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Nepal is one of the least developed countries in Asia, having a population of 23.1 million with an annual growth rate of 2.2% (CBS, 2001). Even though Nepal allocates five to six percent of its total national budget to the health sector every year, indicators demonstrate the relatively poor health of the Nepali population. The infant mortality rate is as high as 64.2 deaths/1000 live births, and the maternal mortality rate is 415/100,000. In addition, the fertility rate is 4.1%, with the contraceptiveusing rate being 39.3%; the average life expectancy is 61.9 years (NPC/CBS, 2001).
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Gurung, G., Suvedi, B.K. (2004). HIV/AIDS in Nepal. In: Lu, Y., Essex, M., Stiefvater, E. (eds) AIDS in Asia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48536-7_10
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