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मो सर्वेऺणभा ददईएका सफै जानकायी अतत गोप्म यहनेछन ्
The University of Aberdeen, Department of Public Health
Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
Survey of Health and Lifestyle of Nepalese Migrants in the UK
सॊमुक्त अतधयाज्म (UK) भा फासस्थान बएका नेऩारीहरुको स्र्वास््म य जीर्वन शैरीको सर्वेऺण
आजको तभतत (Today’s date): गते(Day): ……./ भदहना(Month) ………………../2007
भ प्रततक अतधकायी एफडॊन वर्वश्ववर्वद्यारमभा अध्ममन गने वर्वद्याथॉ हुॉ। भैरे UK भा र्वासस्थान बएका नेऩारीहरूको
ु े
स्र्वास््म य जीर्वन शैरी सॊफन्धध अध्ममन गदै छ। तऩाईंको अभूल्म सभमको कदह तभनेट ददई मो तरको
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सर्वेऺणका प्रश्नहरुको जर्वाप ददनुहुन भ हाददि क अनुयोध गदि छ। जर्वाप फेनाभी हुनेछन ् य मसभा बएका
सॊऩूणि जानकायी अतत गोप्म यहनेछन ्। बये को प्रश्नऩत्र तर ददईएको ठे गानाभा ऩठाईददनु होरा।
(I am Pratik Adhikary, a Nepalese student at the University of Aberdeen and I am conducting a survey on the
health and life-style of Nepalese migrants in the UK. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a few
minutes to fill out the questionnaire. Results are anonymous (I am not asking your name), confidential and for
this study only. Please return your completed questionnaire to the address below.)
मदद तऩाईंरे मी प्रश्नहरुको जर्वाप हारसारै ऩठाईसक्नु बएको बए, मो प्रश्नऩत्र ऩुन: बनुि ऩदै न। (Have you filled
in this questionnaire before? If yes, thank you and stop. If no, please complete the following questions.)
Demographic characteristics:
1. तऩाईंको तरङ्ग Are you (please tick one): ऩुरुष(Male): 1 भदहरा(Female): 2
2. तऩाईंको उभेय (What is your age)? ________ (फषिभा, completed years)
3. नेऩारभा तऩाईंको जधभस्थान (न्जल्रा) (Where were you born in Nepal? please specify the district
name) ____________
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4. तऩाईं UK भा कन शहयभा फस्नुहुधछ (Where do you live in the UK)? (please specify city/town)
___________________
5. तऩाईंको जातीम सभूह (एउटा छाधनुहोस ्) (What is your ethnic background?, please tick one)
फाहुन / ऺत्री (Bramin/Chhetri) 1 नेर्वाय (Newar) 5
गुरुङ (Gurung) 2 भगय (Magar) 6
ताभाङ (Tamang) 3 शेऩाि (Sherpa) 7
याई (Rai) 4 तरम्फु (Limbu) 8
अरु (खुराउनुहोस ्) Other (specify): ___________________________
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6. तऩाईंको र्वैर्वादहक अर्वस्था (एउटा छाधनुहोस ्) (What is your marital status?) (please tick one)
अवर्वर्वादहत (Unmarried) 1 वफधुय/वफधर्वा (Widowed) 3
वर्वर्वादहत (Married/Civil partner) 2 ु
सॊफधध वफच्छे द । छट्टै फसेको 4
(Divorced/separated)
ं ि
7. तऩाईंका आपरे हे यचाह गनुऩने फारफच्चा छन ्? (Do you have dependent children?)
छन ् (Yes) 1 छै नन ् (No) 2
8. तऩाईंसॊग UK भा कतत फच्चाहरू सॊगै फस्छन ् ? (How many of children live with you in UK?)
__________। कततजना फच्चाहरु नेऩारभा छन ्? (How many children live in Nepal?) __________
9. तऩाईंको UK को फासस्थानभा कतत कोठाहरु छन ् ? (How many bedrooms are at your UK residence ?)
