Research & Projects
From randomized controlled trials to community surveys — work spanning epidemiology, health systems, tobacco control and maternal & child health.
Antimicrobial Resistance & WHO AWaRe Classification
Assessed antibiotic prescription patterns per WHO AWaRe classification and doctors’ knowledge of antimicrobial resistance in tertiary care facilities of Jodhpur; built clinician competency through training sessions.
Psychosocial & Economic Effect of Dementia Caregiving
Multicenter study assessing caregiver knowledge and the comprehensive disability status of persons with dementia, using standardized questionnaires.
Epidemiology of Pancreatitis & Major GI Diseases
An ICMR Task Force multi-centre study across India — piloted household mapping, conducted data collection and contributed to data analysis.
Hypertension Control through Primary Health Care
Situational and bottleneck analysis of Health & Wellness Centres for optimal hypertension service delivery, strengthening comprehensive primary health care.
Health & Wellness Centres and Out-of-Pocket Expenditure
ICMR FORTE study on the effectiveness of HWCs under Ayushman Bharat in reducing healthcare expenses for the geriatric population; conducted data collection and analysis.
Mapping the Bidi Trade in India
Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use — mapped bidi trading across the seven largest producing states and identified gaps in legal and illicit manufacture.
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus — Qualitative Study
Conducted in-depth interviews with stakeholders (ASHAs and Medical Officers) and focus group discussions among ASHAs to understand GDM care delivery.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan — Community Health Survey
Community survey across three villages assessing health status, maternal and child health, ICOPE status of older adults and environmental needs; data analysed with Epi Info.