7 results match your criteria: "Centre for Research Policy and Implementation[Affiliation]"
Changes in loneliness prevalence and its associated factors among Bangladeshi older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLoS One
November 2022
ARCED Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Aims: Worldwide, loneliness is one of the most common psychological phenomena among older adults, adversely affecting their physical and mental health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to assess changes in the prevalence of loneliness in the two timeframes (first and second waves of COVID-19 in Bangladesh) and identify its correlates in pooled data.
Methods: This repeated cross-sectional study was conducted on two successive occasions (October 2020 and September 2021), overlapping with the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.
Prevalence of multimorbidity and its correlates among older adults in Eastern Nepal.
BMC Geriatr
May 2022
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence of multimorbidity among older adults in Eastern Nepal, revealing that 22.8% of participants experience multiple chronic conditions.
- A significant portion of the participants (66.5%) had at least one chronic condition, with hypertension and osteoarthritis being the most common.
- Key correlates of multimorbidity include increased age, living without a partner, urban residency, and greater distance from health centers, which can inform public health initiatives.
Ensuring the global COVID-19 vaccine equity: Universal vaccine access strategy in the context of low and-middle-income countries.
Glob Public Health
April 2022
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Lockdowns and other COVID-19 containment measures enforced to kerb the pandemic have had a massive impact on the overall growth of the world. Income-generating activities have been reduced, but the impact is more consequential among the low- and middle-income countries. The disproportionate access to vaccines between wealthy and poor countries has resulted in 'vaccine apartheid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecognizing the roles of primary health care in addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Lesson from COVID-19, implications for the future.
J Glob Health
November 2021
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
A qualitative study to understand drivers of psychoactive substance use among Nepalese youth.
PLoS One
December 2021
Torrens University, Pyrmont Campus, Sydney, Australia.
Background: Psychoactive substance use among youth is an emerging public health issue in Nepal. This exploratory study aimed to better understand the drivers of psychoactive substance use among Nepalese youth in Rupandehi district of Nepal.
Materials And Methods: This study used a qualitative approach for data collection.
Prevalence and correlates of Helicobacter pylori infection among under-five children, adolescent and non-pregnant women in Nepal: Further analysis of Nepal national micronutrient status survey 2016.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
June 2021
Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Most of the Helicobacter pylori infections occur in developing countries. The risk factors for H. pylori infections are poverty, overcrowding, and unhygienic conditions, which are common problems in under-privileged countries such as Nepal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The high burden of chronic conditions, coupled with various physical, mental, and psychosocial changes that accompany the phenomenon of aging, may limit the functional ability of older adults. This study aims to assess the prevalence of poor functional status and investigate factors associated with poor functional status among community-dwelling older adults in rural communities of eastern Nepal.
Methods: Data on 794 older adults aged ≥ 60 years from a previous community-based cross-sectional study was used.