This study aims to identify the determinants of antenatal care (ANC) service utilization in Nepal using data from 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Analysis has been carried out by selecting 2785 currently married ...

Executive Summary: The risk of obstetric complications during pregnancy and unwanted pregnancies are linked to higher maternal deaths. Increasing availability and the use of modern contraceptives and providing high-quality ...

Background: Urinary tract infection is very common infection. Most infections are not serious and can be treated with antibiotics. However, if left untreated some infections can result in kidney damage and even death. It ...

Summary: DF/DHF occurs primarily in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, prevalent in over 100 countries and threatens the health of approximately 100 million cases of DF, 500,000 cases of DHF, and several thousand ...

Background: The World Health Organization estimates that mental, neurological, and substance use disorders contribute 30% of the global burden of disease, half of which are estimated to occur by the age of 14. Problems ...

Introduction: Toxic wastes are produced by various activities and phenomena particularly in the industrial/commercial sector and the inventory/profile development of toxic wastes can be taken as an essential step towards ...

Background: A great wealth of literature generated in the field of health science at a considerable cost of time and energy is lying scattered almost unknown and unused. There is hardly any bibliographic control especially ...

Background: Until now, there is no growth standard for Nepalese school-aged children (5-19 years). Therefore, comparison of growth of Nepalese school-aged children with the international standard developed by the WHO is ...