Rajan Paudel

About

Mr Rajan Paudel is a doctoral researcher in Epidemiology and Public Health at Tampere University, Unit of Health Sciences in Tampere, Finland. He has been working with Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Central Department of Public Health as an Assistant Professor in Kathmandu, Nepal. His research interests include, but are not limited to, diet and physical activity among pregnant women, nutrition, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, maternal and child health and health system research. He has published many articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has also published academic books.

Employment

• Tribhuvan University Program coordinator-Master’s in Public Health Nutrition (MPHN)
  2018 - 2021
• Health Foundation Nepal Head of the Department
  2016 - 2019
• Tribhuvan University Programme coordinator - MBBS
  2014 - 2015
• Tribhuvan University Asst. Professor
  2011 - 2021
• Tribhuvan University Teaching Assistant
  2011 - 2014
• International Rescue Committee Clinical and Public Health Officer/Specialist
  2007 - 2008
• Ministry of Health and Population, District Health Office Incharge
  2002 - 2005

Education

• Tampere University PhD Candidate
  2021 - Present
• Tribhuvan University MPhil
  2015 - 2018
• Tribhuvan University MPH (Master in Public Health)
  2009 - 2010
• Tribhuvan University MA
  2006 - 2008
• Tribhuvan University BPH (Bachelor in Public Health)
  2003 - 2006
• Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training Certificate in Genneral Medicine
  1999 - 2001

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (37)

• Impact of a Community-based Intervention Program on Nutritional Status of Children Aged Under 5 Years With Undernutrition in Western Rural Nepal
  Rajan Paudel, Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Bijay Khatri +10 more
  Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.003
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• Mental Health Literacy and Associated Factors among Secondary School Students in Bhaktapur, Nepal
  Nepal Journal of Public Health 2024 DOI: 10.70280/njph.v1i1.9
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• Mental Health Literacy and Associated Factors among Secondary School Students in Bhaktapur, Nepal
  Nepal Journal of Public Health 2024 DOI: 10.70280/njph(2024)v1i1.9
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• Appropriate complementary feeding practice and associated factors among mothers of children aged 6–23 months in Bhimphedi rural municipality of Nepal
  PLOS ONE 2024 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299969
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• Screen-based media device use, its associated factors and sleep outcomes among undergraduate health students studying in colleges of Kathmandu valley, Nepal
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.18.23295755
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• Revisiting Salt Iodization Standards in Nepal: Opportunity and Challenge
  MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 2023 DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60170
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• Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: Hospital based cross sectional study in Nepal
  PLOS Global Public Health 2022 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001220
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• Association between subthreshold depression and self‐care behaviours in adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study
  Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15741
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• Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
  Jorge R Ledesma, Jianing Ma, Avina Vongpradith +97 more
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00449-7
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• Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1
  Natalie C Galles, Patrick Y Liu, Rachel L Updike +97 more
  The Lancet 2021 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00984-3
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• Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Attending a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
  Journal of Nepal Medical Association 2021 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.5719
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• Factors associated with dietary diversity among pregnant women in the western hill region of Nepal: A community based cross-sectional study
  PLOS ONE 2021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247085
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• Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal
  Healthcare 2020 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040554
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• Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
  Gregory A. Roth, George A. Mensah, Catherine Owens Johnson +97 more
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.010
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• Prevalence of Stunting among 6-59 Months Children and its Association with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practice in Urban Slums of Kathmandu, Nepal
  JIOM Nepal 2020
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• Socio-demographic and Healthcare-seeking Predictors of Undernutrition among Children Under-five Years of Age in a Western District of Nepal
  Rajan Paudel, Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Amod Kumar Poudyal +8 more
  Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 2020 DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v18i3.2875
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• Initiation of contact tracing for Covid-19 at an academic institution for health science: initial experiences
  Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2020
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• Predictors of Multiple Micronutrient Powder Intake Adherence among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Rasuwa District, Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
  JIOM Nepal 2020
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• Effects of Female Community Health Volunteer Capacity Building and Text Messaging Intervention on Gestational Weight Gain and Hemoglobin Change Among Pregnant Women in Southern Nepal: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
  Jitendra Kumar Singh, Dilaram Acharya, Rajan Paudel +6 more
  Frontiers in Public Health 2020 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00312
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• Perception And Use Of Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices (IUCD) Among Married Women Of Reproductive Age In Bhaktapur, Nepal</p>
  Open Access Journal of Contraception 2019 DOI: 10.2147/oajc.s219188
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