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Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of common mental disorders (CMDs) symptoms in a rural adult population of Haryana, North India by Bashar, MD. Abu, Mehra, Aseem, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…Objectives: Common mental disorders (CMDs), including depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorders, affect all stages of life and impact individuals,…”
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Effectiveness of a culturally appropriate nutrition educational intervention delivered through health services to improve growth and complementary feeding of infants: A quasi-experimental study from Chandigarh, India by Sharma, Nikita, Gupta, Madhu, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Gorle, Mutyalamma

“…Malnutrition is a major public health problem in India, especially among urban poor children. The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of…”
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National Healthcare Economic Evaluation Guidelines: A Cross-Country Comparison by Sharma, Deepshikha, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Downey, Laura E., Prinja, Shankar

“…Background and Objectives Globally, a number of countries have developed guidelines that describe the design and conduct of economic evaluations as part of…”
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A composite indicator to measure universal health care coverage in India: way forward for post-2015 health system performance monitoring framework by Prinja, Shankar, Gupta, Rakesh, Bahuguna, Pankaj, Sharma, Atul, Kumar Aggarwal, Arun, Phogat, Amit, Kumar, Rajesh

“…Abstract Background There is limited work done on developing methods for measurement of universal health coverage. We undertook a study to develop a…”
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Effect of User Charges on Secondary Level Surgical Care Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures in Haryana State, India by Balasubramanian, Deepak, Prinja, Shankar, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…Generation of resources for providing health care services is an important issue in developing countries. User charges in the form of Surgical Package Program…”
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Comparison of indirect cyanmethaemoglobin method and TrueHb haemometer point of care test with direct cyanmethaemoglobin (gold standard) method for strengthening anaemia detection at primary health care level by Khurana, Rupinder, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Thungapathra, M, Sagar, Vivek

“…The most reliable indicator for anaemia diagnosis at the population level is haemoglobin (Hb) estimation. The direct cyanmethaemoglobin method is considered…”
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The Impact of Alternate Methodological and Structural Assumptions on Results of Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Empirical Evidence using Three Indian Economic Evaluations by Sharma, Deepshikha, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Bahuguna, Pankaj, Prinja, Shankar

“…Despite advancement in methods and application of economic evaluations (EEs), there are several uncertainties. To assess the impact of alternate methodological…”
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Epidemiology and management for health care by Aggarwal, Arun

“…Authors claim that the book is in demand for postgraduate students of Community Medicine, medical officers in health services, medical and nonmedical…”
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Potentially Asymptomatic Infection of Monkeypox Virus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Satapathy, Prakasini, Mohanty, Parimala, Manna, Subhanwita, Shamim, Muhammad A, Rao, Priyanka Prasad, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Khubchandani, Jagdish, Mohanty, Aroop, Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin, Chattu, Vijay Kumar, Padhi, Bijaya Kumar, Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J, Sah, Ranjit

“…Background: Monkeypox is a global public health concern, given the recent outbreaks in non-endemic countries where little scientific evidence exists on the…”
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Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in India by Jain, Lovely, Vij, Jatina, Satapathy, Prakasini, Chakrapani, Venkatesan, Patro, Binod, Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Singh, Ritesh, Pala, Star, Sankhe, Lalit, Modi, Bhavesh, Bali, Surya, Rustagi, Neeti, Rajagopal, Vineeth, Kiran, Tanvi, Goel, Kapil, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Gupta, Madhu, Padhi, Bijaya Kumar

“…Students act as messengers in delivering effective messages for better uptake of health-promoting behavior. Understanding their knowledge about coronavirus…”
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Parents' Perceptions and Intention to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19: Results From a Cross-Sectional National Survey in India by Padhi, Bijaya Kumar, Satapathy, Prakasini, Rajagopal, Vineeth, Rustagi, Neeti, Vij, Jatina, Jain, Lovely, Chakrapani, Venkatesan, Patro, Binod Kumar, Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Singh, Ritesh, Pala, Star, Sankhe, Lalit, Modi, Bhavesh, Bali, Surya, Kiran, Tanvi, Goel, Kapil, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Gupta, Madhu

