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Dr. Rashmi Sharma  (Community Medicine)

Name : Dr. Rashmi Sharma
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Email ID : drrashmicm@gmail.com
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Designation : Professor & Head
Department : Community Medicine
Qualification : MBBS, MD
UG : MBBS
PG : MD (PSM)
Joining Date : 16/12/2023
Total Teaching Expereince 24 years 6 months
Extra Details 1 : Trainings/Workshops/Coferences Attended and Presentations:

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1

“National Meet on Nutrition Update” for PGs and young faculties of PSM at Surat in November 1999 (sponsored by IAPSM & PSM Dept., Govt. Med. College, Surat & UNICEF), 1999.& won prize in quiz in nutrition.

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Appreciated as Nodal personal by IAPSM national body for observation of World HIV/AIDS Day   December 2016.

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Acted as a nodal person for observance of World AIDS Day December 2017 to organize poster, slogan, essay, debate, role play and CME at GMERS MC, Sola Ahmedabad

4

Represented as Government Nominee for GPSC Interviews for MO PHC in Jan2017. 

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Acted as a Judge joint Annual Conference of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine –Gujarat Chapter (XXV) & Indian Public Health Association –Gujarat Chapter (VIII) on 7& 8 December 2017 at Surat in scientific session

6

Co-Chaired the plenary session on – RMNCH+A by Dr. Prakash Vaghela, Additional Director, Health FW on Joint Annual Conference of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine – Gujarat Chapter (27th) and Indian Public Health Association- Gujarat Chapter (9th) on 29Th November 2019.

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Worked as member secretary and submitted guidelines/Proposal for financial assistance to the faculty of Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) to attend National/ International Conference/ workshop/ CME/ Training as delegate or Guest Speaker at National/International Event to Chief Executive Officer of GMERS

8

Chairperson, Scientific Committee in 14th Annual Conference for IAPSM State Chapter in Dec. 2006 at Kesar SAL Medical College Ahmedabad  &Assisted in organization of state conference of IAPSM as In-charge scientific committee and editor of abstract book cum souvenir in  2014 at GMERS Sola.

 

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Monitored & Supervised RTI/STI services as member of Supportive Supervision Team (SST) for Gandhinagar, Mehsana & Himmetnagar for the year 2008 & 2009 &Ahmedabad & Surendranagar for the year 2011.

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Oral Paper presented “Profile of female health workers (FHWs) and their job perception at urban health centers from Surat city” at 10th Conference of IAPSM (Gujarat Chapter) Surat 2003

Oral Paper presented“Identification of risk factors of coronary artery disease among adults attending screening programme in rural areas of Ahmedabad district” at 34th National Conference of IAPSM at AIIMS, New Delhi.

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Oral Paper presented “Comparative study about gender discrimination in rural & urban population of Ahmedabad district” in 14th Annual Conference of IAPSM Gujarat Chapter in December 2006.

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Oral Paper presented “Distribution of blood pressure amongst adolescents – a prospective study from Ahmedabad, Gujarat in Annual Conference of ISH, Mumbai 2012

13

Awarded Dr. B.K Mahajan Award oof Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine for Best paper titled An outcome based follow up study of cured category 1 Pulmonary Tuberculosis adult cases from various Tuberculosis Unit under Revised Tuberculosis Program, in Ahmedabad City published in the Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2022.

14

E Oral Presentation “IAPSM2021_ABS_RS1796.

Prevalence and Determinants of Depression among MDR TB cases in Ahmedabad City

At National Conference of IAPSM  PGMER, Chandigarh. . 48th Annual National Conference of IAPSM & 22th IPHA  conference held on arch 2021

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E oral presentation on Profile, Quality of life and client satisfaction of RBSK Beneficiaries in a City from Western India.  0n 4th March 2022. 49th Annual National Conference of IAPSM & 23th IPHA  conference , 3-5th March 2022 at GMC Nagpur, Maharshtra

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Oral presentation on Infertility a neglected health issue & its burden from a peri urban community from Ahmedabad City’ on 3rd March 2023 Golden Jubile National Conference IAPSMCON2023 at Dept of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, AIMS, Bibinagar, Hyderabad.

