Hridaya Raj

The study was conducted in an eye health project districts – Bara, Rautahat and Makawanpur, implemented by Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu. The data was collected from seven municipalities of Bara, Rautahat and Makawanpur districts, located in the mid-southern part of Nepal with a population of 99,930 covering 72 wards of seven municipalities. The study municipalities have a diverse population in terms of culture, religion, caste and ethnicity.

This study was part of a larger project entitled ‘‘Prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety and alcohol use disorders among out-migrant labour in Madi Chitwan’’. The current paper is based on the quantitative study which collected data from 725 respondents (with 372 migrants and 353 non-migrants). A cross-sectional study using multi-stage sampling was conducted among adult male Nepali workers including non-migrants and returnee migrants.

BMC Health Services Research, Jul 2023 The burden of mental health problems and inequalities in healthcare has emerged as critical issues, in Nepal. Strengthened citizen-driven social accountability (SA) is an effective strategy for building equitable health systems and providing quality healthcare services to all, yet SA in mental health is an under-researched area in Nepal.