Water, sanitation, hygiene practices, health and nutritional status among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from remote areas of Dailekh and Achham districts in Nepal by Akina Shrestha, Bal Mukunda Kunwar, Regula Meierhofer

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‘Menstrual blood is bad and should be cleaned’: A qualitative case study on traditional menstrual practices and contextual factors in the rural communities of far-western Nepal by Subash Thapa, Shivani Bhattarai, Arja R Aro

“…Methods: This was a qualitative case study conducted in the Achham district of Nepal. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among four women, three men and two female community health volunteers to collect data and thematic analysis was performed to analyze the data. …”
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A harmful religio-cultural practice (Chhaupadi) during menstruation among adolescent girls in Nepal: Prevalence and policies for eradication. by Dipendra S Thakuri, Roshan K Thapa, Samikshya Singh, Geha N Khanal, Resham B Khatri

“…First, a quantitative cross-sectional survey assessed the prevalence of Chhaupadi among 221 adolescent girls in Mangalsen Municipality of Achham district. Second, the contents of prevailing policies on Chhaupadi eradication were analysed qualitatively using the policy cube framework.…”
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Practice and lived experience of menstrual exiles (Chhaupadi) among adolescent girls in far-western Nepal. by Prabisha Amatya, Saruna Ghimire, Karen E Callahan, Binaya Kumar Baral, Krishna C Poudel

“…We assessed the lived experiences of Chhaupadi among Nepalese adolescent girls in the far-western Achham district of Nepal, observed the safety and sanitation of their living spaces during Chhaupadi, and assessed the perceptions of local adult stakeholders towards the practice of Chhaupadi.…”
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Determinants of Herpetofaunal Diversity in a Threatened Wetland Ecosystem: A Case Study of the Ramaroshan Wetland Complex, Western Nepal by Janaki Paudel, Laxman Khanal, Naresh Pandey, Laxmi Prasad Upadhyaya, Chandra Bahadur Sunar, Bina Thapa, Chet Raj Bhatta, Ramesh Raj Pant, Randall C. Kyes

“…The Ramaroshan Wetland Complex (RWC) of Achham District, Nepal is one of the high-altitude wetlands facing human induced degradation and loss. …”
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Beyond household income: the role of commercial vegetable farming in moderating socio-cultural barriers for women in rural Nepal by Ramesh Balayar, Robert Mazur

“…Methodology Data for the study were generated through in-depth interviews with 16 smallholder couples, eight each in Dadeldhura and Achham districts. Additionally, 17 key informants who were government agency and development organization agriculture support officials at the district and national level were interviewed. …”
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