Select Publications
Book Chapters
2020, 'Assessment of vulnerability to natural disasters for emergency management in Victoria, Australia', in Mobile Technologies for Delivering Healthcare in Remote, Rural or Developing Regions, IET, London, pp. 397 - 424, https://shop.theiet.org/mobile-technologies-for-delivering-healthcare-in-remote-rural-or-developing-regions
,2020, 'Assessment of vulnerability to natural disasters for emergency management in victoria, Australia', in Mobile Technologies for Delivering Healthcare in Remote, Rural or Developing Regions, pp. 395 - 422
,Journal articles
2024, 'Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care: Insights from India', BMJ Global Health, 9, pp. e015212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015212
,2023, 'Barriers and facilitators to informal healthcare provider engagement in the national tuberculosis elimination program of India: An exploratory study from West Bengal', PLOS Global Public Health, 3, pp. e0001390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001390
,2023, 'S-21-3: EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCEPTABILITY OF MOBILE PHONE TEXT MESSAGING INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL (TEXT4BP) AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN NEPAL', Journal of Hypertension, 41, pp. e51 - e52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000913216.12729.8c
,2023, 'Title: Understanding the convergence of social enterprise, digital health, and citizen engagement for co-producing Integrated Person-Centred Health services: a critical review and theoretical framework', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 178, pp. 105174 - 105174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105174
,2022, 'What are the tuberculosis care practices of informal healthcare providers? A cross-sectional study from Eastern India', Health policy and planning, 37, pp. 1158 - 1166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac062
,2022, 'Are informal healthcare providers knowledgeable in tuberculosis care? A cross-sectional survey using vignettes in West Bengal, India.', International Health, 15, pp. 389 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihac051
,2022, 'Effectiveness and Acceptability of a Mobile Phone Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control (TEXT4BP) among Patients with Hypertension in Nepal: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial', Global Heart, 17, pp. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/GH.1103
,2022, 'Community health extension workers’ training and supervision in Ethiopia: Exploring impact and implementation challenges for non-communicable disease service delivery', PLOS Global Public Health, 2, pp. e0001160 - e0001160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001160
,2021, 'Barriers and facilitators for treatment and control of high blood pressure among hypertensive patients in Kathmandu, Nepal: a qualitative study informed by COM-B model of behavior change', BMC Public Health, 21, pp. 1524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11548-4
,2021, 'Acceptability of a mHealth strategy for hypertension management in a low-income and middle-income country setting: A formative qualitative study among patients and healthcare providers', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052986
,2021, 'Health system capacity and readiness for delivery of integrated non-communicable disease services in primary health care: A qualitative analysis of the Ethiopian experience', PLOS Global Public Health, 1, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000026
,2021, 'Role of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. e0256795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256795
,2020, 'Addressing barriers to primary health-care services for noncommunicable diseases in the African Region', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 98, pp. 906 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.271239
,2020, 'How well are non-communicable disease services being integrated into primary health care in Africa: A review of progress against World Health Organization's African regional targets', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0240984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240984
,2020, 'mHealth for Integrated People-Centred Health Services in the Western Pacific: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 142, pp. 104259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104259
,2020, 'Sociotechnical evaluation of a health management information system in South India', BMJ Innovations, 6, pp. 164 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2019-000402
,2020, 'Theory-based mobile phone text messaging intervention for blood pressure control (TEXT4BP) among hypertensive patients in Nepal: Study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e040799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040799
,2020, 'Co-existence of diabetes and TB among adults in India: A study based on National Family Health Survey data', Journal of Biosocial Science, 53, pp. 758 - 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021932020000516
,2020, 'Community health alliances as social enterprises that digitally engage citizens and integrate services: A case study in Southwestern Sydney (protocol)', Digital Health, 6, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055207620930118
,2018, 'Expanding Freedoms of People with Visual Impairment Through Information and Communication Technologies: Narratives from Bangladesh', International Journal of Disability Management, 13, pp. e5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/idm.2018.7
,2018, 'Adherence to anti-vectorial prevention measures among travellers with chikungunya and malaria returning to Australia: Comparative epidemiology', BMC Research Notes, 11, pp. 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3695-9
,2018, 'The role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in promoting ‘development as freedom’: Narratives of people with visual impairment in Bangladesh', International Journal of Disability Management Research
,2018, 'Epidemic Varicella Zoster Virus among University Students, India', Emerging Infectious Diseases, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.170659.
