PhD Project title
'Exploring and identifying social determinants of mental health among pregnant women in Nepal.'
Supervisors:
- Prof Eleni Hatzidimitriadou (First Supervisor)
- Dr Sally Robinson (Second Supervisor and the Chair)
Biographical note
Lalita is a medical doctor registered with the Nepal Medical Council, Nepal. She completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with distinction from Zhengzhou University in China, after which she completed an internship in Koshi Zonal Hospital and worked as a Medical Officer in Dhanusha Hospital, Nepal. After coming to the UK, she completed an MSc with merit in Public Health from London Metropolitan University. In her MSc dissertation, she conducted an empirical research on the mental health and wellbeing of the older Nepalese population in the UK. She is currently a PhD student and sessional lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her academic interests are focussed on teaching and research in health and wellbeing.
Publications
- Singh, D.R., Sunuwar, D.R., Karki, K., Sah, L.K., & Sah, R.K. (2021). Determinants of postnatal care services utilization in Nepal: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. PROSPERO CRD42021265466 Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021265466
- Singh, D.R., Sunuwar, D.R., Shah, S.K., Sah, L.K., Karki, K., & Sah, R.K. (2021). Food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic: a serious issue for people from disadvantaged community and low-income families in province 2 of Nepal. PLOS One, 16(7), e0254954.
- Singh, D.R., Sunuwar, D.R., Shah, S.K., Karki, K., Sah, L.K., Adhikari, B. and Sah, R.K. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 on health services utilization in Province-2 of Nepal: a qualitative study among community members and stakeholders. BMC health services research, 21(1), pp.1-14.
- Sah, L.K., Sah, P., Yadav, M.K., Parajuli, S.B. and Shah, R. (2020). Risk of Gender-Based Violence and Poor Mental Health among Nepalese Women during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review. Nepal Medical Journal, 3(2), pp.39-46.
- Sah, L.K., Singh, D.R. and Sah, R.K. (2020). Conducting Qualitative Interviews using Virtual Communication Tools amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Learning Opportunity for Future Research. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 58(232).
- Sah, L.K., Burgess, R.A., & Sah, R.K. (2018). ‘Medicine doesn’t cure my worries’: Understanding the drivers of mental distress in older Nepalese women living in the UK. Global Public Health, 1-15.
Conference Presentation
“Mixed Methods Research Design” I presented methodology I am using for my PhD study titled ‘Exploring social determinants of mental health among pregnant women in Nepal’ in the Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2020, Canterbury Christ Church University, on 21st May 2020
“Exploring the social determinants of mental health among pregnant women in Nepal’’ I presented my research proposal of my PhD study at the Social Inclusion Research Hub Conference, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, on 11th December 2019
“Social determinants of mental health among older Nepalese women living in the UK” I presented my MSc dissertation research findings at the Annual Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Canterbury Christ Church University, on 22nd May 2019
‘‘Factors affecting mental health of pregnant women in the context of developing countries’’ I presented based on my literature review of my PhD study at the first joint conference of CCSU MIDSOC AND CCSU PSYSOC on Maternal Mental Health at Canterbury Christ Church University, on 13th March 2019
Current PhD research
'Exploring and identifying social determinants of mental health among pregnant women in Nepal’
Previous Research
Sah, L. (2016) ‘Exploring determinants of mental health and wellbeing among older Nepalese women in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London’, MSc dissertation, London Metropolitan University, London.
Teaching Experience
Sessional Lecturer in the School of Allied and Public Health Professions.