Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection Control in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Sailesh Kumar Shrestha, Ratna Bahadur Bhattarai, Lok Raj Joshi, Nilaramba Adhikari, Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Rajendra Basnet, Kedar Narsingh K. C.

Publikováno v: Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, Vol 2021 (2021)

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) transmission is an important problem, particularly in low-income settings. This study is aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practices of DR-TB infection control among the healthcare workers under the N

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Strengthening Childhood TB Management in Nepal: challenges, progress and lesson learned

Autor: Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Rajan Bhattarai, Tara Chettry, Rajendra Basnet, Ratna Bhattarai, Anil Thapa, Bhim Singh Tinkari, Sharad Kumar Sharma, Sagar Kumar Rajbhandari, Anuj Bhattachan

Publikováno v: SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS. 18:30-35

Introduction: Childhood tuberculosis has always been in shadows as Nepal’s Tuberculosis Program focused mainly on adults TB resulting in under diagnose with less than 10% of total TB cases notified. Lack of political commitment; absence of guidelin

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https://doi.org/10.3126/saarctb.v18i1.34136

Prevalence and risk factors of depression in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Nepal: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Rajendra Basnet, Kedar Narsingh Kc, Sulochana Joshi, Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Sailesh Kumar Shrestha, Nilaramba Adhikari, Lok Raj Joshi, Ratna Bhattarai

Publikováno v: Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Vol 21, Iss, Pp 100200-(2020)
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Highlights • Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR TB) are at high risk for depression. • DR TB patients in Nepal were screened with Health Questionnaire 9 for depression. • 81 out of 129 patients (62.7%) were found to have possible dep

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300644

1361. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection Control Among Healthcare Workers in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Anil Thapa, Lok Raj Joshi, Sailesh Kumar. Shrestha, Ratna Bhattarai, Suvesh Kumar Shrestha, Rajendra Basnet, Kedar Narsingh Kc

Publikováno v: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Background Healthcare centers are important sites for tuberculosis transmission, particularly in low-income settings where the burden of tuberculosis is high and infection control practices are often inadequate. This study aims to assess the knowledg

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https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1225

Feasibility of Find cases Actively, Separate safely and Treat effectively (FAST) strategy for early diagnosis of TB in Nepal: An implementation research.

Autor: Paudel, Sagun^1,2 (AUTHOR) mail4sagun@gmail.com, Padmawati, Retna Siwi³ (AUTHOR), Ghimire, Ashmita¹ (AUTHOR), Yonzon, Choden Lama¹ (AUTHOR), Mahendradhata, Yodi⁴ (AUTHOR)

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE. 10/26/2021, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p1-14. 14p.