The Hidden Hunger among Nepalese Non-Pregnant Women Aged 15-49 Years: The Role of Individual, Household, and Community-Level Factors.

Micronutrient deficiencies remain a public health burden among non-pregnant women in developing countries, including Nepal. Hence, this study examined micronutrient deficiencies among non-pregnant Nepalese women aged 15-49 using the 2016 Nepal National Micronutrient Status Survey (NNMSS). Data for 2143 non-pregnant women was extracted from the 2016 NNMSS.

Association between Child Nutritional Anthropometric Indices and Iron Deficiencies among Children Aged 6-59 Months in Nepal.

Developmental impairment remains an important public health problem among children in many developing countries, including Nepal. Iron deficiency in children may affect development and lead to anaemia. This study on 1702 children aged 6-59 months aimed to assess the association between nutritional anthropometric indices and iron deficiencies.

Spontaneous gastric perforation complicating acute laryngotracheobronchitis in an infant: a novel case report from Nepal.

Pediatric spontaneous gastric perforation is a rarely encountered condition with poorly understood causal mechanisms. We present a novel case of a two-month-old female infant from Nepal who previously experienced Croup and subsequently developed severe abdominal distention and vomiting. Abdominal X-ray findings confirmed pneumoperitoneum, prompting immediate laparotomy.

Monkeypox Virus: A comprehensive narrative review.

Monkeypox virus, now known as Mpox virus is a large, enveloped, double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus belonging to the Orthopox viridae genus of the Poxviridae family. Though, Mpox, have earlier been endemic to only African countries, the 2022 outbreak has shown its rapid spread throughout the world. The May 2022 outbreak have shown primarily human to human transmission in contrast to animal to human transmission that had been seen previously.