Nikita Arora

ORCID: 0000-0001-5123-7751
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Research Areas
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • IoT-based Smart Home Systems
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems
  • Fire Detection and Safety Systems
  • International Development and Aid
  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Menstrual Health and Disorders
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Smart Grid Energy Management

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2020-2023

Faculty of Public Health
2020-2022

University of London
2021-2022

IIHMR University
2021

Addis Ababa University
2020

Mekelle University
2020

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2016-2018

Public Health Foundation of India
2015

McMaster University
2013

Attracting, training and retaining high-quality health workers are critical for a system to function well, it is important know what value in their roles. Many studies eliciting the labour market preferences of have interviewed doctors or medical students, there has been little research on job lower-skilled cadres such as community workers, mid-skilled clinical care staff nurses midwives, non-patient facing who manage facilities. This study estimated public sector extension (HEWs), providers...

10.1093/heapol/czab081 article EN cc-by Health Policy and Planning 2021-07-12

The motivation and retention of community health workers (CHWs) is a challenge inadequately addressed in research policy. We sought to identify factors influencing the CHWs Ethiopia ways avert their exit.

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037989 article EN cc-by BMJ Open 2020-10-01

Abstract Background The Health Extension Program (HEP) is Ethiopia’s flagship community health program, launched in 2003. Workers (HEWs) are key vehicles for the delivery of HEP. While it believed that there high attrition among HEWs, magnitude or reasons unknown. Their intention to leave their jobs next 5 years has also never been investigated on a national scale. This study aimed assess of, and factors affecting HEWs’ Ethiopia. Methods used mixed methods address research objectives . Using...

10.1186/s12960-022-00716-1 article EN cc-by Human Resources for Health 2022-02-19

This paper seeks to investigate contemporary menstrual taboos in India, which have been prevalent despite significant medical interventions reproductive and sexual health. Written against the backdrop of my two years work as an activist 'Happy Bleed' campaign, I draw on experiences working a field that is still largely stigmatized present day India due its complex relationship with sexuality.

10.1080/12259276.2017.1386817 article EN Asian Journal of Women s Studies 2017-10-02

<ns4:p>This article was migrated. The marked as recommended. Physician advocacy and leadership is increasingly recognized an important part of our social responsibility. Frameworks, such CanMEDS, have set out definitions health for medical education. Despite calls mandatory teaching potential wellness benefits, presently curricula do not usually teach practical skills to learners. There also a demonstrated disconnect between staff resident perceptions advocacy. Our group create innovative...

10.15694/mep.2016.000062 article EN cc-by MedEdPublish 2016-08-09

The concept of 'Solarization' has been doing rounds for past decade. Use Solar Energy is advocated by many; however, the sustainability solar energy never discussed. 'Localization through Local Assembly, Sale and Usage 1 Million Study Lamps', an initiative IIT Bombay in partnership with NCEF tries to address challenges twin pillars Saturation'. Moreover, under this project focus given on making rural economy self-sufficient products along accomplishing aim Right Light each child. In paper,...

10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.237 article EN Energy Procedia 2016-12-01

Abstract When measuring preferences, discrete choice experiments (DCEs) typically assume that respondents consider all available information before making decisions. However, many often only a subset of the characteristics, heuristic called attribute non‐attendance (ANA). Failure to account for ANA can bias DCE results, potentially leading flawed policy recommendations. While conventional latent class logit models have most commonly been used assess in choices, these are not flexible enough...

10.1002/hec.4475 article EN cc-by Health Economics 2022-02-17

Understanding health worker job preferences can help policymakers better align incentives to retain a motivated workforce in the public sector. However, stated preference choice modelling, motivation do their jobs has not been incorporated, perhaps surprisingly, as an important antecedent choices. This paper is first application of hybrid model measure extent which variations community workers (CHWs) be explained by multidimensional motivation. We interviewed 202 CHWs Ethiopia 2019....

