Study/Projects - Social and behavioral research

The Sentinel Research Network of IeDEA: A Prospective Cohort among People Living with HIV

Post Date: 
2020-03-12
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
This study is nested within the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database initiative. The global scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly improved the immune recovery and life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, PLHIV on long-term ART now face health challenges...

Assessing the Impact of Psychosocial Involvement in Health Care Workers with and without Active Tuberculosis at the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, India

Post Date: 
2018-09-13
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
This study was terminated effective 9/13/2021 This study is funded and conducted under the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center. The overall goal is to understand the psychosocial involvement in health care workers with and...

Assessment of Depression and Anxiety among HIV-infected Adolescents in Pune, India

Post Date: 
2018-07-22
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
This study is conducted under the TREAT Asia Network and funded by amfAR. PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents living with HIV in India and their determinants. DESIGN...

Characteristics Associated with Mobile Phone Usage among TB Populations in Pune, India

Post Date: 
2017-10-02
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
With 8.6 million people affected worldwide in 2012, the control and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) has become an international priority. In order to reduce burdens and achieve global goals for TB control, new and innovative tools are necessary. With a growing number of mobile phone subscriptions...

Understanding Quality of Life during and Loss to Follow-up from Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment in Pune, India

Post Date: 
2017-05-15
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Countries: 
India
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Clinical Sites: 
BJGMC
This study will examine a) risk factors for loss to follow-up from DR-TB treatment, b) actively trace DR-TB patients lost to follow-up from treatment and c) establish a prospective observational cohort of MDR-TB, XDR-TB and DS-TB patients as well as healthy controls nested within ongoing...