Dr Nirmal Aryal
- naryal at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4835-0785
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- BGB
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Journal Articles
- Regmi, P., Aryal, N., Bhattarai, S., Sedhain, A., Krishna, R.K.C. and van Teijlingen, E., 2024. Exploring lifestyles, work environment and health care experience of Nepalese returnee labour migrants diagnosed with kidney-related problems. PLoS ONE, 19 (8).
- Regmi, P., Aryal, N., van Teijlingen, E., KC, R.K., Gautam, M. and Maharjan, S., 2024. A Qualitative Insight into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant Workers. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9 (7).
- Chaudhary, M.N., Lim, V.C., Faller, E.M., Regmi, P., Aryal, N., Zain, S.N.M., Azman, A.S. and Sahimin, N., 2024. Assessing the basic knowledge and awareness of dengue fever prevention among migrant workers in Klang Valley, Malaysia. PLoS ONE, 19 (2 February).
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P., Adhikari Dhakal, S., Sharma, S. and van Teijlingen, E., 2024. Moral panic, fear, stigma, and discrimination against returnee migrants and Muslim populations in Nepal: analyses of COVID-19 media content. Journal of Media Studies, 38 (2), 71-98.
- Regmi, P., Simkhada, P., Aryal, N. and van Teijlingen, E., 2023. Excessive Mortalities among Migrant Workers: The Case of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 4, 31-32.
- Chaudhary, M.N., Lim, V.C., Sahimin, N., Faller, E.M., Regmi, P., Aryal, N. and Azman, A.S., 2023. Assessing the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices in, food safety among migrant workers in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 54.
- Regmi, P.R., Dhakal Adhikari, S., Aryal, N., Wasti, S.P. and van Teijlingen, E., 2022. Fear, Stigma and Othering: The Impact of COVID-19 Rumours on Returnee Migrants and Muslim Populations of Nepal. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15).
- Aryal, N., Sedhain, A., Regmi, P., KC, R.K. and van Teijlingen, E., 2021. Risk of kidney health among returnee Nepali migrant workers: A survey of nephrologists. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 12 (12), 126-132.
- Gonzalez, R.N., Regmi, P., Aryal, N. and Akudjedu, T., 2021. Mental Health Risk and Associated Factors in the Aftermath of the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, 7 (1).
- van Teijlingen, E., Dhakal Adhikari, S., Regmi, P., van Teijlingen, A., Aryal, N. and Panday, S., 2021. Publishing, identifiers & metrics: Playing the numbers game. Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health, 20 (1), 18-21.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P., Sedhain, A., KC, R.K., Martinez Faller, E., Rijal, A. and van Teijlingen, E., 2021. Kidney health risk of migrant workers: An issue we can no longer overlook. Health Prospect, 20 (1), 15-17.
- Thapa, L., Aryal, N. et al., 2021. Prevalence of Stroke and Stroke Risk Factors in a South-Western Community of Nepal. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 30 (5).
- Adhikary, P. et al., 2020. Accessing health services in India: experiences of seasonal migrants returning to Nepal. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1).
- Regmi, P.R., Aryal, N., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Adhikary, P., 2020. Nepali Migrant Workers and the Need for Pre-departure Training on Mental Health: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22 (5), 973-981.
- Murphy, J. and Aryal, N., 2020. Improving the provision of nutritional care for people living with dementia in care homes. Nursing Older People, 35 (2).
- Mahato, P., Tamang, P., Shahi, P., Aryal, N., Regmi, P., van Teijlingen, E. and Simkhada, P., 2020. Effects of COVID-19 during lockdown in Nepal. Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2 (2), 1.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E., Trenoweth, S., Adhikary, P. and Simkhada, P., 2020. The impact of spousal migration on the mental health of nepali women: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (4).
- Dhungana, R.R., Aryal, N., Adhikary, P., Kc, R.K., Regmi, P.R., Devkota, B., Sharma, G.N., Wickramage, K., Van Teijlingen, E. and Simkhada, P., 2019. Psychological morbidity in Nepali cross-border migrants in India: A community based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 19 (1).
- Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E., Mahato, P., Aryal, N., Jadhav, N., Simkhada, P., Zahiruddin, Q.S. and Gaidhane, A., 2019. The health of nepali migrants in India: A qualitative study of lifestyles and risks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (19).
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., Faller, E.M., van Teijlingen, E., Khoon, C.C., Pereira, A. and Simkhada, P., 2019. Sudden cardiac death and kidney health related problems among Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia. Nepal J Epidemiol, 9 (3), 788-791.
- Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2019. Reply to a letter to the Editor regarding the article “Blood pressure and hypertension in people living at high altitude in Nepal”. Hypertension Research, 42 (7), 1096.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Mahat, P., 2019. Adolescents left behind by migrant workers: a call for community-based mental health interventions in Nepal. WHO South-East Asia journal of public health, 8 (1), 38-41.
- van Teijlingen, E., Regmi, P.R., Adhikary, P., Aryal, N. and Simkhada, P., 2019. Interdisciplinary Research in Public Health: Not quite straightforward. Health Prospect, 18 (1), 4-7.
- Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2019. Blood pressure and hypertension in people living at high altitude in Nepal. Hypertension Research, 42 (2), 284-291.
- Simkhada, P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, B., Regmi, P.R., Aryal, N. and Marahatta, S., 2018. Experts warn Nepal Government not to reduce local Public Health spending. Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, 4 (1), 1.
- Regmi, P., Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Aryal, N., 2017. Local elections and community health care in Nepal. Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health, 16 (2).
- Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2017. Lipid profiles, glycated hemoglobin, and diabetes in people living at high altitude in Nepal. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (9).
- Regmi, P.R., Aryal, N., Kurmi, O., Pant, P.R., van Teijlingen, E. and Wasti, S.P., 2017. Informed Consent in Health Research: Challenges and Barriers in Low-and Middle-Income Countries with Specific Reference to Nepal. Developing World Bioethics, 17 (2), 84-89.
- Simkhada, P.P., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E. and Aryal, N., 2017. Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: A review of the literature. Journal of Travel Medicine, 24 (4).
- Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2017. Electrocardiography in people living at high altitude of Nepal. Heart Asia, 9 (1), 48-53.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., Van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Adhikary, P., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2016. Injury and Mortality in Young Nepalese Migrant Workers: A Call for Public Health Action. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28 (8), 703-705.
- Aryal, N. and Wasti, S.P., 2016. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in South Asia: a systematic review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIABETES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 36 (3), 255-262.
- Aryal, N., Weatherall, M., Bhatta, Y.K.D. and Mann, S., 2016. Blood Pressure and Hypertension in Adults Permanently Living at High Altitude: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY, 17 (3), 185-193.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E., Dhungel, D., Ghale, G. and Bhatta, G.K., 2016. Knowing is not enough: Migrant workers' spouses vulnerability to HIV. SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS, 8 (1), 9-15.
- Regmi, P.R., Aryal, N., Pant, P., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Devkota, B., 2016. Priority public health interventions and research agendas in post-earthquake Nepal. South East Asia Journal of Public Health, 5 (2), 7-12.
- Regmi, P.R., Kurmi, O., Aryal, N., Pant, P., Banstola, A., Alloh, F. and van Teijlingen, E., 2016. Diabetes prevention and management in South Asia: A call for action. International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health, 8 (2), 107-116.
- Regmi, P.R., Aryal, N. and van Teijlingen, E., 2016. Child birth in the exam centres in Nepal: An overlooked Public Health issue! Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health, 15 (1), 20-21.
- Aryal, N., Marais, D. and Simkhada, P., 2014. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among People being Treated for HIV in Nepal: a Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Research in HIV AIDS and Prevention, 1 (4), 22-36.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P.R. and Mudwari, N.R., 2012. Violence against women living with HIV: a cross sectional study in Nepal. Global journal of health science, 4 (3), 117-125.
Chapters
- Pant, P.R., Regmi, P., Aryal, N. and Acharya, U., 2022. Social Media in Academic Publishing and Its Impact. In: Wasti, S., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Hundley, V., eds. Academic Writing and Publishing in Health and Social Sciences. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha, 142-152.
