Dr. Swaroop Kumar Sahu

Dr. Swaroop Kumar Sahu
Department: 
Preventive and Social Medicine
Designation: 
Professor
Medical Registration number: 
12995, Odisha Council of Medical Registration
Academic Qualifications: 

MBBS, MD

Special Area of Interest: 
Health System Strengthening, Tuberculosis, Geriatrics, Health Promotion including Yoga, Operational Research
Publication: 

1. Rajaa, S., Sahu, S., & Thulasingam, M. Contribution of community health volunteers in facilitating mobilization for nutritional screening among adolescents (10-19 years) residing in urban Puducherry, India - An operational research study. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 2021; 8(9), 4506-4512. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213560
2. Revathy R, Sahu SK, Rehman T. Status of mandatory tuberculosis case notification among pharmacy outlets in urban Puducherry: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Indian J Community Med 2021;46:344-5.
3. Duggal K, Elsy M, Majella MG, Akkilagunta S, Sahu SK. Assessing the status of mandatory tuberculosis case notification among private practitioners in urban Puducherry. Indian J Community Med 2021;46:701-5.
4. Divya Reddy, Yicheng Ma, Subitha Lakshminarayanan, Swaroop Sahu, Laura F White, Ayiraveetil Reshma, Gautam Roy, Padmini Salgame, Selby Knudsen, Chelsie Cintron, Jerrold J Ellner, C Robert Horsburgh Jr, Sonali Sarkar, Natasha S Hochberg. Severe undernutrition in children affects tuberculin skin test performance in Southern India, July 2021; PLoS ONE 16(7): e0250304
5. Madhu Karam, Swaroop Kumar Sahu, Sathish Rajaa. Malnutrition Status and other common comorbidities among Inmates of Childcare Homes in Puducherry, India - An Analytical Cross-Sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. Volume 12, October–December 2021, 100837
6. Wangaskar SA, Sahu SK, Majella MG, Rajaa S. Prevalence of Anaemia and Compliance to Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation Programme amongst Adolescents in selected Schools of Urban Puducherry, India. Niger Postgrad Med J 2021;28:44-50
7. Ramakrishnan J, Sarkar S, Chinnakali P, Lakshminarayanan S, Sahu S, Reshma A, et al. Risk factors for death during treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India: A cohort study. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2021 Jan 1; 68(1):32-9
8. Selvaraj R, Ramakrishnan J, Sahu SK, Kar SS, Roy G. Community-based assessment of postnatal care in Puducherry—A cross-sectional study. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:798-803.
9. Arvind Kumar,Swaroop Kumar Sahu,Gunaseelan Karunanithi,Karthik Balajee Laksham. Treatment Seeking Behavior, Treatment Cost and Quality of Life of Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study from South India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2021 Sept., Volume 22, Issue 9: 3023-29
10. Wangaskar SA, Sahu SK, Majella MG, Rajaa S. Prevalence of malnutrition and its associated sociodemographic and clinical factors among adolescents in Selected schools of Urban Puducherry, India. Niger Postgrad Med J 2021;28:285-90.
11. Shabana Abdul Jabbar , Sudharsanan Sundaramurthi , Subathra Adithan, Swaroop Kumar Sahu , Abdoul Hamide , Vishnu Prasad NR. The Obesity Transition and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Glimpse from the Hospital based Study in South India. Tropical Gastroenterology 2021;42(2):76-83
12. Swaroop Kumar Sahu, MB Soudarssanane, Gautam Roy, K. C. Premrajan, Sonali Sarkar. Students Feedback: Should it be Anonymous? Medical Teachers Journal 2008; 30:437–438.
13. Sahu SK, Soudarssanane M, Roy G, Premrajan K, Sarkar S. Use of Portfolio-based Learning and Assessment in Community-based Field Curriculum. Indian J Community Med. 2008;33(2):81–4.
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Details of Funded Extramural and intramural projects as PI:
• Effect of Peer Volunteer Led Intervention on addressing Loneliness and its consequences among Elderly residing in Urban Field Practice Area of JIPMER, Puducherry – A Single Arm Before-After Intervention Study - Extramural (ICMR)
• Health Care Utilization, expenditure & Perceived Satisfaction Regarding Quality of Treatment in a Primary Health Care Setting –Cross Sectional Analytical Study - Extramural (ICMR)
• Linking Cancer Cases of Puducherry to their Primary Health Centres Through Community Health Workers –A Community Based Intervention Study
• Implementation Status of Geriatric Friendly Services in Selected Government Health Care Facilities in Puducherry- An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study
• Implementation Status of Airborne Infection Control measures in Selected Government Health Care Facilities of Puducherry– An explanatory sequential mixed method study
• Effect of the Combined Intervention of Yoga and Physiotherapy as Compared to Only Physiotherapy on Muscle Strength, Balance and Range of Motion among Elderly Residing in Urban Field Practice Area of JIPMER, Puducherry- A Parallel Arm Non-Randomized Control trial
• Effect of NIL/Low Salt Food Preparation Demonstration Compared to Routine Health Education on Salt Intake and Blood Pressure among Patients with Hypertension availing services from a Selected Urban Primary Health Centre, Puducherry - A Pilot Parallel Arm Non- Randomized Controlled Study

Positions Held: 

1. Member Secretary of JIPMER International and National Collaboration Cell
2. Member of “JIPMER Quality Council”
3. Coordinator of “JIPMER Health Education for All forum” (2015-2017)

Country: 
India