Nilambar Jha

TL;DR: Simple educational messages and promotion of immediate and rapid transport of victims to a treatment center decreased the mortality rate and incidence of snake bite in southeastern Nepal.

TL;DR: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation was found to be high in school children of Itahari and not using soap after defecation, not wearing sandals, habit of nail biting and thumb sucking were finding to be significantly associated with parasitic infection.

TL;DR: The injuries related to lifestyle profession and road traffic accidents (RTA) is the commonest burden revealed in the study sample and can prevent the major socio-economic loss to the family and community at large.

TL;DR: Unmet need is high despite extensive family planning program in Nepal, and mean age at marriage below legal age, low female education and gender discrimination are the factors responsible for unmet need.

TL;DR: Universities should target interventions to improve students’ access to health information and to developStudents’ ability to engage actively with healthcare providers to produce health professionals with improved health literacy levels who are sensitive to the health literacy needs of their patients from different population groups.