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Krishna C. Poudel

2013

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Intention To Seek Professional Psychological Help Among College Students In Turkey: Influence Of Help-Seeking Attitudes, Feyza Seyfi, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Otsuka, Masamine Jimba Nov 2013

Intention To Seek Professional Psychological Help Among College Students In Turkey: Influence Of Help-Seeking Attitudes, Feyza Seyfi, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Otsuka, Masamine Jimba

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Background: Depression rates are high among college students in Turkey, but often students do not seek mental health care. This study aimed to examine the association between attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and intention to seek professional psychological help among such college students. We also examined the factors associated with students’ professional psychological help-seeking attitudes. We conducted this cross-sectional study among 456 conveniently sampled graduate and undergraduate students in Ankara. We collected students’ data using self-administered, structured questionnaires in the Turkish language and then analyzed the data using both descriptive and multivariate methods. Results: In the multiple linear regression …

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Efficacy Of In-Service Nutrition Training For Mid-Level Providers To Improve Feeding Practices Among Hiv-Positive Children In Tanga, Tanzania: Study Protocol For A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, David P. Urassa, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka Oct 2013

Efficacy Of In-Service Nutrition Training For Mid-Level Providers To Improve Feeding Practices Among Hiv-Positive Children In Tanga, Tanzania: Study Protocol For A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, David P. Urassa, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: Feeding practices and child undernutrition can be improved when trained health workers provide proper nutrition counseling to caregivers. However, this important management component is difficult to achieve in countries where trained health workers are limited; Tanzania is no exception. In rural and semi-urban areas, mid-level providers (MLPs) are left to manage diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Training health workers in nutrition has been shown to be an effective intervention among HIV-negative children elsewhere, but no studies have been conducted among HIV-positive children. Furthermore, in Tanzania and other countries with MLPs, no evidence currently exists demonstrating an improvement in nutrition among …

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Nutrition Training Improves Health Workers' Nutrition Knowledge And Competence To Manage Child Undernutrition: A Systematic Review, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, David P. Urassa, Junko Yasuoka, Masamine Jimba Aug 2013

Nutrition Training Improves Health Workers' Nutrition Knowledge And Competence To Manage Child Undernutrition: A Systematic Review, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, David P. Urassa, Junko Yasuoka, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: Medical and nursing education lack adequate practical nutrition training to fit the clinical reality that health workers face in their practices. Such a deficit creates health workers with poor nutrition knowledge and child undernutrition management practices. In-service nutrition training can help to fill this gap. However, no systematic review has examined its collective effectiveness.We thus conducted this study to examine the effectiveness of in-service nutrition training on health workers’ nutrition knowledge, counseling skills, and child undernutrition management practices. Methods: We conducted a literature search on nutrition interventions from PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, ISI Web of Knowledge, and World Health Organization …

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What Are The Factors Associated With Hiv Testing Among Male Injecting An Non-Injecting Drug Users In Lashio, Myanmnar: A Cross-Sectional Study, Yu Mon Saw, Junko Yasuoka, Thu Nandar Saw, Krishna C. Poudel, Soe Tun, Masamine Jimba Dec 2012

What Are The Factors Associated With Hiv Testing Among Male Injecting An Non-Injecting Drug Users In Lashio, Myanmnar: A Cross-Sectional Study, Yu Mon Saw, Junko Yasuoka, Thu Nandar Saw, Krishna C. Poudel, Soe Tun, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Objectives: HIV testing is an effective intervention for reducing HIV risk and providing information on HIV status. However, uptake of HIV testing is a major challenge within the drug-using population due to the stigma and discrimination associated with their illegal drug use behaviours. This study thus aimed to identify factors associated with HIV testing among injecting drug users (IDUs) and non-injecting drug users (NIDUs) in Lashio, Myanmar. Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2010 to February 2010. Setting: This study was carried out in Lashio city, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. Participants: In total, 158 male IDUs and 210 …

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Effectiveness Of Nutrition Training Of Health Workers Toward Improving Caregivers’ Feeding Practices For Children Aged Six Months To Two Years: A Systematic Review, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, Prakash Shakya, David P. Urassa, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka Dec 2012

