Wahid, Syed Shabab http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-0537
Ottman, Katherine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8233-8472
Bohara, Jyoti
Neupane, Vibha
Fisher, Helen L. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-2126
Kieling, Christian http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7691-4149
Mondelli, Valeria http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8690-6839
Gautam, Kamal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9401-9359
Kohrt, Brandon A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-4820
Funding for this research was provided by:
MQ Transforming Mental Health Charity, Brighter Futures (Grant #MQBF/1IDEA, Grant #MQBF/1IDEA, Grant #MQBF/1IDEA, Grant #MQBF/1IDEA)
Article History
Received: 1 February 2022
Accepted: 19 May 2022
First Online: 23 June 2022
Declarations
:
: The institutional review board of the George Washington University provided full ethical approval for this study (180,417). The study also has a full ethical approval in Nepal provided by the Nepal Health Research Council (Reg. no. 395/2018) (Approval Ref. No. 809). All researchers engaged in data collection were trained in recognizing mental distress and conduct debriefing and had provisions for referral to care, if necessary. Prior to the interview, written consent was obtained from respondents. For children (ages 18 and under), oral assent was obtained, and written informed consent was obtained from the child’s parents. All study participants were informed of their right to refuse participation and to end the interview at any time.
: Not applicable.
: VM has received research funding from Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company interested in the development of anti-inflammatory strategies for depression, but the research described in this paper is unrelated to this funding. All other authors declare they have no conflicts of interest to report.