Sarmila Mazumder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3928246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarmila Mazumder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarmila |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazumder |
| SIGNATURE | MAZUMDER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Society for Applied Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4200-6112 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Experiences and actions taken by women to address delayed conception in Delhi, India
One in six people experiences infertility in their lifetime globally, including India. Understanding experiences and actions taken by people with delayed conception requires developing person-centred fertility care interventions. We applied the theory of planned behaviour to explore the experiences and actions of women in couples that failed to conceive in low to lower middle-income neighbourhoods of Delhi, India. This was a qualitative study amo…
Lived experiences and coping mechanisms of parents following stillbirth and immediate postnatal death
Coping with perinatal loss is a negotiated and context-dependent process rather than a uniform trajectory toward closure. The study emphasizes the need for context specific and culturally sensitive bereavement care within maternal and newborn health services
Benefit–cost analysis of an integrated package of interventions during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood in India
BACKGROUND: We have previously shown that an integrated intervention package delivered during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood substantially reduces low birth weight and stunting at 24 months of age compared with routine care. Now we conduct a benefit-cost analysis to estimate the return on investment of this integrated approach in India. This increases the policy relevance of trial results, given the low investment in healthcare in I…
How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Maternal morbidities present a major burden to the health and well-being of childbearing women. However, their impacts on women’s functional health are not well understood. This work aims to describe how maternal morbidities affect women’s quality of life (QoL) in pregnancy and the postpartum period . This qualitative study involved 118 pregnant and 135 postpartum women at six study sites in Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Pakistan, and India. Data were co…
Management of chest indrawing pneumonia in children aged 2–59 months by community-level workers compared to standard care on clinical outcomes
Determinants and Experiences of Care‐Seeking for Childhood Pneumonia in a Rural Indian Setting
INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia is a leading cause of under-five mortality, with 30 million annual cases in India. Despite national guidelines, significant barriers to timely and appropriate care-seeking persist. Caregivers often face financial constraints, lack of awareness, mistrust in government facilities and a preference for non-registered medical practitioners (non-RMPs), delaying effective treatment. This study explores care-seeking behaviours, as…
Effect of kangaroo mother care initiated in community settings on financial risk protection of low-income households
INTRODUCTION: Many families in low-income and middle-income countries have high out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) for healthcare, and some face impoverishment. We aimed to assess the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care initiated in community setting (ciKMC) on financial risk protection estimated by healthcare OOPE, catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment due to healthcare seeking for low birthweight infants, using a randomised con…
Effect of community‐initiated kangaroo mother care on breastfeeding performance in low birthweight infants
This individually randomized trial was conducted to estimate the effect of promoting community-initiated kangaroo mother care (ciKMC) in low birthweight (LBW) infants on infant breastfeeding performance. It was designed as a substudy within a larger primary trial on ciKMC and infant survival. Five hundred fifty stable LBW mother-infant dyads (1500-2250 g) who provided consent, were consecutively enroled for breastfeeding performance assessment. T…
Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India
OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight baby with the mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC coverage is low. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate context-adapted implementation models to achieve improved coverage. DESIGN: This study used mixed-methods applying implementation science to develop an adaptable strategy to improve implementation. Forma…
Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02653534 . Registered January 12, 2016-Retrospectively registered
Predictors of recovery in children aged 6–59 months with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition
Objective: To identify predictors of recovery in children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Design: This is a secondary data analysis from an individual randomised controlled trial, where children with uncomplicated SAM were randomised to three feeding regimens, namely ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) sourced from Compact India, locally prepared RUTF or augmented home-prepared foods, under two age strata (6–17 months and 18–…
Kangaroo mother care
Trial registration number CTRI/2015/10/006267 . Name of Registry: Clinical Trials Registry - India. URL of Registry: http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/login.php Date of Registration: 15/10/2015. Date of enrolment of the first participant to the trial: 18/04/2015
Immunization practices in low birth weight infants from rural Haryana, India
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) infants constitute a vulnerable subset of infants with impaired immunity in early life. In India, there is scarcity of studies that focus on immunization practices in such infants. This analysis aimed to examine immunization practices in LBW infants with the intention to identify areas requiring intervention. METHODS: Data on immunization status of LBW infants enrolled in an individually randomized, double-maske…
Low‐birthweight infants born to short‐stature mothers are at additional risk of stunting and poor growth velocity
Low-birthweight (LBW) infants are at an increased risk of stunting and poor linear growth. The risk might be additionally higher in these infants when born to short mothers. However, this hypothesis has been less explored. The objective of this secondary data analysis was to determine the risk of linear growth faltering and difference in linear growth velocity in LBW infants born to short mothers (<150 cm) compared to those born to mothers with h…
Management of childhood diarrhea among private providers in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: In Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, a new initiative to introduce zinc and reinvigorate ORS for diarrhea treatment in the public and private sectors was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation of the program that included assessing the knowledge and practices of private sector providers 6 months after the initial program rollout. METHODS: We conducted interviews and direct observations among a randomly selected…
