4. Vaidya A, Pradhan A, Joshi SK, Gopalakrishnan S, Dudani I. Acquaintance with the actuality: Community Diagnosis Programme of Kathmandu Medical College at Gundu VDC, Bhaktapur. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2008, 6 (1): 133-139.
5. Joshi SK, Dudani I. Environmental Health Effects of Brick Kilns in Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2008, 6 (1): 3-11.
6. Dumre SP, Sapkota K, Adhikari N, Acharya D, Karki M, Basnyat SR, Joshi SK. Throat carriage rate and antimicrobial resistance trend of Streptococcus pyogenes among the asymptomatic Nepalese school children. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2009, 7 (4), 28,392-396 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v7i4.2760
7. Joshi SK, Dahal P. Occupational Health in Small Scale and Household Industries in Nepal – A Situation Analysis. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2008, 6 (2): 152-160
8. Joshi SK, Sharma SC, Shrestha S. Child labour and associated hazards – a descriptive study. Asian-Pacific Newslett on Occup Health and Safety 2009;16:66–9
9. Joshi SK, Shrestha S. A Study of Injuries and Violence Related Articles in Nepal. J Nepal Med Assoc 2009;48(175):209-216
10. Joshi SK, Shrestha S. Economic and social burden of injuries and violence in Nepal: a cross sectional study. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2009, 7 (4), 28, 342-348 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v7i4.2752
11. Joshi SK, Dahl A, Kristensen T, Roldin P. Biomass combustion and potential health effects in the developing countries. Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2010), Vol. 8, No. 2, Issue 30, 276-280 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v8i2.3575
12. Alasaad S.,et al. Sarcoptes - World Molecular Network (Sarcoptes-WMN): integrating research on scabies. Int J Infect Dis (2011) (PMID: 21454116) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2011.01.012
13. Joshi SK, Singh A , Tuladhar B . Lung Function Among Improved and Traditional Cooking Stove Users . WebmedCentral ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 2011;2(5):WMC001938
14. Joshi SK, Shrestha S, Vaidya S. Occupational Safety and Health related studies in Nepal. Int. J. Occup. Safety Health, Vol 1(2011) 19-26 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v1i1.4725
15. Joshi SK, Shrestha S, Shrestha R, Vaidya S. Understanding the socio-economic and hygienic status of child labourers in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 1No. 3(2011) 90-94 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v1i3.5573
16. Joshi SK, Shrestha S, Shrestha R, Vaidya S. Health status of child labourers in Nepal. Int. J. Occup. Safety Health, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012) 31-38 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v2i1.5918
17. Joshi S, Barakoti B, Lamsal S. Colostrum Feeding: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Pregnant Women in a Teaching Hospital in Nepal. WebmedCentral: International Journal of Medicine and Molecular Medicine 2012;3(8):WMC003601
18. Joshi SK. Kharel JN, Suwal B, Wijma B, Swahnberg K. I have been to hell: rescued Nepalese girls and women's experiences of trafficking to brothels in India. GEXcel Work in Progress (2012) Vol XII: 101-116 (ISBN 978-91-7393-843-3, ISSN 1650-9056)
19. Joshi SK. Swahnberg K. Women and girls trafficking from Nepal to India for prostitution; what is known about its history, nurturing factors, health effects, and prevention? GEXcel Work in Progress (2012), Vol XII: 89-99 (ISBN 978-91-7393-843-3, ISSN 1650-9056)
20. Joshi SK, Joshi A, Aryal UR. Hand Washing Practice among Health Care Workers in a Teaching Hospital. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2013 Jan;11(23):1-5
21. Raza S, Tamrakar R, Bhatt CP, Joshi SK. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A in a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2012 Sep;10(22):214-7
22. Pahlm J, Svensson J, Joshi SK, Swahnberg K. Physical activity and diet among adolescents of Kathmandu, Nepal: Knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College 2013 Apr.-Jun; 2(4):51-58
23. Joshi SK, Dahal P, Poudyal A, Sherpa H. Work related injuries and musculoskeletal disorders among child workers in the brick kilns of Nepal. Int. J. Occup. Safety Health 2013, Vol 3 No 2: 2– 7
24. Joshi SK, Gunn Susan et al. Occupational Health and Safety Assessment of Child Workers in the Brick Industry, Nepal / International Labour Office, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) - Geneva: ILO, 2014
25. Colombini M.; Mayhew SH; Hawkins B; Bista B; Joshi SK; Schei B; Watts C. Agenda setting and framing of gender-based violence in Nepal: how it became a health issue. Health Policy and Planning 2015; http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czv091
26. Bhardwaj M, Arteta M, Batmunkh T, Joshi SK. et al. Attitude of medical students towards occupa¬tional safety and health: A multi-national study. Int J Occup Environ Med 2015; 6:7-19.
