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Using absolute risk reduction to guide the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines by Fassler, Ella, Larkin, Andrew, Rajasekharan Nayar, Kesavan, Waitzkin, Howard

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Medical Crowdfunding in India: The Need for a Strong Legal Enforcement System by Bhat, Lekha D, Panneer, Sigamani, Bhagyalakshmi, R, Kantamaneni, Komali, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Rice, Louis

“…In India, poor health insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket expenditure especially for chronic and rare genetic/life-threatening diseases is a reality…”
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Towards "Groundtextual" Public Health: The Need for a Critical and Transformative Approach by Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan

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How missing evidence-based medicine indicators can inform COVID-19 vaccine distribution policies: a scoping review and calculation of indicators from data in randomised controlled trials by Larkin, Andrew, Waitzkin, Howard, Fassler, Ella, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan

“…ObjectiveReports of efficacy, effectiveness and harms of COVID-19 vaccines have not used key indicators from evidence-based medicine (EBM) that can inform…”
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Is the policy of allowing a female labor companion feasible in developing countries? Results from a cross sectional study among Sri Lankan practitioners by Senanayake, Hemantha, Wijesinghe, Rajitha Dilhan, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan

“…Companionship during labor is known to have both physical and psychosocial benefits to mother and baby. Sri Lanka made a policy decision to allow a labour…”
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Distribution pattern and its correlation for oral cancer rate and human development rank for countries: An ecological approach by Kuruvilla, Jacob, Nayar, Kesavan

“…Introduction: There is a general interpretation that the distribution and pattern of various cancers exhibit geographical variations between developed and…”
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Social media, vaccine hesitancy and trust deficit in immunization programs: a qualitative enquiry in Malappuram District of Kerala, India by Nair, Anoop T., Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Koya, Shaffi Fazaludeen, Abraham, Minu, Lordson, Jinbert, Grace, Chitra, Sreekumar, Sreekutty, Chembon, Priya, Swarnam, Kamala, Pillai, A. Marthanda, Pandey, Anant Kumar

“…Abstract Background With increased penetration of the internet and social media, there are concerns regarding its negative role in influencing parents’…”
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Healthcare Workers' Knowledge and Perception of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study by Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Mahabadi, Mohammadjavad Ashrafi, Tesfaye, Wubshet, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Chattu, Vijay Kumar

“…In late November 2021, a new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern (VOC) named Omicron (initially named B.1.1.529) was first detected in South Africa. The rapid spread…”
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Public health implications of Sabarimala mass gathering in India: A multi-dimensional analysis by Rajasekharan Nayar, Kesavan, Fazaludeen Koya, Shaffi, Mohandas, K., Sivasankaran Nair, Sabari, Chitra, Grace A, Abraham, Minu, Lordson, Jinbert

“…Mass gathering for religious and spiritual purposes are common in India. However, mass gathering health and travel medicine is still in its infancy in India…”
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Health, Economic and Social Development Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies for Multiple and Interconnected Issues by Panneer, Sigamani, Kantamaneni, Komali, Palaniswamy, Udhayakumar, Bhat, Lekha, Pushparaj, Robert Ramesh Babu, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Soundari Manuel, Hilaria, Flower, F X Lovelina Little, Rice, Louis

“…The COVID-19-pandemic-related economic and social crises are leading to huge challenges for all spheres of human life across the globe. Various challenges…”
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Quality of Life of End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis in Southern Part of Kerala, India: Financial Stability and Inter-dialysis Weight Gain as Key Determinants by Visweswaran, Kasi, Shaffi, Muhammed, Mathew, Philip, Abraham, Minu, Lordson, Jinbert, Rajeev, Premini, Thomas, Reena, Aravindakshan, Rajeev, Jayadevan, G, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Pillai, Marthanda

“…Background Quality of Life (QoL) reflects the quality and outcome of healthcare along with key indicators of performance such as mortality and morbidity…”
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Enhancing an International Perspective in Public Health Teaching through Formalized University Partnerships by Brzoska, Patrick, Akgün, Seval, Antia, Bassey E, Thankappan, K R, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Razum, Oliver

“…Teaching in the field of public health needs to employ a global perspective to account for the fact that public health problems and solutions have global…”
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Dealing with dichotomies in health care: Case reports by Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Suresh, Divya, Mithunrosh, Nayana

“…A BSTRACT Dichotomies with respect to medical orientations and public health have been common in the past and even in the present probably orchestrated by the…”
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Happy Days Are 'Not' Here by KUMAR, ANANT, NAYAR, KESAVAN RAJASEKHARAN, SHAFFI, MUHAMMED, GRACE, CHITRA, BHAT, LEKHA D

“…The interest to create happiness in a gloomy world riddled with crises and turmoil appears to be the new agenda of international organisations. The artificial…”
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Handling Childbirth with Dignity: An Ethnographic Enquiry into the Forgone World of Traditional Birth Attendants of Kerala, India by Bhat, Lekha D., Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan

“…The traditional birth attendant known as vayatatti in Kerala played an important role in managing childbirth before the biomedical services gained popularity…”
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Right Versus Wrong: A Qualitative Appraisal With Respect to Pandemic Trajectories of Transgender Population in Kerala, India by Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Vinu, S., Bhat, Lekha D., Kandaswamy, Surabhi

“…The transgender population generally faces rights violations and discrimination in their day-to-day lives, which was exacerbated during the recent pandemic…”
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The 'Spittoon Syndrome': How Effective Will Be the Anti-spitting Initiatives in India? by GRACE, CHITRA, NAYAR, KESAVAN RAJASEKHARAN, BHAT, LEKHA D, KUMAR, ANANT, BABU, G RATHEESH, SHAFFI, MUHAMMED

“…The unsanitary and uncivilised act of spitting is a culture-specific syndrome. New strategies need to be designed to tackle this problem…”
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Perspectives of Caregivers on Pubertal Changes among Young Adolescent Girls with Cerebral Palsy: a Qualitative Analysis by Rao, Arathi P, Shah, Hitesh, Gore, Manisha, Nayar, Kesavan Rajasekharan, Vijayan, Bindhya

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Diphtheria Deaths in Kerala: Signs of an Impending Crisis by Muhammed Shaffi; Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar,; SS Lal

“…Though no polio cases were reported in the state since 2000, vaccine preventable diseases like diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, and tetanus are being…”
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Hand-Washing and Public Health by BHAT, LEKHA D, NAYAR, KESAVAN RAJASEKHARAN, MOOSAN, HISHAM, NAIR, SANJEEV, SHAFFI, MUHAMMED

“…The importance of hand-washing in personal and public hygiene has evolved over the centuries. While the market with its countless number of soaps and hand-wash…”
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