Nikha Bhardwaj
A5063950280- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health disparities and outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Online and Blended Learning
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2021-2024
University of Washington
2021-2024
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
2015-2024
Purdue University West Lafayette
2024
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
2023
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2023
Government Medical College
2021-2022
University of California, Davis
2021
University College London
2021
Government Medical College
2020
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in health. Timely and comprehensive estimates of prevalence smoking use attributable disease burden are needed to guide control efforts nationally globally. <h3>Methods</h3> We estimated for 204 countries territories, by age sex, from 1990 2019 as part Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study. modelled multiple smoking-related indicators 3625 representative surveys. completed systematic...
BackgroundHearing loss affects access to spoken language, which can affect cognition and development, negatively social wellbeing. We present updated estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study on prevalence hearing in 2019, as well condition's associated disability.MethodsWe did systematic reviews population-representative surveys 1990 2019. fitted nested meta-regression models for severity-specific prevalence, accounting aid coverage, cause, presence tinnitus. also forecasted...
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in adults, characterised by chronic pain and loss mobility. frequently occurs after age 40 years prevalence increases steeply with age. WHO has designated 2021-30 decade healthy ageing, which highlights need to address diseases such as osteoarthritis, strongly affect functional ability quality life. can coexist with, negatively effect, other conditions. Here we estimate burden hand, hip, knee, sites osteoarthritis across geographies, age,...
Combating viral hepatitis is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and WHO has put forth B elimination targets in its Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (WHO-GHSS) Interim Guidance for Country Validation Elimination (WHO Guidance). We estimated global, regional, national prevalence virus (HBV), as well mortality disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to HBV, Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019. This included estimates 194 member states,...
The health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption continue to be debated. Small amounts of might lower the risk some outcomes but increase others, suggesting that overall depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year.
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Measuring routine childhood vaccination is crucial to inform global vaccine policies and programme implementation, track progress towards targets set by the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) Immunization Agenda 2030. Robust estimates of coverage are needed identify past successes persistent vulnerabilities. Drawing from Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2020, Release 1, we did a systematic analysis global, regional, national trends using...
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in health surveillance systems, disease prevention, and treatment globally. Among the many factors that might have led to these is issue of financing national especially low-income middle-income countries (LMICs), as well a robust global system for preparedness. We aimed provide comparative assessment spending at onset pandemic; characterise amount development assistance preparedness response disbursed first 2 years...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)-giving infants only breast-milk for the first 6 months of life-is a component optimal practices effective in preventing child morbidity and mortality. EBF are known to vary by population comparable subnational estimates prevalence progress across low- middle-income countries (LMICs) required planning policy interventions. Here we present geospatial analysis from 2000 2018 94 LMICs mapped policy-relevant administrative units (for example, districts), quantify...
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...
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Global evaluations of the progress towards WHO End TB Strategy 2020 interim milestones on mortality (35% reduction) and incidence (20% have not been age specific. We aimed to assess global, regional, national-level burdens trends in tuberculosis its risk factors across five separate groups, from 1990 2021, report age-specific between 2015 2020. <h3>Methods</h3> used Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study 2021 (GBD 2021) analytical framework compute...
Cancers represent a challenging public health threat in Asia. This study examines the temporal patterns of incidence, mortality, disability and risk factors 29 cancers Asia last three decades. The age, sex year-wise estimates disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 49 Asian countries from 1990 through 2019 were generated as part Global Burden Disease, Injuries Risk Factors study. Besides mortality DALYs, we also examined cancer burden measured terms DALYs deaths attributable to factors,...
BackgroundTuberculosis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease, causing more than million deaths annually. Given an emphasis on equity in access diagnosis and treatment tuberculosis health targets, evaluations differences by sex are crucial. We aimed assess levels trends tuberculosis, with investigating HIV status for 204 countries territories from 1990 2019.MethodsWe used Bayesian hierarchical Cause Death Ensemble model (CODEm) platform analyse 21 505 site-years vital...
BackgroundThe sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Understanding the current state of HIV epidemic and its change over time is essential this effort. This study assesses sex-specific burden in 204 countries territories measures progress control epidemic.MethodsTo estimate age-specific trends 48 countries, we extended Estimation Projection Package Age-Sex Model also implement spectrum paediatric model. We used model cases where age sex...
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Chewing tobacco and other types of smokeless use have had less attention from the global health community than smoked use. However, practice is popular in many parts world has been linked to several adverse outcomes. Understanding trends prevalence with age, over time, by location sex important for policy setting relation monitoring assessing commitment WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. <h3>Methods</h3> We estimated chewing as part Global Burden...
Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), world not on track to meet targets set for ending epidemic by Joint United Nations Programme HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Precise HIV information critical effective geographic epidemiological targeting prevention treatment interventions. Age- sex-specific prevalence estimates are widely available...
To investigate the histological and histochemical changes in placenta of diabetic pregnant females compare them with normal placenta. The features 60 placenta, 30 obtained from females, were studied. These Department Obstetrics Gynaecology, GSVM Medical College Kanpur ERA's Lucknow Hospital Lucknow. On examination, showed increased syncytial knots, fibrinoid necrosis, trophoblastic basement membrane thickening, villous stromal fibrosis, oedema, crowding villi, thickening vessel wall fibrin...
Abstract Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal fatal disease burden for children under 5 years age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial each these diseases has been estimated subnationally across SSA, yet no prior analyses have examined pattern their combined burden. Here we synthesise subnational estimates LRIs, diarrhoea, under-5 from 2000 to 2017 43...