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Covid-19 vaccine compliance among residents of Kathmandu Valley
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a public health threat. Equitable access to safe and effective vaccines is critical to end the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess COVID-19 vaccine compliance and factors associated with it among residents of Kathmandu valley. Results: Vaccine compliance was found in 94.1% of 390 respondents. Complete vaccination history, perceived vaccine effectiveness and high social influence were the determinants for vaccine compliance.
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SOMEWHERE-IN-BETWEEN
I believed that I was an extremist. Boiling everything down to 0 or 100, leaving no room for the in-between shades. Life, people say, should be balanced and that you cannot live in the extremities. This essay explores the journey of discovering the gray zones of morality, existentialism, spirituality, and freedom - finding peace in the somewhere-in-between.
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Family-centered program for expecting and new mothers
This was a community-based awareness program for pregnant women (PW) and recently delivered women (RDW) along with their family members. The main objective was to sensitize the targeted participants about Antenatal (ANC) and Postnatal (PNC) care, institutional delivery and newborn care. A total of 127 people from 40 households were directly or indirectly reached through this program in Pakhapani village of Myagdi district, Nepal.
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