(house/apartment)? __________
10. तऩाईंरे (तऩाईं य तऩाईंको ऩरयर्वायरे ) कतत कोठाहरु प्रमोग गनुि बएको छ ? (How many bedrooms do
you (=you, partner & children together) use?) ___________
11. तऩाईं फस्नुबएको घय बाडाभा हो दक आफ्नै हो ? (Are you the tenant or the owner of the
house/apartment where you live?)
बाडाभा (Tenant): 1 आफ्नै घय (Owner): 2
12. तऩाईं सुरुभा UK कसयी आउनु बएको तथमो? (In what capacity did you first come to the UK (please tick
one)?
ऩमिटक तबसाभा (As a visitor) 1 ि
कामि अनुभतत (र्वक ऩतभिट) (As a work permit 4
holder)
वर्वद्याथॉ (As a student) 2 उच्चदऺ जनशक्ती (As a highly skilled 5
migrant)
ऩरयर्वायसॊग (As a dependant) 3 ब्रीटीस सेना (As an Ex-Gurkha, British army) 6
अधम (खुराउनुहोस) Other (specify) _____________________________
13. तऩाईं UK भा फस्नुबएको कतत फषि बमो ? (How long have you been in UK? number years & months)
_______ (फषि, years) & ______ (भदहना, months)
14. तऩाईंको UK को तबसा / फसाई कस्तो हो? (What is your current immigration status in the UK?, please
tick only one)
स्थामी फातसधदा (Resident, ILR) 1 नागरयक (UK citizen) 6
कामि अनुभती (Work permit) 2 वर्वद्याथॉ (On student visa) 7
व्माऩारयक (Business status) 3 ऩरयर्वायका साथ (Dependant) 8
शयणाथॉ (Refugee/asylum seeker) 4 े
रुकय फसेको (Over stay) 9
े
फ्रस टे रेधट (Fresh Talent) 5 उच्चदऺ फसाईंसरुर्वा (Highly Skilled 10
Migrant)
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अधम (खुराउनुहोस) Other (specify) _____________________________
15. तऩाईंको UK भा भुख्म ऩेशा (What is your primary occupation in the UK?) (please tick one only)
cWoog (Study) 1 घये रु सहामक (Domestic Assistant) 7
lrlsT;s / g;{ (Doctor/Nurse) 2 स्र्वास््म सहामक (Care Assistant) 8
Manager/Account/Administrator 3 सेप/र्वेटय (ये ष्टुयेधट) Restaurant (chef/wait 9
-d]g]h/ / n]vfkfn / k|zf;s_
Engineering/IT specialist 4 सुयऺा गाडि (Security) 10
-O{GhLlgo/ / ;"rgf k|aLlw
laz]if1_
Teacher/Researcher/Lecturer 5 अधम (खुराउनुहोस) (Other, specify) _______________
-lzIfs / cg;Gwfgstf{ /
k|fWofks
व्माऩाय (Business) 6
16. तऩाईंरे कतत ऩढाइ ऩुया गनुि बएको छ? (Please indicate the highest level of formal education you have
completed, tick one only)
अतशन्ऺत (None) 1 करेज तह (I.A/I.Ed/ ISc /10+2) 4
प्राथतभक तह (Primary) 2 वर्वश्ववर्वद्यारम तह (University) 5
भाध्मतभक तह (Secondary/SLC pass) 3
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17. तऩाईं आफ्नो अॊग्रेजीराई कन स्तयको ठाधनु हुधछ? (How do you rate your English proficiency?, please
tick one)?
अतत याम्रो (Very good) 1 कभजोय (Poor) 4
याम्रो (Good) 2 धेयै कभजोय (Very Poor) 5
ै
दठक (Fair) 3
18. तऩाईंको ऩरयर्वायको सन ् २००६ भा जम्भा फावषिक आम्दानी (कय ततनुि बधदा ऩदहरे ) कतत तथमो? (What
was your total family income before taxes for 2006? (for single, indicate your personal income).
₤___________
स्र्वास््म य जीर्वन शैरी (General Health and Lifestyle):
19. साभाधमतमा, तऩाईंरे आफ्नो स्र्वास््म कस्तो छ बधने ठाधनु हुधछ ? (In general, how would you rate
your health?, please tick one).
