Peer Reviewed Publications: Injury Prevention Research

  1. Useche SA, Alonso F, Aktaş A, et al. 2025. Sustainably breaking the cycle: How closely are countries’ development and welfare indicators related to their cycling safety outcomes? Sustainable futures. 10 pp. 101223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101223
  2. Sedain B, Pant PR, Shakya DV, Lamichhane K, Sigdel U, Gurung YB, Dalal K. 2025. Fall injuries among patients in selected hospitals of nepal: A cross-sectional study Scientific Reports. 15(1). 34480 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22368-6 
  3. Weatherburn K, Parmar D, Pant PR, Parajuli M, Murdoch J. 2025. What safety can we talk about when all we see is difficulty? The impact of geographic and cultural determinants of unintentional injury in rural and mountainous Mugu, Nepal. Frontiers in Public Health. 13, 1599047. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1599047
  4. Pant PR, Sedain B, Cenderadewi M. 2025. A call for action to address the burden of drowning in Nepal. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences. 7, pp. 1-5. DoI: https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v7i10.544
  5. Pati S, Chauhan A, Pant PR, Sedain B, Peden AE. 2025. Historic First Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for Preventing Drowning Among Children and Adolescents. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 61(5), pp 817. DoI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70057
  6. Pant PR, Bhatt DC, Bhandari CS, Air AB, Pant Padam R, Parajuli S, Sedain B. 2024. Exploring Health Resilience Practices in Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Journal of Durgalaxmi. 3, pp 192-215. DoI:  https://doi.org/10.3126/jdl.v3i1.73870
  7. Kurmi OP, Chaudhary N, Delanerolle G, Bolton CE, Pant PR, Regmi PR, Gautam S, et al. Nepal Family Cohort Collaborators. 2024. Nepal Family Cohort study: a study protocol. BMJ open. 14(11). e088896. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e088896.info 
  8. Hossain S, Pant PR, van Teijlingen E, Sedain B, Rahman A. 2024. Drowning prevention should be a public health issue in Nepal. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management. 11(4) pp83-87. DOI: 10.3126/ijssm.v11i4.70644 
  9. Pant PR, Dahal S, Joshi SK, Mytton J. Engaging Nepali journalists in good road safety reporting: evaluation of the impact of training workshops. 2023. SAGE Open. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/21582440231204161
  10. Paudyal A, Dhimal M, Bista B, Dahal S, Pant PR, Gyawali P. Prevalence and factors associated with injuries in Nepal: A secondary analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional STEPS survey, 2019. BMJ Open 12 (8), e060561. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/12/8/e060561.full.pdf
  11. Pant PR, Rana P, Pradhan K, Joshi SK, Mytton J. (2022). Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: a Delphi study. BMJ open, 12(4), e059312. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/4/e059312.long
  12. Siebert FW, Hellmann L, Pant PR, Lind H, Trimpop R. Disparity of motorcycle helmet use in Nepal – Weak law enforcement or riders' reluctance? Transport Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour. Vol79, 2021: 72-83 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2021.04.005
  13. Banstola A, Smart G, Raut R, Ghimire KP, Pant PR, Joshi P, Joshi SK, Mytton J. State of Post-injury First Response Systems in Nepal—A Nationwide Survey. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021 Apr 20;9:407. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.607127
  14. Pant PR, Mytton J, Dharel MR, Dangi A, … Joshi SK. The prevention of–and first response to–injuries in Nepal: a review of policies and legislation. BMC Health Research Policy and Systems. 2021 Dec;19(1):1-20. https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-021-00686-1
  15. Sedain B, Pant PR (2020) Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown. F1000Research. https://bit.ly/3u43KUy 4, 1209
  16. Pant PR, Deave T, Banstola A, Bhatta S, Joshi E, Adhikari D, Manandhar SR, Joshi SK, Mytton JA (2020) Home and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey. BMJ Injury Prevention. https://bit.ly/3b4ry1A
  17. Pant PR, Banstola A, Bhatta S, Mytton JA, ….., James SL (2020) Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. BMJ Injury prevention. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043309 https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/26/Suppl_2/i57
  18. Mytton JA, Bhatta S, Thorne M, Pant PR (2019) Understanding the burden of injuries in Nepal: A systematic review of published studies. Cogent Medicine 6 (1), 1673654
  19. Sathian B, Pant PR, Teijlingen Evan, Banerjee I, Roy B (2018) Need for improving the health system preparedness for road traffic injuries in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 8 (3), 735 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJE/article/view/23726
  20. Sedain B and Pant PR (2018) Status of drowning in Nepal: A study of central police data. F1000Research; 7 p 576 https://f1000research.com/articles/7-576
  21. Joshi S K, Pant PR, Banstola A, Bhatta S and Mytton J (2017) Injuries in Nepal - A neglected public health burden and ways forward. Kathmandu University Medical Journal; 15 (4) pp 269-270 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30580339/
  22. Pant, PR (2017). Occupational risk factors as causes of deaths among economically active population in Nepal. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2017),1-2. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v7i2.22889
  23. Mytton J and Pant P (2016). 839 Fire safety education for children and young people; a study of current UK practice. Injury Prevention. 22:A299-A300 (Abstract only)
  24. Joshi S K and Pant PR (2016) Childhood injury prevention in post-epidemiological transition in Nepal [Editorial]. Kathmandu University Medical Journal; 14(53):1-2(2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27892431/
  25. Bhatta S, Pant PR and Mytton J (2016) Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. International Journal of Emergency Medicine; 9(21) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949185/
  26. Pant PR, Towner E, Ellis M, Manandhar D, Pilkington P and Mytton J. (2015) Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the Makwanpur district of Nepal: A household survey. Int'l Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12 (12). pp. 15118-15128. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/12/14967 
  27. Pant PR, Budhathoki B, Ellis M, Manandhar D, Deave T and Mytton J (2015) The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers. BMC Public Health; 15 (430). https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-1783-5
  28. Pant PR, Towner E, Pilkington P and Ellis M (2015) Epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in the South-East Asia region: A systematic review. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion; 22 (1). pp. 24-32. [Online version published in 2013]. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24111572/
  29. Pant PR, Towner E, Pilkington P, Ellis M and Manandhar D (2014) Community perceptions of unintentional child injuries in Makwanpur district of Nepal: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health; 14. p. 476. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24886124/