27. Bhattarai S , Murarka R, Mishra S, Nepal A, Joshi SK. Occupational Hand Eczema among Cement users in Nepal. . International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 5 No 1 (2015): 11 – 13 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v5i1.16629
28. Vaidya A, Sainju NK, Joshi SK. Work related musculoskeletal disorders among surgeons working in a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. . International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 5 No 2 (2015): 6 – 10 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v5i2.17948.
29. Pranab Dahal, Sunil Kumar Joshi; and Katarina Swahnberg. We are looked down upon and rejected socially:a qualitative study on the experiences of trafficking survivors in Nepal. Glob Health Action 2015, 8: 29267 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.29267
30. Infanti, JJ, Lund, R, Muzrif, MM, Schei, B, Wijewardena, K, Darj, E, Lukasse, M, Bjørngaard, JH, Joshi, SK, Rishal, P, Koju, R, Pun, KD, Perera, DC, Swahnberg, K & Campbell, JC 2015, 'Addressing domestic violence through antenatal care in Sri Lanka's plantation estates: Contributions of public health midwives' Social Science and Medicine, vol 145, pp. 35-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.09.037
31. Poonam Rishal, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Mirjam Lukasse, Berit Schei, and Katarina Swahnberg on behalf of ADVANCE Study Group. ‘They just walk away’ - women’s perception of being silenced by antenatal health workers: a qualitative study on women survivors of domestic violence in Nepal. Glob Health Action 2016, 9: 31838. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.31838
32. Sanjel S, Thygerson SM, Khanal SN. and Joshi SK. (2016) Environmental and Occupational Pollutants and Their Effects on Health among Brick Kiln Workers. Open Journal of Safety Science and Technology, 6, 81-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojsst.2016.64008
33. Sanjel S, Khanal SN, Thygerson SM, Khanal K, Pun Z, Tamang S, Joshi SK. Airborne Particulate Matter and Health Condition in Brick Kiln Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J 2016;54(2):159-66
34. Negi BS, Kameoka M, Nakazawa M, Joshi SK. Earthquake impact on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health and the risk of art drug resistance among people living with HIV in Nepal. Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Research Report, No. 20, 2016 March
35. Sainju NK, Manandhar N, Vaidya A, Joshi SK. Level of physical activity and obesity among the adolescent school children in Bhaktapur: A cross-sectional pilot study Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 5, No. 2, Issue 16, Apr.-Jun., 2016
36. Pun, KD, Infanti, JJ, Koju, R, Schei, B, Darj, E, Lund, R, Lukasse, M, Bjørngaard, JH, Joshi, SK, Rishal, P, Wijewardene, K, Perera, DC, Muzrif, MM, Swahnberg, K, Campbell, JC & on behalf of the ADVANCE Study Group 2016, 'Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: A qualitative study' Global Health Action, vol 9, no. 1, 31964. DOI: 10.3402/GHA.V9.31964
37. Sanjel, S., Khanal, S., Risal, A., Thygerson, S., & Joshi, S. (2016). Psychosocial factors associated with occupation: A comparative study between brick kiln and grocery workers. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 6(2), 13 - 20. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v6i2.22527.
38. Malla A, Pathak J, Shrestha S, Pant A, Shrivastava T, Amatya MS, Joshi SK. A study on parental age, pregnancy events and autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 6, No. 1, Issue 19, Jan.-Mar., 2017.
39. Negi BS, Kotaki T, Joshi SK, Bastola A, Nakazawa M, Kameoka M. Genotypic characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 derived from antiretroviral drug-treated individuals residing in earthquake-affected areas in Nepal. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2017 Mar 16. doi: 10.1089/AID.2017.0047.
40. Sanjel S, Khanal S, Thygerson SM, Carter WS, Johnston JD, Joshi SK. Respiratory symptoms and illnesses related to the concentration of airborne particulate matter among brick kiln workers in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2017) 29:9 DOI 10.1186/s40557-017-0165-0
41. Mikrani T, Manandhar N, Joshi SK. (2017). Musculoskeletal Symptoms among the Brick Kiln Workers of Kathmandu Valley. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 7(1), 7-11. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v7i1.22760.
42. Rishal P, Pun KD, Darj E, Joshi SK, Bjørngaard JH, Swahnberg K, Schei, Lukasse M. Prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care in Nepal. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 1–9 (August 10, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494817723195.
