Vandita Pahwa

Prevalence of gallstone disease in India: insights from a community-based cross-sectional study

Shivanjali Mohite, Nandkumar Panse, R Ravi Kannan, Ritesh Tapkire et autres

Background: Gallstone disease (GSD) is a prevalent gastrointestinal condition with known associations to gallbladder cancer (GBC). India exhibits heterogeneity in GSD burden across different geographic regions. However, limited data are available from high and low-risk regions. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was …

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Cancer Incidence and Mortality Across 43 Cancer Registries in India

Prashant Mathur, Krishnan Sathishkumar, Priyanka Das, Stephen Santhappan et autres

Importance: Cancer is a significant global health concern, with India ranking second in Asia and third in the world in terms of cancer incidence. Regular monitoring and updates on cancer statistics are vital for assessing the impact and burden of the disease …

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Nicotine dependence and stage of change among adult tobacco users in a coastal region of southern India

Vandita Pahwa, Ranjitha S Shetty, Asha Kamath, Suma Nair

Introduction: Tobacco consumption in the world has grown in an epidemic proportion, thus posing a significant health challenge to the world. Almost half of the people who use tobacco die due to its harmful effects. Tobacco is also one of the four …

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Prevalence of Gallstone Disease in India: Insights from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Shivanjali Mohite, Nandkumar Panse, Ravi Kannan, Ritesh Tapkire et autres

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Prevalence of human papilloma virus infection and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among female sex workers in Mumbai, India

Vandita Pahwa, Sharmila Pimple, Gauravi Mishra, Parishi Majmudar et autres

Introduction: Cervical cancer, mostly caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), has disproportionately high incidence in developing countries. HPV infection being essentially a sexually transmitted infection, high-risk behaviour women with multiple sexual contacts like female sex workers (FSWs) are at higher risk of …

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Study of behavioral and psychosocial factors relating to needle stick injuries in nursing staff of a tertiary care cancer hospital of Punjab, India

Ananya Arora, Sanjay Biswas, Vandita Pahwa, Naveen Bansal et autres

Background and Objectives: Needle stick injury (NSI) is the most dreaded occupational health hazard affecting a healthcare worker (HCW) psychologically and physically. The risk of infection post needle stick injury ranges between 1.9% to greater than 40% for HBV infections, 2.7-10% for …

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Transfusion transmissible malaria: seroprevalence of malaria parasitemia in blood donors in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India

Naveen Bansal, Yashik Bansal, Charu Singh, Vandita Pahwa et autres

Background and Objectives: Malaria was the first ever reported case of transfusion transmitted infection (TTI). Transfusion transmissible malaria (TTM) can result in febrile transfusion reaction in the recipient. TTM can be fatal if the blood transfusion recipient is from vulnerable population i.e. …

Behavioural interventions for tobacco cessation in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Vandita Pahwa, Sharmila Pimple, Atanu Bhattacharjee, Deepali Kuberkar et autres

Tobacco consumption is an area of public health concern in India. One of the unmet needs of many low-resource countries is to provide cost-effective tobacco cessation interventions for reducing tobacco-related mortality. This article reviews studies on non-pharmacological interventions for tobacco cessation in …

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The Lethal Triad of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Cardiorespiratory Disease, and Cardiac Surgery Under Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Sudhansoo Khanna, Vandita Pahwa

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented unique challenges to health care work workers dealing with cardiac sciences, more so for so cardiac surgeons. The risk factors associated with increased mortality due to COVID-19 are shared by the patients of underlying cardiovascular …

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Prevalence and Determinants of Human Papilloma Virus Infection and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Mumbai, India

Vandita Pahwa, Sharmila Pimple, Gauravi Mishra, Kavita Anand

Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women predisposes them to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the causative agent for cervical cancer. The study retrospectively analyzed the data of 291 women living with HIV AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) to assess the prevalence and …

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Screening for Early Detection of Cervical Cancer in Women Living with HIV in Mumbai, India - Retrospective Cohort Study from a Tertiary Cancer Center

Sharmila Pimple, Vandita Pahwa, Gauravi Mishra, Kavita Anand et autres

Abstract Introduction Women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of persistent human papillomavirus infection (HPV) of developing cervical cancer precursors and are, therefore, considered at higher risk for cervical cancer. Despite the higher risk, screening for cervical cancer …

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Prevalence of Oral Premalignant Lesions and Its Risk Factors among the Adult Population in Udupi Taluk of Coastal Karnataka, India

Vandita Pahwa, Suma Nair, Ranjitha S Shetty, Asha Kamath

Objective: Globally oral cancer is one of the ten most common cancers with prevalence being high in Central and South East Asian countries. This survey was conducted to estimate the prevalence of oral pre-malignant lesions (OPML) and to identify their risk factors. …

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