Sudeepa Khanal
Kathmandu
18 Papers
39 Citations
Sudeepa Khanal is an academic researcher from Kathmandu. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Public health. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications.
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Papers
Understanding implementation and feasibility of tobacco cessation in routine primary care in Nepal: a mixed methods study
Helen Elsey,Sudeepa Khanal,Shraddha Manandhar,Dilip Sah,Sushil Baral,Kamran Siddiqi,James N Newell +6 more
TL;DR: Qualitative findings highlight patients’ unwillingness to admit their smoking status and limited motivation among health workers to offer the intervention and consistent implementation of these health system activities is a requirement if cessation services are to be normalised within routine primary care.
Challenges of Integrating Tobacco Cessation Interventions in TB Programmes: Case Studies from Nepal and Pakistan.
TL;DR: By adapting intervention to the local context, securing mandate from higher authorities, aligning tasks to service providers’ roles and receptivity, building capacity through adequate training and providing support, monitoring and feedback during implementation can help in integrating tobacco cessation within TB programmes.
Public health risks in urban slums: Findings of the qualitative 'healthy kitchens healthy cities' study in Kathmandu, Nepal
Helen Elsey,Shraddha Manandah,Dilip Sah,Sudeepa Khanal,Frances MacGuire,Rebecca King,Hilary J. Wallace,Sushil Baral +7 more
TL;DR: Women living in slums are very aware of the intermediary determinants–material, behavioural and psycho-social, that increase their vulnerability to ill health and are able to identify protective factors, particularly social capital.
Yield of intensified tuberculosis case-finding activities using Xpert(®) MTB/RIF among risk groups in Nepal.
Sudeepa Khanal,Suman Baral,Prabin Shrestha,M. Puri,S. Kandel,B. Lamichanne,Helen Elsey,M. Brouwer,Sonu Goel,Palanivel Chinnakali +9 more
TL;DR: There was a substantial yield of TB cases among risk groups such as PLHIV and household contacts, and although the yield in urban slum dwellers was found to be moderate, some intervention should nonetheless be targeted because of the large population and poor access to care in this group.
Improving household surveys and use of data to address health inequities in three Asian cities: protocol for the Surveys for Urban Equity (SUE) mixed methods and feasibility study.
Helen Elsey,Ak Narayan Poudel,Tim Ensor,Tolib Mirzoev,James N Newell,Joseph P. Hicks,Chris Cartwright,David Wong,Caroline Tait,Sushil Baral,Radheshyam Bhattarai,Sudeepa Khanal,Rajeev Dhungel,Subash Gajurel,Shraddha Manandhar,Saidur Rahman Mashreky,Junnatul Ferdoush,Rumana Huque,Tarana Ferdous,Shammi Nasreen,Hoang Van Minh,Duong Minh Duc,Bao Tran Ngoc,Dana R. Thomson,Hilary J. Wallace +24 more
TL;DR: A protocol for this study is presented which tests novel methods to improve representation of urban populations in household surveys and measure mental health and injuries, explores urban poverty and compares measures of poverty and ‘slumness’ and works with city authorities to understand, and potentially improve, utilisation of data on urban health for planning more equitable services.
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