Padmanesan Narasimhan

Biographic Data

ID6780702
NAMEPadmanesan Narasimhan
GIVEN NAMESPadmanesan
FAMILY NAMENarasimhan
SIGNATURENARASIMHAN P
AFFILIATIONSUNSW Sydney
ORCID0000-0002-2020-0865
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Exploring current and potential roles of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in West Bengal, India

    Open AccessPoshan Thapa, Padmanesan Narasimhan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    India accounts for 27 percent of global Tuberculosis (TB) cases, the highest among the 30 high-burden countries. Despite growing evidence highlighting the significance and potential of Informal Healthcare Providers (IPs) in TB care, their role remains ambiguous in India’s TB policies and programs, in contrast to the well-defined roles of the formal private sector. Considering such gaps, this study explores the perspectives of IPs (specifically un…

  • Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care

    Open AccessPoshan Thapa, Padmanesan Narasimhan et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

    In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) remained a major global health concern, second only to COVID-19 in mortality from a single infectious agent

  • Barriers and facilitators to informal healthcare provider engagement in the national tuberculosis elimination program of India

    Open AccessPoshan Thapa, Padmanesan Narasimhan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    India has a high burden of Tuberculosis (TB), accounting for a significant portion of global cases. While efforts are being made to engage the formal private sector in the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) of India, there remains a significant gap in addressing the engagement of Informal Healthcare Providers (IPs), who serve as the first point of contact for healthcare in many communities. Recognizing the increasing evidence of IPs’ importan…

  • Community health extension workers’ training and supervision in Ethiopia

    Open AccessAzeb Gebresilassie Tesema, David P Peiris et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Training and supervision of health workers are critical components of any health system;thus, we assessed how they impact health extension workers’ (HEWs) role in non-communicable disease (NCD) service delivery in Ethiopia’s health extension program (HEP), using an in-depth qualitative study conducted in 2019.The study covered two regions—the Tigray and the South Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)—and involved the Federal Ministry …

  • What are the tuberculosis care practices of informal healthcare providers? A cross-sectional study from Eastern India

    Open AccessPoshan Thapa, John J Hall et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2022

    India is the highest TB burden country, accounting for an estimated 26% of the global TB cases. Systematic engagement of the private sector is a cornerstone of India’s National Strategic Plan for TB Elimination (2017–25). However, informal healthcare providers (IPs), who are the first point of contact for a large number of TB patients, remain significantly underutilized in the National TB Elimination Program of India. Non-prioritization of IPs ha…

  • Co-existence of diabetes and TB among adults in India

    Open AccessApyayee Sil, Dinabandhu Patra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2021

    Multiple studies suggest that diabetes mellitus (DM) is a potential risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) development and treatment, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The study aimed to test concomitancy between DM and TB among adults in India. Data were from the 2015–16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). The study sample comprised 107,575 men aged 15–54 and 677,292 women aged 15–49 for which data on DM status were available in the…

  • Health system capacity and readiness for delivery of integrated non-communicable disease services in primary health care

    Open AccessAzeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Seye Abimbola et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2021

    Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for about 71% and 32% of all the deaths globally and in Ethiopia. Primary health care (PHC) is a vital instrument to address the ever-increasing burden of NCDs and is the best strategy for delivering integrated and equitable NCD care. We explored the capacity and readiness of Ethiopia’s PHC system to deliver integrated, people-centred NCD services. Methods A qualitative study was conducted i…

  • Barriers and facilitators for treatment and control of high blood pressure among hypertensive patients in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Open AccessBuna Bhandari, Padmanesan Narasimhan et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This formative study, using the COM-B model of behaviour change identified several known and unknown barriers and facilitators that influence poor control of blood pressure among people diagnosed with hypertension in Kathmandu, Nepal. These findings need to be considered when developing targeted interventions to improve treatment adherence and blood pressure control of hypertensive patients

  • Digital Health, Social Enterprise & Citizen Engagement in Integrated People-Centered Health Services

    Open AccessMyron A Godinho, Md Mahfuz Ashraf et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021

  • Use of mHealth for promoting healthy ageing and supporting delivery of age-friendly care services

    Open AccessSiaw-Teng Liaw, Sameera Ansari et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019