Diarrhea no more
BACKGROUND: India has the greatest burden of diarrhea in children under 5 years globally. The Diarrhea Alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) Therapy program (2010-2014) sought to improve access to and utilization of zinc and ORS among children 2-59 months in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, through public and private sector delivery channels. In this analysis, we present findings on program's effect in reducing child-hea…
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
An external evaluation of the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (Dazt) program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: To address inadequate coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrhea among children under-five, the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (DAZT) program was carried out from 2011-2013 in Gujarat and from 2011-2014 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The program focused on improving the diarrhea treatment practices of public and private sector providers. METHODS: We conducted cross-s…
Public sector scale–up of zinc and ORS improves coverage in selected districts in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: In Bihar, India, a new initiative to enhance diarrhea treatment with zinc and ORS in the public sector was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation to measure changes in diarrhea careseeking and treatment in intervention districts. METHODS: We conducted baseline and endline household surveys among caregivers of children 2-59 months of age. We calculated summary statistics for household characteristics, kno…
Impact on inequities in health indicators
BACKGROUND: A trial to evaluate the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) strategy showed that the intervention resulted in lower infant mortality and improved infant care practices. In this paper, we present the results of a secondary analysis to examine the effect of the IMNCI strategy on inequities in health indicators. METHODS: The trial was a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 18 primary health centre areas. For…
Adherence to zinc supplementation guidelines for the treatment of diarrhea among children under–five in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on adherence to the recommended dose and duration of zinc supplementation for diarrheal episodes in children under five years of age. In selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, we sought to assess adherence to the nationally advised zinc treatment regimen (ie, 10 mg/day for ages 2-6 months and 20 mg/day for ages 7-59 months for 14 days) among caregivers of zinc-prescribed children. METHODS: We identified …
Use of multiple opportunities for improving feeding practices in under-twos within child health programmes
OBJECTIVES: In a community randomized trial, we aimed to promote exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding practices in under-twos to ascertain the feasibility of using available channels for nutrition counselling, their relative performance and the relationship between intensity of counselling and behaviour change. We also assessed whether using multiple opportunities to impart nutrition education adversely affected routine a…
The effect of maternal education on gender bias in care-seeking for common childhood illnesses
The effect of maternal education on gender bias in care-seeking for common childhood illnesses
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
Use of multiple opportunities for improving feeding practices in under-twos within child health programmes
OBJECTIVES: In a community randomized trial, we aimed to promote exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding practices in under-twos to ascertain the feasibility of using available channels for nutrition counselling, their relative performance and the relationship between intensity of counselling and behaviour change. We also assessed whether using multiple opportunities to impart nutrition education adversely affected routine a…
The effect of maternal education on gender bias in care-seeking for common childhood illnesses
An external evaluation of the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (Dazt) program in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: To address inadequate coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc supplements for the treatment of diarrhea among children under-five, the Diarrhea Alleviation through Zinc and ORS Treatment (DAZT) program was carried out from 2011-2013 in Gujarat and from 2011-2014 in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The program focused on improving the diarrhea treatment practices of public and private sector providers. METHODS: We conducted cross-s…
Public sector scale–up of zinc and ORS improves coverage in selected districts in Bihar, India
BACKGROUND: In Bihar, India, a new initiative to enhance diarrhea treatment with zinc and ORS in the public sector was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation to measure changes in diarrhea careseeking and treatment in intervention districts. METHODS: We conducted baseline and endline household surveys among caregivers of children 2-59 months of age. We calculated summary statistics for household characteristics, kno…
Impact on inequities in health indicators
BACKGROUND: A trial to evaluate the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) strategy showed that the intervention resulted in lower infant mortality and improved infant care practices. In this paper, we present the results of a secondary analysis to examine the effect of the IMNCI strategy on inequities in health indicators. METHODS: The trial was a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 18 primary health centre areas. For…
Adherence to zinc supplementation guidelines for the treatment of diarrhea among children under–five in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on adherence to the recommended dose and duration of zinc supplementation for diarrheal episodes in children under five years of age. In selected districts of Uttar Pradesh, India, we sought to assess adherence to the nationally advised zinc treatment regimen (ie, 10 mg/day for ages 2-6 months and 20 mg/day for ages 7-59 months for 14 days) among caregivers of zinc-prescribed children. METHODS: We identified …
Management of childhood diarrhea among private providers in Uttar Pradesh, India
BACKGROUND: In Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, a new initiative to introduce zinc and reinvigorate ORS for diarrhea treatment in the public and private sectors was rolled out in selected districts. We conducted an external evaluation of the program that included assessing the knowledge and practices of private sector providers 6 months after the initial program rollout. METHODS: We conducted interviews and direct observations among a randomly selected…
Diarrhea no more
BACKGROUND: India has the greatest burden of diarrhea in children under 5 years globally. The Diarrhea Alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) Therapy program (2010-2014) sought to improve access to and utilization of zinc and ORS among children 2-59 months in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, through public and private sector delivery channels. In this analysis, we present findings on program's effect in reducing child-hea…
