Intersectionality in intractable dirty work: how Mumbai ragpickers make meaning of their work and lives by Shepherd, DA, Maitlis, S, Parida, V, Wincent, J, Lawrence, TB

“…Our study of meaning making in the face of intractable dirty work examines ragpickers in Mumbai, India, who handle and dispose of garbage, and are further tainted by belonging to the lowest caste in Indian society, and living in slums. …”

Mobile English language learning for youth empowerment: an action research study in Dharavi, Mumbai by Hakimi, L

“…This thesis sets out the study of collaborative attempts to design and implement a mobile English language learning resource in partnership with a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Dharavi, Mumbai. Through three iterative action research cycles, conducted in a participatory manner with NGO leaders, teachers and students, this study investigates how the use of a mobile learning resource can provide a sustainable means of enhancing the learning of disadvantaged young adult participants enrolled on the NGO’s Youth Empowerment Program.…”

Understanding the Role of Representations of Human-Leopard Conflict in Mumbai through Media-Content Analysis by Bhatia, S, Athreya, V, Grenyer, R, Macdonald, D

“…Our results also suggest the print mass media in Mumbai could be an influential conduit for content that diminishes HWC. …”

Prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women in Mumbai, India: Experience from 1993-2004 and 2008 by Ira Shah, Mamatha Lala, Kaizad Damania

“…Conclusion: Prevalence of HIV in pregnant women in Mumbai is decreasing.…”
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Evaluation of point of entry surveillance for COVID-19 at Mumbai international airport, India, July 2020 by Khyati Aroskar, Rajesh Sahu, Sushma Choudhary, Achhelal R Pasi, Pragati Gaikwad, Tanzin Dikid

“…India started Point of entry (PoE) surveillance at Mumbai International Airport, screening passengers returning from coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-affected countries using infrared thermometers. …”
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Seroprevalence of Anti-HBs Titers in Health-care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mumbai by Kavita Bala Anand, Supreet Mohanty, V Manu

“…Materials and Methods: Anti-HBs titres were measured in 231 HCW in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai. Result: Eighty six males and 145 females participated in the study. …”
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Risk factors for prostate cancer: An hospital-based case-control study from Mumbai, India by B Ganesh, Sushama L Saoba, Monika N Sarade, Suvarna V Pinjari

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Impact of Train Schedule on Pedestrian Movement on Stairway at Suburban Rail Transit Station in Mumbai, India by Shah Jiten, Joshi Gaurang, Parida Purnima, Arkatkar Shriniwas

“…The present paper is based on the study of pedestrian movement on stairways at busy suburban rail transit interchange station at Dadar in Mumbai, India. Pedestrian movements are captured through videography at two stairways and the effect of bidirectional movement on average walking speed is analyzed. …”
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Isolation and complete genome sequencing of Mimivirus bombay, a Giant Virus in sewage of Mumbai, India by Anirvan Chatterjee, Farhan Ali, Disha Bange, Kiran Kondabagil

“…We report the isolation and complete genome sequencing of a new Mimiviridae family member, infecting Acanthamoeba castellanii, from sewage in Mumbai, India. The isolated virus has a particle size of about 435 nm and a 1,182,200-bp genome. …”
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Sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and tobacco use among adolescent areca-nut users in Mumbai, India by Himanshu A Gupte, Gauri Mandal, Nilesh Chatterjee

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Sexual dysfunction in depressed Indian women attending a hospital out patient department in Mumbai by Niteen N Abhivant, Neena S Sawant

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Toward a multidimensional indicator of resident-oriented sustainable development: The case of slum areas in Mumbai by Akinori Kitsuki, Shunsuke Managi

“…The proposed approach is carried out by accessing residents' needs for slum development in Mumbai, India, where more than 5.2 million residents live in slum areas. …”
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Are Women Availing Post Natal Care Services? Cross Sectional Study in an Urban Slum of Mumbai by Jyoti Landge, Armaity Dehmubed, J S Bhawalkar

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Association of Inflammatory Biomarkers with COVID-19 Disease Severity at Tertiary Care Hospital, Mumbai, India by Trupti Ramteke, Shalini Maksane, ANITA CHALAK

“…The study was conducted at the Department of Biochemistry, Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Comparison of biochemical parameters between non severe and severe group was done using independent t-test and correlation analysis was done using Pearson’s correlation test. …”
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To use or not to use: Exploring factors influencing the uptake of modern contraceptives in urban informal settlements of Mumbai. by Manjula Bahuguna, Sushmita Das, Sushma Shende, Shreya Manjrekar, Shanti Pantvaidya, Armida Fernandez, Anuja Jayaraman

“…We undertook this study to better understand the perspectives related to family planning among women living in informal settlements of Mumbai. We used a mixed-methods approach, including a cross-sectional survey with 1407 married women of reproductive age and face-to-face in-depth interviews with 22 women, both users and non-users of modern contraceptives. 1070 (76%) of the participants were using modern contraceptives and women's age, education, parity, socioeconomic status and exposure to family planning interventions were the main determinants of contraceptive use. …”
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Role of dietary habits in menstrual disorders among adolescent girls in Navi Mumbai, Western Maharashtra by Vaishali Talekar, Maharaj Singh, Kalpana Kamble, Dhirajkumar Mane

“…METHODOLOGY: An observational study was carried out in adolescent girls of MGM School, Navi Mumbai, India, from October 2021 to December 2021, to find out the relation between dietary pattern verses menstrual disorders among adolescent girls. …”
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Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in beached plastic pellets from Mumbai coast, India by HB Jayasiri, CS Purushothaman, V Vennila

“…The plastic pellets were collected along the recent high tide line from four beaches of Mumbai coast bimonthly during May 2011 - March 2012. …”
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Linking climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: reconceptualizing flood risk governance in Mumbai by Theresa Zimmermann, Swati Shinde, D Parthasarathy, NC Narayanan

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Factors affecting compliance to antihypertensive treatment among adults in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai by Ayushi Jayesh Shah, Vijaykumar Singh, Subita P Patil, Mithila R Gadkari, Varun Ramchandani, Karan Janak Doshi

“…Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study of 330 hypertensive patients on treatment attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai. Subjects and Methods: It was conducted over 8 weeks using a validated, pretested questionnaire including information on the individual's sociodemographic profile, compliance to antihypertensive therapy and lifestyle advice assessed using a 4-point Likert scale. …”
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Understanding Users’ Satisfaction towards Public Transit System in India: A Case-Study of Mumbai by Rahul Deb Das

“…To address these issues, we investigated if user-generated contents, for example, Twitter data, can be used to understand service quality in Greater Mumbai in India, which can complement existing manual survey process. …”
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