Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

  • India

Research Output 1985 2020

2015
2 Citations (Scopus)

Risk factors for Non-Communicable diseases among rural adolescents: A school-based cross-sectional study

Bukelo, M. F., Kiran, D., Ramakrishna, G. B., Bukelo, M. J., Kiran, P. R., Kulkarni, V., Kumar, N., Kanchan, T. & Unnikrishnan, B., 01-03-2015, In : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 2, p. 284-287 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cross-Sectional Studies
Hypertension
Prehypertension
Sedentary Lifestyle
Feeding Behavior
2 Citations (Scopus)

Using Image Processing on MRI Scans

Patil, C., Mathura, M. G., Madhumitha, S., David, S. S., Fernandes, M., Venugopal, A. & Unnikrishnan, B., 21-04-2015, 2015 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Informatics, Communication and Energy Systems, SPICES 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7091517

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Image processing
Brain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Watersheds
Magnetic resonance imaging
2014
20 Citations (Scopus)

Artesunate plus pyronaridine for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Bukirwa, H., Unnikrishnan, B., Kramer, C. V., Sinclair, D., Nair, S. & Tharyan, P., 2014, In : The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Falciparum Malaria
Treatment Failure
Mefloquine
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Odds Ratio

Awareness about community diagnosis among health care professionals in South India: A cross-sectional study

Mithra Prasanna, P., Pradeepa Narayana, P., Bose, K. S., Prasanna, K. S., Guruprasad, A. & Narahari, S. R., 01-01-2014, In : Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 5, 3, p. 99-103 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

India
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Communicable Diseases
Health
4 Citations (Scopus)

Awareness and attitudes regarding prenatal sex determination, pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques act (PCPNDTA) among pregnant women in South India

Kumar, N., Darshan, B. B., Unnikrishnan, B., Kanchan, T., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V. & Holla, R., 01-10-2014, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 8, 10, p. 9-11 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Social sciences
Pregnant Women
India
Teaching
Eugenic Abortion
9 Citations (Scopus)

Awareness of chronic disease related health benefits of physical activity among residents of a rural South Indian region: A cross-sectional study

Veluswamy, S. K., Maiya, A. G., Nair, S., Guddattu, V., Nair, N. S. & Vidyasagar, S., 27-02-2014, In : International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11, 1, 27.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Insurance Benefits
Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Life Style
India
5 Citations (Scopus)

Clinicomicrobiological analysis of patients with cholangitis

Shenoy, S. M., Shenoy, S., Gopal, S., Tantry, B. V., Baliga, S. & Jain, A., 2014, In : Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 32, 2, p. 157-160 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cholangitis
Bile
Fungemia
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems
8 Citations (Scopus)

Compliance with iron-folic acid (IFA) therapy among pregnant women in an urban area of South India

Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Nithin, K., Mohan, K., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R. & Agarwal, D., 2014, In : African Health Sciences. 14, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Folic Acid
Pregnant Women
India
Iron
Tablets
2 Citations (Scopus)

Current status of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards healthcare ethics among doctors and nurses from Northern India - A multicentre study

Bhardwaj, A., Chopra, M., Mithra, P., Singh, A., Siddiqui, A. & Rajesh, D. R., 01-01-2014, In : Pravara Medical Review. 6, 2, p. 4-8 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Ethics
Multicenter Studies
India
Nurses
21 Citations (Scopus)

Effectiveness of progressive resistance strength training versus traditional balance exercise in improving balance among the elderly - a randomised controlled trial

Joshua, A. M., D'Souza, V., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P., Kamath, A., Acharya, V. & Venugopal, A., 15-03-2014, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 8, 3, p. 98-102 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Resistance Training
Muscle
Randomized Controlled Trials
Exercise
Social sciences
6 Citations (Scopus)

Factors influencing the television viewing practices of Indian children

Ravikiran, S. R., Baliga, B. S., Jain, A. & Kotian, M. S., 01-01-2014, In : Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 81, 2, p. 114-119 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Television
Mothers
Sleep
Regression Analysis
3 Citations (Scopus)

In vivo morphometry of menisci of the knee in South Indians: A preliminary study

Dhananjaya, K. V. N., Murlimanju, B. V., Poornima, V., Ullal, S., Mitra, P., Dinesh, K. V. N., Saralaya, V., Prabhu, L. & Prashanth, K., 2014, In : Biomedical Journal. 37, 1, p. 14-17 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Tibial Meniscus
Horns
Knee
Knee Joint
Orthopedics
8 Citations (Scopus)

Medical students’ research – Facilitators and barriers

Unnikrishnan, B., Kanchan, T., Holla, R., Kumar, N., Rekha, T., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V. & Reshmi, B., 05-12-2014, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 8, 12, p. XC01-XC04

