Community-based control of Aedes aegypti by adoption of eco-health methods in Chennai City, India

N Arunachalam, BK Tyagi, M Samuel… - Pathogens and global …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Dengue is highly endemic in Chennai city, South India, in spite of continuous
vector control efforts. This intervention study was aimed at establishing the efficacy as well …

Syndemics of depression, alcohol use, and victimisation, and their association with HIV-related sexual risk among men who have sex with men and transgender …

V Chakrapani, PA Newman, M Shunmugam… - Global public …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the presence and co-occurrence of psychosocial health conditions
(depression, frequent alcohol use, and victimisation) among men who have sex with men …

Understanding how sexual and gender minority stigmas influence depression among trans women and men who have sex with men in India

V Chakrapani, PP Vijin, CH Logie, PA Newman… - LGBT health, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Few studies have assessed how sexual and gender minority stigmas affect the
mental health of trans women and self-identified men who have sex with men (MSM) in …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing computer skills in Tanzanian medical students: an elective experience

M Samuel, JC Coombes, JJ Miranda, R Melvin… - BMC public health, 2004 - Springer
Background One estimate suggests that by 2010 more than 30% of a physician's time will be
spent using information technology tools. The aim of this study is to assess the information …

Assessment of a “Transgender Identity Stigma” scale among trans women in India: Findings from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

V Chakrapani, PP Vijin, CH Logie… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Sexual minority stigma has been shown to influence mental health and sexual
risk, but limited research is available on measuring transgender-identity stigma among trans …

Brief report: enhanced normalization of CD4/CD8 ratio with earlier antiretroviral therapy at primary HIV infection

J Thornhill, J Inshaw, P Kaleebu… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Total CD4+ T-cell counts predict HIV disease progression but do not
necessarily reflect normalization of immune function. CD4/CD8 ratio is a marker of immune …

[HTML][HTML] OpenSAFELY NHS Service Restoration Observatory 2: changes in primary care clinical activity in England during the COVID-19 pandemic

HJ Curtis, B MacKenna, M Wiedemann, L Fisher… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare activity across a broad
range of clinical services. The NHS stopped non-urgent work in March 2020, later …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnic differences in early onset multimorbidity and associations with health service use, long-term prescribing, years of life lost, and mortality: A cross …

F Eto, M Samuel, R Henkin, M Mahesh, T Ahmad… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The population prevalence of multimorbidity (the existence of at least 2 or more
long-term conditions [LTCs] in an individual) is increasing among young adults, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of multimorbidity in survivors of 28 cancer sites: an English nationwide cross-sectional study

TA Ahmad, AZMD Ullah, C Chelala… - American Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multimorbidity, the presence of a chronic condition in addition to cancer, is of particular
importance to cancer survivors. It has an impact on the progression, stage at diagnosis …

Eleven key measures for monitoring general practice clinical activity during COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study using 48 million adults' primary care records in …

L Fisher, HJ Curtis, R Croker, M Wiedemann, V Speed… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on delivery of NHS care.
We have developed the OpenSAFELY Service Restoration Observatory (SRO) to develop …