Tara Ballav Adhikari

@ph.au.dk

Postdoc, Department of Public Health
Aarhus University

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Policy, Global and Planetary Change
15091

Scholar Citations

25

Scholar h-index

36

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice of micronutrients among adolescents in Madhyabindu Municipality: a cross-sectional study
    T Shrestha, P Pokhrel, M Thapa, K Paudel, S Bhusal, TB Adhikari
    BMJ Public Health 4 (2) , 2026
    2026
  • ERS Congress 2025: highlights from the Epidemiology and Environment Assembly
    S Høj, S Xu, VQ Santofimio, TB Adhikari, SV David, S Dai, UO Sertçelik, ...
    ERJ Open Research 12 (3), 00024-2026 , 2026
    2026
  • Trends and burden of tobacco use in Nepal: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2021
    K Paudel, K Gautam, S Niroula, S Bhusal, JA Wickersham, MSH Sujan, ...
    Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 12, 10.18332/tpc217390 , 2026
    2026
  • Prevalence of the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Nepalese Students Aged 6–18 Years: An Urgent Call for Intervention
    AF Safikhany, D Neupane, TB Adhikari, P Kallestrup, CB Patsche
    Nutrition Bulletin 51 (1), 95-103 , 2026
    2026
  • Effectiveness of a female community health volunteer-led physical activity education intervention on accelerometer-derived outcomes in semi-urban Nepal: an open-label, cluster …
    R Shrestha, S Paudel, A Rijal, TB Adhikari, PJL Gradidge, B Khatri, ...
    International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity , 2026
    2026
  • Effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    R Shrestha, S Paudel, TB Adhikari, B Khatri, S Adhikari, D Neupane, ...
    British Journal of Sports Medicine 60 (4), 286-299 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of ownership, frequency of smart device use and the acceptability of digital health data sharing among hypertensive patients visiting a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
    S Niroula, G Bhattarai, K Paudel, TB Adhikari, R Shrestha, SM Shrestha, ...
    2026
  • Hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in nepal: results from may measurement month 2020 blood pressure screening
    P Acharya, A Rijal, N Subedi, B Bhandari, S Koirala, K Paudel, PB Soti, ...
    Discover Public Health 22 (1), 786 , 2025
    2025
  • Designing and evaluating training for female community health volunteers to promote physical activity in semi-urban Nepal: a co-designed approach
    R Shrestha, S Paudel, A Rijal, TB Adhikari, B Khatri, L Dhakal, ...
    Archives of Public Health 83 (1), 289 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of quality of life among undergraduate students using WHOQOL questionnaire in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
    P Bhandari, K Paudel, S Bajracharya, B Khanal, K Gautam, TB Adhikari, ...
    BMJ Public Health 3 (2) , 2025
    2025
  • Prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and condomless sex among MSM in Nepal; findings based on an integrated biological and behavioral surveillance survey using respondent-driven sampling
    K Paudel, K Gautam, P Bhandari, F Lena, JA Wickersham, MSH Sujan, ...
    Medicine 104 (48), e46286 , 2025
    2025
  • A comparative study of nutritional status and helminth infections among school-attending Mangyan children in the Philippines
    IMA Mortil, F Gaifém, CW Stecher, CM Wejse, TB Adhikari
    Parasitology International, 103194 , 2025
    2025
  • A checklist for translating and adapting questionnaires (CTAQ) in healthcare research: insights from a Delphi method approach
    NTM Duc, KAS Dila, DH Nguyen, S Eltaybani, AG Singal, AR Siddiqui, ...
    Tropical Medicine and Health 53 (1), 154 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral therapy at Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Nepal
    A Poudel, K Paudel, TB Adhikari, S Adhikari, M Chhetri, R Shrestha
    Discover Public Health 22 (1), 653 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Prevalence and determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness among men who have sex with men in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
    K Paudel, K Gautam, M Sharma, JA Wickersham, MSH Sujan, T Ha, ...
    Medicine 104 (31), e42341 , 2025
    2025
  • Patterns of alcohol use and daily smoking among men who have sex with men in Nepal
    K Paudel, K Gautam, MS Hossain Sujan, P Adhikari, S Bhusal, ...
    Journal of Community Health 50 (4), 638-645 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Community-based promotion of physical activity in Nepal: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
    R Shrestha, TB Adhikari, B Khatri, D Neupane, S Paudel, RØ Nielsen, ...
    Trials 26 (1), 170 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Understanding Barriers to Early Warning Messages for People Living with Non-Communicable Diseases in Nepal
    TB Adhikari
    Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) , 2025
    2025
  • Urgent Need for Tobacco Cessation Initiatives Among LGBT Communities in Nepal
    K Paudel, A Rana, K Gautam, A Rijal, B KC, TB Adhikari, R Shrestha
    Health Prospect 23 (3), 31-33 , 2025
    2025
  • Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adolescents in Nagarjun municipality: a cross-sectional study
