Publications by authors named "Hari Shanker Joshi"
Background: Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state, faces critical pollution levels, necessitating urgent action. The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) targets a 40% reduction in particulate pollution by 2026. This study assesses the impact of NCAP on 15 non-attainment cities in Uttar Pradesh using the Prophet forecasting model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Life-Space Assessment (LSA) is an instrument that measures mobility in older adults as they reach different areas, defined as life-spaces extending from home to beyond towns or regions. The purpose of the study was to develop the Hindi version of the LSA (LSA- H) and to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hindi version as well as its cultural adaptation.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of two hundred forty-five older adults participated in the study from four different study practice areas.
Determinants of substance use among young people attending primary health centers in India.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study reveals that 32.8% of young people aged 10-24 in India attending primary healthcare centers engage in substance use, with a median initiation age of 18.
- Most users begin before adolescence, with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis being the most frequently consumed substances.
- Key risk factors for substance use include being older, male, living in urban areas, having a family history of substance use, and lower socioeconomic status, highlighting the need for targeted intervention strategies.
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics up to 6 months of follow-up: Result from a nation-wide population-based, age stratified sero-epidemiological prospective cohort study in India.
PLoS One
December 2023
Repeated serological testing tells about the change in the overall infection in a community. This study aimed to evaluate changes in antibody prevalence and kinetics in a closed cohort over six months in different sub-populations in India. The study included 10,000 participants from rural and urban areas in five states and measured SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in serum in three follow-up rounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High levels of stress among pregnant women have been reported during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic because of various infection-related and lockdown measures. Concerns about safe delivery, breastfeeding, and child care may increase the risk of depression in vulnerable women during the perinatal period.
Aim: To study the perceptions regarding child care and prevalence of perinatal depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Estimating seroepidemiolgical prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody is an essential public health strategy. There is insufficient evidence of prevalence among those belonging to young age population in India.
Objective: To compare the SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity rate between children and adults in selected sites from India.
The COVID-19 pandemic currently expanded its roots to the 206 countries in the world. The morbidity and mortality are not only threat to humans but also its impact on economy is indirectly affecting us. The current review was done to find trend in various states of India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a lack of knowledge about epilepsy among the students and the population in general, with consequent prejudice and discrimination toward epileptic patients.
Objectives: Knowledge, behavior, attitude and myth toward epilepsy among urban school children in Bareilly district was studied.
Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students of 10 randomly selected secondary schools of the urban areas in Bareilly district.