A5008049483- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
- Travel-related health issues
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Health Care Issues
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
National Institute of Epidemiology
2016-2025
Indian Council of Medical Research
2019-2025
Social Service Sericulture Project Trust
2008-2020
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
2011-2015
SRM University
2013-2014
Superficial fungal infections are most common in tropical and subtropical countries. In this study, 297 suspected superficial infection cases were identified among 15,950 patients screened. The collected samples (skin, nail, hair) subjected to direct microscopy with potassium hydroxide cultured on Sabourauds dextrose agar identify the species. prevalence of was 27.6% (82/297), dermatophytosis 75.6% (62/82), non-dermatophytosis 24.4% (20/82). Among isolated dermatophytes, Trichophyton rubrum...
Abstract The India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) is a multi‐partner initiative, implementing and scaling up public health hypertension control program across India. A cohort of 21,895 adult patients in 24 IHCI sentinel site facilities four Indian states (Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana), registered from January 2018 until June 2019 were assessed at baseline then followed for blood pressure (BP) antihypertensive medication use. Among all registrations, 11 274 (51%) the...
Abstract Background The monitoring framework for evaluating health system response to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) include indicators assess availability of affordable basic technologies and essential medicines treat them in both public private primary care facilities. Government India launched the National Program Prevention Control Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Stroke (NPCDCS) 2010 strengthen systems. We assessed trained human resources, diabetes, cardiovascular chronic respiratory...
Abstract Hypertension is the leading single preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The India Control Initiative (IHCI) project was designed to improve hypertension control in public sector clinics. launched 2018–2019 26 districts across five states: Punjab (5), Madhya Pradesh (3), Kerala (4), Maharashtra and Telangana (10), with core strategies: standard treatment protocol, reliable supply of free antihypertensive drugs, team-based care, patient-centered an information system...
Abstract In vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), the frequent change in vehicle mobility creates dynamic changes communication link and topology of network. Hence, key challenge is to address resolve longer transmission delays reduced stability. During establishment routing path, focus entire research on traffic detection road selection with high density for increased packet transmission. This reduces avoids carry‐and‐forward scenarios; however, these techniques fail obtaining accurate...
Background: Hypertension treatment coverage is low in India. A stepwise simple protocol one of the strategies to improve hypertension primary care. We estimated effectiveness various steps achieve blood pressure (BP) control public sector health facilities Punjab and Maharashtra, India, where India Control Initiative (IHCI) was implemented. Methods: analyzed records people enrolled for follow-up under IHCI between January 2018 December 2021 secondary care across 23 districts from two states....
<b>Background:</b> Studying drug use pattern among medical practitioners is of vital importance in the present scenario where irrational and development resistance becoming rampant.<br> <b>Objective:</b> To assess, prescribing practices general a defined rural urban area Tamil Nadu.<br> <b>Materials Methods:</b> A community based descriptive study was conducted to collect 600 prescriptions from catchment areas health training centers college using indicators as per WHO How investigate...
The incidence of diabetes is increasing tremendously throughout the world especially in developing countries. This disease affects various organs like eyes, nerves, kidneys and heart. In this study, we investigated whether lungs are also one target mellitus or not.
Medicine is an ever changing science. Thus new knowledge generated by research and clinical experience widen the knowledge; change understanding of natural history disease its application in therapeutics. policy makers, clinicians researchers must evaluate use information existing literature to implement their healthcare delivery. The father field epidemiology, John Snow during 1854 studied cholera epidemic London demonstrated association epidemiological statistical methods medical research....
The India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) emphasizes decentralized patient-centric care to boost hypertension control in public healthcare facilities. We documented the decentralization process, enrolment pattern by facility type, and treatment outcomes nine districts of Punjab Maharashtra states, India, from 2018-2022.
Background In India, to achieve a 25% relative reduction in the prevalence of raised blood pressure (BP) by 2025, approximately 4.5 crore additional people with hypertension will need have their BP effectively treated. We conducted Quality Improvement (QI) initiative improve follow-up and reduce missed visits among individuals registered under India Hypertension Control Initiative, District Hospital, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, 2022. Methods quasiexperimental study from January September 2022...
More than half of the individuals with hypertension remain undiagnosed in India. The National Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) program has implemented opportunistic screening to improve diagnoses. In public health facilities across 18 districts nine states India, we estimated missed opportunity for detection routine settings. each chosen districts, conducted a cross-sectional study one district hospital (DH), community centre (CHC), and three primary centres (PHCs), selected randomly. We...
Background Hypertension affects 28.5% of Indians aged 18–69. Real-time registration and follow-up persons with hypertension are possible point-of-care digital information systems. We intend to describe herein the experiences discovering, developing, deploying a system for public health facilities under India Control Initiative. Methods have adopted an agile user-centered approach in each phase selected states since 2017. A multidisciplinary team hybrid quantitative qualitative methods, such...
A Road Accident Prevention (RAP) scheme based on Vehicular Backbone Network (VBN) structure is proposed in this paper for Ad-hoc (VANET). The RAP attempts to prevent vehicles from highway road traffic accidents and thereby reduces death injury rates. Once the possibility of an emergency situation (i.e. accident) predicted advance, instantly initiates a accident prevention scheme. constitutes following activities: (i) Side Unit (RSU) constructs Prediction Report (PR) status roads, (ii) RSU...
The proliferation of information and communication technologies in India has enabled the emergence health-related digital applications, from which important ethical issues arise.The Aadhaar identification system provides each resident with a 12-digit unique number, linked to demographic biometric data. Identification by welfare programmes advantage ensuring targeted benefits reach intended recipients.Some major faced public health sector are inadequate funding inefficient utilization funds...
Objective To generate national estimates of key non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors for adolescents (15–17 years) identified in the National NCD Monitoring Framework and, study knowledge, attitudes and practices towards behaviours among school-going adolescents. Design setting A community-based, national, cross - sectional survey conducted during 2017–2018. The was coordinated by Indian Council Medical Research—National Centre Disease Informatics Research with 10 reputed implementing...
Context: Globally, about 17 million people die of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) every year and a substantial number these deaths are attributed to four major risk factors namely unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption. Doctors nurses often have sedentary lifestyle. Aims: This study aimed at assessing the lifestyle-associated for CVDs among doctors in medical college hospital. Setting Design: Cross-sectional 250 nurses, selected using stratified random...
Objectives To describe the public health strategies and their effect in controlling COVID-19 pandemic from March to October 2020 Chennai, India. Setting a densely populated metropolitan city Southern India, was one of five cities which contributed more than half cases India May 2020. A comprehensive community-centric strategy implemented for COVID-19, including surveillance, testing, contact tracing, isolation quarantine. In addition, there were different levels restrictions between...
In view of the growing popularity, reach and access for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), India's apex body medical education, National Medical Commission (NMC) mandated uniform foundational course on research methods post graduates (PGs) faculty members institutions under NMC as MOOC. This is a pioneering effort in field PG education. entrusted Indian Council Research (ICMR)-National Institute Epidemiology (NIE) to design offer MOOC, named Basic Course Biomedical (BCBR). We describe...
Objective To describe the characteristics of contacts patients with COVID-19 case in terms time, place and person, to calculate secondary attack rate (SAR) factors associated infection among contacts. Design A retrospective cohort study Setting participants Contacts cases identified by health department from 14 March 2020to 30 May 2020, 9 38 administrative districts Tamil Nadu. Significant proportion attended a religious congregation. Outcome measure Attack positivity. Results We listed 15...