Oui, les traitements sont souvent adaptés en fonction des symptômes et de la gravité.
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Complications
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Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec une malformation de l'aqueduc ?
Les complications incluent des troubles de l'équilibre, des pertes auditives et des infections.
ComplicationsTroubles de l'équilibre
#2
Les infections de l'oreille sont-elles une complication fréquente ?
Oui, les malformations peuvent augmenter le risque d'infections de l'oreille.
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Les troubles de l'équilibre peuvent-ils être permanents ?
Oui, certains patients peuvent souffrir de troubles de l'équilibre permanents.
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#4
Les complications auditives peuvent-elles s'aggraver avec le temps ?
Oui, sans traitement, les pertes auditives peuvent s'aggraver avec le temps.
Pertes auditivesComplications
#5
Y a-t-il un risque de développement de troubles neurologiques ?
Dans certains cas, des troubles neurologiques peuvent se développer en raison de complications.
Troubles neurologiquesComplications
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels sont les facteurs de risque pour les malformations de l'aqueduc ?
Les antécédents familiaux et certaines conditions génétiques augmentent le risque.
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#2
Les infections pendant la grossesse peuvent-elles affecter l'aqueduc ?
Oui, certaines infections pendant la grossesse peuvent augmenter le risque de malformations.
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#3
L'exposition à des toxines est-elle un facteur de risque ?
Oui, l'exposition à certaines toxines environnementales peut augmenter le risque.
Toxines environnementalesFacteurs de risque
#4
Les anomalies chromosomiques sont-elles liées à l'aqueduc ?
Oui, certaines anomalies chromosomiques peuvent être associées à des malformations de l'aqueduc.
Anomalies chromosomiquesMalformations
#5
L'âge parental joue-t-il un rôle dans les malformations ?
Oui, l'âge avancé des parents peut être un facteur de risque pour certaines malformations.
Âge parentalFacteurs de risque
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue in Nepal. IPV has social and economic impacts on women, family, and the wider society. In this study, we aimed to determine factors assoc...
We conducted a secondary data analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2022. The study examines the lifetime prevalence of IPV. IPV was measured in three domains: experience of physi...
Of 3853 women, 27.2% had experienced any form of IPV. The lifetime prevalence of physical violence, emotional violence, and sexual violence were 23.2%, 12.8%, and 7.1%, respectively. Higher odds of ph...
Almost one in three currently partnered women experienced some form of IPV in their lifetime. Various sociodemographic, partner-related, and women's empowerment-related factors were associated with ex...
Nepal is characterized by low empowerment of women which may have negative effects on their health status as well as sexual and reproductive rights. We seek to identify key determinants of women empow...
This study utilizes 4,211 women aged between 15 and 49 years from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for Nepal. Following the previous study for Mozambique, we use Principal Component Analys...
We found that older age is generally associated with higher empowerment across all these domains. Interestingly, while partner controlling behavior tended to decrease empowerment in beliefs about viol...
Our results have many similarities but also notable differences with previous literature which emphasizes the importance of regular and region-specific studies of women's empowerment, acknowledging th...
Snakebite is an important public health issue around the world. In Nepal, it affects a huge number of people mostly belonging to low-income households who are involved in agriculture. Although snakebi...
antivenom; Nepal; snakebite....
In Nepal, abortion is legal on request through 12 weeks of pregnancy and up to 28 weeks for health and other reasons. Abortion is available at public facilities at no cost and by trained private provi...
We used data from a prospective longitudinal study with 1835 women aged 15-45. Between April 2019 and December 2020, we recruited 1,835 women seeking abortions at 22 sites across Nepal, including thos...
Among those recruited when eligibility included seeking abortion at any gestational age, four in ten women sought abortion care beyond 10 weeks or did not know their gestation and just over one in ten...
Denial of legal abortion care in Nepal is common, particularly among those with fewer resources. The majority of those denied in the sample should have been able to obtain care according to Nepal's ab...
Nepal is a developing country where diabetes is becoming a major health challenge due to its high prevalence of 8.5% affecting around 2 million people. Due to limited resources, there are many barrier...
We conducted an online survey amongst senior physicians, who were members of 'Diabetes & Endocrine Association of Nepal' to assess their perception of diabetic foot problems in Nepal....
Thirty-Eight physicians responded to the survey who saw a total of 17597 patients in the preceding month. They recalled seeing 647 with 'Diabetic Foot Ulcers', giving a crude Diabetic Foot Ulcer preva...
Despite having expertise in various fields there is no dedicated multi-disciplinary diabetic foot clinic in Nepal. This survey shows that diabetic foot problems are abundant in Nepal and there is a ne...
Miscarriage is a major public health concern in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Nepal. This study aims to examine the factors associated with miscarriage among pregnant women of reproduct...
There were a total of weighted sample of 26,376 cross-sectional pregnancy data from Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016 combined together, which was used in the stud...
The results showed that maternal age, contraception, tobacco smoking, wealth index, respondents' educational status, and, caste/ethnicity were found to be strong factors of miscarriage in Nepal. The l...
Findings from this study show that miscarriages are associated with maternal age, use of contraception, smoking, wealth index, caste, and ethnicity. Interventions aimed to improve use of contraceptive...
Recently, breast cancer cases in Nepal are on the rise, accounting for approximately 16% of all cancer cases, making it the second most common malignancy. Given the dependence of the Nepalese on agric...
Physiotherapy is a relatively young profession in Nepal. Education standards, and workforce organization and representation have improved in recent years, but there is no detailed workforce data to su...
In a cross-sectional survey, we asked Nepali physiotherapists about their sociodemographic characteristics, employment or physiotherapy practice area and settings, and job satisfaction. We assessed th...
Of the 1120 physiotherapists who were contacted, 52% (female: 287; male: 293) completed the survey. The majority of the participants (75%) were less than 30 years old. The majority (73%) held a Bachel...
The majority of the physiotherapy workforce in Nepal is well-educated, young and at an early career stage. Most physiotherapists work in musculoskeletal and adult neurological physiotherapy, in privat...
In Nepal, suicidal behaviour among adolescents is a growing concern, and the country has been in the grip of a major mental health disaster for many years. The issue must be addressed immediately, and...
The focus of this study was on the current enrollment status of the government-funded health insurance (HI) program in Nepal, which is necessary to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. Despite t...