Livestock vaccination programme participation among smallholder farmers on the outskirts of National Parks and Tiger Reserves in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Assam. by Andy Hopker, Naveen Pandey, Rosie Bartholomew, Abigail Blanton, Sophie Hopker, Aniruddha Dhamorikar, Jadumoni Goswami, Rebecca Marsland, Prakash Metha, Neil Sargison

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Options for Optimal Coverage of Free C-Section Services for Poor Mothers in Indian State of Gujarat: Location Allocation Analysis Using GIS. by Kranti Suresh Vora, Sandul Yasobant, Raja Sengupta, Ayesha De Costa, Ashish Upadhyay, Dileep V Mavalankar

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Analysis of Forest Cover Over the Years in the Triplet Indian States of Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand: Insights Based on the Data From 2001 to 2019 by Neeraj Sharma, Hari Krishnan Govindarajan

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Outcomes of Cataract Surgery in Urban and Rural Population in the South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh: Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) Project. by Srinivas Marmamula, Rohit C Khanna, Konegari Shekhar, Gullapalli N Rao

“…On applying multiple logistic regression, risk factors for poor outcomes were age ≥ 70 years (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.8), rural residence (OR: 1.3, 95% CI:1.0-1.8) and presence of aphakia (OR: 8.9, 95% CI: 5.7-13.8).Post cataract surgery, refractive errors remain an important correctable cause of MVI, in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The correction of refractive errors is required to provide good visual recovery and achieve the benefit of cataract surgery.…”
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Exploring private sector perspectives on barriers and facilitators in availing tuberculosis care cascade services: a qualitative study from the Indian state by Harsh D Shah, Shalu Chaudhary, Bharat Desai, Jay Patel, Sandul Yasobant, Priya Bhavsar, Somen Saha, Anish K Sinha, Deepak Saxena, Yogesh Patel, Bhavesh Modi

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The performance of Indian States and Union Territories on Global Nutrition Targets: A rank-based analysis using a composite nutrition index by Reema Dutta, Vishal Kumar, Kranti Suresh Vora, Antaryami Dash

“…Disparities in performance between Indian States and UTs are highlighted. The analysis uses data from two surveys: the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) of 2015-16 and the NFHS of 2019-21. …”
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Has the Public Health System Provided Adequate Financial Risk Protection for Child Birth Conditions – Evidences From an Eastern Indian State by Sarit Kumar Rout, Sandeep Mahapatra

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Demand for healthcare in India by Brijesh C. Purohit

Subjects: “…HeaIthcare, health policy, inequity, Indian states…”
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Sensory Structures on the Antenniform Legs of Whip Spider, Phrynichus phipsoni (Arachnida, Amblypygi), from the Indian State of Goa: Scanning Electron Microscopic Elucidation by M. R. Borkar, V. Quadros D'Sa, P. Sail, M. A. C. Lizanne

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Understanding Antibiotic Usage on Small-Scale Dairy Farms in the Indian States of Assam and Haryana Using a Mixed-Methods Approach—Outcomes and Challenges by Naresh Kumar, Garima Sharma, Eithne Leahy, Bibek R. Shome, Samiran Bandyopadhyay, Ram Pratim Deka, Rajeswari Shome, Tushar Kumar Dey, Johanna Frida Lindahl

“…To address this lack of data, a study was carried out on 491 small-scale dairy farms in two Indian states, Assam and Haryana, using a mixed method approach where farmers were interviewed, farms inspected for the presence of antibiotics and milk samples taken to determine antibiotic usage. …”
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Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomavirus among HIV-Infected Women from Belagavi: A District Place from the Southwest Indian State of Karnataka by Vinay Pala, Chidanand Patil, Mahantesh B Nagmoti, Anita Dalal, Arati Mane

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Characterization of fecal sludge as biomass feedstock for thermal treatment in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Viswa Barani, Meghan Hegarty-Craver, Praveen Rosario, Prakash Madhavan, Prasanna Perumal, Sarani Sasidaran, Milan Basil, Antony Raj, Adrian B. Berg, Andrea Stowell, Camille Heaton, Sonia Grego

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Commentaires sur l’article de David Robichaux, “Defining the Indians: State definitions, perception of the other and the community organization in southwestern Tlaxcala and Mexico” by Anath Ariel de Vidas

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension Among People Aged 45 Years and Over in India: A Sub-national Analysis of the Variation in Performance of Indian States by Mrigesh Bhatia, Manish Kumar, Priyanka Dixit, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi

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Implementation status of national airborne infection control guidelines in the health care facilities of a North Indian State: A mixed method study by Pallvi Kaushal, Garima Sangwan, Kirtan Rana, Manisha Biswal, Manmeet Kaur, P.V.M. Lakshmi

“…Hence, this study was planned to assess the implementation status of National Airborne Infection Control Guidelines in the health care settings of a North Indian State. Study design: A mixed method study was planned in all the 13 health facilities of Himachal Pradesh having both the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre and Directly observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) for TB center in the same facility. …”
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Distinct mortality patterns at 0–2 days versus the remaining neonatal period: results from population-based assessment in the Indian state of Bihar by Rakhi Dandona, G. Anil Kumar, Debarshi Bhattacharya, Md. Akbar, Yamini Atmavilas, Priya Nanda, Lalit Dandona

“…Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to understand the differences in mortality rate, risk factors for mortality, and cause of death distribution in three neonatal age sub-groups (0–2, 3–7, and 8–27 days) and assess the change in mortality rate with previous assessments to inform programmatic decision-making in the Indian state of Bihar, a large state with a high burden of newborn deaths. …”
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Indian Obstetric Surveillance and Research System (IndOSS-Assam): Incidence and fatality associated with life-threatening pregnancy complications in the Indian State of Assam by Nair, M, Choudhury, M, Choudhury, S, Kakoty, S, Sarma, U, Knight, M

Perception of threat and efficacy in contracting COVID-19 infection among tobacco users – A cross-sectional analytical study from four Indian States by Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Neema Joseph, Sonu Goel, Rana J Singh, Binod Kumar Patro, Star Pala, Rajeev Kumar, Bishwaranjan Purohit, Shravan Kumar Medini, Ory Nica Kharbangar, Jeyanthi Anandraj

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Determinants of blood pressure control among hypertensive patients of rural areas in a South Indian State: A community based cross sectional study by Ajo Paul, Sanjay Kini B, Ashwini Kumar, Sneha D. Mallya

“…Methods: The study was conducted among 429 patients with essential hypertension aged ≥ 30 years residing in four villages of a taluk/tahsil in a South Indian state. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, lifestyle factors (e.g. diet and substance use), facilitators and barriers of BP control and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Impact of cigarette tax increase on health and financing outcomes in four Indian states [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Daphne C. Wu, Vikas Sheel, Pooja Gupta, Beverley M. Essue, Linh Luong, Prabhat Jha

“…In this paper, we examine the impact of a one-time large cigarette price increase, through an increase in excise tax, on health and financing outcomes in four Indian states. Methods: We used extended cost-effectiveness analysis to estimate, across income quintiles, the life-years gained, treatment cost averted, number of men avoiding catastrophic health expenditures and extreme poverty, additional tax revenue collected, and savings to the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) with a cigarette price increase to Indian Rupees (INR) 10 plus 10% ad valorem in four Indian states. …”
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