“…Despite the success of adult vaccination against COVID-19, providing vaccines to children remains a challenge for policymakers globally. As parents are primary…”
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Measurement of Health System Performance at District Level: A Study Protocol by Sharma, Atul, Prinja, Shankar, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…Background Limited efforts have been observed in low and middle income countries to undertake health system performance assessment at district level. Absence…”
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Evaluation of publicly financed and privately delivered model of emergency referral services for maternal and child health care in India by Prinja, Shankar, Bahuguna, Pankaj, Lakshmi, P V M, Mokashi, Tushar, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Kaur, Manmeet, Reddy, K Rahul, Kumar, Rajesh

“…Emergency referral services (ERS) are being strengthened in India to improve access for institutional delivery. We evaluated a publicly financed and privately…”
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Psychological distress and related factors regarding COVID-19 among the ancillary hospital staff: A cross-sectional study by Goel, Kapil, Singh, Gurmeet, Arora, Yogesh, Goel, Parul, Aggarwal, Arun, Sen, Arunima, Kumar, Krishan, Bhogal, Ranjitpal, Thakur, J, Singh, Amarjeet, Sharma, Nikita

“…Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the front line of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response. They have faced great risks to both…”
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Willingness and Extent to Pay for COVID-19 Vaccine in India by Kiran, Tanvi, Junaid, K P, Sharma, Divya, Jain, Lovely, Vij, Jatina, Satapathy, Prakasini, Chakrapani, Venkatesan, Patro, Binod Kumar, Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Singh, Ritesh, Pala, Star, Bali, Surya, Rustagi, Neeti, Goel, Kapil, Sankhe, Lalit, Modi, Bhavesh, Gupta, Madhu, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Rajagopal, Vineeth, Padhi, Bijaya Kumar

“…Responding to the fast transmission rates and increasing fatality rates, countries across the world expedited the development and deployment of the vaccine for…”
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Community health workers willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials and intention to vaccinate: A cross-sectional survey in India by Goel, Kapil, Sen, Arunima, Goel, Parul, Satapathy, Prakasini, Jain, Lovely, Vij, Jatina, Patro, Binod Kumar, Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Chakrapani, Venkatesan, Singh, Ritesh, Pala, Star, Sankhe, Lalit, Modi, Bhavesh, Bali, Surya, Rustagi, Neeti, Nadda, Anuradha, Rajagopal, Vineeth, Kiran, Tanvi, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar, Gupta, Madhu, Padhi, Bijaya Kumar

“…Vaccine hesitancy is of considerable concern as it threatens the great potential of a vaccine against COVID-19. This study aims to determine factors associated…”
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Cost analysis of a simulation-based training for health workforce in India by Jeet, Gursimer, Prinja, Shankar, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…Training of health-care workforce including doctors, staff nurses, and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives using simulation techniques for skill enhancement have been…”
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Trends in willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in India: Findings from repeated cross-sectional national surveys by Padhi, Bijaya Kumar, Chakrapani, Venkatesan, Gupta, Madhu, Sharma, Nikita, Patro, Binod Kumar, Kar, Sitanshu Sekhar, Singh, Ritesh, Pala, Star, Sankhe, Lalit, Modi, Bhavesh, Bali, Surya, Rustagi, Neeti, Jain, Lovely, Vij, Jatina, Satapathy, Prakasini, Goel, Kapil, Rajagopal, Vineeth, Kiran, Tanvi, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…COVID-19 vaccination of the healthcare workers (HCWs) is a key priority in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. India launched its COVID-19 vaccination…”
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District level analysis of routine immunization in Haryana State: Implications for mission indradhanush under universal immunization programme by Prinja, Shankar, Monga, Divya, Rana, Saroj, Sharma, Atul, Dalpath, Suresh, Bahuguna, Pankaj, Gupta, Rakesh, Aggarwal, Arun

“…Background: The immunization coverage in India is far away from satisfactory with full immunization coverage being only 62% at national level. Targeting the…”
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Validity of Palmar Pallor for Diagnosis of Anemia among Children Aged 6-59 Months in North India by Prabhu, Ajith, Sharma, Deepak, Tripathy, Jaya Prasad, Aggarwal, Arun Kumar

“…The Integrated Management of Childhood and Neonatal Illness (IMNCI) recommends the use palmar pallor to diagnose anaemia. Earlier studies to validate palmar…”
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