Search Results - "Shibu, Vijayan"
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What would it cost to scale-up private sector engagement efforts for tuberculosis care? Evidence from three pilot programs in India
Published in PloS one (05-06-2019)“…Private providers dominate health care in India and provide most tuberculosis (TB) care. Yet efforts to engage private providers were viewed as unsustainably…”
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High diabetes prevalence among tuberculosis cases in Kerala, India
Published in PloS one (15-10-2012)“…While diabetes mellitus (DM) is a known risk factor for tuberculosis, the prevalence among TB patients in India is unknown. Routine screening of TB patients…”
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Screening COVID-19 by Swaasa AI platform using cough sounds: a cross-sectional study
Published in Scientific reports (25-10-2023)“…The Advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to the use of auditory data for detecting various diseases, including COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection has…”
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STEPS - a patient centric and low-cost solution to ensure standards of TB care to patients reaching private sector in India
Published in BMC health services research (02-01-2022)“…More than half of the TB patients in India seek care from the private sector. Two decades of attempts by the National TB Program to improve collaboration…”
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Phone calls for improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending private medical practitioners in India: Findings from Mumbai hypertension project
Published in The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) (01-04-2021)“…Despite the availability of effective medication, blood pressure control rates are low, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Adherence to…”
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The value of diagnostic imaging for enhancing primary care in low- and middle-income countries
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Implementing a chest X-ray artificial intelligence tool to enhance tuberculosis screening in India: Lessons learned
Published in PLOS digital health (01-12-2023)“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chest X-ray (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) is becoming increasingly popular. Still, deploying such AI tools can be…”
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Engaging with the private healthcare sector for the control of tuberculosis in India: cost and cost-effectiveness
Published in BMJ global health (01-10-2021)“…BackgroundThe control of tuberculosis (TB) in India is complicated by the presence of a large, disorganised private sector where most patients first seek care…”
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One year of COVID-19 and its impact on private provider engagement for TB: A rapid assessment of intermediary NGOs in seven high TB burden countries
Published in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases (01-12-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health systems and health programs across the world. For tuberculosis (TB), it is predicted to set back progress by at least…”
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Adaptations to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by private sector tuberculosis care providers in India
Published in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases (01-08-2022)“…India’s dominant private healthcare sector is the destination for 60–85% of initial tuberculosis care-seeking. The COVID-19 pandemic in India drastically…”
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PHONE CALLS FOR IMPROVING BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN INDIA: FINDINGS FROM MUMBAI HYPERTENSION PROJECT
Published in Journal of hypertension (01-04-2021)“…Objective: Despite the availability of effective medication, blood pressure control rate is low, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Adherence to…”
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Delivering hypertension care in private-sector clinics of urban slum areas of India: the Mumbai Hypertension Project
Published in Journal of human hypertension (01-09-2023)“…In India, the private sector provides 70% of the total outpatient medical care. This study describes the Mumbai Hypertension Project, which aimed to deliver a…”
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Early user perspectives on using computer-aided detection software for interpreting chest X-ray images to enhance access and quality of care for persons with tuberculosis
Published in BMC global and public health (21-12-2023)“…Abstract Despite 30 years as a public health emergency, tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Most deaths are among persons with TB…”
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Map, know dynamics and act; a better way to engage private health sector in TB management. A report from Mumbai, India
Published in Indian journal of tuberculosis (01-01-2020)“…India, world's leading Tuberculosis burden country envisions to End-TB by optimally engaging private-sector, in-spite of several unsuccessful attempts of…”
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Implementing a chest X-ray artificial intelligence tool to enhance tuberculosis screening in India: Lessons learned
Published in PLOS digital health (01-12-2023)“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) based chest X-ray (CXR) screening for tuberculosis (TB) is becoming increasingly popular. Still, deploying such AI tools can be…”
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Tapping private health sector for public health program? Findings of a novel intervention to tackle TB in Mumbai, India
Published in Indian journal of tuberculosis (01-04-2020)“…India carries one-fourth of the global tuberculosis (TB) burden. Hence the country has drafted the ambitious National Strategic Plan to eliminate tuberculosis…”
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Leveraging cough sounds to optimize chest x-ray usage in low-resource settings
Published 13-02-2024“…Chest X-ray is a commonly used tool during triage, diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases. In resource-constricted settings, optimizing this resource…”
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