Area of research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Finance
Research interest
Research interests include Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Child Nutrition and Water Access, and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology.
Participatory Action for Optimizing Health Literacy and Access to Manage Hypertension: Pre-post Evaluation in a Marginalized Community of India
Social determinants of health in India: a critical appraisal of the equity-oriented policies
Effectiveness of a school-based behavioural change intervention in reducing chronic disease risk factors in Chandigarh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Understanding the diabetes self-care behaviour in rural areas: Perspective of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and healthcare professionals.
Human–Animal Interaction and Human Prosociality: A Meta-Analytic Review of Experimental and Correlational Studies
Theory-guided process evaluation of a multicomponent, technology-based 'SMART Eating' trial among Indian adults: an embedded mixed-methods study.
A cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in peri-urban areas in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Review of: "Testosterone and the “Honor Culture” of Young Black Men"
Review of: "Knowledge, Perception and Challenges of Implementing Nutrition Screening: A Survey of Healthcare Professionals"
Health promotion intervention to prevent risk factors of chronic diseases: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among adolescents in school settings of Chandigarh (India)
Health promotion intervention to prevent risk factors of chronic diseases: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among adolescents in school settings of Chandigarh (India).
Navigating sociocultural disparities in relation to infection and antibiotic resistance—the need for an intersectional approach
Epidemiology of brucellosis in cattle and dairy farmers of rural Ludhiana, Punjab
Stakeholders' Perceptions of the Implementation of a Patient-Centric Digital Health Application for Primary Healthcare in India.
Variations between women and men in risk factors, treatments, cardiovascular disease incidence, and death in 27 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study
Multilevel Influences on Fat, Sugar, Salt, Fruit, and Vegetable Consumption Behaviors Among Urban Indians: Application of the Social Ecological Model
Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study
Variations in common diseases, hospital admissions, and deaths in middle-aged adults in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study
The prevalence and risk factors for human Brucella species infection in a cross-sectional survey of a rural population in Punjab, India
Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2015, with trends from 2000: a systematic analysis
Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries