Prem Prasad Panta

• Master of Science
• Faculty Member at KIST Medical College

Introduction: Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs play a critical role in self-care, markedly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Nepal. Understanding and practices related to OTC drug use among health science students are crucial, given their future role in healthcare. This study was conducted with the objective to compare and assess the un...

Malaria remains a substantial global health challenge, causing preventable illnesses and fatalities. In Nepal, the government has ambitiously targeted achieving malaria-free status by 2025. This study aims to assess the impact of women’s roles on health-seeking behavior during suspected malaria fever in the high-risk area of Kanchanpur district, Ne...

Introduction: Globally, tobacco consumption is a major risk factor for mortality with an estimated five million deaths every year. Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases, cancer and respiratory conditions are the main cause of smoking. The rate of becoming smoker of teenagers increase day by day and 33% of them are believed to die due to consumpt...

Background: Health science students, since long time, have been using digital technology mainly for the research purposes only. Due to global spread of corona virus disease (COVID-19), education system has changed and adopted online education which was a solution for the continuity of teaching and learning process during COVID-19 pandemic. The main...

Background: Mensuration is a natural process that occurs to women of reproductive age regularly throughout the reproductive years. Many Girls in developing countries do not have adequate knowledge and education about menstrual health before they start their menstruation. This study aimed to determine level of knowledge and its associated factors re...

Background: Malaria infection is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes and 247 million cases of malaria in 2021, an increase from 245 million cases in 2020. The objective of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and health seeking behavior on malaria among the people of Belauri Municipality of Nepal...

Introduction: More than 700, 000 people die due to suicide every year. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds. A total of 77% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. There is an increasing number of suicide all over the world. There is limited data regarding this issue. The available data are based...

COVID-19 pandemic has triggered psychological stress such as anxiety and depression among people around the globe. Due to the nature of the job, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are at high risk of infection and are facing social stigma as well. This research was conducted with the objective to evaluate the psychological influence of the COVID-19 pa...

Background: The Human Coronaviruses (HCoVs), the neglected inconsequential pathogens have emerged from animal to man and man to man as a global epidemic with alarming morbidity and mortality in 21st century and Nepal did not remain sacred. It was important to rapidly assess the knowledge, attitude, practice and stigma regarding COVID-19 among peopl...

Introduction: Health promotion, specific preventive measures, disease screening and timely isolation are the mainstay for controlling the spread of COVID-19 infection. This study is conducted in a remote place of Nepal to describe the various preventive measures practised by the community for COVID prevention and general health fitness. Methods: An...

Many studies have depicted that anemia is one of the most common co-morbidity among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. Therefore, its correction in those patients is an important aspect of the treatment protocol. Our study was designed to explore the prevalence of anemia and morphological alteration, if any, in RBC among COPD pa...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has challenged the healthcare system for years. Use of α-ketoanalogue (KA) supplemented with a low protein diet (LPD) may improve renal function. In this study, we aim to find out the effectiveness of KA supplemented with LPD for the therapy of CKD. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted...

Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic is a public health emergency worldwide. It poses a challenge to balance the psychological state of every human being including the children. The objective of this study was to identify the depression, anxiety and stress among school going adolescents during COVID-19 in a school in Lalitpur Distr...

Pleural effusion is present when there is >15ml of fluid is accumulated in the pleural space. It can be divided into two types; exudative and transudative pleural effusion. Tuberculosis and parapneumonic effusion are the common cause of exudative pleural effusion whereas heart failure accounts for most of the cases of transudative pleural effusion....

Background: Remote hilly areas of Karnali Province has one in all the very best burdens of surgically treatable conditions within the world and therefore, the highest unmet need. The first objective of our study was to gauge the capacity of first-referral health facilities in remote districts of Karnali Province to perform basic surgical procedures...

Background: Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, including cancer. The risk of NCDs increases, with increases of body mass index (BMI). Food choices and eating habits have been changed according to the pace of development and urbanizatio...

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical acute abdomen. It contributes for 40 % of all emergency performed abdominal surgeries in western world and 26 % it accounts for in Nepal. The treatment of acute appendicitis remains a health problem and considerable morbidity and mortality are still associated with it. Perforation,...

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common general surgical disease, worldwide. The exact etiology is still in conjecture. However, the inadequate fiber in diet, smoking, mechanical obstruction in appendiceal lumen, has been attributed as factors for appendicitis. Appendicitis presents throughout months of the year, however, incidence increa...

