Peer Reviewed Publications


Adhikari, M., Hawes, E., Sanner, L., Holmes M. Characteristics of Hospitals by Graduate Medical Education Expense Category: Implications for Rural Residency Program Expansion: Academic Medicine (2023). https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/abstract/9900/characteristics_of_hospitals_by_graduate_medical.689.aspx (published ahead-of-print)


Adhikari, N., Adhikari, M., Shrestha, Namuma. et al. Nutrition and Food Securities in Nepal: A narrative review of policies: Nutrition Review (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuad025

 

Pradhananga, P., Shrestha, A., Adhikari, N., Adhikari, M. et al.  Double burden of malnutrition in Nepal: A trend analysis of protein-energy malnutrition and High Body Mass Index using the data from Global Burden of Disease 2010–2019: Plos One (2023). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273485


Adhikari, M., Paudel, B., N.R, Mishra, SR. et al. Patient Satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Service Research 21, 135 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06155-3

 

Adhikari, M., Chalise, B., Bista, B. et al. Sociodemographic correlates of antenatal care visits in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 20, 513 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03218-x

 

Jha D, Adhikari M, Gautam JS, Tinkari BS, Mishra SR, Khatri RB. Effect of COVID-19 on maternal and neonatal services. Lancet Global Health (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30482-4

 

Upadhyaya DP, Paudel R, Bromberg DJ., [and 16 others, including Adhikari, M.] Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal. Healthcare. 2020 Dec;8(4):554. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/554/htm

 

Bangura, AH., Nirola, I., Thapa, P., [and 13 others, including Adhikari, M.] (2020) Measuring Fidelity, feasibility, costs: an implementation evaluation of a clustered-controlled trial of group antenatal care in Nepal. Reproductive Health 17:5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0840-4

 

Thapa, P., Bangura AH., Nirola, I., [and 18 others, including Adhikari, M.] (2019) The power of peers: an effectiveness evaluation of a cluster-controlled trial of group antenatal care in rural Nepal. Reproductive Health 16, 150 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0820-8

 

Citrin, D., Thapa, P., Nirola, I., [and 29 others, including Adhikari, M.] (2018) Developing and deploying a community healthcare worker-driven, digitally-enabled integrated care system for municipalities in rural Nepal. In Healthcare. Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hjdsi.2018.05.002

 

Raut, A., Yarbrough, C., Singh, V., [and 10 others, including Adhikari, M.] (2017) Design and implementation of an affordable, public sector electronic medical record in rural Nepal. Journal of innovation in health informatics, 24(2), 862. https://informatics.bmj.com/content/24/2/186

 

Citrin, D., Mehanni, S., Acharya, B., [and 22 others, including Adhikari, M.] (2017) Power, potential, and pitfalls in global health academic partnerships: review and reflections on an approach in Nepal. Global health action, 10(1), 1367161. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/16549716.2017.1367161

 

Bangura, A. H., Ozonoff, A., Citrin, D., [and 9 others, including Adhikari, M] (2016) Practical issues in the measurement of child survival in health systems trials: experience developing a digital community-based mortality surveillance programme in rural Nepal. BMJ global health, 1(4), e000050. https://gh.bmj.com/content/1/4/e000050

 

Sharma, S. R., Bhandari, N. N., Bhandari, R., Wagle, K., Adhikari, M. (2015) Types of cooking stove and risk of Acute Lower Respiratory Infection among under-five children: a cross sectional study in Rasuwa, a Himalayan district of Nepal. Health Prospect, 14(1), 1-7. https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/HPROSPECT/article/view/12369

Policy Brief: 

Rodifield, L., Adhikari, M. Hawes, E. (2023) Overview of Residency Programs Selected for CAA Sec. 126 Round Two Graduate Medical Education Slots. (2023) https://www.ruralgme.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CAA-Sec-126-Round-Two-Analysis-Dec-2023.pdf


Oped

Adhikari, M, Irony of vaccination, my Republica, August 5, 2020.

Available here: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/irony-of-vaccination/?categoryId=opinion

 

Adhikari, M, Health for All, my Republica, March 12, 2020.

Available here: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/health-for-all-5/?categoryId=opinion

 

Adhikari, M, Reducing the Burden of Cervical Cancer in India through a Public-Private Partnership, March 2, 2020.

Available here: https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/22648/

 

Adhikari, M, Vehicular Collisions need more attention, The Kathmandu Post, February 10, 2020.

Available here: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/02/10/vehicular-collisions-need-more-attention?

 

Adhikari, M, Caution on Coronavirus, my Republica, February 10, 2020

Available here: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/caution-on-coronavirus/?

 

Adhikari, M, Empower local health institutes, my Republica, January 27, 2020

Available here: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/empower-local-health-institutes/?categoryId=opinion

 

Adhikari, M, Tackling the coronavirus outbreak needs a holistic approach, The Kathmandu Post, January 27, 2020.

Available here: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/01/27/tackling-the-coronavirus-outbreak-needs-a-holistic-approach

 

Adhikari, M, Preventing Vaccine Related Rumors, The Kathmandu Post, December 31, 2019.

Available here: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2019/12/31/preventing-vaccine-related-rumours

 

Adhikari, M, how to prevent medical errors, The Kathmandu Post, December 19, 2019. Available here: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2019/12/19/how-to-prevent-medical-errors

 

Adhikari, M, Time to Think Out of the Box, my Republica, December 9, 2019. Available here:

https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/time-to-think-out-of-the-box/?categoryId=opinion

 

Adhikari, M, Deploying Midwives to prevent deaths, The Kathmandu Post, December 1, 2019. Available here: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2019/11/30/deploying-midwives-to-prevent-deaths

 

Nepali Op-ed 

स्वास्थ्यकर्मीमाथि कार्यस्थलमा हुने हिंसाका कारणहरुको चिरफार https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54809

स्वास्थ्य बीमा कार्यक्रमको ब्ल्याक बक्स खोल्न पहल किन नगर्ने? https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54596

नेपालको स्वास्थ्य सूचना प्रणालीः नौलो प्रयास, चुनौती र अबको बाटो https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54157

कोभिड-१९ महामारी : मातृशिशु सेवामा असर र अबको बाटो https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/36678

कोरोनाको जोखिम रोक्ने उपाय हुनसक्छ टेलिहेल्थ https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/31235