अतत याम्रो (Very good) 1 नयाम्रो (Poor) 4
याम्रो (Good) 2 धेयै नयाम्रो (Very Poor) 5
ै
दठक (Fair) 3
20. साभाधमतमा, तऩाईंरे आफ्नो खानऩीन कविको स्र्व स््मकय छ बधने ठाधनु हुधछ? (In general, how
healthy would you consider your diet?, please tick one).
अतत स्र्वस्थ (Very good) 1 अस्र्वस्थ (Poor) 4
स्र्वस्थ (Good) 2 धेयै अस्र्वस्थ (Very Poor) 5
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मो सर्वेऺणभा ददईएका सफै जानकायी अतत गोप्म यहनेछन ्
ै
दठक (Fair) 3
े ि
21. क तऩाईं धुम्रऩान गनुहुधछ? (Do you smoke?)
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गछि (Yes): 1 गददि न (No) : 2 (नगने बए, २३ भा जानुस ्, If no, go to 23).
धुम्रऩान गने बए एक ददनभा कततर्वटा चुयोट वऩउनु हुधछ ? (If yes, how many cigarettes do you smoke
during an average day?) ________
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22. तऩाईंको वफचायभा, क तऩाईंरे वऩउने चुयोटको सॊख्मा तऩाईंको स्र्वास््म को रातग हातनकायक हुधछहोरा ?
(Do you think your present level of tobacco consumption is harmful to your health?)
हातनकायक छ (Yes): 1 हातनकायक छै न (No): 2 थाहा छै न (Not sure): 3
े ि
23. क तऩाईं भादकऩदाथि (यक्सी, वफमय आदद) सेर्वन गनुहुधछ? (Do you drink alcohol?)
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गछि (Yes): 1 गददि न (No): 2 (नगने बए, २६ भा जानुस ् , If no go to 26).
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24. तऩाईं कततको भादकऩदाथि सेर्वन गनुहुधछ ? (How often do you drink alcohol?
(b}lgs) Daily 1 (xKtfdf ! k6s) Once a week 4
(k|fo b}lgs) Almost daily 2 (slxn]sfxL) Occasionally/Only in 5
the function
(xKtfdf @/# k6s) 2-3 3
times per week
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25. तऩाईंको वफचायभा क तऩाईंरे वऩउने भादकऩदाथिको भात्रा स्र्वास््मको रातग हातनकायक हुधछ होरा ? (Do
you think your present level of alcohol consumption is harmful to your health?)
हुधछ (Yes): 1 हुॊदैन (No): 2 थाहा छै न (Not sure): 3
26. तऩाईंको रातग एक हप्ताभा कतत ईकाइसम्भ भादकऩदाथि सेर्वन गनि उतचत होरा ? How many units of
alcohol consumption is considered safe and sensible for you in a week?)
_______ ईकाइ (units) थाहा छै न (Do not know): 9
ू ू ु ु
27. तऩाईं परपर य सागसब्जी कतत खानुहुधछ ? (परपर य सागसब्जीको रातग छट्टा छट्टै उिय ददनु
होस ्) (How often do you eat fruits and vegetables/Salad (include vegetables in curry)? Please tick one
box for vegetables AND one box for fruit)
सागसब्जी, ;nfb (Vegetables and salad) ू
परपर (Fruits)
ददनको ३ ऩटक बधदा फढी (More than 1 ददनको ३ j6f बधदा फढी (More 1
3 times a day) than 3 times a day)
ददनको १ ऩटक बधदा फढी (More than 2 ददनको १ j6f बधदा फढी (More than 2
once a day) once a day)
ददनको १ ऩटक (One time a day) 3 ददनको १ j6f (One time a day) 3
ददनको १ ऩटक बधदा कभ (Less than 4 ददनको १ j6f बधदा कभ (Less than 4
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मो सर्वेऺणभा ददईएका सफै जानकायी अतत गोप्म यहनेछन ्
once a day) once a day)
हप्ताको १ ऩटक बधदा कभ (Less than 5 हप्ताको १ j6f बधदा कभ (Less than 5
once a week) once a week)
े ि
28. क तऩाईं तनमतभत रुऩभा कसयथ/व्मामाभ गनुहुधछ? (Do you exercise regularly?)
