Sanju Bhattarai
Publications
Bhattarai, S., Yadav, SK., Thapaliya, B., Giri, S., Bhattarai, B., Sapkota, S., Manadhar, S., Arjyal, A., Saville, N., Harris-Fry, H., Haghparast-Bidgoli, H., Copas, A., Hillman, S.,Baral, SC. and Morrision, J., Contextual factors affecting the implementation of an anemia focused virtual counseling intervention for pregnant women in plains Nepal: a mixed methods process evaluation. BMC Public Health, 2023. 23(1): p. 1301.
Bhattarai, S., Shrestha, A., Skovlund, E., Åsvold, BO., Mjølstad, BP. and Sen, A., Cluster randomised trial to evaluate comprehensive approach to hypertension management in Nepal: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 2023. 13(5): p. e069898.
Thapaliya, B., Yadav, SK., Bhattarai, S., Giri, S., Sapkota, S., Arjyal, A., Harris-Fry, H., Saville, N., Hillman, S.,Baral, SC. and Morrision, J.,, Health worker perspectives on access to antenatal care in rural plains Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE, 2023. 18(4): p. e0284796.
Saville, N.M., Bhattarai, S., Harris-Fry, H., Giri, S., Manadhar, S., Morrision, J., Copas, A., Thapaliya, B., Arjyal, A., Haghparast-Bidgoli, H., Baral, SC. and Hillman, S., Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a virtual antenatal intervention for improved diet and iron intake in Kapilvastu district, Nepal: VALID. BMJ Open, 2023. 13(2): p. e064709.
Kakchapati, S., KC, SP., Giri, S., Bhattarai, S. and Baral, SC., Factors associated with access to sexual and reproductive health services among women with disabilities in Nepal. Dialogues in Health, 2022. 1: p. 100068.
Gyawali, P., Tamrakar, D., Shrestha, A., Shrestha, H., Karmacharya, S, Bhattarai, S, Bhandari, N., Malik, V., Mattei, J., Spiegelman, D. Shrestha, A., Consumer acceptance and preference for brown rice—A mixed-method qualitative study from Nepal. Food Science & Nutrition, 2022. 10(6): p. 1864-1874.
Bhattarai, S., Nerhus Larsen, R., Shrestha, A., Karmacharya, B. and Sen, A., Association between socioeconomic positions and overweight/obesity in rural Nepal. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022. 9.
Pyakurel, M., Bhattarai, S., Joshi, B., Koju, RP., and Shrestha, A., Burden of Stroke in Nepal: Findings from Global Burden of Disease Dataset 2017. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ), 2021. 19(75): p. 11-17.
Bhattarai, S., Tandstad, B., Shrestha, A., Karmacharya, B. and Sen, A., Socioeconomic Status and Its Relation to Hypertension in Rural Nepal. International Journal of Hypertension, 2021. 2021: p. 5542438.
Bhattarai, S., Influence of Household Remittance on Childhood Stunting in Nepal. J Nepal Health Res Counc, 2021. 19(3): p. 568-576.
Shrestha, A., Maharjan, R. Karmacharya, BM., Bajracharya,S., Jha, N.,Shrestha, S., Aryal, A., Baral, PP., Bhatt, RD., Bhattarai, S.,et al., Health system gaps in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in Nepal. BMC Health Services Research, 2021. 21(1): p. 655.
Bhattarai, S., et al., Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017. IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2020. 30: p. 100602.
Gardner Toren, K., Spitters, C., Pecha, M., Bhattarai, S., Horne, Dj., Narita, M., Tuberculosis in Older Adults: Seattle and King County, Washington. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019. 70(6): p. 1202-1207.
2025
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Myhr, Arnhild;
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2025)
Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Dental Caries in Adults: The HUNT4 Oral Health Study.
European Journal of Public Health
Abstract
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Mali, Sushmita;
Rhodes, Elizabeth C.;
Nakarmi, Chandani Singh;
Shrestha, Soniya;
Dhakal, Aarati;
Bharati, Alina.
(2025)
Barriers and facilitators to patient utilization of noncommunicable disease services in primary healthcare facilities in Nepal: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
2024
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Bhattarai, Sanju;
Skovlund, Eva;
Shrestha, Archana;
Mjølstad, Bente Prytz;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2024)
Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial.
The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia
Academic article
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Sabin, Lucie;
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan;
Thapaliya, Bibhu;
Chand, Obindra;
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Arjyal, Abriti.
(2024)
Factors influencing the implementation of integrated screening for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B for pregnant women in Nepal: A qualitative study.
PLOS Global Public Health
Academic article
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Bhattarai, Sanju;
Wagle, Dikshya;
Shrestha, Archana;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Skovlund, Eva;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2024)
Role of Perceived Social Support in Adherence to Antihypertensives and Controlled Hypertension: Findings of a Community Survey from Urban Nepal.
Patient Preference and Adherence
Academic article
2023
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Bhattarai, Sanju;
Bajracharya, Swornim;
Shrestha, Archana;
Skovlund, Eva;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Mjølstad, Bente Prytz.
(2023)
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: Findings from a qualitative study.
Open heart
Academic article
Journal publications
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Myhr, Arnhild;
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2025)
Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Dental Caries in Adults: The HUNT4 Oral Health Study.
European Journal of Public Health
Abstract
-
Mali, Sushmita;
Rhodes, Elizabeth C.;
Nakarmi, Chandani Singh;
Shrestha, Soniya;
Dhakal, Aarati;
Bharati, Alina.
(2025)
Barriers and facilitators to patient utilization of noncommunicable disease services in primary healthcare facilities in Nepal: a qualitative study.
BMC Health Services Research
Academic article
-
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Skovlund, Eva;
Shrestha, Archana;
Mjølstad, Bente Prytz;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2024)
Impact of a community health worker led intervention for improved blood pressure control in urban Nepal: an open-label cluster randomised controlled trial.
The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia
Academic article
-
Sabin, Lucie;
Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan;
Thapaliya, Bibhu;
Chand, Obindra;
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Arjyal, Abriti.
(2024)
Factors influencing the implementation of integrated screening for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B for pregnant women in Nepal: A qualitative study.
PLOS Global Public Health
Academic article
-
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Wagle, Dikshya;
Shrestha, Archana;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Skovlund, Eva;
Sen, Abhijit.
(2024)
Role of Perceived Social Support in Adherence to Antihypertensives and Controlled Hypertension: Findings of a Community Survey from Urban Nepal.
Patient Preference and Adherence
Academic article
-
Bhattarai, Sanju;
Bajracharya, Swornim;
Shrestha, Archana;
Skovlund, Eva;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Mjølstad, Bente Prytz.
(2023)
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: Findings from a qualitative study.
Open heart
Academic article