43. Manandhar P, Manandhar N, Chandyo RK, Joshi SK. Community Diagnosis on Health Seeking Behavior and Social Problems in Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchok Districts of central Nepal. JCMS Nepal. 2017;13(3):335-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v13i3.17581.
44. Manandhar N, Shrestha M, Joshi SK. (2017). Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Knowledge About Alcohol at Bhimtar, Sindhupalchowk. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 56(207), 293-297.
45. Seshananda Sanjel, Sanjay N. Khanal, Steven M. Thygerson, William Carter,James D. Johnston & Sunil Kumar Joshi (2017): Exposure to respirable silica among clay brick workers in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, DOI:
10.1080/19338244.2017.1420031.
46. Shah, Rakesh Kumar; Sainju, Nayan Kamal; Joshi, Sunil Kumar. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Kangaroo Mother Care. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, [S.l.], v. 15, n. 3, p. 275-281, jan. 2018. ISSN 1999-6217.
47. Negi BS, Joshi SK, Nakazawa M, Kotaki T,Bastola A, Kameoka M (2018) Impact of a massive earthquake on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and treatment failure among people living with HIV in Nepal. PLoSONE 13(6):e0198071.
48. Paudel L, Manandhar N, Sah S, Khadka S, Neupane S, Joshi SK. Prevalence of urinary tract infection and associated risk factors among women in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal. Int J Community Med Public Health 2018;5:2714-9.
49. Sainju NK, Shah RK,Joshi SK. Screening for Hypertension and Obesity in Rural Population of Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2018;61(1):4-7.
50. Shrestha MV, Manandhar N,Joshi SK. Study on Knowledge and Practices of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene among Secondary School Students. JCMS Nepal. 2018;14(3):160-5.
51. Sanjel S, Khanal SN, Thygerson SM, Khanal K, Pun Z, Lama S, Joshi SK. Epidemiology of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Illnesses among Brick Kiln Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2018;62(2):138-45.
52. Manandhar SR, Thorell P, Kallur I, Joshi SK. Assessment of Malnutrition as a Risk Factor for Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children under 5 yr Age at a Tertiary Hospital. JCMS Nepal. 2019; 15(2):107-11.
53. Mahto P, Gautam B, Joshi SK (2019). Occupational injuries sustained by caregivers in geriatric care homes of Kathmandu valley. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v9i1.25160
54. Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Morbidity Pattern among Elderly Population of Changu Narayan Municipality, Bhaktapur. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2019 Jul-Sep;17(44): 408-12 https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v17i3.1758
55. Dahal P, Joshi SK, Swahnberg K. The Prevalence of Gender Inequalities and Violence in the Eastern Nepal. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2019;68(4):298-305.
56. Rishal, P.; Devi Pun, K.; Schei, B.; Bhandari, B.; Joshi, SK.; Swahnberg, K.; Infanti, J.J.; Lukasse, M.; the ADVANCE study group. Improving Safety Among Pregnant Women Reporting Domestic Violence in Nepal—A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2268.
57. Manandhar, N., Pathak, P., Lama, P., & Joshi, S. K. (2020). Morbidity of School Children in Panauti Municipality of Kavrepalanchowk: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 58(224). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4825
58. Magnus D, Bhatta S, Mytton J, Joshi E, Bird EL, Bhatta S, Manandhar SR, Joshi SK. Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: protocol for mixed methods prospective study. BMC Health Serv Res 20, 433 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05280-9
59. Vaidya Shrestha M, Manandhar N, Sharma SC, Joshi SK. Gaming Disorder among Medical College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2020; COVID-19 Special Issue 70(2):48-52
60. Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Health Co-morbidities and Early Marriage in Women of a Rural Area of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Nepal Medical Association 2020;58(230):780-3
61. Pant PR, Deave T, Banstola A, Bhatta S, Joshi E, Adhikari D, Manandhar SR, Joshi SK, Mytton J. Home and work-related injuries in Makwanpur district, Nepal: A household survey. Injury Prevention 2020;0:1–6. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043986
62. Shrestha MV, Manandhar N, Dhimal MN, Joshi SK. Awareness on Social Health Insurance Scheme among Locals in Bhaktapur Municipality. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2020 Jul-Sep;18(48): 422-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v18i3.2471
63. Harakeh S, Almatrafi M, Bukhari R, Alamri T, Barnawi S, Joshi SK et al. “Colostrum Knowledge Among Saudi Mothers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia”. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Oct. 2020, pp. 1-13, doi:10.47391/JPMA.1251.
