Utilization of Basic Health Services at Primary Health Care Facilities During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: COVID-19, a novel rapidly emerging respiratory disease has spread across the world in a short span of time, infecting millions of people around the world. Consequently, health systems are overwhelmed by both direct mortality from COVID-19 and indirect mortality from other treatable conditions. Though COVID-19 prevention and control is crucial, it is also equally important to continue basic health services.

Psychometric properties of Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire among Nepalese adolescents in Lalitpur.

Background: Although the need of measuring resilience among adolescents has gained attention in recent decades, there is no availability of an appropriate tool designed yet to assess resilience among Nepalese adolescents. This paper describes the psychometric properties of Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire (ARQ) among Nepalese adolescent students in Lalitpur which could be a possible tool for measuring resilience.

Method: The ARQ was translated into Nepali and back translated in English.