Research

S.N.

Name of study

Location

Year

Funder/ Collaborator

1

Study on perinatal nutrition

Prasuti Griha

1992-3

Collaboration with UCL

2

Case control study on birth asphyxia

Prasuti Griha

1993-6

3

Cluster Randomised Trial (RCT) on the effects of Participatory Women’s Group on maternal and newborn health

 

Makwanpur

1999-2012

Collaboration with University College London (UCL), Institute of Child Health (ICH) and funded by ICH/ UNICEF/ UNFPA

4

Cluster Randomised Trial on effect of Health Management Committees to increase institutional delivery

Makwanpur

2009-2013

Collaboration with UCL, IGH, London and  funded by Wellcome Trust, UK

5

Health and development outcome of mothers and children and their prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in Nepal

Makwanpur

2013-2014

Collaboration with UCL, IGH, London and funded by Welcome Trust UK

6

Study on building evidence to support equitable improvement in newborn and maternal health (EquiNam)

Makwnapur and Dhanusha

2011-2014

Collaboration with UCL, IGH, London

7

Participation of severely disabled women in community groups

Makwnapur

May-July, 2013

Collaboration with Leonard Cheshire and Inclusive Development Centre, UK

8

Study on network to empower women to improve own and child health

Makwanpur

2008

funded by DFID

9

Double blind Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) on the effects of multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnant women on birth weight, gestation and neonatal and perinatal mortality rates

Dhanusha

2002-2004

Funded by Wellcome Trust

10

Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial on the effects of participatory women’s groups facilitated by local female community health volunteers on neonatal and maternal mortality and change in nutritional behavior

Dhanusha

2005-2011

Collaboration with University College London (UCL), Institute of Child Health, UK

11

Maternal and perinatal verbal autopsies and maternal and neonatal near miss case

Argakhanchi

October 2010 to August 2013

Funded by USAID and collaboration with Health Right International

12

Operations research on maternal and neonatal care quality, utilization, knowledge and care seeking behavior

Argakhanchi

October 2010 to August 2013

Funded by USAID and collaboration with Health Right International

13

Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial involving 80 Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Dhanusa and Mahottari districts of Nepal – Low Birth Weight South-Asia Trial (LBW SAT

Dhanusha and Mahottari

Completed in 2015

Collaboration with University College London (UCL), Institute of Child Health, UK and funded by DFID

14

Impact of daily prenatal multiple micro-nutrient supplement versus iron and folic acid on children’s IQ at ten years of age: a follow up of cluster randomised trial

Dhanusha

1st Jan 2015 to 1st June 2016

Funded by Wellcome Trust, UK

15

Peer Ethnographic Study on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management in Nepal

Khotang, Jhapa, Sindhupalchowk, Bhaktapur, Rautahat, Mahottari, Kapilvastu, Mugu, Rola, Dang, Baitadi and Achham

March-Aug 2017

Funded by PSI Nepal

16

Family Planning Youth Consumer Journey

Parsa, Kaski, Illam, Dang and Kathmandu

Aug to Dec 2017

Funded by PSI Nepal

17

The association of migration for labour on left behind child nutritional status and growth

60 VDCs of Dhanusha district

April 2018 to Jan 2019

University College of London (UCL), UK

18

Antenatal care in three hospitals of Nepal: Assessment of the current landscape and developing priorities for action to improve care- Phase 1

 

Kathmandu and Makwanpur

Nov 2018 to Aug 2019

Collaboration with University of Bristol, UK and funded by Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), UK

19

Understanding the factors contributing to maternal mortality in selected provinces of Nepal

Parsa, Sarlahi, Banke, Rolpa, Surkhet, Kalikot

Nov 2018 to June 2020

Funded by South Asia Research Hub, DFID, India

20

Studies by Nepal Injury Research Centre

Makwanpur

2018 to 2021

Collaboration with University of the West of England, UK

21

Nepal Growth Monitoring and Promotion Case Study

Bagmati Province (Sindhupalchowk), Karnali Province (Jajarkot) and Sudur-paschim Province (Kailali)

Aug 2020 to Septemeber 2021

Collaboration with JSI/USAID Advancing Nutrition, Arlington, USA

22

Improving the quality of Antenatal Care in Nepal through prioritization and co-design of interventions: Phase 2 of the Nepal Antenatal Care Network

Indrasarowar Rural Municipality, Makwanpur

December 2021

Collaboration with University of Bristol, UK

23

Exit Client Survey: Client's satisfaction among women of reproductive age receiving family planning services in Nepal

Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Udayapur, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Sindhuli, Kavre, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rupandehi, Kapilvastu, Dang, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur

November 2021

Collaboration with PSI Nepal

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