Elucidating trends and underlying drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal: An analytical perspective on the 2016 and 2022 Demographic and Health Surveys

Khem Narayan Pokhrel; Resham Khatri; Suman Sapkota; Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel; Gauri Pradhan; Tulsi Ram Thapa; Kamal Prasad Chapain; Thomas Pullum; Fern Greenwell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330734

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Elucidating trends and underlying drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal: An analytical perspective on the 2016 and 2022 Demographic and Health Surveys

Khem Narayan Pokhrel ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: pokkhrelkhemn@gmail.com

Affiliation Development and Research Service International Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-1672

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Resham Khatri,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Suman Sapkota,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nepal Health Economics Association, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Development and Research Service International Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Gauri Pradhan,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tulsi Ram Thapa,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kamal Prasad Chapain,

Roles Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Development and Research Service International Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Thomas Pullum,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation ICF International Inc, Calverton, Maryland, United States of America
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Fern Greenwell

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation ICF International Inc, Calverton, Maryland, United States of America
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Elucidating trends and underlying drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal: An analytical perspective on the 2016 and 2022 Demographic and Health Surveys

Khem Narayan Pokhrel,
Resham Khatri,
Suman Sapkota,
Kalpana Gaulee Pokhrel,
Gauri Pradhan,
Tulsi Ram Thapa,
Kamal Prasad Chapain,
Thomas Pullum,
Fern Greenwell

Published: August 22, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330734

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