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  Effectiveness of a school-based 'tobacco free' intervention on adolescents' knowledge and exposure to second hand tobacco smoke - A multiphase study

  Rao, A., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P., Nandini, M., Shenoy, R. & Rungta, N., 01-01-2019, In: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 20, 12, p. 3533-3537 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Tobacco
  • Cotinine
  • Health Education
  • Smoke
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition

  Peña-Rosas, J. P., Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Kumar, N., De-Regil, L. M., Sreekumaran Nair, N., Garcia-Casal, M. N. & Solon, J. A., 25-10-2019, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019, 10, CD009902.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Oryza
  • Micronutrients
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Malnutrition
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• Article

  Association of emotional intelligence with academic performance among medical students in South India

  Unnikrishnan, B., Darshan, B., Kulkarni, V., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Holla, R., Kumar, A., Sriram, R., Nair, N., Juanna, Rai, S. & Najiza, H., 01-03-2015, In: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 2, p. 300-302 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Academic Performance
  • Medical Students
  • India
  • Career Choice
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• A top-down versus bottom-up approach to lower-extremity motor recovery and balance following acute stroke: A pilot randomized clinical trial

  Pagilla, V., Kumar, V., Joshua, A., Chakrapani, M., Misri, Z. K. & Mithra, P., 01-01-2019, In: Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 31, 2, p. 135-146 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lower Extremity
  • Stroke
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy

• 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 › peer-review

  • India
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Health

• Awareness and attitude regarding breastfeeding and immunization practices among primigravida attending a tertiary care hospital in Southern India

  Kumar, A., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R. & Darshan, B. B., 01-03-2015, In: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 9, 3, p. LC01-LC05

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Immunization
  • Breast Feeding
  • Tertiary Healthcare
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  5 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 › peer-review

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

• Awareness and practice regarding cervical cancer prevention among female college students of Mangalore city, India

  Kulkarni, V., Darshan, B., Tandon, A., Unnikrishnan, B., Iyer, S., Kukreja, A., Maqbool, A., Bhandari, P., Yadav, J., Thapar, R., Prasanna Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Holla, R. & Kumar, A., 01-03-2015, In: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 2, p. 305-307 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • India
  • Students
  • Multiple Pregnancy
  • Ethics Committees
  1 Citation (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 › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Needlestick Injuries
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Medical Students
  • India
  • Infection
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India

  Thapar, R., Singha, M., Kumar, N., Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Holla, R., Kulkarni, V., Darshan, B. B. & Kumar, A., 01-01-2019, In: AIDS Research and Treatment. 2019, 4712908.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Orphaned Children
  • India
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  • HIV
  • Child
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Clinico-epidemiological profile of snakebite cases admitted in a tertiary care Centre in South India: A 5 years study

  Thapar, R., Darshan, B. B., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R., Kumar, A. & Kanchan, T., 01-01-2015, In: Toxicology International. 22, 1, p. 66-70 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Snake Bites
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  • Social sciences
  • Public health
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of pituitary stalk angle, inter-neural angle and optic tract angle in relation to optic chiasm location on 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

  Suprasanna, K., Vinay Kumar, K. M., Kumar, A. & Mithra, P., 01-06-2019, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 64, p. 169-173 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Optic Tract
  • Optic Chiasm
  • Pituitary Gland
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Optic Nerve
  1 Citation (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 › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Folic Acid
  • India
  • Iron
  • Pregnant Women
  • Tablets
  31 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 › peer-review

  • Folic Acid
  • India
  • Iron
  • Pregnant Women
  • Tablets
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Correlation of foot length and gestational maturity in neonates–a study from coastal Karnataka

  Roy, R. A., Rao, S. S. & Mithra, P., 01-03-2019, In: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 10, 3, p. 223-227 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Foot
  • Heel
  • Crowns
  • Gestational Age
  • Newborn Infant
  1 Citation (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 › peer-review

  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Ethics
  • India
  • Multicenter Studies
  • Nurses
  2 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 › peer-review

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

• Developing a fully integrated tobacco curriculum in medical colleges in India

  Yamini, T. R., Nichter, M., Nichter, M., Sairu, P., Aswathy, S., Leelamoni, K., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P., Thapar, R., Basha, S. R., Jayasree, A. K., Mayamol, T. R., Muramoto, M., Mini, G. K. & Thankappan, K. R., 20-05-2015, In: BMC Medical Education. 15, 1, 90.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • nicotine
  • India
  • curriculum
  • illness
  • smoking
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and its determinants among patients attending a tertiary health care centre in Mangalore, India

  D’Souza, M., Kulkarni, V., Bhaskaran, U., Ahmed, H., Naimish, H., Prakash, A., Tabreez, S., Dahiya, B., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Holla, R., Darshan, B. B. & Kumar, A., 30-07-2015, In: Journal of Public Health Research. 4, 2, p. 120-124 5 p., 450.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Diabetic Neuropathies
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  19 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 › peer-review

  • Resistance Training
  • Muscle
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Elderly
  • Exercise
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Effect of taping of thoracic and abdominal muscles on pelvic alignment and forward reach distance among stroke subjects: A randomized controlled trial

  Mehta, M., Joshua, A. M., Karthikbabu, S., Misri, Z., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P. & Nayak, A., 01-07-2019, In: Annals of Neurosciences. 26, 3-4, p. 10-16 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Abdominal Muscles
  • Sitting Position
  • Thorax
  • Stroke
  • Randomized Controlled Trials

• Facilitators and barriers for bedside teaching in the teaching hospitals of coastal south India

