Central Department of Population Studies

Home | Contact | Feedback

Major Reasearch Activities (1996-2007)

It has 13 full time permanent faculty members specializing in different areas of population and development. It has also Faculty Associates who are teaching full time in other Campuses at the BA and MA level in Population Studies. CDPS also hires a few part teacher, mostly females from time to time for capacity building of new graduates from CDPS. Faculty associates from other disciplines are also drawn to encourage interdisciplinary teaching and research. The faculty members are all trained in questionnaire design, survey operation, data collection, data management and report writing. Most of the faculty members are double Masters from TU and abroad. PhD Degree holders have earned their degrees mostly from TU as well as from other internationally reputed Universities of USA, Australia, and UK.

CDPS has conducted the following research studies.

Study of Attitude of Service Providers for Increasing Access of Safe Abortion Services to Marginalized Key Population in Nepal, for FPAN 2007/08.
Relevance and Appropriateness of FPAN Outreach Clinics, for FPAN 2007/08.
Desk Review of Early/Child Marriage in Nepal, for FPAN 2007.
Monitoring and Evaluation Baseline Survey on Poverty Alleviation in Nineteen PAF Programme Districts, for Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), 2007.
Household Survey on Measuring Empowerment and Social Inclusion in 25 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Programme Districts, for The World Bank, Nepal, 2006.
Monitoring and Evaluation Baseline Survey on Poverty Alleviation in Nine PAF Programme Districts, for Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF), 2006.
Unmet Need for Family Planning in Nepal: Its Levels, Trends and Differentials, for UNFPA, 2005.
Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health Status of Young Women in Nepal 2005-2007, IDI and FGD on Risk Perception Survey, Creating Enabling Environment and Service Providers' Attitude", for FPAN, 2005.
Final Evaluation of Vision 2000 Project (Kapilvastu and Baitadi Districts), for FPAN, 2005.
Children Working at Own Home: How Visible Are they? A Case Study of Save the Children Japan, Nepal (SCJ/N) Programme Districts (Saptari, Dhanusha and Mahottari), for SCJ/N, 2005.
Mystery Client Survey of Sun Quality Health (SQH) Providers, for Population Services International Nepal (PSI/N).
SRH KABP among Adolescents and Youths in FPAN's Operational Area, for FPAN 2004.
SRH KABP among Adolescent, Youth and Adult People in FPAN's Operational Area, for FPAN, 2004.
KAP Study on Gender and RH Issues Among Trainees, for Department of Women Development, HMG/MWCSW, 2004.
Analysis of District-wise Demographic Profile of Young People, for Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE), 2004.
Development of Curriculum on Population and Development, Participant Handbook and Guideline for Trainers for Organization of Master Training of Trainers (MTOT) in Six UNFPA Population and Reproductive Health Integrated (PARHI) Project Districts, for HMG/UNFPA, 2004.
Final Evaluation of Developing and Testing Comprehensive Approaches to Increase Access to and Use of Condoms among Sexually Active Highly Vulnerable Young Factory Workers Project, for FPAN, 2004.
Translation and Compilation of Common Demographic Terminology (in Nepali), for Ministry of Population and Environment (MOPE), February - June 2004.
Programme Evaluation: Countering Violence against Women in Far-West Nepal, for Asia Foundation, March - May 2004.
Baseline Survey on Domestic Violence against Women in Doti District, for The Asia Foundation, November 2003 - February 2004.
Baseline Survey on Domestic Violence against Women in Banke District, for The Asia Foundation, November 2003 - February 2004.
Feasibility Study of a One Month Injectable in Nepal, for Population Services International, Nepal (PSI/Nepal), Nov 2003- Jan 2004.
An Investigation of Service Providers in the Field of Young People Development, for MOPE, 2003.
KAP Survey on Male and Reproductive Health, for Sunaulo Parivar Nepal/Marie Stopes International - Nepal, 2003.
Baseline Survey in Child Porters in Nepal, for ILO/IPEC Nepal, August 2002- April 2003.
Baseline Survey in Child Ragpickers in Nepal, for ILO/IPEC Nepal, August 2002- April 2003.
National Baseline Survey: Rapid Assessment of Child Labour in Carpet Factories in Nepal, for the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and ILO/IPEC, Nepal, 2003.
Meeting Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Project in Nepal, for FPAN, 2002.
Bhaktapur District Profile, A Focus on Population Management, for MOPE, 2002.
Nature and Extent of Hazardous Forms of Child Labour in Pokhara Valley: Rapid Assessment, for the FNCCI and ILO/IPEC Nepal, 2001.
Baseline Survey on Valuation of Improved Water Supply in Kathmandu Valley: An Analysis of Contingent Valuation in Collaboration with Research Triangle Institute (RTI), North Carolina, USA, for The World Bank, April- May, 2001.
Why Family Planning Matters in Reproductive Health: A Comparative Study of South Asian Countries, for UNFPA, 2001.
Situation of Trafficking in Children in Nepal with Special Reference to Prostitution: A Rapid Assessment, for ILO/IPEC, March 2001.
Situation of Child Rag Pickers in Nepal: A Rapid Assessment, for ILO/IPEC, March 2001.
Situation of Child Porters in Nepal: A Rapid Assessment, for ILO/IPEC, March 2001.
Baseline Survey on Factors Associated with Unmet Need for Family Planning in Doti District, for MOPE, 1999.
National Baseline Survey of Migration Situation in Nepal, for NPC and MOPE/HMG and UNFPA/Nepal, 1996/1997.
National Baseline Survey of Employment Situation in Nepal, for NPC and MOPE/HMG and UNFPA/Nepal, 1996/1997.
National baseline Survey of Birth, Death and Contraception in Nepal, for NPC and MOPE/HMG and UNFPA/Nepal, 1996/1997.
Fertility Differential Between Migrants and Non-migrants in Nepal, for CDPS/ UNFPA, 1999.
Migration of Working Children in Nepal, for ILO, 1998.
Baseline Survey Follow up of Migration Situation in Nepal, for MOPE/UNFPA, 1998.
Baseline Survey Follow-up of Birth, Death and Contraception in Nepal, for MOPE/UNFPA, 1998.
Baseline Survey Follow-up of Employment Situation in Nepal, for MOPE/ UNFPA, 1998.
Baseline Survey Report on Migration Situation in Nepal, for MOPE/UNFPA, 1997.
Baseline Survey Report on Employment Situation in Nepal, for MOPE/UNFPA, 1997.
Baseline Survey Report on Birth, Death and Contraception in Nepal, for MOPE/UNFPA, 1997.
Baseline Survey Report on Child Labour Situation in Nepal, for ILO, 1997.
Trends, Patterns and Implications of Rural to Urban Migration in Nepal, Asian Population Studies Series No. 138 (New York: ESCAP, United Nations), 65-170.
Baseline Survey of Socio-economic and Demographic Survey of Refugees from Bhutan in Eastern Nepal, for UNHCR, 1995.
An Evaluation of the Family Planning Programme in Nepal, 1990.