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गछि (Yes): 1 गददि न (No): 2
े
गने बए क गनुि हुधछ? (If yes, what do you do regularly?)
ु
दहड्छ (Walk): 1 ु
जीभ जाधछ (Go to the gym): 3
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खेर खल्छ (Play sports) 2 ै ु
आॉप कसयथ गछि (Self exercise): 4
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29. क तऩाईं को आफ्नो GP छ र्वा GP को भा दताि हुनु बएको छ ? (Are you registered with a General
Practitioner (GP)?)
छ (Yes): 1 छै न (No):2 (छै न बने, ३१ भा जानुस ्, If no, go to question 31)
30. गत १२ भदहनाभा, तऩाईं आफ्नोरातग कतत ऩटक GP को भा जानु बमो ? (Approximately how many
times in the last 12 months did you visit a GP in UK?) ______(ऩटक, times)
31. GP सॊग दताि नबएको बए, दकन दताि नगनुि बएको हो? (If no, why were not you registered with a GP?,
tick most appropriate).
_____________________________________________________________
े
32. क तऩाईं रे गत १२ भदहनाभा स्र्वास््म ऩरयऺण (योग नरातगकनै ) गयाउनु बमो ? (Have you had a
general medical check up in the last 12 months (without being sick)?)
गयाएॉ (Yes): 1 गयाईन (No): 2
33. े
क तऩाईंरे वर्वगत ु
३ फषिभा कनै योगको न्स्ितनङ टे स्ट (जस्तै, स्तनको भेभोग्राभ , प्माऩ टे स्ट ,
कोरेस्टे योर टे स्ट, प्रोस्टे ट टे स्ट आदद) गनुि बएको तथमो? (Have you gone for a disease screening test in the
last 3 years? (e.g., mammogram, PAP test, blood cholesterol monitoring, prostrate test)
तथएॉ (Yes): 1 तथएन (No): 2
ु ि
34. तऩाईंराई गत १२ भदहनाभा कतत ऩटक अस्ऩतारको दघटना तथा आकन्स्भक वर्वबागभा जानु ऩय ् मो?
How many times in the last 12 months did you visit an Accident & Emergency Department?
______ (ऩटक, times)
35. तऩाईंको आफ्नो दधत तचदकत्सक छ र्वा तऩाईं ु
दधत तचदकत्सककहाॉ दताि हुनबएको छ ? (Are you
registered with a dentist?)
छ (Yes): 1 छै न (No): 2 (छै न बने ३७ भा जानुस ्, If no, go to question 36)
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36. तऩाईं गत र्वषि कतत ऩटक दधत तचदकत्सक कहाॉ जानु बमो? (Approximately how many times in the last
12 months did you visit your dentist in UK?) _____(ऩटक, times)
े ु
37. क तऩाईं दीघि योघफाट वऩदडत हुनहुधछ ? (तभल्ने जतत सर्वैभा ये जा रगाउनुहोस ् ) ( Do you have any
chronic health problems/conditions?, tick all that apply):
A. भधुभेह (Diabetes) Yes: 1 No 2
B. उच्च यक्तचाऩ (High blood pressure) Yes: 1 No 2
C. उच्च कोरेस्टे योर (High cholesterol) Yes: 1 No 2
D. दभ (Asthma) Yes: 1 No 2
E. अधम (Others, specify): _______________________
38 स्र्वास््म य योग सॊफन्धध तऩाईको धायणा/वर्वचाय (प्रत्मेक हयपभा एक तचधह रगाउनुहोस ) (Your opinions
्
on health and illness, tick one answer on each line /sentence please)
SN बनाई (Statements) ऩूणि सहभत थाहा छै न / असहभत ऩूणि
सहभत (Agree) ु
अरुभा कयाभा (Disagree) असहभत
(Strongly बय ऩछि (All 4 (Strongly
2 disagree)
Agree) depends /
5
Don’t know)
1
3
a डाक्टयको सल्राह अनुसाय गनुि दठक हुधछ (It’s sensible
to do exactly what the doctors advise)
