National Health Policy and factors predicting its implementation at the local level in Nepal: an exploratory cross-sectional study
The study found moderate awareness of the National Health Policy among health workers, with key challenges including inadequate infrastructure, limited skilled professionals, and insufficient funding. Regular use of technology significantly improved implementation outcomes, while younger age and less experience were linked to more positive attitudes. Despite some awareness of local initiatives, most participants stressed the need for additional training and resources to enhance policy execution.
Authors
- Rajan Bhusal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0808-7476)
- Chichen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1095-9939)
- Dipendra Khadka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-3173)
- Mengjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-9538)
- Xinyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-2485)
Institutions
- Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province (CN)
- Precision for Medicine (United States) (US)
- Hospital and Rehabilitation for Disabled Children (NP)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1592213
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82