- Aryal, N., Regmi, P., Simkhada, B., van Teijlingen, E., Wasti, S., Hundley, V. and Khatri, R., 2022. Being Ethical in Writing and Publishing. In: Wasti, S., van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P. and Hundley, V., eds. Academic Writing and Publishing in Health and Social Sciences. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha, 153-161.
Conferences
- van Teijlingen, E., Wasti, S., Aryal, N., Pramod, R., Bhandari, A. and Simkhada, P., 2025. Panel discussion ‘Navigating Health Challenges: well-being of Nepalese migrant workers’. In: 21st BNAC (Britain-Nepal Academic Council) Annual Study Days 13-14 May 2024 Edinburgh. https://www.bnac.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BNAC-Nepal-Study-Days-Conference-Programme-2024.pdf.
- Regmi, P., Simkhada, P., Mahato, P., van Teijlingen, E., Aryal, N. and Manandha, S., 2023. Health Research Priorities and Needs in Migrant Health: A Review of Reviews’. In: BNAC 20th Study Days 24-25 April 2023 Huddersfield.
- Regmi, P., Dhakal Adhikari, S., Aryal, N., van Teijlingen, E., Wasti, S.P. and Sharma, S., 2021. Moral Panic and Othering Practices during Nepal’s COVID19 Pandemic. In: 10th Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal & the Himalaya 28-30 July 2021 Kathmandu, Nepal.
- van Teijlingen, E., Simkhada, P., Regmi, P., Aryal, N. and Adhikari, K., 2018. Skills transfer, employability & entrepreneurship of returnee labour migrants in Nepal. In: BNAC 16th Nepal Study Days (Nepal Conference) 16-17 April 2018 Durham. http://bnac.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BNAC-NSD-Durham-Programme-and-Abstracts.pdf.
- Simkhada, P., Regmi, P., van Teijlingen, E. and Aryal, N., 2017. Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: A review of the literature. In: 15th BNAC Nepal Study Days 12-13 April 2017 Bournemouth. 15th BNAC Nepal Study Days, 1-16 London: Britain-Nepal Academic Council.
Internet Publications
- Aryal, N. and Regmi, P., 2018. Wellbeing first. https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/wellbeing-first/. Available from: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/wellbeing-first/.
- Regmi, P. and Aryal, N., 2016. Diabetes prevalence: Prevention strategies. The Himalayan Times. Available from: https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/diabetes-prevalence-prevention-strategies/.
- Regmi, P. and Aryal, N., 2015. Public health impact of earthquakes. Setopati Online. Available from: http://m.setopati.net/opinion/6346/.
Invited Lectures
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Multidisciplinary Research: not easy, Nottingham, 24 May 2019 more
Invited presentation at Research Away Day, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, where I am Honorary Professor
Grants
- Effectiveness of health component of pre-departure orientation training for aspiring Nepali migrant workers (Bournemouith University GCRF, 01 Jun 2019). Completed
- Mental health of female spouses of Nepalese labour migrants (Faculty of Health and Social Science, Bournemouth University, 01 Jan 2018). Completed
- Mental health of female spouses of Nepalese labour migrants (FHSS, Bournemouth University, 01 Jan 2018). Completed
- A study on health vulnerabilities of cross-border migrants from Nepal (International Organization for Migration (IOM), Nepal, 15 Aug 2017). Completed
- Mental health risk factors in Nepalese labour migrant workers and their perceptions of potential elements on mental health needed in pre-departure training (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, 30 Mar 2017). Completed
- Mental health risk factors in Nepalese labour migrant workers and their perceptions of potential elements on mental health needed in pre-departure training (FHSS, Bournemouth University, 01 Mar 2017). Completed
- Cardiovascular risk in high altitude people of Nepal (Capital Cardiovascular Research Trust, Wellington, New Zealand, 01 Jun 2013). Completed
Conference Presentations
- DSA Conference 2021: Unsettling Development, An exploration of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Migrant returnees: evidence from Nepal, 28 Jun 2021, University of East Anglia, Norwich