b ु
याम्रो स्र्वास््म हुनु बनेको जीर्वनको सफैबधदा ठू रो कयो
हो (To have good health is the most important thing in
life)
c ु
स्र्वास््म बनेको बाग्मको कयो हो (Generally health is a
matter of luck)
d स्र्वास््मको फाये भा जतत धेयै सोच्मो त्मततनै धेयै वफयाभी
ऩरयधछ (If you think too much about your health, you
are more likely to be ill)
e योग राग्नु बनेको दै र्वको खेर हो (Suffering sometimes
has a divine purpose)
f तसदकस्त वफयातभ नबैकन भ डाक्टयकोभा जाधन (I have
to be very ill before I’ll go to the doctor)
g ु
भाधछे राई स्र्वास््मको फाये भा सोच्ने पसिदै कहाॉ छ
(People don’t really have time to think about their
health)
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ु े ि ु
39. वफयाभी हुनबमो बने , तऩाईं ऩदहरे क गनुहुधछ? (सफै बधदा ऩदहरे गने कयाराई १, दोश्रो गनेराई २, गदै
नॊफय ददनुहोस ्) (If you get ill, what would you do first?, prioritize: 1 for the thing that you will do first, 2 for
the second option, 3 for 3rd option and so on)
प्राथतभकता
Priority (1 – 5)
ु
साथी र्वा ऩरयर्वायको भाधछे सॊग उऩचायको सल्राह भाग्छ (Ask a friend or family for _____
medical advice)
ै ु
आॉप औषधी (डाक्टयी दर्वाई) खाधछ (Self medication / using western medicine) _____
डाक्टयी बधदा अधम उऩचाय (आमुर्वददक, अकऩङ्चय, तचतनमा उऩचाय आदद ) गयाउॉ छ
े ु ु _____
(Use Alternative medicine (Ayurvedic, acupuncture, Chinese medicine etc.))
ु
डाक्टयकहाॉ जाधछ (See a physician / doctor) _____
ु
औषधी ऩसरे (पाभाितसस्ट) सॊग सल्राह तरधछ (See a pharmacist) _____
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40 तऩाईंराई UK भा राग्ने भुख्म सभस्मा /तचधताको वर्वषम क हो ? (सफबधदा भुख्मभा तचधह रगाउनुस ् )
(What is your main concern/worry in the UK?, tick most important one only).
साभाजीक सहमोगको अबार्व (Lack of social support) 1
आथॉक सभस्मा/कदठनाइ (Economic hardship) 2
भेतसन जस्तो काभ गनुि ऩने , आफ्नो ऩयॊ ऩयागत जीर्वन शैरी हयाउॉ दै गमो (Mechanistic 3
lifestyle and loss of traditional living)
भौसभ (Climate) 4
ु ु
आॉपराई भनऩने खानेकया नऩाइनु य चाडफाड बनेजस्तो भनाउन नऩाउनु (Lack of 5
traditional food and celebrations)
अध्मागभन/बीसाको सभस्मा (Immigration status/Visa status) 6
अधम (खुराउनुस ्) Other specify: ……………………………
े ु
41 क तऩाईं नेऩारी सभाज , सॊगठन, साॊस्िीततक सभूह आददसॊग सॊफन्धध त हुनहुधछ? (Are you associated
with any communities (social organization/ cultural associations/ etc.) made up by people from your
country?)
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छ (Yes): 1 छै न (No): 2
तऩाईंको अभूल्म सहमोगका रातग धेयै धेयै धधमर्वाद। दिऩमा मसराई भेयो ठे गानाभा htL ;Sbf] l56f]
ऩठाईददनु होरा। (Thank you very much for your support and help. Please return the completed questionnaire to
my address as soon as possible:
Pratik Adhikary,
Dept. of Public Health,
University of Aberdeen,
Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
Scotland, UK
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