,2018, 'Epidemic varicella zoster virus among university students, India', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24, pp. 366 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.170659
,2017, 'High rates of latent TB infection in contacts and the wider community in South India', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111, pp. 55 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trx016
,2014, 'A customized m-Health system for improving Tuberculosis treatment adherence and follow-up in south India', Health and Technology, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12553-013-0067-2
,2013, 'Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts and community controls in South India', EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, 42, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209370402340&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2013, 'Reasons for refusal to participate in a mobile health study for Tuberculosis drug adherence in south India', Indian Journal of Medical Informatics, 7, pp. 113 - 122
,2013, 'Risk Factors for Tuberculosis', Pulmonary Medicine, 2013, pp. 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/828939
,2010, 'A retrospective study to assess treatment outcomes among TB patients taking DOTS treatment in South India', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 14, pp. E305 - E305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2164
,2008, 'Comorbidities among HIV-infected injection drug users in Chennai, India', Indian Journal of Medical Research, 127, pp. 447 - 452
,2007, 'HIV Online Provider Education (HOPE): The internet as a tool for training in HIV medicine', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/521117
,2005, 'Risk factors for tuberculosis.', Monaldi Arch Chest Dis, 63, pp. 37 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2005.656
,Conference Papers
2017, 'Transforming Organisational Culture in the Australian Disability Sector: the need for social business', in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Business Research and Ethics,, Sydney Australia, presented at 1st International Conference on Business Research and Ethics, Sydney Australia, 20 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
,2017, 'Global eHealth, social business and citizen engagement: a natural convergence?', in Haiyi L (ed.), MedInfo Precision Healthcare through Informatics, IOS Press., Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou, China, pp. 773 - 777, presented at MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics, Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou, China, 21 August 2017 - 25 August 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-773
,2013, 'ICT - Enabled Treatment Adherence and Follow-Up System Towards Successful Implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), India', in CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa, Communication Policy Research: south (CPRsouth), Mysore, India, pp. 1 - 24, presented at CPRsouth8/ CPRafrica 2013 - Innovation & Entrepreneurship in ICT: Changing Asia / Africa, Mysore, India, 05 September 2013 - 07 September 2013
,2012, 'Delivery of Multilingual mHealth Service for Control of TB/HIV in Developing Countries', in Proceedings of the 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-45 2012), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., USA, pp. 925 - 931, presented at 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-45 2012), Maui, Hawaii, 04 January 2012 - 07 January 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2012.196
,2011, 'mHealth for the Control of TB/HIV in Developing Countries', in Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE 13th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (HEALTHCOM 2011), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., USA, pp. 9 - 14, presented at 2011 IEEE 13th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (HEALTHCOM 2011), Columbia, MO, 13 June 2011 - 15 June 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026797
,Conference Posters
2019, 'Use of mHealth to promote healthy ageing and support delivery of Heading age-friendly placement health and long-term care services: A systematic review', San Sebastian, Basque Country, presented at 19th International Conference on Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Basque Country, 01 April 2019 - 03 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27229
,2017, 'Promoting work integrated learning opportunities to postgraduate students', presented at Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia (CAPHIA) Public Health Teaching and Learning Forum
,Conference Presentations
2019, 'Digital Health, Social Enterprise & Citizen Engagement in Integrated People-Centred Health Services: A hermeneutic systematic review and preliminary framework synthesis', presented at 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Melbourne, Australia, 11 November 2019 - 13 November 2019, https://integratedcarefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/APIC2-Plenary-Programme-26-September-2019.pdf
,2016, 'Work integrated internship program to postgraduate students at SPHCM UNSW', presented at UNSW Medicine Learning & Teaching Forum
,Conference Abstracts
2021, 'Digital Health, Social Enterprise & Citizen Engagement in Integrated People-Centered Health Services: A hermeneutic systematic review and preliminary framework synthesis', in International Journal of Integrated Care - APIC Conference Supplement 2019, Ubiquity press, Melbourne, Australia, Vol. 20, pp. 196 - 196, presented at 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Melbourne, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s4196
,2019, 'Use of mHealth to promote healthy ageing and support delivery of age-friendly health and long-term care services - A systematic review', International Foundation for Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Spain, presented at 19th International Conference on Integrated Care, San Sebastian, Spain, 01 April 2019 - 03 April 2019, https://integratedcarefoundation.org/events/icic19-19th-international-conference-on-integrated-care-san-sebastian-basque-country
,2019, 'Use of mHealth for promoting healthy ageing and supporting delivery of age-friendly care services: a systematic review', in International Journal of Integrated Care, Ubiquity Press, Vol. 19, pp. 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s3147
,2018, 'mHealth for integrated service delivery in the Western Pacific Region: A Systematic Review', Colombo, Sri Lanka, presented at 10th Biennial Conference of the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI 2018), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 09 October 2018 - 11 October 2018, http://dhw2018.org/apami2018/download/2588/
,2018, 'Use of mHealth to promote healthy ageing and support delivery of age-friendly health and long-term care services–A systematic review', Melbourne, Australia, presented at 2018 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26704
,2017, 'Incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis infection in a high endemic region: a follow up study among household and community contacts in Vellore, South India', in Oral Presentation, presented at 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health
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