Dr. Ganesh Kumar S

Dr. Ganesh Kumar S
Department: 
Preventive and Social Medicine
Designation: 
Professor and Head
Medical Registration number: 
KMC 55071
Academic Qualifications: 

MBBS, MD (Community Medicine)

Special Area of Interest: 
Disability, Maternal and Child Health, Spirituality and Health
Publication: 

160
1. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Premarajan KC, Roy G, Sarkar S, Kar SS, Olickal JJ. Extent of contraception methods practised by unmet need couples after counselling: a cross-sectional follow-up study in Puducherry, South India. Family Practice (Oxford) 2021;38(4):387-394. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa133. PMID: 33367643 (Corresponding author, IF-2.267)
2. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Kariyarath Cheriyath Premarajan, et al. Contraceptive knowledge, practice, and associated factors among currently married women of reproductive age group: A community-based study in Puducherry, India. Health Care for Women International 2021, 1-15. DOI:10.1080/07399332.2021.1953500 (Corresponding author, IF-1.542)
1. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Premarajan KC, Roy G, Sarkar S, Kar SS, Ulaganeethi R, et al. Current fertility desire and its associated factors among currently married eligible couples in urban and rural area of Puducherry, south India. African Health Sciences 2021;21(3). 1385-1395. https:// dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i3.50 (Corresponding author, IF-0.842)
2. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Premarajan KC, Kattimani S, Kar SS. Epidemiology of mental disability using Indian disability evaluation assessment scale among general population in an urban area of Puducherry, India. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2018;64:16-22 (Corresponding author, IF- 1.476)
3. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Kariyarath Cheriyath Premarajan, Gautam Roy, Sonali Sarkar, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Jeby Jose Olickal, Revathi Ulaganeethi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Extent of difference between male and female gender preference and associated factors among currently married women of reproductive age group in Puducherry, India, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Volume 10, 2021,100692,ISSN 2213-3984, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.100692.
4. Roy PK, Ganesh Kumar Saya, Ulaganeethi R, Jayaram S, Kumar SS. Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with spiritual intelligence among older adults: A community-based study in rural Puducherry, South India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2021;55:102510. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102510. Epub 2020 Dec 25. PMID: 33370702 (Corresponding author, IF-3.543)
5. Singh A, Ganesh Kumar Saya, Menon V, Olickal JJ, Ulaganeethi R, Sunny R, et al. Prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan, attempts and its associated factors in selected rural and urban areas of Puducherry, India. Journal of Public Health (Oxford) 2020 :fdaa101. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa101. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32676659 (Corresponding author, IF-2.341)
6. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Kattimani S, Sarkar S, Kar SS. Prevalence of depression and its relation to stress level among medical students in Puducherry, India. Ind Psychiatry Journal 2017;26:86-90(Corresponding author)
7. Pavithra G, Ganesh Kumar Saya, Roy G. Effectiveness of a community-based intervention on nutrition education of mothers of malnourished children in a rural coastal area of South India. Indian J Public Health 2019;63:4-9 (Corresponding author)
8. Ganesh Kumar Saya, Sarkar S. Assessment of nonscholastic abilities and its associated factors among medical students: An exploratory study. J Edu Health Promot 2017;6:3. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_181_13

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Positions Held: 
Country: 
India