64. Shrestha B, Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Knowledge of occupational health hazards and practice of personal protective equipment among fabrication workers in Kathmandu district, Nepal. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 10(2), 115-23. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v10i2.33330
65. Bhattarai N, Manandhar N, Shah S, Twanabasu R, Shrestha S, Jyoti S, Amtya I, Joshi S. Status of Migration and Its Perceived Effects in Khopasi, Kavrepalanchowk District: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. IJOSH [Internet]. 11Dec.2020 [cited 25Dec.2020];10(2):124-0. doi:https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v10i2.33362 Available from: https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/33362
66. Smart G, Banstola A, Raut R, et al. Post-Crash Trauma Care: First-Responder Training for the Traffic Police in Makwanpur, Nepal; A Pre and Post-Intervention Cross-Sectional Survey. Research Square; 2020. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-113013/v1.
67. Manandhar P, Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about Vitamin D among Pregnant Women at a Municipality of Bhaktapur. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 58(232). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5496
68. Gautam P, Mytton JA, Joshi SK, Pilkington P. Adolescent's perception of road risk on their routes to school in Makwanpur, Nepal; a qualitative study. Journal of Transport & Health 2021;20:101009.
69. Dahal P, Joshi SK, Swahnberg K. Does Forum Theater Help Reduce Gender Inequalities and Violence? Findings From Nepal. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. March 2021. doi:10.1177/0886260521997457.
70. Joshi E, Bhatta S, Deave T, Mytton J, Adhikari D, Manandhar SR, Joshi SK. Perceptions of injury risk in the home and workplace in Nepal: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 2021;11:e044273. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044273.
71. Manandhar P, Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Knowledge of Vitamin D among First-year Medical Undergraduate Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. J Nepal Med Assoc [Internet]. 2021 Mar.31 [cited 2021Apr.11];59(235). Available from: https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/6196.
72. Pant PR, Mytton JA, Dharel MR, Dangi A, Bhatta-Rai W, Joshi SK. The prevention of – and first response to – injuries in Nepal: a review of policies and legislation. Health Res Policy Sys 19, 65 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00686-1.
73. Banstola A, Smart G, Raut R, Ghimire KP, Pant PR, Joshi P, Joshi SK, Mytton J (2021) State of Post-injury First Response Systems in Nepal — A Nationwide Survey. Front. Public Health 9:607127. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.607127.
74. Manandhar N, Jha A, Mishra A, Mishra A, Gupta V, Baniya T, Joshi S. Occupational health hazard among Security Guards in Kathmandu District, Nepal. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 11(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v11i1.35411
75. Shrestha M, Manandhar N, Joshi SK. Burnout among healthcare professionals in Nepal: An analytical study. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 11(2), 89-94. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v11i2.37259
Contribution for Books Chapters
1. Joshi SK. Use of IT in Medical Education. Modern Trends in Medical Education; Kathmandu Medical College. 2009: 81-87.
2. Joshi SK. Swahnberg K. Women and girls trafficking from Nepal to India for prostitution; what is known about its history, nurturing factors, health effects, and prevention? GEXcel Work in Progress (2012), Vol XII: 89-99 (ISBN 978-91-7393-843-3, ISSN 1650-9056).
3. Joshi SK. Kharel JN, Suwal B, Wijma B, Swahnberg K. I have been to hell: rescued Nepalese girls and women's experiences of trafficking to brothels in India. GEXcel Work in Progress (2012) Vol XII: 101-116 (ISBN 978-91-7393-843-3, ISSN 1650-9056).
Book Reports
1. Joshi SK, Gunn Susan et al. Occupational Health and Safety Assessment of Child Workers in the Brick Industry, Nepal / International Labour Office, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) - Geneva: ILO, 2014 ISBN: 978‐92‐2‐129405‐4 (PRINT); 978‐92‐2‐129406‐1 (Web PDF)
2. Gunn Susan, Awan Saeed, Joshi SK et al. A health approach to child labour - Synthesis report of four country studies on child labour in the brick industry. International Labour Office, International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) - Geneva: ILO, 2014 ISBN: 978-92-2-128991-3 (Print); 978-92-2-128992-0 (Web PDF)
3. Negi BS, Kameoka M, Nakazawa M, Joshi SK. Earthquake impact on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health and the risk of art drug resistance among people living with HIV in Nepal. Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Research Report, No. 20, 2016 March.
4. Joshi SK. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Country Profile - Nepal, Report submitted to ILO Nepal, April 2021 version.