    L Gautam, M Thapa, P Pokhrel, S Bhusal, K Paudel, TB Adhikari
    BMJ Public Health 2 (2) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
    MG Griswold, N Fullman, C Hawley, N Arian, SRM Zimsen, HD Tymeson, ...
    The Lancet 392 (10152), 1015-1035 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4224
  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    JB Soriano, PJ Kendrick, KR Paulson, V Gupta, EM Abrams, RA Adedoyin, ...
    The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 8 (6), 585-596 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2593
  • Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the …
    C Troeger, B Blacker, IA Khalil, PC Rao, J Cao, SRM Zimsen, ...
    The Lancet infectious diseases 18 (11), 1191-1210 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 2119
  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    D Dicker, G Nguyen, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay, C Abbafati, N Abbasi, ...
    The lancet 392 (10159), 1684-1735 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 1181
  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global …
    N Fullman, J Yearwood, SM Abay, C Abbafati, F Abd-Allah, J Abdela, ...
    The Lancet 391 (10136), 2236-2271 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 1043
  • Mortality, morbidity, and hospitalisations due to influenza lower respiratory tract infections, 2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    CE Troeger, BF Blacker, IA Khalil, SRM Zimsen, SB Albertson, D Abate, ...
    The Lancet respiratory medicine 7 (1), 69-89 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 646
  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic …
    R Lozano, N Fullman, D Abate, SM Abay, C Abbafati, N Abbasi, ...
    The lancet 392 (10159), 2091-2138 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 644
  • Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    CJL Murray, CSKH Callender, XR Kulikoff, V Srinivasan, D Abate, ...
    The Lancet 392 (10159), 1995-2051 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 412
  • May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension (vol 40, pg 2006, 2019)
    T Beaney, LM Burrell, RR Castillo, FJ Charchar, S Cro, A Damasceno, ...
    EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 40 (37), 3109-3109 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 314
  • Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: findings from the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 2017 study
    GBD 2017 Child and Adolescent Health Collaborators, RC Reiner Jr, ...
    JAMA pediatrics 173 (6), e190337 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 282
  • Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
    A Deshpande, MK Miller-Petrie, PA Lindstedt, MM Baumann, KB Johnson, ...
    The Lancet Global Health 8 (9), e1162-e1185 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 229
  • Spending on health and HIV/AIDS: domestic health spending and development assistance in 188 countries, 1995–2015
    JL Dieleman, A Haakenstad, A Micah, M Moses, C Abbafati, P Acharya, ...
    The lancet 391 (10132), 1799-1829 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 200
  • Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare ethics among resident doctors and ward nurses from a resource poor setting, Nepal
    S Adhikari, K Paudel, AR Aro, TB Adhikari, B Adhikari, SR Mishra
    BMC Medical Ethics 17 (1), 68 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 169
  • Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 …
    AE Micah, IE Cogswell, B Cunningham, S Ezoe, AC Harle, ER Maddison, ...
    The lancet 398 (10308), 1317-1343 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 149
  • Sleep quality and its correlates among undergraduate medical students in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
    K Paudel, TB Adhikari, P Khanal, R Bhatta, R Paudel, S Bhusal, P Basel
    PLOS Global Public Health 2 (2), e0000012 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 78
  • The economic impact of non-communicable diseases among households in South Asia and their coping strategy: A systematic review
    A Rijal, TB Adhikari, JAM Khan, G Berg-Beckhoff
    PloS one 13 (11), e0205745 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 74
  • Computer vision syndrome, musculoskeletal, and stress-related problems among visual display terminal users in Nepal
    A Das, S Shah, TB Adhikari, BS Paudel, SK Sah, RK Das, CP Shah, ...
    PloS one 17 (7), e0268356 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 71
  • Health literacy and associated factors among undergraduates: A university-based cross-sectional study in Nepal
    S Bhusal, R Paudel, M Gaihre, K Paudel, TB Adhikari, PMS Pradhan
    PLOS Global Public Health 1 (11), e0000016 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 65
  • Alcohol consumption pattern in western Nepal: findings from the COBIN baseline survey
    TB Adhikari, A Rijal, P Kallestrup, D Neupane
    BMC psychiatry 19 (1), 283 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 56
  • Burden of COPD in Nepal
    TB Adhikari, D Neupane, P Kallestrup
    International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13, 583 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 54