Nicholas I. Paton, Laurence Borand, Jubert Benedicto, Mar Mar Kyi et al.
Asia has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI) in the world. Optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of LTBI is one of the key strategies for achieving the WHO 'End TB' targets. We report the discussions from the Asia Latent TubERculosis (ALTER) expert panel meeting h...
Nandini Sharma, Pragya Sharma, Saurav Basu, Sonal Saxena et al.
ABSTRACT Background Three rounds of a repeated cross-sectional serosurvey to estimate the seroprevalence and trends of SARS-CoV-2 were conducted from August-October’ 2020 in the state of Delhi in India in the general population aged ≥5 years. Methods The selection of participants was through a multi...
Nandini Sharma, Pragya Sharma, Saurav Basu, Sonal Saxena et al.
BACKGROUND: Three rounds of a repeated cross-sectional serosurvey to estimate the change in seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were conducted from August to October 2020 in the state of Delhi, India, in the general population ≥5 y of age. METHODS: The sele...
Vanita Noronha, Atul Budukh, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Anne Srikanth et al.
rearrangements are noted in 5-7%. Therapies are similar to global standards, although access to newer modalities and molecules is a challenge. Collaborative research, political will with various policy changes and patient advocacy are urgently needed.
Nandini Sharma, Pragya Sharma, Saurav Basu, Ritika Bakshi et al.
ABSTRACT Background We report the findings of a large follow-up community-based serosurvey and correlating it with the COVID-19 test-positivity rate and the case load observed during the peak of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi, India. Methods Individuals of age ≥5 years were recrui...
Nandini Sharma, Saurav Basu, Subhanwita Manna, Pragya Sharma et al.
This explorative qualitative study assesses the health-seeking behaviour for childhood ailments in caregivers of under-five children in a low-income neighbourhood in Delhi, India during July-September 2021. A total of 17 caregivers (mothers) of eight male and nine female under-five children were enr...
Nandini Sharma, A. Venkat Raman, Sunita Dhaked, Pawan Kumar
The quality, accessibility and viability of health services depend primarily on the performance of those who deliver them. Given the strong correlation between the quality of health services and job satisfaction of the health personnel, this study evaluates the problems faced by primary health care ...
Nandini Sharma, Saurav Basu, Subhanwita Manna, Shivani Rao et al.
Adolescents constitute 16% of the global population and are susceptible to adverse health and illness from substance abuse, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and high-risk sexual behaviors. We conducted this study to assess the perceptions of good health, health-seeking behavior, and health servi...
Diksha Datt, Nandini Sharma
Background: Hypertension is a growing global health concern, with its prevalence increasing among young adults. Despite being a significant risk factor for myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, renal dysfunction and cerebrovascular accidents, hypertension remains under-diagnosed and inade...
Shivani Rao, Dr Ekta Arora, M. M. Singh, Madhvi Madhvi et al.
Background: Vector borne diseases have emerged as one of the leading causes of death and illness globally. The current study focusses to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices for the prevention of dengue, chikungunya and malaria amongst people with various sociodemographic parameters. Further...
Bob Currie, Haider K. Nizamani, Amalendú Misra, Monica Bhanot et al.
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