Effectiveness Of Nutrition Training Of Health Workers Toward Improving Caregivers’ Feeding Practices For Children Aged Six Months To Two Years: A Systematic Review, Bruno F. Sunguya, Krishna C. Poudel, Linda B. Mlunde, Prakash Shakya, David P. Urassa, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: Nutrition training of health workers can help to reduce child undernutrition. Specifically, trained health workers might contribute to this end through frequent nutrition counseling of caregivers. This may improve child-feeding practices and thus reduce the risk of undernutrition among children of counseled caregivers. Although studies have shown varied impacts of health workers’ nutrition training on child feeding practices, no systematic review of the effectiveness of such intervention has yet been reported. Therefore, we conducted this study to examine the effectiveness of nutrition training for health workers on child feeding practices including feeding frequency, energy intake, and dietary diversity among …

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Arsenic Exposure And Oral Cavity Lesions In Bangladesh, Emdadul H. Syed, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuka, Keiko Otsuka, Alauddin Ahmed, Tariqul Islam, Farque Pavez, Vesna Slavkovich, Joseph H. Graziano, Habibul Ahsan, Masamine Jimba Dec 2012

Arsenic Exposure And Oral Cavity Lesions In Bangladesh, Emdadul H. Syed, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuka, Keiko Otsuka, Alauddin Ahmed, Tariqul Islam, Farque Pavez, Vesna Slavkovich, Joseph H. Graziano, Habibul Ahsan, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Objective—To evaluate the relationship between arsenic exposure and oral cavity lesions among an arsenic-exposed population in Bangladesh. Methods—We carried out an analysis utilizing the baseline data of the Health Effects of Arsenic Exposure Longitudinal Study (HEALS). HEALS is an ongoing population-based cohort study to investigate health outcomes associated with arsenic exposure via drinking water in Araihazar, Bangladesh. We used multinomial regression models to estimate the risk of oral cavity lesions. Results—Participants with high urinary arsenic levels (286.1–5000.0μg/g) were more likely to develop arsenical lesions of the gums [multinomial odds ratio (M-OR 2.90; 95% CI= 1.11–7.54)], and tongue (M-OR 2.79; 95% …

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Health-Related Quality Of Life, Depression, And Self-Esteem In Adolescents With Leprosy-Affected Parents: Results Of A Cross-Sectional Study In Nepal, Nobuko Yamaguchi, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba Dec 2012

Health-Related Quality Of Life, Depression, And Self-Esteem In Adolescents With Leprosy-Affected Parents: Results Of A Cross-Sectional Study In Nepal, Nobuko Yamaguchi, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that has an impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of sufferers as well as their children. To date, no study has investigated the effects of parental leprosy on the well-being of adolescent children.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Lalitpur and Kathmandu districts of Nepal. Adolescents with leprosy-affected parents (n = 102; aged 11–17 years) and those with parents unaffected by leprosy (n = 115; 11–17 years) were investigated. Self-reported data from adolescents were collected using the Kinder Lebensqualität Fragebogen (KINDLR) questionnaire to assess HRQOL, the Center for Epidemiological …

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Socioeconomic Impact Of Hiv/Aids On Household Under Free Antiretroviral Therapy In Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia, Marino Nomoto, Saly Saint, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Masamine Jimba Dec 2012

Socioeconomic Impact Of Hiv/Aids On Household Under Free Antiretroviral Therapy In Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia, Marino Nomoto, Saly Saint, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Masamine Jimba

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the economic status of HIV-affected households with nonaffected households and explore the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on HIV-affected households under high coverage of free antiretroviral therapies (ART). Design and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia in February and March 2008. We recruited HIV-positive participants (n=285) from a referral hospital and five health centers, and other 285 HIV-negative participants. We interviewed them using a questionnaire and compared the differences of economic status such as household income, expenditure, assets as well as medical cost, education cost, transportation cost …

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Better Learning In Schools To Improve Attitudes Toward Abstinence And Intentions For Safer Sex Among Adolescents In Urban Nepal, Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Keiko Ostuka, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Medin Lamichhane, Masamine Jimba Dec 2012

Better Learning In Schools To Improve Attitudes Toward Abstinence And Intentions For Safer Sex Among Adolescents In Urban Nepal, Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Keiko Ostuka, Krishna C. Poudel, Junko Yasuoka, Medin Lamichhane, Masamine Jimba

Krishna C. Poudel

Background: School-based sex education is an effective medium to convey health information and skills about preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies among adolescents. However, research on school-based sex education is limited in many developing countries, including Nepal. This study thus had two main objectives: (1) to assess students’ evaluation of school-based sex education, and (2) to examine the associations between students’ evaluations of school-based sex education and their (a) attitudes toward abstinence and (b) intentions for safer sex. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 634 students from six schools in the Kathmandu Valley during May–June 2010. We …

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