Publications

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Selected Journal Articles

Epidemiology of Cleft Lip and Palate in Bhutan, 2015–2022

Published in BMC Oral Health, 2024

This study provides the first nationally representative analysis of cleft lip and palate in Bhutan (2015–2022), revealing increasing prevalence trends and highlighting the need for enhanced birth defect surveillance and intervention strategies.

Recommended citation: Tobgyel K, Rai P, Choden K, Gyeltshen T (2024) Epidemiology of cleft lip and palate in Bhutan, 2015–2022. BMC Oral Health 24, 1385. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-05177-7
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Trends in Prevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use Among School-Going Adolescents in Bhutan: A Secondary Data Analysis of the 2004–2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Published in PLOS Global Public Health, 2024

This study analyzed nationally representative Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data from 2004–2019 to assess trends and determinants of tobacco use among adolescents in Bhutan. Findings show rising prevalence, particularly of smokeless tobacco, with strong links to early initiation, peer influence, and betel quid use.

Recommended citation: Gyeltshen T, Rahman M (2024) Trends in prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among school-going adolescents in Bhutan: A secondary data analysis of the 2004–2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey. PLOS Glob Public Health 4(7): e0003544. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003544
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Lifestyle Management of Hypertension: International Society of Hypertension Position Paper (endorsed by the World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension)

Published in Journal of Hypertension, 2024

This collaborative position paper outlines evidence-based recommendations for lifestyle interventions in the prevention and management of hypertension, endorsed by leading international hypertension societies.

Recommended citation: Charchar FJ, Prestes PR, Mills C, Ching SM, Neupane D, Marques FZ, Sharman JE, Vogt L, Burrell LM, Korostovtseva L, Zec M, Patil M, Schultz MG, Wallen MP, Renna NF, Islam SMS, Hiremath S, Gyeltshen T, Chia YC, Gupta A, Schutte AE, Klein B, Borghi C, Browning CJ, Czesnikiewicz-Guzik M, Lee HY, Itoh H, Miura K, Brunström M, Campbell NRC, Akinnibossun OA, Veerabhadrappa P, Wainford RD, Kruger R, Thomas SA, Komori T, Ralapanawa U, Cornelissen VA, Kapil V, Li Y, Zhang Y, Jafar TH, Khan N, Williams B, Stergiou G, Tomaszewski M. Lifestyle management of hypertension: International Society of Hypertension position paper endorsed by the World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension. J Hypertens. 2024;42(1):23–49. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000003563
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Alcohol Policy Compliance among Retailers in Bhutan: A Multisite Community Intervention Study

Published in BMC Public Health, 2021

This study assessed the effectiveness of a community-based intervention to improve compliance with alcohol sale regulations among retailers in four district towns of Bhutan.

Recommended citation: Gyeltshen T, Penjor T, Dorji L, Tshering L, Dorji K, Subedi BN, Tshering D, Xu YY, Dorji G, Gueye GN (2021). Alcohol policy compliance among retailers in Bhutan: A multisite community intervention study. BMC Public Health 21, 1893. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11932-0
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Outbreak of oral ulcers (glossitis) among the students of three central schools under Tsirang district Bhutan, 2018

Published in BMC Oral Health, 2021

This paper reports on the 2018 outbreak of oral ulcers (glossitis) among students in Tsirang, Bhutan, linking the condition to nutritional deficiencies in school diets.

Recommended citation: Gyeltshen, T., Dorji, L., Dorj, L. et al. Outbreak of oral ulcers (glossitis) among the students of three central schools under Tsirang district Bhutan, 2018. BMC Oral Health 21, 444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01808-5
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