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Medical Students
Biomedical Research
Students
Research
Technical presentations
4 Citations (Scopus)

Microbiological profile and drug sensitivity pattern among community acquired pneumonia patients in tertiary care centre in Mangalore, Coastal Karnataka, India

Acharya, V. K., Padyana, M., Unnikrishnan, B., Anand, R., Acharya, P. R. & Juneja, D. J., 2014, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 8, 6

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Macrolides
Cephalosporins
Tertiary Care Centers
India
Pneumonia
10 Citations (Scopus)

Pattern of acute poisonings in children below 15 years - A study from Mangalore, South India

Ram, P., Kanchan, T. & Unnikrishnan, B., 2014, In : Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 25, p. 26-29 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Poisoning
age group
India
Age Groups
Pediatrics
2 Citations (Scopus)

Perception and practices of standard precautions among health care professionals at tertiary care hospitals in coastal South India

Holla, R., Kanchan, T., Kumar, N., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V. & Darshan, B. B., 2014, In : Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 7, 2, p. 101-104 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Tertiary Healthcare
Tertiary Care Centers
India
Delivery of Health Care
Body Fluids
5 Citations (Scopus)

Perceptions and practices of medical practitioners towards ethics in medical practice - A study from coastal South India

Unnikrishnan, B., Kanchan, T., Kulkarni, V., Kumar, N., Papanna, M. K., Rekha, T. & Mithra, P., 02-2014, In : Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 22, p. 51-56 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Medical Ethics
medical practice
Ethics
India
moral philosophy
2 Citations (Scopus)

Predictors of severity of scrub typhus in the Indian subcontinent

Karanth, S. S., Marupudi, K. C., Sama, V. P. R., Gupta, A., Ballal, K. & Kamath, A., 01-02-2014, In : Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 4, S2, p. S674-S678

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Scrub Typhus
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Age Factors
Fever
Blood Platelets
2 Citations (Scopus)

Profile of women seeking medical termination of pregnancy in South India

Holla, R., Kanchan, T., Unnikrishnan, B., Kotian, M. S., Kumar, N., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Papanna, M. K., Kulkarni, V. & Darshan, B. B., 2014, In : International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 125, 3, p. 253-255 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

India
Pregnancy
Contraception
Unplanned Pregnancy
Hospital Records
6 Citations (Scopus)

Psoriasis and metabolic syndrome: A case control study

Ali, N. M., Kuruvila, M. & Unnikrishnan, B., 2014, In : Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 80, 3, p. 255-257 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

2 Citations (Scopus)

Psychiatric co–morbidities among patients with select non–communicable diseases in a coastal city of South India

Kulkarni, V., Chinnakali, P., Kanchan, T., Rao, A., Shenoy, M. & Papanna, M. K., 01-09-2014, In : International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 5, 9, p. 1139-1145 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Psychiatry
Comorbidity
India
Anxiety
District Hospitals
6 Citations (Scopus)

Psychological evaluation of patients in critical care/intensive care unit and patients admitted in wards

Gaurav Sharma, B., Maben, E. V. S., Kotian, M. S. & Ganaraja, B., 05-12-2014, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 8, 12, p. WC01-WC03

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Intensive care units
Critical Care
Intensive Care Units
Psychology
Anxiety
4 Citations (Scopus)

Relationship between postural alignment in sitting by photogrammetry and seated postural control in post-stroke subjects

Iyengar, Y. R., Vijayakumar, K., Abraham, J. M., Misri, Z. K., Suresh, B. V. & Unnikrishnan, B., 2014, In : NeuroRehabilitation. 35, 2, p. 181-190 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Photogrammetry
Stroke
Kyphosis
Upper Extremity
Software
10 Citations (Scopus)

Safety and immunogenicity study of a new purified chick embryo cell rabies vaccine Vaxirab-N (Pitman-Moore strain) manufactured in India

Ashwath Narayana, D. H., Madhusudana, S. N., Sampath, G., Tripathy, R. M., Sudarshan, M. K., Gangaboraiah, Ravish, H. S., Satapathy, D. M., Gowda, G., Holla, R., Ashwin, B. Y., Padhi, A., Manjula, S. & Patel, P. M., 01-01-2014, In : Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 10, 1, p. 2796-2801 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Rabies Vaccines
Chick Embryo
India
Healthy Volunteers
Safety
8 Citations (Scopus)

Somatotropic and cardio-protective effects of ghrelin in experimental models of heart failure: A systematic review

Khatib, M. N., Gode, D., Simkhada, P., Agho, K., Gaidhane, S., Saxena, D., Unnikrishnan, B., Raut, Y., Kawalkar, U., Gaidhane, A. & Zahiruddin, Q. S., 01-01-2014, In : Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 7, 1, p. 30-42 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Ghrelin
Theoretical Models
Heart Failure
Ghrelin Receptor
Appetite Regulation
2013

Alcohol expectancy responses from teenagers: The early forewarning signals

Sandhya, B., Carol, B. M. S., Kotian, M. S. & Ganaraja, B., 15-03-2013, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 7, 3, p. 489-492 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Alcohols
Students
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Urbanization
21 Citations (Scopus)

Antihypertensive therapy: nocturnal dippers and nondippers. Do we treat them differently?

