Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Joshi, Sunil Kumar"
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Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments in Nepal (ADVANCE) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a video intervention on domestic violence among pregnant women
Chalise, Pratibha; Manandhar, Pratibha; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Henriksen, Lena; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Koju, Rajendra; Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Skovlund, Eva; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Domestic violence (DV) prior to, and during pregnancy is associated with increased risks for morbidity and mortality. As pregnant women routinely attend antenatal care this environment can be used to offer ... -
Agenda setting and framing of gender-based violence in Nepal: How it became a health issue
Colombini, Manuela; Mayhew, Susannah H.; Hawkins, Benjamin; Bista, Meera; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Schei, Berit; Watts, Charlotte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Gender-based violence (GBV) has been addressed as a policy issue in Nepal since the mid 1990s, yet it was only in 2010 that Nepal developed a legal and policy framework to combat GBV. This article draws on the concepts of ... -
Developing and validating the Nepalese Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS) for identifying domestic violence among pregnant women in Nepal
Manandhar, Pratibha; Chalise, Pratibha; Rishal, Poonam; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Henriksen, Lena; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Lukasse, Mirjam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Schei, Berit; Swahnberg, Katarina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study culturally adapted and validated a Nepalese version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) tool for identifying domestic violence among pregnant women in Nepal, creating the Nepalese Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS). ... -
Domestic Violence and Pregnancy in Nepal: Developing and Evaluating Interventions in Antenatal Care to Improve the Safety of Women
Rishal, Poonam (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:144, Doctoral thesis, 2018)I Nepal omfatter begrepet familievold (domestic violence) både fysisk, psykisk og seksuell vold mot kvinner der overgriper enten er ektefelle eller et annet familiemedlem. Denne type vold kan føre til svangerskapskomplikasjoner ... -
Improving Safety Among Pregnant Women Reporting Domestic Violence in Nepal—A Pilot Study
Rishal, Poonam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Schei, Berit; Bhandari, Buna; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Swahnberg, Katarina; Infanti, Jennifer; Lukasse, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: Domestic violence (DV) during pregnancy is associated with poor health outcomes for both the mother and newborn, and sometimes death. In a low-income country like Nepal, women have few options to leave abusive ... -
Prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care in Nepal
Rishal, Poonam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Darj, Elisabeth; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam (Journal article, 2017)Aims: The primary aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) and its associated factors among pregnant women in Nepal. The secondary aims were to investigate disclosure of DV by women to ... -
"They just walk way" - women's perception of being silenced by antenatal health workers: a qualitative study on women survivors of domestic violence in Nepal
Rishal, Poonam; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Lukasse, Mirjam; Schei, Berit; Swahnberg, Katarina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)