Recent
Projects
Assessing the Current Landscape of Global Public Health Programs: A gateway to public health
- Year: 2023
The pandemic has garnered interest of the next generation public health professionals. Numerous institutes provide public health programmes, but very little is known about these programmes. Understanding the worldwide public health education environment will require analysis of the many public health programmes. The objective of the study is to look into the characteristics of public health programmes available all over the world. The study will further evaluate program-related descriptors.
Swasthya Pahal (Health for all) using SMAART Informatics Framework In urban, rural and hilly Areas of Uttarakhand
- Year: 2023
The project aims to enhance the self-management of chronic non-communicable diseases (diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity), by determining the usefulness, acceptance, and effectiveness of the Swasthya Pahal program in urban, rural and hilly areas of Uttarakhand.
Assessment of Socio-Demographic and Nutritional Status, Acceptance, Evaluation and Adherence of SMS-Based Counseling on Non-Communicable Diseases among Delhi residents.
- Years: 2022 to 2023
The scope of this project is to investigate the socio-demographic profile and nutritional status of youth in Delhi’s slum areas while examining their acceptance, evaluation, and adherence to SMS-based counseling for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The study assesses participants’ demographics, nutritional habits, and willingness to engage with SMS interventions, as well as it further evaluated the effectiveness of these methods in improving health awareness and behaviors.
Design, develop and pilot test a digital platform “HEAL” to improve health and wellbeing of individuals by reducing the social, economic and health disparities across multiple settings in India.
- Year: 2022
The study aims to identify determinants of social, economic, and health inequity in diverse settings to enhance Healthy Eating and Active Living. It further aims to design and develop a digital health intervention HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) incorporating framework of human centred design to enhance Healthy Eating and Active Living among rural and urban population across multiple settings in India.
Design, Develop, and Pilot test a Digital Health Intervention to enhance Well-Being of Young adults across Public and Private Educational Institutions in India
- Year: 2022
The aim of the study is to assess the multiple determinants impacting various dimensions of well-being among the graduate and undergraduate students across Public and Private educational settings in India and to find the role of digital health interventions in enhancing it. Furthermore it aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptance of digital health intervention and their role to enhance the overall well-being of the young adults.
Digital health interventions and Well-being of university students in India- A scoping review
- Year: 2022
University students are under increased amounts of stress and have a higher rate of depression and poor psychosocial well-being over the years. Rates of suicide, depression, anxiety disorders. substance misuse and eating disorders in students have also shown a pattern of increase with each year. Student well-being is at risk and there have been various measures addressing the same. Digital health solutions are tools that have been used in other countries to improve student well-being. As a result, digital health interventions that have contributed to student well-being must be investigated and implemented in India, in order to achieve better results. This study aims to review various digital health interventions and explore their effects on the well-being of university students.
Evaluation of a Sangyan digital health intervention to enhance knowledge, attitude and practice related to COVID-19 and other health conditions
- Year: 2022
The spread of misinformation during the COVID 19 Pandemic has highlighted the importance of evidence-based information. The Sangyan podcast promotes evidence-based knowledge on health-related issues in multiple languages in a simple, cost – effective, and concise manner. This provides individuals to access to the appropriate information in an accessible manner. The study’s goal is to assess user preferences for health information on digital health interventions to address COVID-19 misinformation.
Evaluation of geriatric lifestyle enhancement related applications on Google Play Store using MARS as a tool for assessment
- Years: 2022 to 2023
With growing focus on geriatric population, mobile applications are increasingly in use to deliver information on various aspects. It can also represent a cost-effective method to support the older adults.The study conducted an assessment and evaluated the quality of geriatric apps in the Google Play Store. Average scoring rates among individual raters was highest in the functionality section (mean=3.20) and lowest in the engagement section (mean=2.54) of app quality ratings of the MARS tool. Analysis indicated a higher correlation value for the overall app quality score (ICC=0.759) when compared to the app subjective quality score (ICC=0.623). The subdimensions for MARS tool were found to be positively co-related (p< 0.05, CI 95%).
Knowledge, attitude, and practices related to COVID-19 pandemic in an Indian setting
- Years: 2022 to 2023
The study identified the adherence towards COVID-19 preventive measures and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine that is likely to be influenced by the population’s health literacy. Evidence suggested that knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to the COVID-19 pandemic play a crucial role in understanding the health-seeking behavior of the population. The study aimed to determine and examine the KAP related to the COVID-19 pandemic among the population in urban and rural settings of Tamil Nadu. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2021 to May 2021 among individuals enrolled from eight primary health centers (PHCs) in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Quality of health information available for the geriatric population over the Internet using DISCERN and Flesch Kincaid tools: An Evaluation Study
- Years: 2022 to 2023
Information over the internet is freely available. Much of Internet Geriatric Health Information (IGHI) is not controlled for quality hence to address this issue, this study aims to understand the quality, readability and the grade level required to comprehend the content given on the website for geriatric populations using different assessment tools. For our study we used the DISCERN tool to assess the quality of content given on a webpage.
