Nishi Suryavanshi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5015163 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nishi Suryavanshi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nishi |
| FAMILY NAME | Suryavanshi |
| SIGNATURE | SURYAVANSHI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8917-0302 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hypervigilance and its socio-emotional consequences among adolescents with HIV
Adolescents with HIV (AWH) experience hypervigilance due to HIV stigma. A mixed-methods study was conducted in three steps to develop a hypervigilance survey instrument from the lived experience of AWH. First, in-depth interviews were conducted with 39 AWH, second, a hypervigilance survey instrument was developed and administered to 106 AWH in the third step. A grounded theory approach was utilized to identify typologies of hypervigilance to deve…
HIV Concealment and Victimization Among Adolescents with HIV (AWH)
Adolescents with HIV (AWH) often conceal HIV due to stigma and fear of rejection. Stress-buffering and social embeddedness theory suggest that HIV concealment can increase victimization due to a decline in emotional social support (ESS). Understanding the moderating role of ESS between HIV concealment and victimization may help inform interventions to reduce victimization among AWH. A cross-sectional survey including egocentric social network dat…
Designing integrated care models for mental health and tuberculosis in Pune, India
People with tuberculosis (TB) and TB survivors are at increased risk for mental health (MH) conditions. Better management of conditions like depression can improve adherence to TB treatment, and integrating MH care into TB treatment may reduce the MH treatment gap and improve outcomes. This qualitative study explored design characteristics for integrated MH-TB care in Pune, India. Data collection involved in-depth interviews (n = 25) with TB surv…
Syndemic vulnerability for suicidal ideations among youth with and without HIV in India
Suicide is a vital public health challenge among adolescents in low-middle-income countries. HIV might be clustering health conditions among adolescents in India, contributing to suicidal ideation (SI). We used data from a cross-sectional and conveniently sampled study among adolescents (15-19 years) at a tertiary care government hospital conducted between August 2018 and June 2020. Latent class analysis was used to identify syndemic vulnerabilit…
Does knowledge impact adherence
WHO’s 2013 PMTCT guidelines recommended lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), nevirapine prophylaxis (NVP) and early infant diagnosis (EID) for HIV-exposed-breastfed infants. We examined the association between knowledge and adherence to these guidelines among 550 HIV-infected pregnant women in Maharashtra, India. Knowledge of PMTCT guidelines was assessed using a s…
“Mobilizing our leaders”
Introduction: Women play an essential role in health care delivery, and it is vital that they have equal representation in health leadership for equity, innovation, and the strengthening of health systems globally. Yet women remain vastly underrepresented in global health leadership positions, providing a clear example of the deeply rooted power imbalances that are central to the calls to decolonize global health. We conducted a multi-country stu…
Integrating services for HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among PLHIV and multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) is associated with high mortality. We examined the management for adult PLHIV coinfected with MDR-TB at ART clinics in lower income countries. Between 2019 and 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional survey at 29 ART clinics in high TB burden countries within the global IeDEA network. We used structured questionnaires to collect clinic-level data on the T…
The burden of anxiety among people living with HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic in Pune, India
The burden of anxiety was high during COVID lockdown in our population of socioeconomically disadvantaged PLHIV in Pune and appeared to be influenced by concerns about ART availability. The burden of anxiety among PLHIV will likely increase with the worsening pandemic in India, as sources of anxiety are expected to persist. We recommend the regular use of short screening tools for anxiety to monitor and triage patients as an extension of current …
Acceptability and feasibility of a behavioral and mobile health intervention (Combind) shown to increase uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) care in India
This study found that COMBIND intervention is scalable, feasible, beneficial and very well accepted by ORWs and patients, however structural challenges in goods and services remain
Elevated highly sensitive C-reactive protein and d -dimer levels are associated with food insecurity among people living with HIV in Pune, India
Objective To assess the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Pune, India and its association with biomarkers known to confer increased risks of morbidity and mortality in this population. Design Cross-sectional analysis assessing food insecurity using the standardized Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Participants were dichotomized into two groups: food insecure and food secure. Logistic regr…
Impact of maternal human immunodeficiency virus infection on pregnancy and birth outcomes in Pune, India
Little is known about birth outcomes for HIV-infected women in India. We examine maternal and neonatal birth outcomes in HIV-infected women within the context of enhanced pre-natal care associated with a randomized clinical trial conducted in Pune, India. Birth outcomes of 212 HIV-infected pregnant women were compared with those of 130 HIV-uninfected pregnant women attending a government tertiary care hospital between 2002 and 2004. These women a…
Repeated pregnancy among women with known HIV status in Pune, India
HIV-positive women of reproductive age face challenges in decision making related to pregnancy. Understanding factors influencing repeat pregnancies in women with known HIV status are necessary to guide interventions and counseling strategies to better inform and support them. We compared three groups of women attending a large antenatal clinic in Pune, India. They include: Group A--63 HIV-positive women coming for care for a repeat pregnancy aft…
Women's acceptability and husband's support of rapid HIV testing of pregnant women in India
This study examined acceptability among pregnant women and their husbands for HIV testing within the antenatal clinic (ANC) and delivery room (DR) of a government hospital in Pune, India from September 2000 to November 2001. Acceptance of HIV counselling and testing was high with 83% of eligible women in the antenatal clinic (851 of 1025) and 68% of eligible women in the delivery room (417 of 613) getting tested on the same day. Structured interv…
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Women's acceptability and husband's support of rapid HIV testing of pregnant women in India
This study examined acceptability among pregnant women and their husbands for HIV testing within the antenatal clinic (ANC) and delivery room (DR) of a government hospital in Pune, India from September 2000 to November 2001. Acceptance of HIV counselling and testing was high with 83% of eligible women in the antenatal clinic (851 of 1025) and 68% of eligible women in the delivery room (417 of 613) getting tested on the same day. Structured interv…
Repeated pregnancy among women with known HIV status in Pune, India
HIV-positive women of reproductive age face challenges in decision making related to pregnancy. Understanding factors influencing repeat pregnancies in women with known HIV status are necessary to guide interventions and counseling strategies to better inform and support them. We compared three groups of women attending a large antenatal clinic in Pune, India. They include: Group A--63 HIV-positive women coming for care for a repeat pregnancy aft…
Impact of maternal human immunodeficiency virus infection on pregnancy and birth outcomes in Pune, India
Little is known about birth outcomes for HIV-infected women in India. We examine maternal and neonatal birth outcomes in HIV-infected women within the context of enhanced pre-natal care associated with a randomized clinical trial conducted in Pune, India. Birth outcomes of 212 HIV-infected pregnant women were compared with those of 130 HIV-uninfected pregnant women attending a government tertiary care hospital between 2002 and 2004. These women a…
Elevated highly sensitive C-reactive protein and d -dimer levels are associated with food insecurity among people living with HIV in Pune, India
Objective To assess the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Pune, India and its association with biomarkers known to confer increased risks of morbidity and mortality in this population. Design Cross-sectional analysis assessing food insecurity using the standardized Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Participants were dichotomized into two groups: food insecure and food secure. Logistic regr…
The burden of anxiety among people living with HIV during the Covid-19 pandemic in Pune, India
The burden of anxiety was high during COVID lockdown in our population of socioeconomically disadvantaged PLHIV in Pune and appeared to be influenced by concerns about ART availability. The burden of anxiety among PLHIV will likely increase with the worsening pandemic in India, as sources of anxiety are expected to persist. We recommend the regular use of short screening tools for anxiety to monitor and triage patients as an extension of current …
Acceptability and feasibility of a behavioral and mobile health intervention (Combind) shown to increase uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) care in India
This study found that COMBIND intervention is scalable, feasible, beneficial and very well accepted by ORWs and patients, however structural challenges in goods and services remain
Integrating services for HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death among PLHIV and multidrug-resistant-TB (MDR-TB) is associated with high mortality. We examined the management for adult PLHIV coinfected with MDR-TB at ART clinics in lower income countries. Between 2019 and 2020, we conducted a cross-sectional survey at 29 ART clinics in high TB burden countries within the global IeDEA network. We used structured questionnaires to collect clinic-level data on the T…
“Mobilizing our leaders”
Introduction: Women play an essential role in health care delivery, and it is vital that they have equal representation in health leadership for equity, innovation, and the strengthening of health systems globally. Yet women remain vastly underrepresented in global health leadership positions, providing a clear example of the deeply rooted power imbalances that are central to the calls to decolonize global health. We conducted a multi-country stu…
Syndemic vulnerability for suicidal ideations among youth with and without HIV in India
Suicide is a vital public health challenge among adolescents in low-middle-income countries. HIV might be clustering health conditions among adolescents in India, contributing to suicidal ideation (SI). We used data from a cross-sectional and conveniently sampled study among adolescents (15-19 years) at a tertiary care government hospital conducted between August 2018 and June 2020. Latent class analysis was used to identify syndemic vulnerabilit…
Does knowledge impact adherence
WHO’s 2013 PMTCT guidelines recommended lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), nevirapine prophylaxis (NVP) and early infant diagnosis (EID) for HIV-exposed-breastfed infants. We examined the association between knowledge and adherence to these guidelines among 550 HIV-infected pregnant women in Maharashtra, India. Knowledge of PMTCT guidelines was assessed using a s…
Hypervigilance and its socio-emotional consequences among adolescents with HIV
Adolescents with HIV (AWH) experience hypervigilance due to HIV stigma. A mixed-methods study was conducted in three steps to develop a hypervigilance survey instrument from the lived experience of AWH. First, in-depth interviews were conducted with 39 AWH, second, a hypervigilance survey instrument was developed and administered to 106 AWH in the third step. A grounded theory approach was utilized to identify typologies of hypervigilance to deve…
HIV Concealment and Victimization Among Adolescents with HIV (AWH)
Adolescents with HIV (AWH) often conceal HIV due to stigma and fear of rejection. Stress-buffering and social embeddedness theory suggest that HIV concealment can increase victimization due to a decline in emotional social support (ESS). Understanding the moderating role of ESS between HIV concealment and victimization may help inform interventions to reduce victimization among AWH. A cross-sectional survey including egocentric social network dat…
Designing integrated care models for mental health and tuberculosis in Pune, India
People with tuberculosis (TB) and TB survivors are at increased risk for mental health (MH) conditions. Better management of conditions like depression can improve adherence to TB treatment, and integrating MH care into TB treatment may reduce the MH treatment gap and improve outcomes. This qualitative study explored design characteristics for integrated MH-TB care in Pune, India. Data collection involved in-depth interviews (n = 25) with TB surv…
Medicine (10 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Obstetrics (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Antiretroviral therapy (2 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works)