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Got winner prize for Oral presentation on Infertility a neglected health issue & its burden from a peri urban community from Ahmedabad City’ on 3rd March 2023 Golden Jubile National Conference IAPSMCON2023 at Dept of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, AIMS, Bibinagar, Hyderabad.

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Awarded Dr. B.K Mahajan Award oof Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine for Best paper titled Prevalence and Determinants of depression among Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB cases registered under National Tuberculosis Elimination Program in Ahmedabad City published in the Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2022.

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Fellow of Indian Association of Preventive & social medicine in the year 2022 FIAPSM

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Awarded for Star Performing Award by Indian Association of Preventive & social Medicine for exemplary perfroamnce and outstanding contribution in the field of Preventive & Social Medicine for the year 2022 as President, IAPSM Gujarat Chapter 

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Sharma Gairola Rashmi, Kavishwar AB, Desai VK. (2002): Profile of female health workers (FHWs) and their job perception at urban health centers from Surat city. Health line, 3 (2); 10 – 14

2

Sharma Gairola Rashmi, Ranjan Alok, Desai VK. (2004): Impact evaluation of malaria training amongst medical officers. Health line, 5 (1 & 2); 10 – 13.

3

Solanki Bhavin, Srivastava RK, Sharma Gairola Rashmi. (2002): Evaluation of medical certification of cause of death at New Civil Hospital, Surat. Health line. 5 (1 & 2); 24.

 

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Sharma Gairola Rashmi. (2006): Epidemiological investigation of malaria outbreak in village Santej, district Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Indian Journal of Preventive and Social Preventive Medicine. .37 (3 & 4).

 

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Sharma R, Mukherjee S, Goswami M, & Nayak S  (2008): Documentation of Some of the Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Among Adults Attending Health Camps in Rural Ahmedabad. Indian Journal of the Practicing Doctors V (1), 13 – 16

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Sharma R, Mukherjee S (2007): Awareness status of HIV/ AIDS amongst workers from organized sector. Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS, 28 (2), 115 - 16

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Sharma Rashmi, Desai VK, Kavishwar Abhay B (2009): Assessment of immunization status in the slums of Surat City by 15 clusters Multi Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) Technique. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 34 (2), 152 - 55.

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Vaghela J, Sharma R, (2009). Charge syndrome. Indian journal For the Practicing Doctors, 5 (6)

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Sharma Rashmi Gairola, Mukherjee S (2008): Comparative Study of some parameters of Gender Discrimination in Rural versus Urban Population of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.  National Journal of Community Medicine 2011. 2 (1): 111: 114.

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Sharma Rashmi (2009): Profile of attendee for voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) in the ICTC at Kesar SAL Medical College Ahmedabad Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases& AIDS 2009; 30 (1):

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Sharma Rashmi (2009): Profile of HIV-positive & determinates with modes of transmission of HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment at civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases& AIDS 2011; 32 (1):

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Sharma Rashmi, Ajesh Desai 2011. Census 2011: Important Health Related Messages. National Journal of Community Medicine 2 (1): 158:160.

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Sharma. Profile of blood Donors & Assessing source of awareness of Blood Donation through blood donation camp at kesar Sal Medical College, Ahmedabad Asian Journal of Blood Transfusion & Science. 2011; 5 (2): 183.

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Amul Patel, Hitesh Rathod, P Shah, Viren Patel, Jignesh Garsondiya, Rashmi Sharma 2011.Perception regarding mosquito borne diseases in urban area of Rajkot city. National Journal of Medical research. 1 (2); 45 – 47.

