Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Karmacharya, Biraj Man"
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Diabetes Prevention Education Program in a population with pre-diabetes in Nepal: a study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial (DiPEP)
Shakya, Pushpanjali; Sen, Abhijit; Skovlund, Eva; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Shrestha, Archana; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Shrestha, Abha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction Evidence suggests that diabetes burden can be reduced by implementing early lifestyle intervention programmes in population with pre-diabetes in high-income countries. However, little is known in developing ... -
Effectiveness of a group-based Diabetes Prevention Education Program (DiPEP) in a population with pre-diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Nepal
Shakya, Pushpanjali; Shrestha, Archana; Bajracharya, Monish; Shrestha, Abha; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Shrestha, Smriti; Das, Seema; Shrestha, Ishwori Byanju; Barun, Krishnaa; Shrestha, Nistha; Skovlund, Eva; Sen, Abhijit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Although several lifestyle intervention studies have been conducted in low/middle-income countries, there were no such studies in Nepal. Therefore, a group-based culturally tailored Diabetes Prevention Education ... -
Group-based lifestyle intervention to prevent type 2 diabetes in individuals with prediabetes in Nepal
Shakya, Pushpanjali (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:351, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Gruppebasert livsstilsintervensjon til forebygging av type 2 diabetes hos individer med prediabetes i Nepal Diabetes er en av de raskeste voksende globale helsekrisene i verden i dag. Imidlertid kan diabetesbyrden reduseres ... -
How Did People with Prediabetes Who Attended the Diabetes Prevention Education Program (DiPEP) Experience Making Lifestyle Changes? A Qualitative Study in Nepal
Shakya, Pushpanjali; Bajracharya, Monish; Skovlund, Eva; Shrestha, Abha; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Sen, Abhijit; Steinsbekk, Aslak Irgens; Shrestha, Archana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Diabetes can be prevented through lifestyle modification in the prediabetic phase. A group-based lifestyle intervention called ‘Diabetes Prevention Education Program’ (DiPEP) was tested recently in Nepal. The present study ... -
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors of prediabetic stages: a cross-sectional study among adults in Nepal
Shakya, Pushpanjali; Shrestha, Archana; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Shrestha, Abha; Kulseng, Bård Eirik; Skovlund, Eva; Sen, Abhijit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To estimate the prevalence of prediabetes and to assess the association of prediabetic stages with sociodemographic, lifestyle and clinical factors Design Cross-sectional study at the screening and inclusion ... -
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among married women in rural Nepal
Shakya, Sunila; Tingulstad, Solveig; Syversen, Unni; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Madhup, Surendra; Vaidya, Krista; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Afset, Jan Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction. We have previously determined the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women in rural Nepal. In the current study, we also wanted to examine the prevalence of and risk factors for other ... -
Relevance of anthropometric measurements as predictors of prevalent diabetes type 2: A cross-sectional study on a Norwegian population
Hasselgren, Anton; Karmacharya, Biraj Man; Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives The objective was to determine the predictive potential of anthropometric indices to screen prevalent diabetes mellitus type 2 in a Norwegian population. Design This is a cross-sectional design to determine the ...