ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020
Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its Associated Factors in Nepal: Findings from a Community-based Household Survey.
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Protocol for Community-based Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Nepal: a Community-based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Adults in Neno District, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Patients Admitted to the Department of Medicine in a Tertiary Care Centre.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Burden and risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases in Nepal, 1990-2019: An analysis of the global burden of diseases study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Guideline based knowledge and practice of physicians in the management of COPD in a low- to middle-income country.The clinical respiratory journal · 2022Article
- Community-based management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Nepal-Designing and implementing a training program for Female Community Health Volunteers.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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- Understanding Practice Patterns of COPD: A Survey of Physicians in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.Pulmonary therapy · 2021Article
- New Insights into the Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Review
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Associated Factors in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, 2020.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
- Lung health in the Terai region of Nepal.Chronic respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Background: Despite chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being the commonest non-communicable disease in Nepal, there is limited research evidence estimating the spirometry-based burden of COPD. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of COPD and its correlates through a community-based survey in Pokhara Metropolitan City, a semi-urban area of Western Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted among 1459 adults ≥40 years. COPD was defined according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria as a post-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV Results: Spirometry reports were acceptable in 1438 participants. The mean age of the participants was 55 (±10) years, and, 54% were female. The prevalence of GOLD-defined COPD was 8.5% (95% CI: 7.1-10.0) and based on the LLN threshold of 5.4% (95% CI: 4.2-6.6). The multivariate logistic regression showed that increasing age, low body mass index, illiterate, current or former smoker, and biomass fuel smoke increased the odds of COPD in both the definitions. Conclusion: COPD is highly prevalent at community level and often underdiagnosed. Strategies aiming at early diagnosis and treatment of COPD, especially for the elderly, illiterate, and reducing exposure to smoking and biomass fuel smoke and childhood lung infection could be effective.
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