Ritesh G. Menezes
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Global Health Care Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Genital Health and Disease
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Traffic and Road Safety
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
2016-2025
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2020-2024
University of Washington
2020-2024
King Fahd Hospital of the University
2014-2023
The University of Sydney
2023
Central Queensland University
2023
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2023
Institute for Musculoskeletal Health
2023
American University of Beirut
2022
National Health and Medical Research Council
2022
Bone fractures are a global public health issue; however, to date, no comprehensive study of their incidence and burden has been done. We aimed measure the global, regional, national incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs) from 1990 2019.
In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the issues quality life and stresses involved medical training as this may affect their learning academic performance. However, such studies are lacking in schools Nepal. Therefore, we carried out study to assess prevalence psychological morbidity, sources severity stress coping strategies among students our integrated problem-stimulated undergraduate curriculum.A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was Manipal College Medical...
Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. Unintentional drowning (International Classification Diseases (ICD) 10 codes W65-74 and ICD9 E910) one the 30 mutually exclusive collectively exhaustive causes in Global Burden Disease (GBD) study. This study's objective to describe unintentional using GBD estimates from 1990 2017.Unintentional 2017 was estimated for cause-specific years life lost (YLLs), age, sex, country, region, Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintile,...
Background Past research has shown how fires, heat and hot substances are important causes of health loss globally. Detailed estimates the morbidity mortality from these injuries could help drive preventative measures improved access to care. Methods We used Global Burden Disease 2017 framework produce three main results. First, we produced results on incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability, deaths, life lost disability-adjusted 1990 for 195 countries territories. Second, analysed...
Abstract Snakebite envenoming is an important cause of preventable death. The World Health Organization (WHO) set a goal to halve snakebite mortality by 2030. We used verbal autopsy and vital registration data model the proportion venomous animal deaths due snakes location, age, year, sex, applied these proportions contact estimates from Global Burden Disease 2019 study. In 2019, 63,400 people (95% uncertainty interval 38,900–78,600) died globally snakebites, which was equal age-standardized...
Abstract: Suicide is an important public health hazard worldwide. A 4‐year retrospective study from January 2000 to December 2003 was conducted identify the favored methods in realized suicides among males and females west coastal region of India. During period, a total 539 cases suicidal deaths were autopsied. Males predominantly affected (male: female—1.9:1). The age victims ranged 13 90 years (mean = 40.1 years, median 37.0 years) 15 85 36.6 32.0 years). Most method suicide amongst...
Background: The lockdown strategy adopted to contain the spread of current pandemic coronavirus disease has affected all sectors life globally. Nepal also instructed educational institutions shut down, medical colleges being no exception. One month into in started online classes keep pace with academic calendar. This preliminary survey analyses students’ perspective on newly introduced education system.
 Methods: cross-sectional used an questionnaire typed Google forms. link was then...
College students are vulnerable to tobacco addiction. Tobacco industries often target college for marketing. Studies about prevalence of use and its correlates among in Nepal lacking. A cross-sectional survey was carried out two cities western during January-March, 2007. pre-tested, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire (in Nepali) adapted from Global Youth Survey (GYTS) a World Bank study administered representative sample 1600 selected 13 junior colleges by two-stage stratified random...
Breast cancer is the second most common in world and by far frequent among women.The present study was undertaken to assess awareness of breast warning signs screening methods women Pokhara valley, Nepal.A cross-sectional questionnaire survey carried out a community setting with female population. The administered face-to-face interviews trained research assistants.Nepalese demonstrated poor like lump, lump under armpit, bleeding or discharge from nipple, pulling changes position nipple...
Abstract Background Injury remains a major concern to public health in the European region. Previous iterations of Global Burden Disease (GBD) study showed wide variation injury death and disability adjusted life year (DALY) rates across Europe, indicating inequality gaps between sub-regions countries. The objectives this were to: 1) compare GBD 2019 estimates on mortality DALYs countries by cause-of-injury category sex; 2) examine changes DALY over 20 year-period category, sub-region...
Tobacco smoking issues in developing countries are usually taught non-systematically as and when the topic arose. The World Health Organisation Global Professional Student Survey (GHPSS) have suggested introducing a separate integrated tobacco module into medical school curricula. Our aim was to assess students' habits, their practices towards patients' habits attitude teaching about schools.A cross-sectional questionnaire survey carried out among final year undergraduate students Malaysia,...