  Holla, R., Shrisha, M., Unnikrishnan, B., Sharma, N., Janani, S., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Kulkarni, V., Darshan, B. B., Kumar, A., Reddy, K. & Prakash, D., 01-03-2015, In: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 2, p. 271-273 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Teaching Hospitals
  • India
  • Teaching
  • Medical Students
  • Simulation Training
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Gender preferences among antenatal women: A cross-sectional study from coastal South India

  Nithin, K., Tanuj, K., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Prasanna, M., Vaman, K., Ramesh, H., Darshan, B. & Samskruthi, R., 2015, In: African Health Sciences. 15, 2, p. 560-567 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sex Ratio
  • India
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Prenatal Care
  • Respect
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Immunization Practices of Pediatricians for Children Younger Than Five Years in Coastal South India

  Mithra, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Kumar, N., Chatterjee, P. K. & Holla, R., 2015, In: Journal of primary care & community health. 6, 2, p. 116-120 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pediatricians
  • India
  • Immunization Schedule
  • Immunization
  • Appointments and Schedules

• Incorporating evidence based medicine in medical education and health care: Perception of medical professionals in South India

  Unnikrishnan, B., Bhagwan, D., Sethi, A., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R. & Kumar, A., 2015, In: Journal of Medical Licensure and Discipline. 101, 3, p. 18-23 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • India
  • medicine
  • health care

• 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 › peer-review

  • Meniscus
  • Tibial Meniscus
  • Horns
  • Knee
  • Knee Joint
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Knowledge, perception, and attitude of pregnant women towards the role of physical therapy in antenatal care - a cross sectional study

  Nayak, R., Paes, L., Gupta, C., Vijaya Kumar, K., Narayan, A., Thunga, S. & Prasanna Mithra, P., 01-01-2015, In: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. 14, 4, 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prenatal Care
  • Pregnant Women
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Exercise
  • Mothers
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Knowledge and practice regarding foot care among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a tertiary care hospital in coastal South India

  Darshan, B. B., Unnikrishnan, B., Kulkarni, V., Thapar, R., Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Holla, R., Kumar, A., Jatana, V., Kolluru, S., Phogat, V., Nambiar, A. & Ghosh, M., 01-09-2015, In: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 5, p. 182-185 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diabetic Foot
  • Tertiary Healthcare
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  • Foot
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Knowledge on ethical codes among undergraduate medical students and faculty members

  Rashmi, K. S., Kulkarni, U. & Mitra, P., 11-2019, In: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 10, 11, p. 2561-2565 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Codes of Ethics
  • Medical Faculties
  • Medical Students
  • Hippocratic Oath
  • Students

• Lifestyle factors and obesity among adolescents in rural South India

  Prasanna Mithra, P., Kumar, P., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T. & Kumar, N., 01-11-2015, In: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 8, 6, p. 81-83 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • India
  • Life Style
  • Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Obesity
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy versus conventional phototherapy in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: A single blinded randomized control trial from coastal India

  Gutta, S., Shenoy, J., Kamath, S. P., Mithra, P., Baliga, B. S., Sarpangala, M. & Srinivasan, M., 01-01-2019, In: BioMed Research International. 2019, 6274719.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • lumirubin
  • Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Phototherapy
  • Light emitting diodes
  • India
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Married men’s involvement in family planning – A study from coastal Southern India

  Rekha, T., Unnikrishnan, B., Mithra, P. P., Kumar, N., Holla, R., Raina, V., Hashim, H. & Singh, P., 01-04-2015, In: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 9, 4, p. LC04-LC07

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Family Planning Services
  • India
  • Planning
  • Spouses
  • Economic Development
  2 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 › peer-review

  • Biomedical Research
  • Medical Students
  • Students
  • Motivation
  • Medical Faculties
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Perception, attitude and practices regarding climate change among college students in coastal south India

  Thapar, R., Unnikrishnan, B., Kumar, N., Mithra, P., Kulkarni, V., Holla, R. & Bhagawan, D., 01-01-2019, In: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. 10, 1, p. 236-241 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Climate Change
  • India
  • Climate
  • Students
  • Electricity

• 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 › peer-review

  • Tertiary Healthcare
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Body Fluids
  3 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 › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • India
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Islam
  25 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 › peer-review

  • Medical Ethics
  • medical practice
  • Ethics
  • India
  • moral philosophy
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Perceptions and practices of nursing professionals towards healthcare ethics: A pilot study from coastal South India

  Unnikrishnan, B., Kanchan, T., Kumar, N., Kulkarni, V., Mithra, P., Rekha, T., Holla, R., Darshan, B. B. & Kumar, A., 2015, In: Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. 6, 4, p. 1496-1500 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nursing
  • Professional Practice
  • Ethics
  • India
  • Delivery of Health Care

• 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 › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Self Medication
  • students
  • Medical Students
  • drug therapy
  • India
  77 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 › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Peer Influence
  • India
  • peers
  • Public health
  • Medical problems
  14 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 › peer-review

  • India
  • Pregnancy
  • Contraception
  • Unplanned Pregnancy
  • Family Planning Services
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Sputum collection and disposal among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in coastal South India

  Rekha, T., Singh, P., Unnikrishnan, B., Prasanna Mithra, P., Kumar, N., Prasad, K. D. V., Raina, V., Kumar Papanna, M. & Kulkarni, V., 01-05-2013, In: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 17, 5, p. 621-623 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Sputum
  • India
  • Economic Status
  2 Citations (Scopus)