Browsing by Subject "attitude"

Adolescent Girls Reproductive Health Situation in Nepal: A Case Study from Mahottari District

Subedi, G; Dwidedy, RK (2009)

Background: Adolescence is a crucial age and full of curiosity about sexuality. Knowledge of adolescents regarding puberty, reproduction, masturbation, premarital sex, contraceptives and STD/HIV/AIDS is low. There are ...

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding STIs and HIV/AIDS among Adolescents in Selected Rural Public Secondary Schools of Lalitpur District

Panday, S; Nepal, S (2013)

Background: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are emerging as major health threats among adolescents in developing countries. The aim ...

Attitude of Doctors of Bir Hospital towards the Harmonization of Ayurveda and Modern Medicine

Puri, R (2005)

Background: In present context of Nepal, some allopathic doctors are strongly opposing the traditional medicine even though the patients get relief by using Ayurvedic medicine whereas some doctors are in favor of Ayurvedic ...

Community Attitudes towards Leprosy Affected Persons in Pokhara Municipality of Western Nepal

Adhikari, B; Shrestha, K; Kaehler, N; Raut, S; Chapman, RS (2013)

Background: Stigma is a social process of interpretation of an attribute. Leprosy has been seen as the epitome of stigmatization. The psychosocial impact a person has to bear in a society after the diagnosis weighs heavier ...

Factors Associated with Increasing the Risk of HIV and AIDS in Nepal: A Case Study from the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Karki, TB (2014)

Background: The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with increasing the risk of HIV and AIDS in the context of Nepal Methods: The whole research was guided by the Pragmatic philosophy and ...

Family Planning and Diarrhea Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) in GGMS Project Districts, Nepal Follow-up Study, 2013

Unknown author (Ghar Maa Swathya (GGMS) Project, FHI 360, Nepal, 2013)

Background: USAID/Nepal’s Ghar Ghar Maa Swasthya (GGMS), or “Healthy Homes”, project seeks to assist the Government of Nepal (GON) to expand the depth, reach, and impact of the private sector in social marketing for family ...

Impact Assessment of the Training Conducted in the Past on Health Care Waste Management

Basyal, V (2005)

Background: Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) has conducted various activities like workshop, seminar, research, training etc related to medical waste management. In the past it had organized two trainings regarding ...

Knowledge, Attitude and Oral Health Behavior of Adults Attending Bir Hospital Dental Department

Bhadra, M (2003)

Background: Currently 86% of Nepalese live in rural areas where accessibility to education is a big problem and media reach is also very low. But the urbanization that is taking place is causing the rural immigrants to ...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning Methods among Muslim Community at Dhakdhai VDC Nepal

Ghimire, S (2003)

Background: It is believed that due to religious belief, Muslims were far behind in family planning practice but the reality would be different. Therefore, this research was intended to find out the knowledge, attitude ...

Knowledge of, Attitude towards and Preventive Practices for HIV/AIDS among Construction Workers in Selected Construction Sites in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Pant, A (2013)

Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a retrovirus, is the causative agent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS was publicly reported on 5th June 1981, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ...

NEPAL (2012): Knowledge and Attitudes of Married Women of Reproductive Age towards IUDs and MA (ROUND II)

Unknown author (2013)

Background: The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge and perception of married women of reproductive age (MWRA) towards Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUD) and safe Medication Abortion (MA) in 50 Women ...

A Study on Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitude towards Mental Illness among Family Members of Mentally Ill Patients

Rai, P; Pokharel, R (2002)

Background: Mental illness has a social stigma attached to it and many patients especially their families suffer from shame, guilt and hopelessness in the context of Nepal. All aspects of mental illness from recognition ...

A Study on Nurses Knowledge and Attitude towards Cancer Pain Management in Hospital Setting

Tuitui, RL (2002)

Background: The pain effects on patient's quality of life and degree of pain control depends on knowledge and attitude of caregivers so this study was done with the objective of exploring the present knowledge and attitude ...

A study on Risky Behavior on Kala-azar Outbreak among Socio-Economically Poor and Marginalized Communities of Jhapa district, Nepal

Unknown author (2009)

Background: Kala-azar is a re-emerging serious public health problem in the terai region of Nepal and one of the major threats to public health. This research aims to study the risk behavior for Kala-azar outbreak among ...

A Study on the Awareness Regarding Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Carpet Workers of Productive Age Group (15-49 years) in Lalitpur district

Rajbhandari, N (2001)

Background: The carpet industry is the highest industrial employment generator in Nepal and has become particularly beneficial to the mass work force that is illiterate or hardly had any education background. The risk of ...

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