Assessing Hydropower Potential in Nepal's Sunkoshi River Basin: An Integrated GIS and SWAT Hydrological Modeling Approach.

This study assessed the hydropower potential of a mountain watershed within the Sunkoshi River basin in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) hydrological model. Topographical, soil, land use, meteorological, and discharge data were employed to assess the study area for the appropriateness of hydropower generation. SWAT was utilized to delineate the Sunkoshi basin into 23 distinct subbasins and involved the creation of a detailed river network, incorporating various hydrological attributes including stream links, stream order, stream length, and slope gradient.

Psychosocial Well-Being of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Chitwan District, Nepal: a Mixed Method Study.

Background: Along with many physical issues associated with the HIV/AIDS there are socio-psychological ill-effects including depression, anxiety and stress. The antiretroviral therapy has been successful in prolonging the life but not much information is available on the psychosocial issues and social support from Nepal.

Methods: Sequential explanatory mixed method study design was followed.

Quality of Life among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in a Anti-Retroviral Therapy Clinic.

Background: The increasing burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and its association with the stigma, disability, less productive life, diminished immune has overall affected the quality of well being. There are also many factors that directly or indirectly affect the quality of Life of People living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Thus, this study aims to assess Quality of Life among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of stroke among high school students in Nepal.

Background: Baseline stroke knowledge in a targeted population is indispensable to promote the effective stroke education. We report the baseline knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of high school students with respect to stroke from Nepal.

Materials And Methods: A self-structured questionnaire survey regarding KAP about stroke was conducted in high school students of 33 schools of Bharatpur, Nepal.

Stroke subtype, age, and baseline NIHSS score predict ischemic stroke outcomes at 3 months: a preliminary study from Central Nepal.

Background: The combined medications practice of using antithrombotic agents and statins with or without antihypertensive agents is common in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in Nepal. Short-term outcomes of the current practice have been studied. We aim to explore the predictors of ischemic stroke outcomes at 3 months, with the current combined medications practice.

Pattern of abortion care in a tertiary level maternity hospital in Nepal.

Introduction: Complications from unsafe abortion are believed to account for the largest proportion of hospital admissions for gynaecological services in developing countries and not to mention the cost it imparts to the health system of a country. Therefore, it is equally important to find out the prevalence and the pattern of abortion among the women who utilize the safe abortion care services and provide a framework to target various health promotion programs including safe-motherhood and reproductive health; such that the future interventions to avoid the unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion can be implemented accordingly.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Intravenous Thrombolysis and Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke.

Thrombolysis is one of the proven potential treatments for the management of acute ischemic stroke. Intravenous recombinant tissue-plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is the only medically approved biological thrombolysing agent for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke within 4.5h of stroke (2.