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Sharma Rashmi, Kumar Pradeep 2012, Socio demographic determinants among residents of periurban society of Ahmedabad District. Indian Journal of Practicing Doctors. 7 (1); 35 – 39.

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Rana M, Gajjar S, Sharma R, Sinha A, Chudasama B, Kumar P. Evaluation of National Immunization Day (NID) Activities Under Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program (IPPI) Feb 2012 in Central Gujarat, India. Nat. J Community Med. 2012; 3(4):720-4.

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Nehal patel, Rashmi Sharma, Viahsali Prajapati, Nand Kishore Kumawat, Ashita Shah. Profiling of admitted pediatric cases of severe anemia from a tertiary level care centre from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Indian Journal of Practicing Doctors. 8 (1); 45 - 50.

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Gajjar Sanju, Sharma Rashmi, Kumar Pradeep, Rana Manish. Item and Test Analysis to identify Quality Multiple Choice Questions(MCQ) from an Assessment of Medical Students of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2014. 39 (1), 17:20.

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Rehman S, Kadri SM, Kausar R, Sharma R. Twin load of hypertension and diabetes amongst adults: community-based study from Jammu and Kashmir, India. Int J Res Med Sci. 2014; 2:139-44.

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Gneyaa S Bhatt, Vaishali M Mahariya, Roshni K Dave, Madhuri Mahavadiya, Manish Rana, Rashmi Sharma, Pradeep Kumar. Immunization Coverage in Rural and Urban Field Practice areas of a Medical College of Gujarat.  National Journal of Community Medicine. 2015; 6 (2): 398:404.

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Rashmi Sharma, Gneyaa S Bhatt, Vaishali M Mahariya, Manish Rana, Pradeep Kumar. Exploring hidden epidemic of hypertension & diabetes in catchment areas of RHTC & UHTC of GMERS Medical College, sola, Ahmedabad through camp approach. Healthline.2015; 16 (2) 49-53.

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Rashmi Sharma, Pradeep Kumar, Brijesh Patel, Sanju Gajjar; Impact Evolution of Domains of Learning on Universal Work Precautions Among Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Western India. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2016; 41 (2) 141-145

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Rashmi Sharma, Shailesh Prajapati, Brijesh Patel, Pradeep Kumar. Evaluation of Skill-oriented Training on Enhanced Syndromic Case Management (ESCM) of Reproductive Tract Infections / Sexually Transmitted Infections (RTI/STIs) of Care Providers from Three-tier Health-care System of Gujarat. Indian Journal of Community Medicine2016; 41 (3): 183- 189.

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Bharat H Patel, Ratan K Srivastava, Rashmi Sharma, Mohua Moitra.  A Qualitative Study On Experience Of Stigma And Discrimination In Health Care Sector Among PLHA Attending VCTC of New Civil Hospital And GSNP+ of Surat. National Journal of Community Medicine. 2016: 7 (2) 82-87

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Bharat. H. Patel, Ratan. K. Srivastava, Rashmi Sharma, Mohua Moitra. Knowledge on HIV/AIDS among Healthcare Professionals in Surat City. Int J Int Med Res. 2015; 2(3): 6

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Sharma R, Agarwal N, Rana M, Prajapti P, Gajjar S, Kumar Pradeep. A study of distribution of blood pressure and magnitude of Hypertension amongst adolescent in a medical School from Western India: Emerging epidemic amongst future doctors. Journal of the Academyof Hospital Administration 2016; 28 (2):47

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S.Chawla, K Shringarpur, B. Modi, R Sharma, B.B Rewari, A.N. Shah, P.B. Verma. Why are HIV-infected people not started on antiretroviral therapy? A mixed -methods Study from Gujarat, India. Public Health Action. International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Health Solutions for the poor. 2017;7(3):183-192.

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Sharma R. Textbook of community medicine – Preventive and social medicine. Indian J Community Med 2017;42:250.

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Bakshi Harsh, Sharma Rashmi, Kumar Pradeep. Ayushman Bharat Initiative (2018): What we stand to gain or lose. Indian J Community Med 2017;43 (2):63 -65.

