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Census of Private Hospitals in Nepal 2013

Nepal, 2013
Trade, Commerce and Social Services
Central Bureau of Statistics
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Identification

Survey ID Number
NPL-CBS-CPHN-2013-v1
Title
Census of Private Hospitals in Nepal 2013
Translated Title
Niji Aspatalharu ko Ganana-2069
Country
Name Country code
Nepal NPL
Study type
Enterprise Census [en/census]
Series Information
The Census of Private Hospital in Nepal is the first census of this economic sector.
Abstract
This census provides the contribution of the private hospitals of Nepal in the national economy and hospital waste management practices with the perspective of environment management. One of the purposes of this census was to find out health care waste management practices in hospital.
The main objectives of this census are:
- To assess the current size, nature of the private hospitals in the country
- To generate principal indicators of private hospitals such as number of private hospitals, number of persons engaged, value of fixed assets
- To prepare list of operating private hospitals this will provide a frame for future sample survey of this sector.
- To assess the value add in the economy made by this sector.
- To fill the gap of information about the changes and developments-taking place in the hospital sector
This census collected information on private hospitals in two parts mainly general information and economic transaction in first part and general hospital waste management practices with the view to assess the environment management in private hospitals in second part.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Unit of Analysis
Establishment: Private and community hospital

Version

Version Description
v1: Final dataset for internal use.
Version Date
2014-07-30

Scope

Notes
The scope of the Census of Private Hospital in Nepal includes:
Private Hospitals: Any private or community or other than government financed hospitals operating indoor patient service with the availability of at least a bed service were enumerated. Private Aayurvedic and homeopathic health institutions operated with at least a bed of indoor patient service were also included. The census was carried out in a single phase on the basis of list provided on private hospitals by the Ministry of Health and Population.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary
Health World Bank
Keywords
Keyword
Hospital

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National coverage
Universe
This Census coveres any private or community or other than government financed hospitals operating indoor patient service with the availability of at least a bed service.

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Central Bureau of Statistics National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Government of Nepal GoN

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2013-04-01 2013-07-15
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Supervision
The chief of the Statistical Offices supervised the field work in the district. Officers from the central office visited as many districts as possible for supervision while the field work was underway.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Central Bureau of Statistics CBS NPC

Data Processing

Data Editing
The data editing work had done in office as table work. The coding of data was conducted in CBS. Data entry was undertaken using CSPro 5.0 software. The data checking, tabulation and summarization was done using the statistical software package "SPSS".
Other Processing
The completed and filled questionnaire were gathered/collected in CBS. The coding and processing work was done by the staff members of the environment section itself. Data entry was undertaken using CSPro 5.0 software. The data checking, tabulation and summarization was done using the statistical software package "SPSS".

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Director General Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal dg@cbs.gov.np www.cbs.gov.np
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Director of Publication, Dissemination and Library Section Central Bureau of Statistics archive@cbs.gov.np www.cbs.gov.np
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by article 8 of Statistics Act 1958. Restriction on publication of information and details Any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which have been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5 or Section 6 or Section 7 or any part of such information or details, shall not be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any other officer of the Bureau without the written permission of the person or of his or her authorized representative supplying such information or details.
Access conditions
The dataset has been anonymized and is available for internal use only.
Citation requirements
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. Census of Private Hospitals Of Nepal 2013. Information is taken from National Data Archive (NADA): http://cbs.gov.np/nada/index.php/catalog on [date].

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-CPHN-2013-v01
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Central Bureau of Statistics CBS National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal Documentation of the study
Date of Metadata Production
2015-08-25
DDI Document version
Version 01 (August 2015): original documentation of the study.