Sangita Bhattarai

A cross-sectional study of health literacy and its association with non-communicable disease risk factors among retired Gurkha veterans in western Nepal

Health literacy strongly shapes health behavior and disease outcomes, yet little is known about it among retired veterans in low-resource settings. Retired Gurkha veterans of Nepal are one such ageing, underserved group, carrying a high burden of non-communicable disease (NCD) ri...