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Sharma Rashmi, Prajapti Shailesh, Patel Parita, Patel Brijesh, Gajjar Sanju, Bapat Nirav (2019): An outcome-based follow-up study of cured category I Pulmonary Tuberculosis Adult Cases from Various Tuberculosis Units under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program from a Western Indian City. Indian J Community Med 2019;44(1):48-52

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Sharma Rashmi, Bhatt Gneyaa, Patel Bharat H; Client Satisfaction Survey - Gateway of Quality Care: Mixed Type Study from a Tertiary Care Centre of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. National Journal of Community Medicine 2019 10 (9): 507 - 513

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Sharma Rashmi, Bakshi Harsh, Anupam Banerjee. Fire safety hazard: How safe are our Hospitals? View. Indian J Community Med 2020;45(1): 104:105.

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Sharma Rashmi, Bakshi Harsh, Kumar Pradeep. Competency Based Undergraduate Curriculum: A Critical View. Indian J Community Med 2019;44(2): 77 -82.

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Rashmi Sharma, Harsh Bakshi, Sachin Patel, Manisha Panchal, Gajjar Sanju. Investigation of community outbreak enteric fever associated with drinking water in Borsad, Anand, Gujarat. Indian journal of community Health 202032 (2): 450 -453.

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Sharma Rashmi,Bakshi Harsh, Kumar Pradeep“AAPADA MAI AWSAR” (Opportunity amidst Crisis): Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 2020 43 (4): 133-136

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Sharma Rashmi. Obesity controlbattle against bulge is gateway,to health,GMEERSJOURNAL OF MEDTCAL SCTENCES 20211 (2) :4-7.

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Sharma R.  Till We Win: India's Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J Community Med 2021/vol 46;(2):357

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Sharma Rashmi, Kumar Pradeep Tuberculosis elimination in India by 2025: Dream or reality? R Sharma, P Kumar - MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2021/ Vol 9; (2): 47-50.

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Rashmi Sharma, Harsh Bakshi, Shailesh Prajapati, Gneyaa Bhatt, Rajesh Mehta, Kiran Rami, Prakash Mehta, Tejas Shah, Roshni Dave, Azbah Pirzada. A Qualitative Study of Psycho Social Impact on Multi Drug Resistant TB (MDRTB) Cases: Experience from Ahmedabad City, India. National Journal of Community Medicine 2021 12 (07): 209-210

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Rashmi Sharma, Harsh Bakshi, Shailesh Prajapati, Gneyaa Bhatt1, Rajesh Mehta , Kiran Rami, Prakash Mehta, Tejas Shah, Roshni Dave, Azbah Pirzada. Challenges and perceptions of depression amongst multi drug resistant TB cases: qualitative study among medical officers of tuberculosis units across the Ahmedabad city, India. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health 2021 8(12):5891-5895

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Rashmi Sharma, Harsh Bakshi, Shailesh Prajapati, Gneyaa S. Bhatt,?Rajesh Mehta, Kiran C. Rami, Prakash Mehta, Tejas Shah, Roshni Dave, Azba Peerzada. Prevalence and Determinants of Depression among Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB cases registered under National Tuberculosis Elimination Program in Ahmedabad City.Indian J Community Med 2022;47(1): 45-49.

