Publications by authors named "Pratibha Chalise"
Article Synopsis
- The study validated a culturally adapted Nepalese version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS) for detecting domestic violence among pregnant women in Nepal, informed by expert reviews and feedback from women who participated in cognitive interviews.
- Pre-testing occurred using electronic surveys in tertiary care hospitals, leading to strong content validity and high reliability with a test-retest analysis showing 91.2-98.9% consistency.
- The N-AAS demonstrated excellent specificity for identifying non-abuse cases and good sensitivity for detecting recent physical abuse, while highlighting challenges in reporting due to cultural normalization of abuse.
Background: Natural disasters cause long term psychological consequences, especially post-traumatic stress disorders. It has been regarded as the most prevalent of psychiatric disorders after a natural disaster. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and determine its associated factors in adult survivors three years after the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Despite being preventable, cervical cancer remains the most common cancer among women in Nepal, a country where there is no nationwide screening programme. Hence, the objective was to investigate and better understand Nepali women's perceptions on barriers to participation in cervical cancer screening and what might facilitate their participation.
Methods: A qualitative study design with focus group discussions was employed and women were purposively invited.