Mahabala, C., Kamath, P., Bhaskaran, U., Pai, N. D. & Pai, A. U., 2013, In : Vascular Health and Risk Management. 9, p. 125-133 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Antihypertensive Agents
Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Primary Health Care

A simple case of drowning?

Naha, K., Naha, S., Vivek, G. & Hande, M., 03-10-2013, In : BMJ Case Reports. 201591.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

7 Citations (Scopus)

Assessing the readiness to integrate tobacco control in medical curriculum: Experiences from five medical colleges in southern india

Thankappan, K. R., Yamini, T. R., Mini, G. K., Arthur, C., Sairu, P., Leelamoni, K., Sani, M., Unnikrishnan, B., Basha, S. R. & Nichter, M., 01-2013, In : National Medical Journal of India. 26, 1, p. 18-23 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Curriculum
Tobacco
India
Students
Odds Ratio
13 Citations (Scopus)

Association between bipolar affective disorder and thyroid dysfunction

Krishna, V. N., Thunga, R., Unnikrishnan, B., Kanchan, T., Bukelo, M. J., Mehta, R. K. & Venugopal, A., 02-2013, In : Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 6, 1, p. 42-45 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Mood Disorders
Bipolar Disorder
Thyroid Gland
Control Groups
Odds Ratio
19 Citations (Scopus)

Association of quality of life with major depressive disorder among people with HIV in South India

Selvaraj, V., Ross, M. W., Unnikrishnan, B. & Hegde, S., 01-02-2013, In : AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 25, 2, p. 169-172 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Major Depressive Disorder
India
quality of life
Quality of Life
HIV
7 Citations (Scopus)

Awareness and practice of road safety measures among undergraduate medical students in a South Indian state

Kulkarni, V., Kanchan, T., Palanivel, C., Papanna, M. K., Kumar, N. & Unnikrishnan, B., 01-05-2013, In : Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 20, 4, p. 226-229 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Medical Students
medical student
road
Traffic Accidents
Safety
2 Citations (Scopus)

Awareness of medical students in a medical college in Mangalore, Karnataka, India concerning infection prevention practices

Kulkarni, V., Papanna, M. K., Mohanty, U., Ranjan, R., Neelima, V., Kumar, N., Prasanna Mithra, P., Upadhyay, R. P. & Unnikrishnan, B., 01-08-2013, In : Journal of Infection and Public Health. 6, 4, p. 261-268 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Hand Hygiene
Needlestick Injuries
Medical Students
India
Infection
2 Citations (Scopus)

Client satisfaction with HIV counseling services: A cross-sectional study from South India

Papanna, M. K., Kumar, P., Shetty, A., Kamath, A., Bhaskaran, U. & Saddichha, S., 05-2013, In : Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 12, 3, p. 169-172 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Counseling
India
Cross-Sectional Studies
HIV
Interviews
9 Citations (Scopus)

Clinical spectrum of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A 10 year experience in an Urban Area of South India

Joseph, N., Madi, D., Kumar, G. S., Nelliyanil, M., Saralaya, V. & Sharada, R., 01-11-2013, In : North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 5, 11, p. 647-652 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Fever
antineoplaston A10
India
Mitral Valve Stenosis
19 Citations (Scopus)

Community level morbidity control of lymphoedema using self care and integrative treatment in two lymphatic filariasis endemic districts of South India: A non randomized interventional study

Narahari, S. R., Bose, K. S., Aggithaya, M. G., Kumara Swamy, G., Ryan, T. J., Unnikrishnan, B., Washington, R. G., Sreenivasa Rao, B. P., Rajagopala, S., Manjula, K., Vandana, U., Sreemol, T. A., Rojith, M., Salimani, S. Y. & Shefuvan, M., 01-09-2013, In : Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107, 9, p. 566-577 12 p., trt054.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Filarial Elephantiasis
Lymphedema
Self Care
India
Morbidity
23 Citations (Scopus)

Compliance with iron-folic acid (IFA) therapy among pregnant women in an urban area of south India

Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Nithin, K., Mohan, K., Kulkarni, V., Kulkarni, V. & Agarwal, D., 01-12-2013, In : African Health Sciences. 13, 4, p. 880-885 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Folic Acid
Pregnant Women
India
Iron
Tablets
4 Citations (Scopus)