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Dharati Jani, Rashmi Sharma. Clients’ perspective for Quality of services at one of the Urban Primary Health Centre (U-PHC) at Municipal Corporation area in One of the cities of Western India. Healthline 2022 13 (1): 7-10

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Dharati Jani, Rashmi Sharma. Cross-Sectional Study on Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccination: Situational Analysis in a Rural Community of Gujarat. Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 45 (2): 86-91/April-June 2022:86-91

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Dharati Jani, Rashmi Sharma A cross sectional study on Magnitude and determinants of Iron deficiency anemia in women of Reproductive age group at A tertiary health care Center of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. GMERS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCI|ENEES||ssUE3JANUARY-JUNE2022

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Bhatt G, Sharma R, Bakshi H, Oza D, Dave R, Pirzada A. A Retrospective cohort study on Utilization of RashtriyaBalSwasthyaKaryakram (RBSK) Services among children screened at an Urban Health Centre (UHC) of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).Healthline. 2022; 13(3): 228-232

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Dave R, Sharma R, Bhatt G, Bakshi H, Oza D, Pirzada A, et al. Maternal determinants for 4 Ds in children registered under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram program at an urban health centre of Ahmedabad. Int J Community Med Public Health 2023;10:776-9

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Sharma R, Bhatt G, Bakshi H, Oza D, Dave R, Pirzada A, et al. Profile, quality of life and the client satisfaction of beneficiaries registered under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) at an urban primary health centre, Ahmedabad: A retrospective cohort study. Indian J Community Med 2022;47:567-70

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Sharma R, Kumar P, Gohil V. Data from multiple sources for policy, planning, and actions: How valid it is? MRIMS J Health Sci 2023;11:1-4.

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Mittal, N.; Goel, P.; Goel, K.; Sharma, R.; Nath, B.; Singh, S.; Thangaraju, P.; Mittal, R.; Kahkasha; Mitra, P.; et al. Awareness Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Prescribing Behaviour among Physicians: Results from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in India. Antibiotics 2023, 12, 1496/https:/doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics 12101496

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Pirzada A, Sharma R, Bhatt G, Bakshi H, Oza D, Dave R, et al. A qualitative study regarding perception and challenges faced by providers and beneficiaries of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram in general and also amid the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban health center from Ahmedabad City. MRIMS J Health Sci 0;0:0.

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Patel P, Sharma R, Bakshi H, Patel B, Gajjar S, Dave R, Bapat N. Treatment Seeking Behavior and Psycho Socioeconomic Impact of Infertility Affected Couples Residing in the Catchment Area of an Urban Health Training Centre, Ahmedabad City: Mixed Method Study. Healthline. 2023; 14 (4): 257-264


Other Publications : 
Book : authored“Book on MCQs in Community Medicine”, 2013. Published by Ms. Jaypee BrothersMedical Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi
Chapter: Contributed achapter on Epidemiology of vector bornediseases and its prevention and control; in Kadri AM, Kundapur Rashmi, ShethAnkit, Mangrola Nidhi (ed). IAPSM Text Book of Community Medicine. (2019)Jaypee Brothers Private limited, New Delhi, pp426-463) and Contributed achapter on Epidemiology of vector bornediseases and its prevention and control; Second edition of  IAPSM Text Bookof Community Medicine. (2021) Jaypee Brothers Private limited, New Delhi,pp426-463. 
 
Contributed a chapter on Epidemiology of vector borne diseases and its prevention and control; inKadri AM, Kundapur Rashmi, Sheth Ankit, Mangrola Nidhi(ed). IAPSM Text Book ofCommunity Medicine. (2019) Jaypee Brothers Private limited, New Delhi,pp426-463) And Contributed a chapter on Epidemiology of vector borne diseases and its prevention andcontrol;  Second edition of  IAPSM Text Book of Community Medicine. (2021)Jaypee Brothers Private limited, New Delhi, pp426-463


Conference Workshop Details :

Achievement Details :

Received BK Mahajan award (best paper published in IJCM) twice

Awarded Fellowship in Indian Association of Preventive and SocialMedicine (FIAPSM) 

Teaching Experience :
Qualification :
Qualification College University Year RegistrationNo NameOfMedicalCouncil
MD Community Medicine Government Medical College, Surat Veer Narmad South Gujarat University 2001 G-12403 The Gujarat Medical Council
MBBS Motilal Nehru Medical College Allahbad University 1997 G-26389 The Gujarat Medical Council