Best 10 publications
1. Selvaraj R, Ramakrishnan J, Sahu SK, et al. High prevalence of anemia among postnatal mothers in Urban Puducherry: A community-based study. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(8):2703–2707. Published 2019 Aug 28. doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_386_19)
2. Lavanya P, Jayalakshmy R, Rajaa S, Mahalakshmy T. Adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation among antenatal mothers attending a tertiary care center, Puducherry: A mixedmethods study. J Family Med Prim Care 2020;9:5205-11.
3. 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
4. Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan Gautam Roy Premarajan KC . Incidence of Acute diarrheal disease and associated risk factors among under-five children in urban slum of Pondicherry- a longitudinal follow-up study. Indian Journal of Maternal and Child health,Vol13 (4), 2011
5. Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, SonaliSarkar, PalanivelChinnakali, SubithaLakshminarayanan, SwaroopKumarSahu, AyiraveetilReshma, SelbyKnudsen,, MrinaliniDas, PruthuThekkur, VinayagamoorthyVenugopal, Natasha S.Hochbergb, PadminiSalgameh, RobertHorsburgh, JerroldEllner, GautamRoy. Risk factors for death during treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India: A cohort study. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, Volume 68, Issue 1, 32-39
6. Vijayageetha M, Kumar AM, Ramakrishnan J, et al. Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?. Glob Health Action. 2019;12(1):1564488. doi:10.1080/16549716.2018.1564488
7. Chinnakali P, Ramakrishnan J, Vasudevan K, Gurumurthy J, Upadhyay RP, Panigrahi KC. Level of awareness about tuberculosis in urban slums: Implications for advocacy and communication strategy planning in the national program. Lung India, Vol 30, Issue(2), Apr-Jun 2013, pg139-142
8. Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majgib, Kariyarath Cheriyath Premarajan, SubithaLakshminarayananc SusilaThangarajdPalanivelChinnakalia. High prevalence of cardio-vascular risk factors among policemen in Puducherry, South India. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research. Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2013, Pages 112-115.
9. Rehman T, Rajaa S, Kumar G, Jayalakshmy R. Prevalence and Factors Influencing Diabesity among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Urban Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study. Indian J Community Med. 2020 Jul-Sep;45(3):315-319. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_324_19. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 33354010; PMCID: PMC7745816.
10. Sreekumar S, Ramakrishnan J, Harisankar D, Mannethodi K. Felt needs and expectations of adolescents regarding sexual and reproductive health from schools and health systems: A descriptive study. Indian J Sex Transm Dis 2019;40:30-4
Ongoing research
1. Impact of Pregnancy on Tuberculosis - National Institutes of Health (NIH), USAUS RO1, Grant (2015-2021)
2. Role of Iron Deficiency in Resistance of Women of Child- Bearing Age to Tuberculosis- CRDF Global US (2020-2021)
3. Social Contacts of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southern India– A Mixed Methods Study - TB Association of India (2019-2020)