10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115151 article EN cc-by Social Science & Medicine 2022-06-21

Background The child protection community is increasingly focused on developing tools to assess threats and the basic security needs rights of children families living in adverse circumstances. Although tremendous advances have been made improve measurement individual health status or household functioning for use low-resource settings, little attention has paid a more diverse array settings which many adversity spend time how context contributes protection. SAFE model posits that insecurity...

10.1371/journal.pone.0141222 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2015-11-05

Lack of sufficient lighting severely sabotage children's ability to study after-school in the evening at home rural India and therefore, restricts their academic performance classrooms. It is expected that 81.2 million students are likely use kerosene for basic needs, which restrict through lower lumen lighting, indoor air pollution, negative health impacts. This paper based on SoUL program (MSP) survey 873 households examine luminous, clean, cost-effective, safe light solar lamps enhances...

10.1109/pvsc.2018.8547474 article EN 2018-06-01

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a human rights violation with substantial health-related consequences. Interventions to prevent VAWG, often implemented at the community level by volunteers, have been proven effective cost-effective. One such intervention Rural Response System in Ghana, volunteer-run program which hires based action teams (COMBATs) sensitise about VAWG provide counselling services rural areas. To increase programmatic impact maximise retention of these it important...

10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115870 article EN cc-by Social Science & Medicine 2023-03-24

Women Empowerment means empowering and emboldening women by political, legal, economic social means. empowerment has been the major goal of every country. Today, is no less than men in any sphere life. She contributes equally development nation. Both Government Non-Government agencies play a role uplifting status society introducing various schemes. Formation Self Help Groups (WSHGs) Cooperatives are schemes adopted for empowerment. One highlights that, India, ninety percent WSHGs have paved...

10.53361/dmejm.v4i01.04 article EN DME Journal of Management. 2023-08-19

In today's world, there is more reliance on technologically advanced systems and artificial intelligence (AI) to shoulder the work-related commitments of individuals, corporate giants, government, or businesses.Artificial refers human-like exhibited by a computer, robot, other machines (www.ibm.com).Many high-tech advancements in field healthcare are all due improvements evolutions AI.Moreover, an AI-powered chatbot swiftly responds queries; reducing lag time hindrances.They have become...

10.5005/jp-journals-10057-0161 article EN Journal of Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology 2021-08-31

My (Chetan Singh Solanki) story began when I was born in the small village of Nemit, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, India.Having studied by kerosene lamp dim light, became committed to providing energy all locals, specifically cleaner energy.Initially started out with a solar project Pradesh; however, because lack community involvement for its implementation, it failed.Based on this preliminary experience, Prof. Jayendran Venkateswaran, NC Narayanan, and Million Solar Lamp Project where...

10.1016/j.isci.2021.103187 article EN cc-by-nc-nd iScience 2021-10-01

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are often criticized for their work in the healthcare sectors of developing countries. Recently, they have been moving from a projectized to sectoral support approach an attempt respond this critique. Community-based intervention is technique that can be used exploit community as resource provide itself with ways limited human resources countries currently cannot. The peer group and health worker both tested strategies resulted positive outcomes...

10.15173/m.v1i24.832 article EN The Meducator 2013-12-06

The purpose of this paper is to concede the significance good governance and socio-economic performance different political regimes in India during time period 1996-2018. casual research design was employed using a quantitative approach construct Governance indices. In order showcase how parties performed their respective years power, study pioneers constructing index data on six worldwide indicators (WGI). These seek address concerns policymaking public audiences by operationalizing such...

10.52253/vjta.2020.v01i01.10 article EN Vantage Journal of Thematic Analysis 2020-04-30

Abstract Background The motivation and retention of community health workers is a challenge inadequately addressed in research policy. In Ethiopia, as part the country’s Health Extension Program, Workers (HEWs) deliver essential primary healthcare services to communities, but low experienced HEWs threatens sustained service delivery efficient use their budget. We sought identify factors influencing HEW ways mitigate exit. Methods Following review literature on work worker (CHW) conceptual...

10.21203/rs.2.22803/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2020-02-06
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