Survey architecture
KoBo tools, facility data, field team training, and data quality assurance for maternal and newborn health studies.
Public health researcher
Suman Sapkota epidemiology & health statistics
I design studies, analyze complex health datasets, and translate findings into policy-ready evidence for maternal, neonatal, equity, and health systems work.
- Focus
- Maternal and neonatal health
- Methods
- Survey analytics and field studies
- Output
- Policy-ready evidence
01 Key focus areas
Pillars of research analytics
Three strands of work that run through every study — from instrument design to the figure that ends up in the paper.
Equity analytics
National survey analyses focused on antenatal care, institutional delivery, child nutrition, and health service access.
Publication tools
Browser-based forest plot and PRISMA/CONSORT tools for publication-ready research reporting.
02 How the work moves
From study question to usable evidence
Design the study
Develop research proposals, literature reviews, mixed-methods designs, survey tools, and field protocols.
Analyze the data
Work with complex survey and facility datasets using R, Stata, SPSS, Epidata, KoBo Toolbox, and visualization workflows.
Report the evidence
Translate findings into manuscripts, policy-ready summaries, reports, visuals, and stakeholder-facing outputs.
03 Featured publications
Recent evidence & insights
Peer-reviewed work and applied studies on maternal and neonatal health, service equity, and health systems in Nepal.
Elucidating trends and drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal
Analysis of Nepal DHS 2016 and 2022 data on trends and underlying drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation.
Inequalities in antenatal care service utilization in Nepal
Study using Nepal MICS 2014 and 2019 data to examine inequalities in antenatal care service utilization.
Basic health care services
Aligning Essential Health Care Package interventions with the WHO UHC compendium and assembling costing and coverage datasets.
Ongoing
04 Research tools
Publication-ready figures and diagrams
Free, browser-based tools built for my own manuscripts — no install, no account, nothing leaves your machine.
Visualization
Forest Plot Generator
Create publication-quality forest plots for regression and meta-analysis with precise control over labels and effect sizes.
Access tool ReportingPRISMA Flowchart
Build PRISMA 2020 and CONSORT 2010 flow diagrams with live preview and SVG export capabilities.
Access tool05 Collaborate & connect
Building public health evidence together
I am available for collaborations, consulting, and applied research in Nepal and beyond.
My work combines field epidemiology experience, robust survey statistics, and the development of custom research reporting tools.
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