A5107003876- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Smart Parking Systems Research
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Internet of Things and AI
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- International Labor and Employment Law
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
2018-2025
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2018-2025
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
2022
Menstrual tracking is a mechanism widely engaged towards preserving menstrual dignity, as natural birth control, for ensuring adequate preparation an upcoming cycle, among other motivations. We investigate the design of digital trackers enabling period-positive ecologies in otherwise stigmatized contexts. examine practices across ages (12–65 yrs.) using combination methods—3 surveys (450+ responses), cultural probe (10 adolescents), interviews (16 adults), and review (9) mobile applications....
Background Mobile application based delivery of psycho-social interventions may help reduce the treatment gap for severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and decrease burden on caregivers. Apps developed in high income settings show effectiveness, but they suffer from lack applicability low resource scenarios due to difference technology penetration, affordability, acceptance. Objective This study aimed understand health usage, perceived needs, acceptability app patients with SMIs improve illness...
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Human- Computer Interaction (HCI) have long studied how technology can support material relational aspects of care work, typically in clinical healthcare settings. More recently, we see increasing recognition work such as informal provision, child elderly care, organizing advocacy, domestic service work. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored long-present tensions between deep necessity simultaneous devaluation our infrastructures. This...
Despite global efforts for women's inclusion in the workforce, challenges persist, especially conflict-affected areas where socio-political, economic, and cultural norms further impede their economic participation. We situate our work Kashmir, India, a region with long history of socio-political unrest. conducted 15 semi-structured interviews women from non-government organization operating community training centers Kashmir. These have been established, focusing on skill development to...
Postnatal care, crucial for preventing and assessing complications after birth, remains low in India. An interactive mHealth community-based postnatal intervention was implemented to promote healthy maternal behaviors through knowledge social support rural Northern However, there is limited information on how virtual health interventions resource-constrained settings are perceived by the users which elements influence their engagement sustained participation. We explored user perceptions of...
Despite the Indian government's efforts to improve awareness and uptake of family planning, rural women have an unmet need for planning. Previous research, primarily in medical domain, has offered counseling informational support planning a 1:1 manner explored non-technological-based peer interventions sexual reproductive health general. However, HCI CSCW, remains understudied topic. Thus, we aim contribute knowledge by studying among marginalized India. We explore potential technology-based...
Background Structural and cultural barriers limit Indian women’s access to adequate postnatal care support despite their importance for maternal neonatal health. Targeted education through a mobile health intervention may improve recovery, practices, nutritional status, knowledge seeking, mental Objective We sought understand the feasibility acceptability of our first pilot phase, flexible 6-week delivered 3 groups women in Punjab, India, adapt next which will formally assess feasibility,...
Introduction Pregnant and breastfeeding women are priority targets for COVID-19 vaccination due to adverse maternal fetal consequences of perinatal infection the opportunity protecting infants through antibodies. Saheli (‘female friend’) is a WhatsApp-deployed chatbot providing evidence-based guidance on pregnant women. Objectives To understand feasibility acceptability its impact vaccination. Methods We pilot-tested among participants pre-existing WhatsApp educational groups led by...
Sustainability is a multifaceted concept with environmental, social, and economic dimensions, its issues have manifested unevenly worldwide, disproportionately impacting those already facing marginalization. Addressing sustainability requires nuanced global perspectives; however, conversations on within CHI traditionally been centered the Global North. This online-only panel at 2024 attempts to shift focus Souths nurture more pluriversal perspective by understanding meaning, means, politics,...
Mental health well-being is a global concern, with disparities in treatment services being challenge. Though, digital mental interventions are proposed to bridge the gaps and supplement support assistance. Yet, many individuals still struggle issues, particularly regions encountering socio-political unrest, face obstacles seeking professional Situating our work Kashmir, India, region long history of we conducted 18 semi-structured interviews participants explore how navigate help-seeking....
In low-and middle-income countries like India, people with severe mental illness (PSMI) rely on their families as a primary source of care, given the lack support from healthcare systems. The demanding nature caregiving places significant physical and demands caregivers, who are to PSMI. We explore how caregivers in under-resourced settings can be better supported through everyday digital technologies. conducted interviews (from urban rural India), well workshops professionals Indian NGOs...
IoT systems are now being deployed worldwide to sense phenomena of interest. The existing often independent, which limits the use sensor data only one application. Semantic solutions have been proposed support reuse across and applications. This allows integration for increased productivity by solving challenges associated with their interoperability heterogeneity. Several ontologies handle different aspects collection in systems, ranging from discovery applying reasoning on collected...
The issue of youth unemployment is a global concern, with active initiatives, policies, and technologies in place to support employment seekers. Despite these efforts, various regions attributed the complex challenges that impede access resources, particularly contexts characterized by socio-political unrest. To understand use job-seeking resources such context, we situate our work region Jammu & Kashmir, which has long-standing history conflict ongoing for more than three decades. For...
As mobile phone uptake in India continues to grow, there is also continued interest platform-based interventions for health education. There a significant gender gap access-women's access phones constrained by economic and social barriers. Pregnancy postpartum care one of many targets (mHealth) that particularly rely upon women's facility with use.We aimed describe the dynamics patterns married pregnant use (among both owners nonowners) who participated an mHealth intervention identify...
Despite COVID-19 vaccines being available to pregnant women in India since summer 2021, little is known about vaccine uptake among this high need population. We conducted mixed methods research with and recently delivered rural northern India, consisting of 300 phone surveys 15 in-depth interviews, November 2021. Only a third respondents were vaccinated, however, half unvaccinated reported that they would get vaccinated now if could. Fears harm the unborn baby or young infant common (22%...
Rapid and widespread vaccination played a major role in stemming the flow of Covid-19 spread. In India, government enabled free accessible for Covid-19. Although general public responded positively, pregnant breastfeeding women rural areas hesitated about COVID-19 vaccination, leading to low vaccine uptake. this work, we started with formative study understand women's hesitancy. We found that main barriers were poor knowledge vaccines limited agency around vaccination. deployed chatbot over...
COPD is an incurable Chronic Respiratory Disease that results in restricted airflow and respiratory issues. India faces rising pollution health infrastructure challenges, significantly contributing to the prevalence of diseases like COPD. Studies have reported India's second leading cause death Disability Adjusted Life Years. Our study delves into current state care awareness India. mixed-methods research, encompassing online surveys with medical personnel (n=9) individuals (n=141)...
Metro trains have emerged as a sustainable and cost-effective solution against environmental concerns productivity losses caused by road traffic congestion. Understanding commuters' needs preferences are essential for promoting providing metro services. In this work, we survey group of Delhi commuters to study their convenience preferences. Using mixed-method analysis, identify the factors that contribute through stated preference valuations obtained from (368 valid responses). These...
There has been a growing interest in reproductive health and intimate wellbeing Human-Computer Interaction, increasingly from an ecological perspective. Much of this work is centered around women's experiences across diverse settings, emphasizing men's limited engagement need for greater participation on these topics. Our research responds to gap by investigating cisgender cultivating sexual literacies urban Indian context. We leverage media probes stimulate focus group discussions, using...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaigns are trying to curb the pandemic by vaccinating as many individuals and quickly possible. The speed of immunization depends upon availability vaccine uptake communities, which in turn is related hesitancy, safety/efficacy profile vaccines, adverse events following (AEFI).