Papers, reports, datasets, briefs, and public outputs

6 August 2026

Journal article

Population-Based Systems Models for National Planning: A Proposal for Country-Owned Demographic Systems Infrastructure

Samir KC sets out POPSYM as a country-owned analytical infrastructure that places population dynamics at the centre of integrated national planning, connecting demographic projections to health, education, labour, housing, food, water, and climate questions.

Populations, 2(3), 16. DOI: 10.3390/populations2030016.

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13 July 2026

Journal article

Supervised machine learning-based prediction of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in Nepal

Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya use Nepal DHS 2022 data and supervised machine learning models to identify key predictors of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in Nepal.

PLOS Digital Health, 5(7), e0001578. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001578.

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13 May 2026

Journal article

Beyond education and contraceptive use

Dhruba Raj Ghimire and Samir KC examine whether caste, ethnicity, and religion influence fertility behaviour in Nepal using evidence from six rounds of DHS.

BMC Women’s Health. DOI: 10.1186/s12905-026-04524-w.

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2025

Projection report

Population Projections for Nepal 2021-2051

Subnational projection work supporting demographic evidence for planning and policy, connected to dashboard and visual outputs.

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Forthcoming

Policy brief

Fertility behaviour and demographic transition in Nepal

A policy-facing brief will summarize the fertility paper and seminar discussion for wider public and policy audiences.

2 January 2026

Journal article

Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Nepal

Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya analyze adolescent pregnancy in Nepal using the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey.

Nepalese Journal of Statistics, 9, 43-58. DOI: 10.3126/njs.v9i1.88702.

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Academic papers

Journal articles, working papers, preprints, and methodological papers.

Reports

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Datasets & Zenodo

Published data products, reproducible outputs, code, and citable records.

Policy outputs

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Visual outputs

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2026

Journal article

Population-Based Systems Models for National Planning: A Proposal for Country-Owned Demographic Systems Infrastructure

Samir KC. Populations, 2(3), 16.

Read paper  ·  Explore POPSYM

2026

Journal article

Supervised machine learning-based prediction of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in Nepal

Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya. PLOS Digital Health, 5(7), e0001578.

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2026

Journal article

Beyond education and contraceptive use: do caste, ethnicity, and religion influence fertility behaviour in Nepal?

Dhruba Raj Ghimire and Samir KC. BMC Women’s Health.

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2026

Journal article

Factors Associated with Adolescent Pregnancy in Nepal: An Analysis from the Demographic and Health Survey 2022

Jibesh Acharya and Divya Shakya. Nepalese Journal of Statistics, 9, 43-58.

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2025

Report / projection output

Population Projections for Nepal 2021-2051

Projection output connected to subnational planning, dashboards, visual cards, and technical support.

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To be added

Zenodo records

Recent Zenodo outputs

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Forthcoming

Brief / press release

Fertility behaviour in Nepal: public and policy summary

A future brief and press release can connect the paper, seminar, public comments, and policy implications.