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Domestic violence against women in eastern India: a population-based study on prevalence and related issues by Babu, Bontha V, Kar, Shantanu K

“…Violence against women is now widely recognised as an important public health problem, owing to its health consequences. Violence against women among many…”
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Maternal healthcare seeking and determinants of adequate antenatal care and institutional childbirth among Indian tribes: A cross-sectional study from nine districts by Kusuma, Yadlapalli S, Kumari, Anjali, Rajbangshi, Preety, Ashraf Ganie, Mohd, Sarala, Raju, Kumar, Dinesh, Kalaiselvi, Selvaraj, Kanungo, Srikanta, Jain, Nutan, Singh, Rajesh, Kumar, Satish, Dutt Gupta, Shiv, Babu, Bontha V

“…To report the utilisation of maternal healthcare services and factors associated with adequate antenatal care and institutional childbirths among mothers in…”
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Indian sickle cell disease registry for surveillance and patient management: Development and implementation by Babu, Bontha V., Sharma, Yogita, Surti, Shaily B., Bhat, Deepa, Sridevi, Parikipandla, Ranjit, Manoranjan, Sudhakar, Godi, Sarmah, Jatin

“…In India, sickle cell disease (SCD) predominantly occurs in indigenous (tribal) people, who are about 104 million. However, screening and diagnosis seldom…”
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Health Insurance: Awareness, Utilization, and its Determinants among the Urban Poor in Delhi, India by Kusuma, Yadlapalli S., Pal, Manisha, Babu, Bontha V.

“…This study reports the awareness, access, and utilization of health insurance by the urban poor in Delhi, India. The study included 2998 households from 85…”
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Burden of oral precancer and cancer among an indigenous tribal population of South India - An evaluative study by Muthanandam, Sivaramakrishnan, Babu, Bontha, Muthu, Jananni, Rajaram, Suganya, Sundharam, B, Kishore, M

“…Context: Oral cancer is of major concern in the Indian subcontinent and is found to be high among low socioeconomic groups. One such high-risk group is…”
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Perceptions of primary healthcare providers for screening and management of mental health disorders in India: a qualitative study by Sangwan, Ramesh Kumar, Kansara, Darshana, Matoria, Santosh, Ali, Haider, Khetan, Mukti, Singh, Vishal, Thakor, Mahendra, Huda, Ramesh Kumar, Babu, Bontha V

“…Individuals experiencing mental health disorders encounter numerous challenges while accessing mental healthcare services. Despite the inclusion of mental…”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Attitude towards Oral Precancer and Cancer among Narikuravar Population in Pondicherry State by Muthanandam, Sivaramakrishnan, Babu, Bontha V., Muthu, Jananni, Suganya, R., Vezhavendhan, N., Kishore, M.

“…Abstract Objective Literature revealed that oral health status and awareness about oral hygiene measures of Narikuravar tribes were very poor. There was also…”
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Violence against women and girls in the Sustainable Development Goals by Babu, Bontha V, Kusuma, Yadlapalli S

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Development of Protocol for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) task force study to strengthen the implementation of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) in tribal population by Raina, Sunil Kumar, Babu, Bontha V, Basappa, Yogish C, Hazarika, Chaya R, Jebasingh, Felix K, Masoodi, Shariq R, Thomas, Nihal, Kerketta, Anna S, Menon, Nand Kumar

“…Understanding the health culture of tribal community is important as health problems among tribal communities and their care is influenced by sociocultural…”
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Developing a module on the care of LGBTQIA+ individuals for health professionals: Research protocol. [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Pai, Mamatha Shivananda, Yesodharan, Renjulal, Palimar, Vikram, Thimmappa, Latha, Bhat, Bhavana B., Krishnan M., Nirmal, Shetty, Deeksha, Babu, Bontha V.

“…Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) people struggle to identify a healthcare service that understands their problems…”
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Inclusive partnership and community mobilization approaches to improve maternal health care access among internal migrants in nine Indian cities by Babu, Bontha V., Kusuma, Yadlapalli S., Sivakami, Muthusamy, Lal, Dharmesh K., Geddam, Jagjeevan B., Khanna, Anoop, Agarwal, Monika, Sudhakar, Godi, Sengupta, Paramita, Kerketta, Anna S., Sharma, Yogita

“…Disparities in healthcare access to internal migrants exist, and the gaps may widen further if appropriate steps are not taken. Innovative approaches are…”
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Marriage, sex, and hydrocele: an ethnographic study on the effect of filarial hydrocele on conjugal life and marriageability from Orissa, India by Babu, Bontha V, Mishra, Suchismita, Nayak, Abhaya N

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability, affects 120 million people globally. Hydrocele, one of the chronic…”
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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Indian tribal population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hazarika, Chaya R., Babu, Bontha V.

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM), a significant public health problem across the nations, is among the top ten leading causes of death. More than 370 million indigenous…”
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Coverage of, and compliance with, mass drug administration under the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in India: a systematic review by Babu, Bontha V., Babu, Gopalan R.

“…India's mass drug administration (MDA) programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (PELF) covers all 250 endemic districts, but compliance with treatment is…”
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Sickle cell disease treatment and management in India: a systematic review of interventional studies by Sridevi, Parikipandla, Sharma, Yogita, Balakrishna, Sunnam L, Babu, Bontha V

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects approximately 5% of the world's population, and India has been the second highest country in the numbers of predicted SCD…”
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Building Partnership to Improve Migrants' Access to Healthcare in Mumbai by Gawde, Nilesh Chandrakant, Sivakami, Muthusamy, Babu, Bontha V

“…An intervention to improve migrants' access to healthcare was piloted in Mumbai with purpose of informing health policy and planning. This paper aims to…”
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Sickle cell disease in Indian tribal population: Findings of a multi-centre Indian SCD registry by Sharma, Yogita, Bhat, Deepa, Sridevi, Parikipandla, Surti, Shaily B., Ranjit, Manoranjan, Sarmah, Jatin, Sudhakar, Godi, Babu, Bontha V.

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) registries provide crucial real-world data on demographics, epidemiology, healthcare, patient outcomes, and treatment efficacy. This…”
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The costs of seeking healthcare: Illness, treatment seeking and out of pocket expenditures among the urban poor in Delhi, India by Kusuma, Yadlapalli S., Babu, Bontha V.

“…The poor often experience illness and the treatment costs are high and even catastrophic for the poor. This paper reports the extent of illness,…”
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Dengue awareness, preventive behaviours and Aedes breeding opportunities among slums and slum-like pockets in Delhi, India: a formative assessment by Kusuma, Yadlapalli S, Goswami, Anil K, Babu, Bontha V

“…Abstract Background India is endemic for dengue. The present formative study reports awareness and practices of people regarding dengue and its prevention,…”
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Impact of COVID-19 and containment measures on burn care: A qualitative exploratory study by Keshri, Vikash Ranjan, Peden, Margaret, Jain, Tanu, Babu, Bontha V., Saha, Shivangi, Singhal, Maneesh, Norton, Robyn, Jagnoor, Jagnoor

“…•COVID-19 and its containment measures affected the delivery of burn care in India.•Change in pattern of burns and presentation to health facilities was…”
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