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	2005	Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis in Districts of Eastern Nepal: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Household Survey	Agrawal, CS; Jha, N; Khanal, B; Agrawal, S
	2004	Post Operative Wound Infection	Shrestha, ML; Khadka, N
	2004	Immunohistochemical Study of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis	Pokharel, S
	2004	Compliance of Tuberculosis Patients with Treatment Banke, Bardiya & Surkhet Districts	Pokhrel, GS; Kandel, SL
	2003	Research Report on Use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the diagnosis of Malaria in Nepal	Ghimire, P
	2003	Study on Association of Helicobactor Pylori Infectious with Acid Peptic Disease (APD) among Nepalese	Rai, SK
	2003	Molecular Epidemiology of Malaria in Nepal Parajuli K1, Khatri Y1 1Central Department of Microbiology, University Campus, Tribhuwan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: 2003 Background The distribution and the molecular finger print of the existing strain of the malaria and the indigenous inherent species was not yet disclosed. In this regard, molecular epidemiology of malaria in the context of Nepal is an essential area to be studied. Methods The study was carried out in Kanchanpur district from July 2003 to December 2003. A total of 676 blood samples were collected from individual malaria suspected patients attending malaria clinic, District Public Health Office and different sets of camps. Giemsa stained thin and thick blood smears were examined microscopically and compared with the Rapid Diagnostic Test which was finally followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction. The observations thus obtained were documented/analyzed and comparative study was performed. Results Among the total, 374 patients attended in malaria clinic the positive cases for malaria were 80 in which 10 cases were of Plasmodium falcifarum and 70 cases were of Plasmodium vivax. The total of 302 patients attended in the camp where the positive cases for malaria were 68 in which 27 cases were of Plasmodium falcifarum and 41 cases were of Plasmodium vivax. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the optiMAL test for diagnosis of P. vivax was found to be 84.61%, 100%, 100% and 77.78% respectively. Similarly, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the optiMAL test for diagnosis of P. falcifarum was found to be 85.71%, 100%, 100% and 92.85% respectively. Conclusions Extensive study of malaria as molecular epidemiology should be conducted for the determination of low parasitaemia and multiple infections. Keywords: epidemiology; malaria; negative predictive value; optimal test; positive predictive value; rapid diagnostic test; sensitivity; specificity.	Parajuli, K; Khatri, Y
	2003	Prevalence of Hepatitis-B among Clinically Suspected Patients Visiting Ayurveda Hospital, Nardevi	Gyawali, P
	2003	Socio-Economic Impact of DOTS Strategy on Tuberculosis Control (A Case Study of Bhaktapur District)	Subedi, LP; Khanal, A; Sharma, B; Subedi, IP; Rana, P; Raut, RK
	2003	Study on Practices/Knowledge and Recepies of Traditional Healers for Treatment of Jaundice in Kathmandu Valley	Koirala, RR; Khaniya, BN
	2002	A Study on Socio-economic Determinants and Economic Burden of Japanese Encephalitis in Kailali district of Nepal	Adhikari, SR; Sharma, BP
	2002	Prevalence of Hepatitis B e Antigen Positive Cases among Hepatitis B Virus Infected Patients	Mishra, AK
	2001	Epidemiological Study of Microfilariasis in Three Different Geographical Regions of Nepal	Manandhar, R
	2001	Awareness of Hepatitis B among Government High School Students of Dharan Before and After Educational Intervention (2001) Gurung K1, Gautam K1 1B.P.Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. Date: 2001 Background Hepatitis B virus, a silent killer is the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Children are 230 times more likely to develop these. Awareness on transmission of Hepatitis B virus is needed to protect our future generations from this infection. Methods A quasi-experimental study design was conducted among government high school students of Dharan. Three government schools were selected using lottery method. Equal number of students (45) from each class was selected by simple random sampling technique and interviewed by using semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed in frequency and percentage by using Two Population Proportion Test. Results There was significant increase (p<0.005) in the level of awareness of students in Post interventional test. A significant number of students 71.1% (p<0.005) came to know about all types of Hepatitis virus after the intervention. Conclusions There was significant increase in the level of awareness of Hepatitis B among government high school students of Dharan after the educational intervention. Educational intervention was found to be effective. Keywords: awareness; educational intervention; government school; hepatitis B; post test; pre-test.	Gurung, K; Gautam, K
	2001	A Study on the Awareness Regarding Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Carpet Workers of Productive Age Group (15-49 years) in Lalitpur district	Rajbhandari, N
	2001	A Study on Correlation between Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Liver Function Test and the Possible Factors Responsible for Hepatitis B among the Patients Attending Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital	Gyawali, K; B.C., RK; Devkota, B; Acharya, B
	2001	A Report Surveillance of Multiple Drug Resistant (MDR) Bacterial Infections among the Patients Attending to Different Out-patient Department (OPD) and Hospitalized Patients in TU Teaching Hospital	Tuladhar, NR
	2001	Rapid Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Kala-azar	Gyawali, K; Thapa, S; Devkota, B; Yadav, CS
	2001	The Impact of Psoriasis in the Psychosocial Well Being of Chronic Psoriatic Patients and their Family Members: A Community Based Study	Shrestha, DP; Gyawali, K
	2000	Prevalence of Nosocomial Infection in TUTH	Lamichanne DR; Shrestha, P