Ritu Parchure
Biographic Data
| ID | 6807226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ritu Parchure |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ritu |
| FAMILY NAME | Parchure |
| SIGNATURE | PARCHURE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Praj (India) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9865-2506 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
High ambient air pollution erodes the benefits of using clean cooking fuel in preventing low birth weight in India
A large fraction of the population in rural India continues to use biomass fuel for cooking and heating. In-utero exposure to the resulting household air pollution (HAP), is known to increase the risk of low birth weight (LBW). Mitigating HAP, by shifting to clean cooking fuel (CCF), is expected to minimize the risk associated with LBW. However, India also has high levels of ambient air pollution (AAP). Whether exposure to AAP modifies the effect…
Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on HIV Testing Uptake Among Key Populations Enrolled in Targeted Intervention Program in Maharashtra, India
Mapping HIV risk trajectories from adolescence to young adulthood
The study explores trajectories of HIV risks from adolescence to adulthood among unmarried, educated (12+ years of formal education), 20-29 year old youth. Retrospective time event data (n=517) was used to build HIV risk trajectories (age 10 onwards), employing group-based trajectory technique and multinomial logistic regression in SAS v9.4. Among men (n=271), 10% had "Declining risk - high to low", and 15% had "consistent high risk". Among women…
Increasing sero-discordancy among young HIV infected pregnant women from India
The flat-lining of HIV incidence in India has raised concerns about the presence of emerging risk groups. As HIV prevalence among pregnant women is reflective of the situation in general population, its closer scrutiny provides valuable insights about the evolving epidemic. The present study assesses temporal trends of sero-discordance (where woman is HIV infected and husband is uninfected), among pregnant women living with HIV (pWLHIV) from Indi…
Educational outcomes of family-based HIV-infected and affected children from Maharashtra, India
India is home to 0.14 million children, living with HIV. Little is known about their educational needs. The present analysis estimated educational outcomes of family-based children affected by HIV/AIDS (CABA) and impact of their HIV status on educational outcomes. A situation analysis was undertaken in four districts from Maharashtra, India. A total of 510 parents/guardians of family-based CABA were interviewed. Data of single child per household…
Pattern of linkage and retention in HIV care continuum among patients attending referral HIV care clinic in private sector in India
Continued engagement throughout the HIV care continuum, from HIV diagnosis through retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART), is crucial for enhancing impact of HIV care programs. We assessed linkage and retention in HIV care among people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolled at a private HIV care clinic in Pune, India. Of 1220 patients, 28% delayed linkage after HIV diagnosis with a median delay of 24 months (IQR = 8-43). Younger people, women, low s…
Socio-demographic factors associated with loss to follow-up of HIV-infected women attending a private sector PMTCT program in Maharashtra, India
Currently, 40% of HIV-infected women enrolled in national prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in India are loss to follow-up (LTF) before they can receive single dose Nevirapine. To date no study from India has examined the reasons for inadequate utilization of PMTCT services. This study sought to examine the socio-demographic factors associated with LTF of HIV-infected women enrolled during 2002-2008 in a large-scale priva…
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Socio-demographic factors associated with loss to follow-up of HIV-infected women attending a private sector PMTCT program in Maharashtra, India
Currently, 40% of HIV-infected women enrolled in national prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program in India are loss to follow-up (LTF) before they can receive single dose Nevirapine. To date no study from India has examined the reasons for inadequate utilization of PMTCT services. This study sought to examine the socio-demographic factors associated with LTF of HIV-infected women enrolled during 2002-2008 in a large-scale priva…
Pattern of linkage and retention in HIV care continuum among patients attending referral HIV care clinic in private sector in India
Continued engagement throughout the HIV care continuum, from HIV diagnosis through retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART), is crucial for enhancing impact of HIV care programs. We assessed linkage and retention in HIV care among people living with HIV (PLHIV) enrolled at a private HIV care clinic in Pune, India. Of 1220 patients, 28% delayed linkage after HIV diagnosis with a median delay of 24 months (IQR = 8-43). Younger people, women, low s…
Educational outcomes of family-based HIV-infected and affected children from Maharashtra, India
India is home to 0.14 million children, living with HIV. Little is known about their educational needs. The present analysis estimated educational outcomes of family-based children affected by HIV/AIDS (CABA) and impact of their HIV status on educational outcomes. A situation analysis was undertaken in four districts from Maharashtra, India. A total of 510 parents/guardians of family-based CABA were interviewed. Data of single child per household…
Increasing sero-discordancy among young HIV infected pregnant women from India
The flat-lining of HIV incidence in India has raised concerns about the presence of emerging risk groups. As HIV prevalence among pregnant women is reflective of the situation in general population, its closer scrutiny provides valuable insights about the evolving epidemic. The present study assesses temporal trends of sero-discordance (where woman is HIV infected and husband is uninfected), among pregnant women living with HIV (pWLHIV) from Indi…
Mapping HIV risk trajectories from adolescence to young adulthood
The study explores trajectories of HIV risks from adolescence to adulthood among unmarried, educated (12+ years of formal education), 20-29 year old youth. Retrospective time event data (n=517) was used to build HIV risk trajectories (age 10 onwards), employing group-based trajectory technique and multinomial logistic regression in SAS v9.4. Among men (n=271), 10% had "Declining risk - high to low", and 15% had "consistent high risk". Among women…
High ambient air pollution erodes the benefits of using clean cooking fuel in preventing low birth weight in India
A large fraction of the population in rural India continues to use biomass fuel for cooking and heating. In-utero exposure to the resulting household air pollution (HAP), is known to increase the risk of low birth weight (LBW). Mitigating HAP, by shifting to clean cooking fuel (CCF), is expected to minimize the risk associated with LBW. However, India also has high levels of ambient air pollution (AAP). Whether exposure to AAP modifies the effect…
Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on HIV Testing Uptake Among Key Populations Enrolled in Targeted Intervention Program in Maharashtra, India
Medicine (7 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works)