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According to the Journal of Nepal Dental Association [72] National Oral Health 'Pathfinder' Survey 2004 [73] shows prevalence of dental decay in adolescents studying in school is lower, which is 25.6% for 12 to 16 years of age. This can be due to the use of fluoridated toothpaste and awareness in the school going adults.
As of 2007, HIV prevalence among female sex workers and their clients was less than 2 percent and 1 percent, respectively, and 3.3 percent among urban-based MSM. The NCASC reports HIV infections to be more common among men than women, as well as in urban areas and the far western region of Nepal, where migrant labor is more obvious.
In science, prevalence describes a proportion (typically expressed as a percentage). For example, the prevalence of obesity among American adults in 2001 was estimated by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at approximately 20.9%. [5] Prevalence is a term that means being widespread and it is distinct from incidence.
Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.. Out of 123 languages of Nepal, the 48 Indo-European languages, which are of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) sub-family (excluding English), constitute the largest group in terms of the numeric strength of their speakers, nearly 82.1% [8] of population.
However, Nepal has a relatively high ratio for female to male suicide ranking17th for male suicide and 3rd for female suicide rate in the world. [41] Three-year data of death by suicide obtained from the Nepal police records show that the trends of suicide have consistently been on increasing trend.
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factor is particularly high among healthy adults in urban area as per a study conducted by Om Murti Anil in Kathmandu in 2014. [ 2 ] According to the Nepal Health Research Council and the World Health Organization , cardiovascular diseases are one of the major components of non-communicable diseases that kill ...
The National Census of Nepal is conducted every ten years to collect information about the demographic, social, economic and other parameters. The first census in Nepal was done in 1911 using a traditional approach. Since 1952/54 the census was done by adopting modern scientific methods.
Nepal Bhasa, the mother-tongue of the Newars, is widely used and spoken in and around Kathmandu Valley and in major Newar trade towns across Nepal. Other languages, particularly in the Inner Terai hill and mountain regions, are remnants of the country's pre-unification history of dozens of political entities isolated by mountains and gorges.