Research in community in Nepal

This book highlight the outcomes of different community based research targeted to village people, medical students and community people attended to community care center addressing different health and motivational profiles. Motivational profiles of medical students found interest + status motivated and interest-motivated medical students were associated with good deep and surface study strategy and good academic performance. Hence this study stated that motivation is important required component for good learning outcomes for medical students and also it will help to maintain good health for these students. Health problems study in community reflects the importance of health education in community to achieve better maternal and child health indicators. Vitamin D deficiency study found deficiency more among individuals more than 50 years compare to below age groups and varied association with health related factors. Since this problem is now recognized as a pandemic, studies related to this needs to be prioritize to increase the awareness among public and health professionals. All studies targeted for health promotion, prevention with effective community strategy.

Autorentext

Prof Dr. Lochana Shrestha, MBBS, MD Community Medicine (India), MIPH (Australia), Fellow in Geriatrics (India) Professor and Head of Department of Community Medicine in National Army Institute of Health and Science (NAIHS), Nepal Hon. Member of Council of UN International Institute on Aging, Malta/ILC-I : lochanashrestha@gmail.com.