Background: Knowledge of family planning plays a significant role in public health to control birth and maintain the health of women. The Chepang, a backward and deprived indigenous group of Nepal, heavily experiences teenage pregnancies, high fertility and high mortality of infants and mothers, which are largely due to lack of knowledge on family...

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation success rates depend on the knowledge and skills of Adult basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support. The objective of the study was to find the level of awareness on BLS and skills among health personnel working in different departments of a rural teaching hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-...

Background: Anemia though is a major risk factor for unfavorable pregnancy outcomes; no previous studies have yet described the hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and anemia prevalence among pregnant women of remote mid western highlands of Nepal where the aggravating factors that increase the risk of anemia are very common. In addition, the physiolog...

Background: Trauma, a major public health concern in remote highlands of Nepal, has led to considerable morbidity and mortality. The study elucidates the pattern and characteristics of trauma at the only tertiary care hospital in the Karnali province, Nepal. Materials and methods: Case records of all injured patients who presented to the emergen...

Introduction: Infertility is being a common global problem affecting one couple in six. Approximately 167 million ever married women aged 15-49 years in developing countries were infertile. The problem of infertility has not given attention considering the fact that it is not the life threatening, but, it has substantial community health problems s...

Background: The subclavian artery is the source of blood supply to the upper limbs. It is the branch of the arch of the aorta on the left side and brachiocephalic trunk on the right side of the neck. It is used as cannulation site for cardiopulmonary bypass and for the insertion of intra-aortic balloon pumps. So its variations in the branching patt...

Background: Medical Emergency has become major public health concern. The profile of the patients attending emergency department reflects the prevailing disease patterns in the region and its outcome mirrors the responsiveness of the healthcare system. This study was aimed to determine the profile and outcome of the medical emergencies presenting t...

Diabetes has been recognized as a “global health emergency” with an estimated 9% of adults being affected. However, about half of these adults remain undiagnosed. Conventional screening tools like fasting plasma glucose (FPG), oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) can be inconvenient and expensive in a community...

Uterine prolapse is a significant public health problem in Nepal. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of uterine prolapse and to identify the possible risk factors for this. This is a cross sectional study conducted at semi urban area in Kathmadu district. A total of 168 women of age 25 – 34 years were surveyed, and nearly half of...

p> Background and objectives: The present study was conducted to explore the mean age at menarche and associating factors among the Nepali school girls of Jorpati, Kathmandu. Materials and methods: The 500 girls of aged between 9-18 years were collected from the seven school of Gokarneshowr Municipality, Jorpati, Kathmandu after taking ethical clea...

Introduction: International prostate symptom score is a validated questionnaire used to evaluate the lower urinary tract symptoms in benign prostatic hyperplasia. Visual prostate symptom score is a new simplified symptom score with pictograms to evaluate the same. We evaluated the correlation of visual prostate symptom score with international pros...

Adolescence is a period of rapid change and opportunities. It is a coming up of age as children grow into young adults. It constitutes 10-19 yrs of age. In Nepal 23% of the population are adolescents. Across-sectional community based study was carried out in 3 schools in Jhaukhel (Bhaktapur) to determine the prevalence of anemia and the effect of I...

Stature of a person is one of the most important and useful anthropometric parameter for establishing identification of unknown living or a dead person. A descriptive cross sectional study was done on 165 Nepalese adult Musahar females of Aurahi Village of Mahottari district, Nepal to predict the stature from their hand length. Measurement of statu...

Birth weight (BW) is an important determinant of infant's well being. Several factors such as mothers' genetic characteristics, socio-cultural, demographic, behavioral factors, prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG) etc contribute to birth weight. This study assesses the anthropometric measurement of ethnic Nepalese women...

A cross sectional observation study was carried out in primary school children of slum dwelling area of Kathmandu Valley which included 454 students. The aim of study was to find out morbidity in habit disorders in age group of 6-10 years so that early detection will be helpful to correct them to prevent it from further personality maladjustment. T...

Kidney stone analysis is the test done on the stone which cause problems when they block the flow of urine through or out of the kidneys. The stones cause severe pain and are also associated with morbidity and renal damage. There is also no clear understanding on the relative metabolic composition of renal calculi. Hence, the study is aimed to find...