Current status of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards healthcare ethics among doctors and nurses from Northern India - A multicentre study

Chopra, M., Bhardwaj, A., Mithra, P., Singh, A., Siddiqui, A. & Rajesh, D. R., 01-01-2013, In : Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University. 2, 2, p. 102-107 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Ethics
Multicenter Studies
India
Nurses

Effects of functional and balance training on quality of life among community dwelling older adults

Samuel, S. E., Nayak, A. & Kotian, M. S., 01-07-2013, In : Biomedicine (India). 33, 3, p. 369-374 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Independent Living
Statistical methods
Quality of Life
Students
Exercise
9 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluation of health literacy status among patients in a tertiary care hospital in coastal Karnataka, India

Rathnakar, U. P., Belman, M., Kamath, A., Unnikrishnan, B., Ashok Shenoy, K. & Udupa, A. L., 10-11-2013, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 7, 11, p. 2551-2554 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Health Literacy
Tertiary Healthcare
Tertiary Care Centers
Health Status
India
2 Citations (Scopus)

Factors associated with morbidities among infants in three sub centre areas of belgaum district of south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph, N., Naik, V. A., Mahantshetti, N. S., Unnikrishnan, B., Mallapur, M. & Kotian, S. M., 01-07-2013, In : Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 38, 3, p. 168-174 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Longitudinal Studies
India
Morbidity
Weight Gain
Incidence
3 Citations (Scopus)

MPH program at Manipal University, India-experiences, challenges, and lessons learned

Bhat, H. V., Kamath, R., Arunkumar, G., Delzell, E., Tipre, M., Upadhyay, D. K. & Sathiakumar, N., 01-2013, In : American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 56, 1, p. 20-28 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

India
Public Health
Accreditation
Public Sector
Financial Management
3 Citations (Scopus)

Pattern of seizure cases in tertiary care hospitals in Karnataka state of India

Joseph, N., Kumar, G. & Nelliyanil, M., 01-07-2013, In : Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 16, 3, p. 347-351 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Tertiary Healthcare
Tertiary Care Centers
India
Seizures
Phenytoin
13 Citations (Scopus)

Perceptions and attitudes towards organ donation among people seeking healthcare in tertiary care centers of coastal south India

Mithra, P., Ravindra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Kanchan, T., Kumar, N., Papanna, M., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R. & Divyavaraprasad, K., 01-05-2013, In : Indian Journal of Palliative Care. 19, 2, p. 83-87 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Tertiary Care Centers
India
Delivery of Health Care
Islam
53 Citations (Scopus)

Perceptions and Practices of Self-Medication among Medical Students in Coastal South India

Kumar, N., Kanchan, T., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V., Papanna, M. K., Holla, R. & Uppal, S., 28-08-2013, In : PLoS One. 8, 8, e72247.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Self Medication
Medical Students
drug therapy
India
students
9 Citations (Scopus)

Perceptions and preferences of medical students regarding teaching methods in a Medical College, Mangalore India

Papanna, K. M., Kulkarni, V., Tanvi, D., Lakshmi, V., Kriti, L., Unnikrishnan, B., Akash, S., Tejesh, S. & Sumit Kumar, S., 16-09-2013, In : African Health Sciences. 13, 3, p. 808-813 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Medical Students
India
Teaching
Students
Learning
22 Citations (Scopus)

Post-stroke depression and lesion location: A hospital based cross-sectional study

Rajashekaran, P., Pai, K., Thunga, R. & Unnikrishnan, B., 10-2013, In : Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 55, 4, p. 343-348 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Cross-Sectional Studies
Stroke
Depression
Activities of Daily Living
Atrophy
13 Citations (Scopus)

Prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus carriage amongst health care workers of critical care units in kasturba medical college hospital, mangalore, india

Radhakrishna, M., D'Souza, M., Kotigadde, S., Saralaya, K. V. & Kotian, M. S., 15-12-2013, In : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 7, 12, p. 2697-2699 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Methicillin
Critical Care
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Health care
India
10 Citations (Scopus)

Profile of Substance Use among Patients Attending De-Addiction Centres in a Coastal City of Southern India

Kumar, N., Kanchan, T., Unnikrishnan, B., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V., Papanna, M. K., Holla, R. & Sarathy, S., 28-02-2013, In : PLoS One. 8, 2, e57824.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
India
peers
Public health
Medical problems
Developing countries
4 Citations (Scopus)

Self-reported chronic diseases and occupational health risks among bank employees of southern Karnataka city, India

Kumar, S. G., Unnikrishnan, B. & Nagaraj, K., 01-2013, In : Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 38, 1, p. 61-62 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter