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Ramesh K. Adhikari
Researcher at Kathmandu Medical College
Publications - 74
Citations - 2717
Ramesh K. Adhikari is an academic researcher from Kathmandu Medical College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pneumonia. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 57 publications receiving 2536 citations. Previous affiliations of Ramesh K. Adhikari include Tribhuvan University & Kathmandu.
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Effects of alternative maternal micronutrient supplements on low birth weight in rural Nepal: double blind randomised community trial
Parul Christian,Subarna K. Khatry,Joanne Katz,Elizabeth K. Pradhan,Steven C. LeClerq,Sharada Ram Shrestha,Ramesh K. Adhikari,Alfred Sommer,Keith P. West +8 more
TL;DR: Antenatal folic acid-iron supplements modestly reduce the risk of low birth weight and multiple micronutrients confer no additional benefit over folic Acid-iron in reducing this risk.
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Effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birthweight and gestational duration in Nepal: double-blind, randomised controlled trial
David Osrin,Anjana Vaidya,Yagya Shrestha,Ram Bahadur Baniya,Dharma S Manandhar,Ramesh K. Adhikari,Suzanne Filteau,Andrew Tomkins,Anthony Costello +8 more
TL;DR: In a poor community in Nepal, consumption of a daily supplement containing a recommended daily allowance of 15 micronutrients in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy was associated with increased birthweight when compared with a standard iron and folic acid preparation.
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Mortality of infants < 6 mo of age supplemented with vitamin A: a randomized, double-masked trial in Nepal.
Keith P. West,Jonathan L. Katz,Sharada Ram Shrestha,Steven C. LeClerq,Subarna K. Khatry,Elizabeth K. Pradhan,Ramesh K. Adhikari,Lee Shu-Fune Wu,Ram Prasad Pokhrel,Alfred Sommer +9 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that distribution of a large oral dose of vitamin A to infants < 5-6 mo of age may not benefit short-term survival and there was a tendency for the relative risk of mortality among vitamin A recipients to rise with improved nutritional status.
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Effectiveness and Efficacy of Zinc for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children
Tor A. Strand,Ram Krisna Chandyo,Ram Krisna Chandyo,Rajiv Bahl,Pushpa Raj Sharma,Ramesh K. Adhikari,Nita Bhandari,Rune J. Ulvik,Kåre Mølbak,Maharaj Krishan Bhan,Halvor Sommerfelt,Halvor Sommerfelt +11 more
TL;DR: Three Recommended Daily Allowances of zinc given daily by caretakers or by field workers substantially reduced the duration of diarrhea and was not dependent on or enhanced by concomitant vitamin A administration.
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Risk Factors for Umbilical Cord Infection among Newborns of Southern Nepal
Luke C. Mullany,Gary L. Darmstadt,Joanne Katz,Subarna K. Khatry,Steven C. LeClerq,Steven C. LeClerq,Ramesh K. Adhikari,James M. Tielsch +7 more
TL;DR: Simple, low-cost interventions such as hand washing, skin-to-skin contact, and avoiding unclean cord applications should be promoted by community-based health workers to reduce risk of omphalitis.