Economic costs to caregivers of diarrhoea treatment among children below 5 in rural Gujarat India
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of mortality among young children in India although few receive the recommended treatment. The diarrhoea alleviation through zinc and oral rehydration salts (ORS) therapy (DAZT) team initiated a programme in Gujarat from 2011 to 2013 to increase coverage of these interventions through public and private providers at scale. This study evaluates the economic impact of diarrhoea to caregivers before and aft…
Immunization practices in low birth weight infants from rural Haryana, India
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) infants constitute a vulnerable subset of infants with impaired immunity in early life. In India, there is scarcity of studies that focus on immunization practices in such infants. This analysis aimed to examine immunization practices in LBW infants with the intention to identify areas requiring intervention. METHODS: Data on immunization status of LBW infants enrolled in an individually randomized, double-maske…
Low‐birthweight infants born to short‐stature mothers are at additional risk of stunting and poor growth velocity
Low-birthweight (LBW) infants are at an increased risk of stunting and poor linear growth. The risk might be additionally higher in these infants when born to short mothers. However, this hypothesis has been less explored. The objective of this secondary data analysis was to determine the risk of linear growth faltering and difference in linear growth velocity in LBW infants born to short mothers (<150 cm) compared to those born to mothers with h…
Kangaroo mother care
Trial registration number CTRI/2015/10/006267 . Name of Registry: Clinical Trials Registry - India. URL of Registry: http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/login.php Date of Registration: 15/10/2015. Date of enrolment of the first participant to the trial: 18/04/2015
Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India
OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), prolonged skin-to-skin care of the low birth weight baby with the mother plus exclusive breastfeeding reduces neonatal mortality. Global KMC coverage is low. This study was conducted to develop and evaluate context-adapted implementation models to achieve improved coverage. DESIGN: This study used mixed-methods applying implementation science to develop an adaptable strategy to improve implementation. Forma…
Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02653534 . Registered January 12, 2016-Retrospectively registered
Predictors of recovery in children aged 6–59 months with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition
Objective: To identify predictors of recovery in children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Design: This is a secondary data analysis from an individual randomised controlled trial, where children with uncomplicated SAM were randomised to three feeding regimens, namely ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) sourced from Compact India, locally prepared RUTF or augmented home-prepared foods, under two age strata (6–17 months and 18–…
Effect of kangaroo mother care initiated in community settings on financial risk protection of low-income households
INTRODUCTION: Many families in low-income and middle-income countries have high out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) for healthcare, and some face impoverishment. We aimed to assess the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care initiated in community setting (ciKMC) on financial risk protection estimated by healthcare OOPE, catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment due to healthcare seeking for low birthweight infants, using a randomised con…
Effect of community‐initiated kangaroo mother care on breastfeeding performance in low birthweight infants
This individually randomized trial was conducted to estimate the effect of promoting community-initiated kangaroo mother care (ciKMC) in low birthweight (LBW) infants on infant breastfeeding performance. It was designed as a substudy within a larger primary trial on ciKMC and infant survival. Five hundred fifty stable LBW mother-infant dyads (1500-2250 g) who provided consent, were consecutively enroled for breastfeeding performance assessment. T…
Benefit–cost analysis of an integrated package of interventions during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood in India
BACKGROUND: We have previously shown that an integrated intervention package delivered during preconception, pregnancy and early childhood substantially reduces low birth weight and stunting at 24 months of age compared with routine care. Now we conduct a benefit-cost analysis to estimate the return on investment of this integrated approach in India. This increases the policy relevance of trial results, given the low investment in healthcare in I…
How maternal morbidities impact women’s quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Maternal morbidities present a major burden to the health and well-being of childbearing women. However, their impacts on women’s functional health are not well understood. This work aims to describe how maternal morbidities affect women’s quality of life (QoL) in pregnancy and the postpartum period . This qualitative study involved 118 pregnant and 135 postpartum women at six study sites in Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Pakistan, and India. Data were co…
Management of chest indrawing pneumonia in children aged 2–59 months by community-level workers compared to standard care on clinical outcomes
Determinants and Experiences of Care‐Seeking for Childhood Pneumonia in a Rural Indian Setting
INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia is a leading cause of under-five mortality, with 30 million annual cases in India. Despite national guidelines, significant barriers to timely and appropriate care-seeking persist. Caregivers often face financial constraints, lack of awareness, mistrust in government facilities and a preference for non-registered medical practitioners (non-RMPs), delaying effective treatment. This study explores care-seeking behaviours, as…
Experiences and actions taken by women to address delayed conception in Delhi, India
One in six people experiences infertility in their lifetime globally, including India. Understanding experiences and actions taken by people with delayed conception requires developing person-centred fertility care interventions. We applied the theory of planned behaviour to explore the experiences and actions of women in couples that failed to conceive in low to lower middle-income neighbourhoods of Delhi, India. This was a qualitative study amo…
Lived experiences and coping mechanisms of parents following stillbirth and immediate postnatal death
Coping with perinatal loss is a negotiated and context-dependent process rather than a uniform trajectory toward closure. The study emphasizes the need for context specific and culturally sensitive bereavement care within maternal and newborn health services
Medicine (19 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Internal Medicine (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Pediatrics (8 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 works) · Confidence interval (7 works) · Iron Metabolism and Disorders (7 works) · Population (7 works)