A multi-model approach for analyzing water balance dynamics in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Seroprevalence of Trichinella in slaughter pigs in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

The aim of the present study was to determine the Trichinella seroprevalence in slaughter pigs in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Serum samples were obtained from 400 pigs at 4 major slaughterhouses and tested for Trichinella antibodies by ELISA using larval excretory-secretory (E/S) antigen. Four were positive and one was equivocal, giving a Trichinella seroprevalence of 1% (95% CI: 0.27 - 2.54). On ...

Monitoring Urban Growth and the Nepal Earthquake 2015 for Sustainability of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

The exodus of people from rural areas to cities brings many detrimental environmental, social and cultural consequences. Monitoring spatiotemporal change by referencing the historical timeline or incidence has become an important way to analyze urbanization. This study has attempted to attain the cross-sectional analysis of Kathmandu valley that has been plagued by rampant urbanization over the...

Land Use Change Factors in Kathmandu Valley: A GWR Approach

Access to improved water and its relationship with diarrhoea in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE To assess the associations between diarrhoea and types of water sources, total quantity of water consumed and the quantity of improved water consumed in rapidly growing, highly populated urban areas in developing countries. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using population-representative secondary data obtained from an interview survey conducted by the Asian Development Bank for the ...

Vulnerability to HIV infection among female drug users in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Women who use drugs are extremely vulnerable to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but studies on risk behaviours and HIV infection among female drug users are limited in Nepal. METHODS In this cross-sectional study conducted between September 2010 and May 2011, HIV prevalence and risk factors for HIV infection were investigated among female drug users recruited in dro...