Shashi Kant
A5101811488- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Sex work and related issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2015-2024
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal
1995-2024
India Meteorological Department
2022-2024
Ministry of Earth Sciences
2022-2024
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur
1995-2024
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
2024
University Malaya Medical Centre
2023
University of Malaya
2023
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute
2023
World Health Organization - India
2023
Background & objectives: Population-based seroepidemiological studies measure the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a country. We report findings first round national serosurvey, conducted to estimate seroprevalence among adult population India. Methods: From May 11 June 4, 2020, randomly sampled, community-based survey was 700 villages/wards, selected from 70 districts 21 States India, categorized into four strata based on incidence reported COVID-19 cases. Four hundred adults per...
BackgroundThe first national severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) serosurvey in India, done May–June, 2020, among adults aged 18 years or older from 21 states, found a SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody seroprevalence of 0·73% (95% CI 0·34–1·13). We aimed to assess the more recent nationwide general population India.MethodsWe did second household individuals 10 same 700 villages wards within 70 districts India that were included serosurvey. Individuals younger than and...
BackgroundBecause most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of mortality often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this problem by collating detailed individual data from defined Health Demographic Surveillance sites. By registering all over time carrying out verbal autopsies determine cause death across many such sites, standardised methods, the seeks generate population-based statistics that otherwise available.ObjectiveTo build a large...
Anemia is a common public health problem among children, adolescent girls, women in reproductive age groups, pregnant and lactating women, with an estimated prevalence of 50.3% according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4. Iron deficiency regarded as the most cause anemia globally India. This study was aimed estimate compliance iron folic acid (IFA) tablets mothers attending ante-natal care (ANC) clinic Sub-district hospital (SDH) situated north India various factors associated...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in clinical practice worldwide both healthcare and community settings causing significant morbidity mortality. It major conditions at level treated empirically regarded as a potential cause emergence antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Limited information available regarding community-acquired UTI (CA-UTI) from India.This first its kind, multicentric-cross-sectional study targeting patients attending out-patient department (OPD)...
The Ballabgarh Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), also known as the Comprehensive Rural Services Project (CRHSP) Ballabgarh, is located in north India was established 1961 to develop a model for rural health-care practice India. In addition demographic surveillance community-based research, CRHSP provides preventive, health-promotion, curative services its surrounding population. population served by 2011 about 90 000. system collects data entire through fortnightly visits...
Crude rates such as the crude death rate are functions of both age-specific and age composition a population. However, differences in structure between two populations or time periods can result specious corresponding making direct comparisons across inappropriate. Therefore, when comparing populations, it is desirable to eliminate minimize influence composition. This task accomplished by using standard yielding an age-standardized rate. paper proposes updated International Network for...
Conducting population-based serosurveillance for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) will estimate and monitor the trend of infection in adult general population, determine socio-demographic risk factors delineate geographical spread infection. For this purpose, a serial cross-sectional survey would be conducted with sample size 24,000 distributed equally across four strata districts categorized on basis incidence reported cases COVID-19. Sixty included survey....
India introduced BBV152/Covaxin and AZD1222/Covishield vaccines in January 2021. We estimated the effectiveness of these against severe COVID-19 among individuals aged ≥45 years.We did a multi-centric, hospital-based, case-control study between May July Cases were patients, controls negative from 11 hospitals. Vaccine (VE) was for complete (2 doses ≥ 14 days) partial (1 dose 21 vaccination; interval two vaccine vaccination Delta variant. used random effects logistic regression model to...
To determine the incidence and natural history of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in a population women with near universal serologic reactivity for CMV, prospective study 423 attending antenatal clinic Comprehensive Rural Health Center northern India was conducted. All 9 (2.1%) CMV positive infants were born to mothers who seropositive at first visit. One child had hepatosplenomegaly birth another mild unilateral hearing loss 4 months age.
BackgroundAs the HIV/AIDS pandemic has evolved over recent decades, Africa been most affected region, even though a large proportion of deaths have not documented at individual level. Systematic application verbal autopsy (VA) methods in defined populations provides an opportunity to assess mortality burden from data.Footnote ObjectiveTo present standardised comparisons HIV/AIDS-related sites across and Asia, including closely related causes death such as pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)...
BackgroundMortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased. The World Health Organization's Member States called for 25% reduction in premature NCD by 2025, which can only be achieved substantial reductions risk factors improvements the management chronic conditions. A high burden among much older people, who survived hazards, inevitable. INDEPTH Network collects detailed individual...
To update the estimation of adult HIV prevalence and number people living with (PLHIV) in India for year 2008-2009 combination improved data methods.Based on sentinel surveillance (HSS) a set epidemiological assumptions, estimates burden have been derived.HSS sites spread over all States India.Secondary from HSS which include attendees antenatal clinics under targeted interventions high-risk groups, namely, female sex workers (FSW), intravenous drug users (IDU) men having (MSM).Estimates...
BackgroundMalaria continues to be a major cause of infectious disease mortality in tropical regions. However, deaths from malaria are most often not individually documented, and as result overall understanding epidemiology is inadequate. INDEPTH Network members maintain population surveillance Health Demographic Surveillance System sites across Africa Asia, which individual followed up with verbal autopsies.ObjectiveTo present patterns determined by autopsy comparing these findings other...
Background: Though nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly becoming prevalent in the Indian population, knowledge regarding burden and risk factors of NAFLD limited, more so from rural areas. This study was thus conducted to estimate prevalence among adults a community Haryana, India measure association diet, physical activity, other selected with NAFLD. Materials Methods: The present resident ≥35 years age. Eight out 28 villages were by probability proportion size sampling....
Urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy is frequently associated with complications. Currently, in India, there no regular screening for UTI, and facility diagnosis of UTI not available at peripheral government health centers.To estimate the proportion pregnant women among antenatal clinic attendees rural Haryana.Eligible participants were attending secondary care center Haryana from March to May 2015. Consecutive sampling was done select women. Interview schedule administered...
Estimating seroepidemiolgical prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody is an essential public health strategy. There insufficient evidence among those belonging to young age population in India.To compare the seropositivity rate between children and adults selected sites from India.This was a multicentric population-based seroepidemiological study conducted urban rural areas five four states (Delhi, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura) India. Participants aged ≥1 year were included different clusters...
This paper is concerned with the heavy rainfall episode reported over some locations of eastern parts Uttar Pradesh, India during 16 & 17 September 2021 and associated meteorological conditions are investigated. Each deserves major scientific documentation for improvement in existing knowledge users. Even though it may also benefit general public, as concerns everybody domain. case study will serve above purpose be useful policymakers, disaster managers, response, mitigation. Regarding...