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Archana Shrestha
Researcher at Kathmandu University
Publications - 81
Citations - 596
Archana Shrestha is an academic researcher from Kathmandu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 50 publications receiving 380 citations. Previous affiliations of Archana Shrestha include Yale University & Kathmandu.
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Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Nepal: findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study.
Biraj Man Karmacharya,Rajendra Koju,James P. LoGerfo,Kwun Chuen Gary Chan,Ali H. Mokdad,Archana Shrestha,Nona Sotoodehnia,Annette L. Fitzpatrick +7 more
TL;DR: The levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in this sample of Nepalese adults were low and hypertension awareness was associated with increasing age.
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Prevalence and associated factors of childhood overweight/obesity among primary school children in urban Nepal
TL;DR: High junk food consumption and sedentary activity were found to be significantly associated with childhood overweight/obese and school health and awareness programs aiming to reduce the intake of energy-dense foods and promote an active lifestyle including active transportation to school among children are imperative.
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Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal
Dinesh Neupane,Archana Shrestha,Shiva Raj Mishra,Joakim Bloch,Bo Christensen,Craig S. McLachlan,Arjun Karki,Per Kallestrup +7 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of hypertension was found high in semi-urban area of western Nepal and a number of risk factors were identified as possible drivers of this burden.
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among public school children in a rural village of Kathmandu Valley.
TL;DR: The need of health education program in schools along with regular screening of intestinal parasites and treatment for effective management of the intestinal parasites among school children in Nepal is suggested.