, Mangal Rawal, Deoman Limbu, Javed Ahmed Khan, Prakash Raj Bhandari, Anil Ghimire, Rachit Sharma, Niraj Man Shrestha

41-46
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Comparison of Lung Ultrasound to X-ray for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Complications after Cardiac Surgery in Children

Smriti Mahaju Bajracharya, Pragati Shrestha, Apurb Sharma

47-51
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Distribution of Hemoglobinopathy in Nepalese Population

Rekha Manandhar Shrestha, Roshan Pandit, Udaya Kumar Yadav, Rameshwar Das, Binod Kumar Yadav, Harish Chandra Upreti

52-58
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Oral Hygiene and Tobacco Use Practices in Rural Villages of Jhapa District, Nepal

Bishal Babu Basnet, Khem Raj Sharma

59-63
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Practices and Women’s Perceptions of Childbirth in Western Nepal: A Qualitative Study

Tulsi Ram Bhandari, Shreejana Wagle, Ganesh Dangal

64-69
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Oral Biopsy Procedures among Dental Surgeons Registered with Nepal Dental Association

Bijayata Shrestha, Sushil Subedi

70-74
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Comparison of Disulfiram and Naltrexone in Cases of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Sandarba Adhikari, Pratikchya Tulachan, Saroj Prasad Ojha, Manisha Chapagai, Saraswati Dhungana, Sagun Ballav Pant

75-81
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Psychiatric Comorbidities in Patients with Migraine in a Tertiary Hospital

Jai Bahadur Khattri, Anil Subedi

82-87
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Inherited Macular Dystrophies in a Tertiary Care Centre

Priyanka Shrestha, Eli Pradhan, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Sanjita Sharma, Sushma Duwal, Govinda Paudyal

88-92
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Pattern of Cardiovascular Disease among Admitted Patients in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Dibya Sharma, Ram Chandra Kafle, Vijay Madhav Alurkar

93-98
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Scenario of Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Ram Hari Ghimire, Sampanna Budhathoki, Rupesh Kumar Shreewastav

99-102
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Geographic and Seasonal Variation of Vitamin D: A Retrospective Study in Two Centers of Nepal

Arun Sedhain, Gandhi R Bhattarai, Sanjaya Raya Yadav, Bhupendra Raj Pandey, Thakur Prasad Pant

103-107
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Influence of Body Mass Index, Handedness and Gender on Ruler Drop Method Reaction Time among Adults

Reena Kumari Jha, Samjhana Thapa, Roshan Kasti, Ojashwi Nepal

108-111
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Scenario of Head Injury Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal

Subodh Sharma Paudel, Ritesh Luitel, Anushruti Bista, Aashish Baniya, Dibya Jyoti Panta, Bibhushana Shrestha, Aditi Singh

112-115
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Comparison of Medical Abortion with Manual Vacuum Aspiration in Termination of Pregnancy up to Nine Weeks

Kanti Prabha Giri, Ganesh Dangal

116-119
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Medical Education

Emergency Medicine Education at a Medical Institute in Nepal: Breaking the Frontiers

Harish Chandra Neupane, Niki Shrestha, Daya Ram Lamsal

120-125
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Short Communication

Understanding COVID-19 in Nepal

Sher Bahadur Pun, Shrawan Mandal, Lilanath Bhandari, Santoshananda Jha, Sagar Rajbhandari, Abdhesh Kumar Mishra, Bimal Sharma Chalise, Rajesh Shah

126-127
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Nepal’s Response to Contain COVID-19 Infection

Rano Mal Piryani, Suneel Piryani, Jay Narayan Shah

128-134
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Case Report

Clinical Profile of Cases of COVID-19 in Far Western Province of Nepal

Jagadish Joshi, Pradip Mishra, Sher Bahadur Kamar, Nirajan Datta Sharma, Janaki Parajuli, Seema Sharma, Hem Raj Pandey

135-137
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Cerebral Tuberculoma of Right Frontal Lobe in an Unconscious Patient

Yam Bahadur Roka, Narayani Roka

138-141
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Viewpoint

Hospital Preparedness for Outbreak at Patan Hospital: Lesson Learnt from COVID-19

Ashis Shrestha, Piyush Rajbhandari, Sumana Bajracharya

142-143
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Can Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Improve Rural Anesthesia Services and Address Safety Issues in Low Income Country? Perspective from Nepal

Pawan Kumar Hamal, Anuj Jung Rayamajhi, Nabin Pokhrel, Rupesh Kumar Yadav, Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai, Navindra Raj Bista

144-146
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Key Informant Methods: An Innovative Social Mobilization Strategy to enable Communitybased Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation for People with Disability

Ashok Pandey, Pratima Gautam

147-149
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Letters to the Editor

COVID-19 Pandemic: Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, Use of Improvised Surrogates, and the Safety of Health Care Workers

Gentle Sunder Shrestha

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