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The burden of injuries in Nepal: findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group Open

Julie Mytton, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Amrit Banstola, Santosh Bhatta, Sumiksha Bhatta , et al. · 2025

Background Injuries cause significant harm and may lead to disability yet are largely preventable. Understanding the epidemiology and determinants of injury in any given context is an essential step towards effective prevention. In Nepal, …

Injury risks for different road users in Nepal: a secondary analysis of routinely collected crash data Open

Santosh Bhatta, Pratiksha Pathak, Anish Khadka, John Parkin, Paul Pilkington , et al. · 2024

Background Road traffic injuries are the 12th leading cause of mortality globally. Nepal, one of the least developed countries in the world, has a rapidly rising rate of road traffic-related morbidity and mortality. There is incomplete rep…

Nepali Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health Hazards in the Workplace: A Scoping Review Open

Sharada Prasad Wasti, Emmanuel Babatunde, Santosh Bhatta, Ayushka Shrestha, Pratikshya Wasti , et al. · 2024

An increasing number of people are relocating to search for work, leading to substantial implications for both local and global health. Approximately 3.6% of the global population (281 million) migrates annually. Nepal has experienced a no…

Improving Estimates of Injury Burden in Nepal: A Qualitative Study. Open

Sumiksha Bhatta, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Sunil Kumar Joshi · 2022

This study identified the strengths, limitations, system challenges, and opportunities to improve data quality of each of the four routine data collection systems. These findings may be useful in engaging stakeholders in strengthening exis…

Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: a Delphi study Open

Elisha Joshi, Santosh Bhatta, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Julie Mytton · 2022

Background Suicide is a significant public health concern in Nepal and there is a need for an evidence-based suicide prevention programme to facilitate stakeholders working towards suicide prevention in Nepal. Collaborative research betwee…

The Epidemiology of Injuries in Adults in Nepal: Findings from a Hospital-Based Injury Surveillance Study Open

Santosh Bhatta, Dan Magnus, Julie Mytton, Elisha Joshi, Sumiksha Bhatta , et al. · 2021

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a model of hospital-based injury surveillance and describe the epidemiology of injuries in adults. One-year prospective surveillance was conducted in two hospitals in Hetauda, Nepal. Data were colle…

Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study Open

Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Toity Deave · 2021

In Nepal, unintentional home injury is a leading reason for death and disability among pre-school children. However, there is a lack of evidence to inform culturally appropriate interventions to reduce home injuries. This study explored th…

Identification of Research Priorities For Suicide Prevention In Nepal: A Delphi Study Open

Elisha Joshi, Santosh Bhatta, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Julie Mytton · 2021

Background: Suicide is a significant public health concern in Nepal and there is a need for an evidence-based suicide prevention programme to facilitate stakeholders working towards suicide prevention in Nepal. Collaborative research betwe…

Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Nepal: evidence from emergency department injury surveillance Open

Dan Magnus, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Elisha Joshi, Sumiksha Bhatta , et al. · 2021

Background Globally, injuries cause >5 million deaths annually and children and young people are particularly vulnerable. Injuries are the leading cause of death in people aged 5–24 years and a leading cause of disability. In most low-inco…

Development and Evaluation of a Community Surveillance Method for Estimating Deaths Due to Injuries in Rural Nepal Open

Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Elisha Joshi, Sumiksha Bhatta, Dhruba Adhikari , et al. · 2021

Almost 10% of global deaths are secondary to injuries, yet in the absence of routine injury surveillance and with few studies of injury mortality, the number and cause of injury deaths in many countries are not well understood. This study …

Perceptions of injury risk in the home and workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study Open

Elisha Joshi, Santosh Bhatta, Toity Deave, Julie Mytton, Dhruba Adhikari , et al. · 2021

Objective Injuries are a global health problem. To develop context-specific injury prevention interventions, one needs to understand population perceptions of home and workplace injuries. This study explored a range of views and perception…

P4.011 Community-level estimates of death due to injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal Open

Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Dhruba Adhikari, Sunil Raja Manandhar, Elisha Joshi , et al. · 2021

Background Availability of injury related mortality data can play a vital role in planning health services for injury prevention and monitoring progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.4. In the absence of a robust death registratio…

5E.002 Feasibility of hospital-based injury surveillance in Nepal: a prospective study Open

Santosh Bhatta, Dan Magnus, Julie Mytton, Dhruba Adhikari, Sunil Raja Manandhar , et al. · 2021

Background Injury surveillance is important for national injury control and prevention initiatives and enables monitoring of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals 3.4 and 3.6. In the absence of a national injury surveillance syste…

432 Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: epidemiology and burden of paediatric injuries Open

Dan Magnus, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton · 2020

Aims/Objectives/Background Globally, injuries cause more than 5 million deaths annually. Children and young people are a particularly vulnerable group and injuries are the leading cause of death in people aged 5–24 years globally and a lea…

Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: protocol for mixed methods prospective study Open

Dan Magnus, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Elisha Joshi, Emma Bird , et al. · 2020

Background Globally, injuries cause more than 5 million deaths annually, a similar number to those from HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. In people aged between 5 and 44 years of age trauma is the leading cause of death and disabilit…

Environmental change interventions to prevent unintentional home injuries among children in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open

Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Toity Deave · 2020

Introduction Unintentional home injury is an important cause of death and disability among children, especially those living in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence about the effecti…

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Open

Puspa Raj Pant, Amrit Banstola, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Dilaram Acharya , et al. · 2020

Background Nepal is a low-income country undergoing rapid political, economic and social development. To date, there has been little evidence published on the burden of injuries during this period of transition. Methods The Global Burden o…

Nuancing the need for speed: temporal health system strengthening in low-income countries Open

Tom Bashford, Alexis Joannides, Kamal Phuyal, Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton , et al. · 2019

► Delays in receiving care are of particular relevance to time-critical pathologies, for which quality of care and timely access are fundamentally interlinked.► Characterising and improving delays in a health system are complex, and requir…

Understanding the burden of injuries in Nepal: A systematic review of published studies Open

Julie Mytton, Santosh Bhatta, Matthew Charles Thorne, Puspa Raj Pant · 2019

Background: The population of Nepal are vulnerable to injuries from natural disasters as well as those occurring in the home, at work and on the roads. Aim: To collate and synthesise the published literature reporting injurie…

Community-based home injury risk assessment in rural Nepal Open

Santosh Bhatta · 2017

\t \nBackground: Unintentional injuries in the home are an important cause of death and disability among young children globally. However, in many parts of the world, particularly in the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) like Nepal, …

Potential for environmental change at community level to prevent child unintentional injuries in the home: A qualitative study Open

Santosh Bhatta, Julie Mytton, Toity Deave · 2017

Background \nUnintentional injury in the home is an important cause of death and disability among young children in Nepal. Reducing home injury hazards by changing the home environment has the potential to prevent home injuries. The aim of…

608 Environmental change to reduce child injury in low and middle income countries: a systematic review Open

Santosh Bhatta, Toity Deave, Julie Mytton · 2016

Background Injuries sustained in the home are a significant contributor to the burden of death and disabilities among young children especially those living in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). The objective of this review was to id…

Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal Open

Santosh Bhatta, Puspa Raj Pant, Julie Mytton · 2016

This study therefore showed the feasibility of using routinely collected hospital emergency department data to monitor injury inequalities in Nepal.

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