Rajan Shrestha, PhD
Senior Researcher and Lead, Physical Activity and NCD Research
Rajan Shrestha is a public health researcher at Nepal Development Society (NeDS), specialising in physical activity epidemiology, wearable-based measurement, cardiovascular and NCD prevention, and community-based research. He completed his PhD in Health Sciences at Aarhus University, Denmark.
He has led the COBIN-PA research programme in Nepal, combining population-based research, wrist-worn accelerometry and community-based intervention research. His work has examined physical activity measurement and surveillance, environmental and psychosocial determinants of movement behaviour, and the effectiveness of Female Community Health Volunteer-led physical activity promotion.
His current research interests include physical activity and 24-hour movement behaviours, wearable-based epidemiology, cardiovascular and metabolic health, and the development of longitudinal population health research in Nepal.
Research interests: Physical activity epidemiology | Wearables and accelerometry | 24-hour movement behaviours | Cardiovascular and NCD prevention | Longitudinal epidemiology | Community-based interventions
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