Bachelor in Public Health (BPH)
2018 – 2020
Community & Environmental Health
Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
Education
Professional experience
Organisations below are those listed as author affiliations in the publications in this CV.
Research Associate / Assistant Project Manager
2023 – present
Kanti Children's Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Co-investigator and site team member on vaccine clinical trials, including a phase III paediatric trial during the COVID-19 pandemic and the OCV-S oral cholera vaccine trial with the International Vaccine Institute. Data management and analysis across multi-site trial datasets; co-authorship on Vaccine: X and Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.
Research Associate
2022 – 2025
Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
Cross-sectional and qualitative epidemiological research on NCD risk factors and vaccine acceptance. Fieldwork in Banke district (630 school adolescents), Kaski district (19 interviews) and Rupandehi (333 government employees). Co-authorship in BMJ Public Health, PLOS One and PLOS Global Public Health.
Research Associate
2024 – 2026
Kanti Children’s Hospital / hospital-affiliated research
Hospital-based survey and immunisation research: antenatal clinics in eastern Kathmandu (371 pregnant women), RSV vaccine acceptability (340 women), and post-COVID-19 immunisation safety surveillance across COVISHIELD and VERO CELL campaigns. Co-authorship in JNMA and the Journal of Nepal Health Research Council.
Publications (9)
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2026
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 23(4)
March 2026
Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Infant Feeding and Immunization among Pregnant Women Visiting Antenatal Clinics
2025
PLOS One 20(12)
December 2025
Prehypertension and its associated factors among government employees in Tilottama Municipality of Rupandehi District, Nepal
BMJ Public Health 3(2)
October 2025
Prevalence of risk factors of major non-communicable diseases among adolescents in schools of Rapti-Sonari rural municipality of Banke district: a cross-sectional study in Nepal
2024
Vaccine: X 21
December 2024
Parental motivations and perceived barriers to participating in pediatric vaccine clinical trials: Findings from the OCV-S trial in Nepal
JNMA (Journal of the Nepal Medical Association) 62(274)
May 2024
Acceptance of New Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine among Pregnant Women in Nepal for Future Routine Immunization: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18(5)
May 2024
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding dengue among non-health undergraduate students of Nepal
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 21(4)
March 2024
Adverse Events Following COVISHIELD and VERO CELL Vaccination Campaigns Against COVID-19
2023
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 19(2)
August 2023
Conducting a phase III clinical trial in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and lessons learnt from a clinical research facility of Nepal
PLOS Global Public Health 3(2)
February 2023
Perceptions around COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy: A qualitative study in Kaski district, Western Nepal
Tools
- SPSS / Stata
- EpiData
- REDCap / KoBoToolbox
- MS Excel
- Reference management (Zotero, Mendeley)
- Data visualisation