Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the general population towards ear care and hearing health in Karnali Province, Nepal
Less than half of the population demonstrated good knowledge and attitude towards ear and hearing health. Healthy practices were notably low. Younger participants had better KAP levels than older individuals. While higher education was linked to improved knowledge and attitude, it did not influence healthy practices.
Authors
- Anil Paudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9979-5012)
- Purna Laxmi Maharjan
- Roshana Kandel
- Radha Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3622-4554)
- Sanju Maharjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1761-7832)
- Ranjan Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-8751)
- Diego Santana-Hernández
- Krishna Ram Khadka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2525-8603)
- Man Bahadur Kunwar
- Manish Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6059-2197)
- Sailesh Kumar Mishra
- Rishi Bhatta
- Manisha Budhathoki
Institutions
- Christoffel Blinden Mission (DE)
- Nepal Development Research Institute (NP)
- Global College (CY)
- KIST Medical College (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of public health research
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251397744
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85