Major Training Activities

Short Term Training Course (One-Month) on Population, Gender and Development for the Representatives of Dalit and Janajati Organizations including the Representatives of NPC, RSS, PAN and TU/PU Affiliated Campuses, with UNFPA, 17 Dec. 2006 - 17 Jan. 2007.
Experiences Sharing Workshop on Population, Gender and Development, with Support from UNFPA, 11-15 December, 2005.
One-Week Training Programme on Population and Gender Integration for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with support from MoHP, November, 2005
Short Term Training Course (One-Month) on Population, Gender and Development, for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with UNFPA, 30 Aug - 28 Sep 2005.
Formulation of Five-Year Plan for NRCS's HIV/AIDS Programme, Organized by Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), 17-19 July 2005.
Master TOT on Curriculum Development on Population and Development, in UNFPA Six PARHI Districts, June 2004.
Short Term Training Course (One-Month) on Population, Gender and Development, for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with UNFPA, May 31-July 4, 2004.
Training Programme on Population and Development, for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with MOPE, 8-19, December 2003.
National Seminar-cum-Workshop on Family Planning and Reproductive Health, for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with UNFPA, November 26-30, 2001.
National Training Programme on Population and Development in Nepal, for GO/NGO, DDC Officers, University Teachers and Journalists, with UNFPA, January 8-19, 1990.