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Management of previously treated tuberculosis patients in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka: how are we faring?

Abeygunawardena SC, Sharath BN, Van der Bergh R, Naik B, Pallewatta N,  et al.
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
District Chest Clinic, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

OBJECTIVES
To determine the coverage of culture and drug susceptibility testing (CDST), delays in CDST, treatment ini...
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Is adjunctive naturopathy associated with improved glycaemic control and a reduction in need for medications among Type 2 Diabetes patients? A prospective cohort study from India

Bairy S, Kumar AMV, Raju MSN, Achanta S, Naik B,  et al.
2016-08-17 • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2016-08-17 • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
With an estimated 65 million Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients, India ranks second in the world in terms of DM burden. The emphasis of current medical practice has been on pharmacotherapy ...
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Epidemiology and interaction of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis and challenges for care: a review [Review article]

Harries AD, Satyanarayana S, Kumar AMV, Nagaraja SB, Isaakidis P,  et al.
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
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Intensified tuberculosis case finding among malnourished children in nutritional rehabilitation centres of Karnataka, India: missed opportunities

Bhat PG, Kumar AMV, Naik B, Satyanarayana S, KG D,  et al.
2013-12-16 • PLOS One
2013-12-16 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of malnutrition affecting children under-five and is associated with many infectious diseases including Tuberculos...
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Review

A first country-wide review of diabetes mellitus care in Bhutan: time to do better

Zam K, Kumar AMV, Achanta S, Bhat PG, Naik B,  et al.
2015-09-17 • BMC Health Services Research
2015-09-17 • BMC Health Services Research
BACKGROUND
There is an increasing trend of non-communicable diseases in Bhutan including Diabetes Mellitus (DM). To address this problem, a National Diabetes Control Programme was la...
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Using Mobile Phones to Ensure that Referred Tuberculosis Patients Reach Their Treatment Facilities: A Call that Makes a Difference

Choun K, Achanta S, Naik B, Tripathy JP, Thai S,  et al.
2017-08-22 • BMC Health Services Research
2017-08-22 • BMC Health Services Research
Over the last decade, the availability and use of mobile phones have grown exponentially globally and in Cambodia. In the Sihanouk Hospital Centre of Hope(SHCH) in Cambodia about half of...
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Is screening for diabetes among tuberculosis patients feasible at the field level?

Naik B, Kumar AMV, Satyanarayana S, Suryakant MD, Swamy NMV,  et al.
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Seventeen peripheral health institutions (PHI) in Kolar district (population: 0.5 million), South India.

OBJECTIVE
To assess the feasibility and results of scree...
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High prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes among tuberculosis patients in peripheral health facilities in Kerala

Nair SA, Kumari AK, Subramonianpillai J, Shabna DS, Kumar SM,  et al.
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Two tertiary care hospitals and 12 peripheral health institutions (PHIs) in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

OBJECTIVE
To determine factors associated with the prevale...
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Tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus bidirectional screening at a tertiary care centre, South India

Prakash BC, Ravish KS, Prabhakar B, Ranganath TS, Naik B,  et al.
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
2013-11-04 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) clinics at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, a tertiary care centre in Bangalore, India.

OBJECTIVE
To assess the fea...