JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2020
Prevalence of Postpartum Family Planning Service Coverage in Selected Referral Facilities of Nepal.
Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists jointly with the Nepalese government and with the support from the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology has implemented an initiative to institutionalize postpartum family planning services in selected major referral facilities of Nepal to address the gap of low uptake of postpartum family planning in Nepal. The aim of the study is to find the prevalence of the service coverage of postpartum contraception in the selected facilities. ⋯ The coverage of Postpartum Intrauterine Device counseling service coverage in Nepal is higher in 2018 as compared to 2016-2017 and in other countries implementing Postpartum Intrauterine Device initiatives. However, the prevalence of service coverage of immediate Postpartum Family Planning methods, mainly Postpartum Intrauterine Device in 2018 is lower in Nepal as compared to 2016-2017, and other countries implementing Postpartum Intrauterine Device initiative. More efforts are needed to encourage mothers delivering in the facilities to use the postpartum family planning method.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2020
Health Seeking Behaviour among Medical Students in a Teaching Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Medical students are more prone to suffer from various physiological and psychological problems but rather than seeking for formal health care, they tend to do informal consultation and often practice self medication. Thus, this study aimed to find out the health seeking behavior of medical students. ⋯ Health problems were common among students and most of them required multiple hospital visits. Many students seeked for health from hospital/ clinic but informal consultations were also seen.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2020
Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostatic Biopsy and its Complications: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Transrectal ultrasound of prostate provides better visual for biopsy. Transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy is usually performed in men with an abnormal digital rectal examination, and elevated prostate specific antigen (>4ng/ml) or prostate specific antigen velocity (rate of prostate specific antigen change) i.e., >0.4-0.75ng/ml/year. The aim of the study is to find out the complications of transrectal ultrasound guided prostatic biopsies. ⋯ Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy of prostate is a pioneer experience in Nepal. It has proved to be an useful tool of diagnosis of suspected carcinoma of Prostate. Use of neurovascular block may reduce the pain during the procedure.
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The development of health system in Nepal dates back from ancient period to the modern period starting from ayurvedic medicine to today's modern allopathic treatment. With regard to the different rulers in different time period, the number of improvements and changes in the health system of Nepal has been made. Moreover, the health system is further strengthened by the involvement of people and better management of health information and drug supply. Keywords: Bir Hospital; Community health; Health; Nepal.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2020
Prevalence of Operated Facial Injury in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of a Tertiary Hospital.
Maxillofacial injury is one of the commonest causes of surgery performed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Socioeconomic conditions, cultural variation, age, and gender affect the etiology of the injury. The study is aimed to find the prevalence of facial injury that is operated by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, a tertiary hospital. ⋯ Facial injury-related surgeries are more prevalent in the tertiary hospital of Bharatpur.