Interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: an ethical analysis of key tensions and how they apply in low-income and middle-income countries

S Pokharel, B Adhikari, T Johnson, PY Cheah - BMJ Global Health, 2024 - gh.bmj.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health and one health problem. Efforts to mitigate
the problem of AMR are challenging to implement due to unresolved ethical tensions. We …

Diabetes among tuberculosis patients and its impact on tuberculosis treatment in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Gautam, N Shrestha, S Mahato, TPA Nguyen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The escalating burden of diabetes is increasing the risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) and
has a pervasive impact on TB treatment outcomes. Therefore, we conducted this systematic …

Impact of socio-economic factors on Tuberculosis treatment outcomes in north-eastern Uganda: a mixed methods study

J Nidoi, W Muttamba, S Walusimbi, JF Imoko… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem and at 48%, Karamoja in
North-Eastern Uganda has the lowest treatment success rate nationally. Addressing the …

Transforming Nepal's primary health care delivery system in global health era: addressing historical and current implementation challenges

B Adhikari, SR Mishra, R Schwarz - Globalization and health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Nepal's Primary Health Care (PHC) is aligned vertically with disease control
programs at the core and a vast network of community health workers at the periphery …

Use of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Nepal: a nationwide survey

KR Rijal, MR Banjara, B Dhungel, S Kafle, K Gautam… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Nepal suffers from high burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to inappropriate use of
antibiotics. The main objective of this study was to explore knowledge, attitude and practices …

Why do people purchase antibiotics over-the-counter? A qualitative study with patients, clinicians and dispensers in central, eastern and western Nepal

B Adhikari, S Pokharel, S Raut, J Adhikari, S Thapa… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Over-the-counter (OTC) use of antibiotics contributes to the burgeoning rise in
antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Drawing on qualitative research methods, this article …

Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment and associated factors among TB patients in public health facilities of Hossana town, Southern Ethiopia, 2022

L Lemma Tirore, T Ersido, T Beyene Handiso… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment is one of the crucial challenges to
improving TB treatment outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. The prevalence of non …

Facilitators and barriers to tuberculosis active case findings in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of qualitative research

MD Fenta, OA Ogundijo, AAA Warsame… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient infection and a major public health problem in
many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Active case finding (ACF) programs have …

Health system's readiness to provide cardiovascular, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease related services in Nepal: analysis using 2015 health facility survey

U Ghimire, N Shrestha, B Adhikari, S Mehata… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background The burgeoning rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is posing serious
challenges in resource constrained health facilities of Nepal. The main objective of this study …

Perceptions around COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy: A qualitative study in Kaski district, Western Nepal

P Mahato, B Adhikari, SB Marahatta… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Burgeoning morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 pandemic including the peaks in
outbreaks due to different variants have attracted global attention. Although the development …