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  1. Article ; Online: Implementation of drone based delivery of medical supplies in North-East India

    Sumit Aggarwal / Prakamya Gupta / Nupur Mahajan / Sivaraman Balaji / Khangembam Jitenkumar Singh / Balram Bhargava / Samiran Panda

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    experiences, challenges and adopted strategies

    2023  Volume 11

    Abstract: Timely delivery of medical supplies is essential in the healthcare sector, which is hampered by factors such as poor transportation network, traffic and adverse environmental conditions. Alternatively, drone operations can leapfrog the last mile logistic ...

    Abstract Timely delivery of medical supplies is essential in the healthcare sector, which is hampered by factors such as poor transportation network, traffic and adverse environmental conditions. Alternatively, drone operations can leapfrog the last mile logistic solutions in hard-to-reach terrains. The present paper elucidates the implementation process of drone-based delivery of medical supplies, operational challenges and innovations adopted by scientists in Manipur and Nagaland. Three districts, Bishnupur, Imphal West and Churachandpur from Manipur and two districts, Mokokchung and Tuensang from Nagaland, were selected for the study. Regulatory and ethical approvals and coordination with state health and administrative authorities were accorded. Implementation and operational challenges faced by the research team were recorded elaborately in the field diaries and assessed qualitatively. The experiences encountered by the team for case-to-case based permission and coordination with the central and state aviation authorities, district administration and health authorities were observed. The drone-related technical and logistic challenges were identified as the deployment of suitable drones, payload capacity, time management for operations, and transportation of drones. The officials adopted mitigation strategies to overcome field-based challenges. Drone-based deliveries of medical supplies are proving to be time efficient, however, overcoming operational challenges could provide an effective long-term deployment strategy.
    Keywords healthcare delivery ; public health ; difficult terrains ; India ; drone ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 380
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India

    Sumit Aggarwal / Sivaraman Balaji / Tanvi Singh / Geetha R. Menon / Sandip Mandal / Jayaprakasam Madhumathi / Nupur Mahajan / Simran Kohli / Jasmine Kaur / Harpreet Singh / Kiran Rade / Samiran Panda

    Environmental Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    an exploratory study

    2021  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a serious public health concern worldwide. Certain regions of the globe were severely affected in terms of prevalence and mortality than other. Although the cause for this pattern ...

    Abstract Abstract Background The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a serious public health concern worldwide. Certain regions of the globe were severely affected in terms of prevalence and mortality than other. Although the cause for this pattern is not clearly understood, lessons learned from previous epidemics and emerging evidences suggest the major role of ecological factors like ambient air pollutants (AAP) and meteorological parameters in increased COVID-19 incidence. The present study aimed to understand the impact of these factors on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and their associated mortality in major cities of India. Methods This study used secondary AAP, meteorological and COVID-19 data from official websites for the period January-November 2020, which were divided into Pre-lockdown (January-March 2020), Phase I (April to June 2020) and Phase II (July to November 2020) in India. After comprehensive screening, five major cities that includes 48 CPCB monitoring stations collecting daily data of ambient temperature, particulate matter PM2.5 and 10 were analysed. Spearman and Kendall’s rank correlation test was performed to understand the association between SARS-CoV-2 transmission and AAP and, meteorological variables. Similarly, case fatality rate (CFR) was determined to compute the correlation between AAP and COVID-19 related morality. Results The level of air pollutants in major cities were significantly reduced during Phase I compared to Pre-lock down and increased upon Phase II in all the cities. During the Phase II in Delhi, the strong significant positive correlation was observed between the AAP and SARS-CoV-2 transmission. However, in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai AAP levels were moderate and no correlation was noticed. The relation between AT and SARS-CoV-2 transmission was inconclusive as both positive and negative correlation observed. In addition, Delhi and Kolkata showed a positive association between long-term exposure to the AAP and COVID-19 CFR. Conclusion Our findings ...
    Keywords COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 transmission ; Air pollutants ; Meteorological ; Parameters ; Mortality ; Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene ; RC963-969 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Development & validation of scales to assess stigma related to COVID-19 in India

    Saritha Nair / Aparna Joshi / Sumit Aggarwal / Tulsi Adhikari / Nupur Mahajan / Vishal Diwan / A Stephen / K Rekha Devi / Bijaya Kumar Mishra / Girijesh Kumar Yadav / Rewa Kohli / Damodar Sahu / Bal Kishan Gulati / Saurabh Sharma / Jeetendra Yadav / Senthanro Ovung / Chetna Duggal / Moina Sharma / Sampada Dipak Bangar /
    Rushikesh Andhalkar / Pricilla B Rebecca / S Rani / Pradeep Selvaraj / Gladston G Xavier / Vanessa Peter / Basilea Watson / T Kannan / K S MD. Asmathulla / Debdutta Bhattacharya / Jyotirmayee Turuk / Subrata Kumar Palo / Srikanta Kanungo / Ajit Kumar Behera / Ashok Kumar Pandey / Kamran Zaman / Brij Ranjan Misra / Niraj Kumar / Sthita Pragnya Behera / Rajeev Singh / Abu Hasan Sarkar / Kanwar Narain / Rajni Kant / Seema Sahay / Rajnarayan Ramshankar Tiwari / Beena Elizabeth Thomas / Samiran Panda / M Vishnu Vardhana Rao

    Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 155, Iss 1, Pp 156-

    2022  Volume 164

    Abstract: Background & objectives: COVID-19 pandemic has triggered social stigma towards individuals affected and their families. This study describes the process undertaken for the development and validation of scales to assess stigmatizing attitudes and ... ...

    Abstract Background & objectives: COVID-19 pandemic has triggered social stigma towards individuals affected and their families. This study describes the process undertaken for the development and validation of scales to assess stigmatizing attitudes and experiences among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 participants from the community. Methods: COVID-19 Stigma Scale and Community COVID-19 Stigma Scale constituting 13 and six items, respectively, were developed based on review of literature and news reports, expert committee evaluation and participants' interviews through telephone for a multicentric study in India. For content validity, 61 (30 COVID-19-recovered and 31 non-COVID-19 participants from the community) were recruited. Test–retest reliability of the scales was assessed among 99 participants (41 COVID-19 recovered and 58 non-COVID-19). Participants were administered the scale at two-time points after a gap of 7-12 days. Cronbach's alpha, overall percentage agreement and kappa statistics were used to assess internal consistency and test–retest reliability. Results: Items in the scales were relevant and comprehensible. Both the scales had Cronbach's α above 0.6 indicating moderate-to-good internal consistency. Test–retest reliability assessed using kappa statistics indicated that for the COVID-19 Stigma Scale, seven items had a moderate agreement (0.4-0.6). For the Community COVID-19 Stigma Scale, four items had a moderate agreement. Interpretation & conclusions: Validity and reliability of the two stigma scales indicated that the scales were comprehensible and had moderate internal consistency. These scales could be used to assess COVID-19 stigma and help in the development of appropriate stigma reduction interventions for COVID-19 infected, and mitigation of stigmatizing attitudes in the community.
    Keywords covid-19 - india - reliability - scale development - stigma scale - validation ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 150
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
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