Publications by authors named "Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri"
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- - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common herpes virus that usually causes mild or no symptoms in healthy people but can lead to serious complications in those who are immunocompromised or newborns, causing disabilities.
- - A four-month-old girl presented with decreased feeding and severe anemia; lab tests revealed low blood cell counts and a urine CMV PCR test showed extremely high viral load, indicating CMV-related bone marrow suppression.
- - She was treated with the antiviral drug valganciclovir, resulting in improved blood parameters, highlighting the importance of recognizing CMV infections in cases of anemia or low blood cell counts in infants for better outcomes.
Gestational weight gain (GWG) is linked to pregnancy outcomes, such as birth weight and delivery mode, though research in low-income countries like Nepal is limited. We examined the association of GWG rate with infant birth weight and cesarean delivery in a prospective cohort of 191 pregnant women in Nepal, using data collected from August 2018 to August 2019 at a peri-urban hospital in Dhulikhel. Participants included women with singleton, full-term live births, with GWG rate calculated from weight gain between the second and late pregnancy stages, divided by the weeks in between.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to translate and test the psychometric properties of the Nepali version of the PBQ (PBQ-N) among postpartum mothers in Kathmandu, Nepal. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with postpartum mothers (n = 128) of an infant aged one to six months visiting immunization clinics at two selected hospitals in Kathmandu, Nepal. The PBQ scale was translated into Nepali language and backtranslated to English with the help of language and content experts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children with asthma are often marginalized at school, including bullying victimization. The purpose of this study is to estimate the association between asthma and school or electronic bullying victimization among US high school students, and test whether the association varies significantly by sex.
Methods: Pooled data from five waves of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 73,074) were used.
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- * Researchers analyzed national data on over 95 million prescriptions to see how monthly dispensing percentages differed in 2020 compared to 2019, focusing on different medication types and geographic areas.
- * Results showed an initial increase in prescriptions in March 2020, but a significant decline, especially in stimulants which dropped by 26.4% in May 2020 compared to the previous year, with variations based on medication class and region.
Purpose: To identify mothers' salient normative, behavioral and control beliefs and willingness towards participating in genetic salivary testing for depression.
Design: A qualitative, descriptive design was employed. 41 multi-ethnic mothers completed surveys that underwent directed content analysis according to The Theory of Planned Behavior.
Background: Although the importance of birth weight for socioemotional trajectories among children has become a topic of growing interest for researchers, the majority of prior studies were limited to the more extreme subgroups of low birth weight children.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal associations among moderate low birth weight status, parenting factors, and socioemotional competence among at-risk children. This paper also examined the role of parenting factors as a moderator in the associations between birth weight and indicators of socioemotional competence at age 9.
Background: Regardless of existence of National asthma guidelines, adherence to major elements of guidelines among providers is suboptimal. The nonadherence contributes to poor clinical outcomes and quality of life of asthma patients.
Purpose: This project aims to improve the standard of care of asthma patients with increased providers' adherence to asthma guidelines through provider education, and implementation of practice guidelines and evidence-based resources.