Translation
research
in the health
of women
and Children
Funding
agency :
University
Grants Commission-University
with Potential
for Excellence
Coordinator
: Dr Anita
Ka
Project
: Birth
defects
and childhood
disability
Principal
Investigator
Dr Anita
Kar
There are
two components
to this
project.
In the first,
we wish
to create
a web-resource
for research
on birth
defects
epidemiology
with specific
reference
to birth
defects
and childhood
disability.
The web-resource
will focus
on methodological
issues pertinent
to the study
of birth
defects
epidemiology
in developing
countries.
In the second
component,
we will
prospectively
follow births
occurring
at Primary
Health Centres
in a district
to identify
the number
of birth
defects
associated
pregnancies.
Risk Factors
for disability
in middle
aged women
P I: Dr.
Aarti Nagarkar
An epidemiologic
transition
in India
has led
to the exponential
increase
in chronic
disease
prevalence
and multi-morbidity.
The burden
of chronic
disease
and its
effects
on functioning
and health
is the major
public health
challenge
of the 21st
century.
Data suggest
that current
prevalence
estimates
of disability
for mid-aged
adults range
from 20
to 40 %.
Despite
the high
prevalence,
evidence
suggests
that relevant
strategy
for mid-aged
women can
both improve
their current
functioning
and may
prevent
future disability.
Thus, the
mid-life
period may
represent
a critical
window during
which interventions
to improve
disability
may be most
efficacious
for the
improvement
of current
and future
functioning.
Genomics
and Proteomics
studies
on intellectual
disability
disorders
in Indian
Patients
PI: Dr.
Suvidya
Ranade
Impact of
education
on selected
pre-and
peri-conception
indicators:
A quasi-experimental
study among
Indian women
from urban
slums PI:
Dr. Abhay
Kudale
The study
will be
undertaken
with an
aim to assess
impact of
health education
on selected
pre-and
peri-conception
care indicators
among women
in urban
slums. A
quasi-experimental
study design
with a non-equivalent
control
group will
be used
to evaluate
the effectiveness
of community-based
education
strategies.
The pre-and
post-test
design will
be used
for evaluating
the performance
of the health
education
strategies
among women
in experimental
and control
slums in
Pune urban
areas.
Violence
against
pregnant
women in
Pune PI:
Mr. Suresh
Jungari
This current
research
project
under UGC-UPE
focuses
on violence
against
pregnant
women in
Pune. This
project
work specifically
explores
the gender
context
of violence
during pregnancy.
The study
also identifies
the factors
favourable
and unfavourable
for pregnant
women within
household.
This research
project
also, further
identifies
the public
health consequences
of violence
during pregnancy.
Vitamin
D status
of pregnant
women PI:
Dr. Angeline
Jeyakumar
Among Asian
countries
Indian studies
show high
prevalence
of vitamin
D deficiency
among healthy
pregnant
women despite
abundant
sunshine.
Vitamin
D deficiency
among pregnant
women may
lead to
poor pregnancy
outcome,
poor lactation
and further
affect the
vitamin
D status
of their
children.
Literature
evidence
suggests
Liquid chromatography
tandem-mass
spectrometry
(LC-MS/MS)
as a sensitive
technique
to assess
vitamin
D status.
The study
therefore
aims to
assess the
vitamin
D status
of women
among pregnant
women using
the above
technique
