Bijaya Kumar Padhi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7028432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bijaya Kumar Padhi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bijaya Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Padhi |
| SIGNATURE | PADHI B K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2828-2375 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prevalence of HIV Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
HIV self-testing (HIVST) plays a significant role in addressing the health care needs of high-risk populations, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM). The present systematic review and meta-analysis provide an assessment of the prevalence of HIVST among MSM within the last 5 years. Seven databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Scopus, EMBASE, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost) were searched systematically from January 1, 2018 to March 10, 2023.…
Impact of virtual continued medical education on carbon footprint and awareness of digital sobriety
Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical meetings and continuing medical education (CMEs) are being conducted in virtual mode. Digital sobriety has been advocated as a strategy for controlling the environmental emission from online events. The present study was undertaken to assess the impact of virtual CMEs on the environment and the participants' perception, knowledge, attitude, and practices of digital sobriety during the CMEs. Metho…
External validation of the parental attitude about childhood vaccination scale
Introduction: Internal validation techniques alone do not guarantee the value of a model. This study aims to investigate the external validity of the Parental Attitude toward Childhood Vaccination (PACV) scale for assessing parents' attitude toward seasonal influenza vaccination. Methods: Using a snowball sampling approach, an anonymous online questionnaire was distributed in two languages (English and Arabic) across seven countries. To assess th…
Factors influencing parents’ hesitancy to vaccinate their children aged 5–11 years old against Covid-19
Introduction Vaccination programs have been rolled out across the globe to contain and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Until recently, such programs were limited to adults and the older population, thereby limiting children from getting vaccinated. Recently, the Malaysian government rolled out vaccination for children aged 5–11 years. However, there are certain factors that might affect vaccination uptake among children. This study…
Depression and quality of life among Afghan healthcare workers
The prevalence of depression symptoms is high among healthcare workers in the Herat province of Afghanistan. One of the variables found to have a major impact on the prevalence of depression was their monthly income. Considering its impact on quality of life and the overall quality of healthcare services, the government should implement regular screening for depression, psychological counselling services, and psychiatric treatment for vulnerable …
Trends in willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in India
Background: COVID-19 vaccination of the healthcare workers (HCWs) is a key priority in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. India launched its COVID-19 vaccination program in January 2021. We aimed to understand the trends in willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines and its associated factors among HCWs in India. Methods: = 812, May 2021) the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in India. The third survey coincided with the peak of the second …
Monkeypox and occupational exposure
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 26 September 2022Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023789
Sociodemographic Determinants of Willingness and Extent to Pay for Covid-19 Vaccine in India
Background Responding to the fast transmission rates and increasing fatality rates, countries across the world expedited the development and deployment of the vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Evaluation of individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) would provide pertinent information regarding future demand and financing preferences, which shall help to devise the effective payment strategy for COVID-19 vaccination. Methods A nationwid…
Stigma during monkeypox outbreak
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 20 September 2022Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023519
Dengue outbreaks in South Asia amid Covid-19
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 15 December 2022Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060043
Socio-Demographics Correlate of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is considered a major global public health threat affecting across the life course and socioeconomic aspects of life. Global acceptance to an effective vaccine is the most anticipated resolution. This study aims to evaluate intent to be vaccinated among public in Saudi Arabia during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was designed in Saud…
Factors Influencing Covid-19 Vaccination Intentions Among College Students
Background: Students act as messengers in delivering effective messages for better uptake of health-promoting behavior. Understanding their knowledge about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), intentions to use the COVID-19 vaccine, and its associated factors will help develop promising strategies in vaccine promotion concerning the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among students in the healthcar…
Adherence to Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior Among Respiratory Therapists
Background: Adherence to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appropriate behavior plays a crucial element in the management of the infections of COVID-19. Despite the importance of transmission-reducing behaviors among healthcare professionals, there is a lack of literature in this area of research explicitly relating to respiratory therapists (RTs). Therefore, it is essential to assess the adherence level to COVID-19 transmission-reducing …
Public Attitudes Toward Psychiatric Hospitals
Background: Integration of psychiatric care with public health services and offering mental health care services to patients from lower socioeconomic status remains a global challenge. Scarcity of funds and professional workforce in psychiatric hospitals contribute to this situation. However, negative attitudes in the population are also a known impediment to patients seeking mental health services. This study aimed to assess the attitudes toward…
Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: Vaccine hesitancy is a potential threat to global public health. Since there is an unprecedented global effort to develop a vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic, much less is known about its acceptance in the community. Understanding key determinants that influence the preferences and demands of a future vaccine by the community may help to develop strategies for improving the global vaccination program. The aim of this study was to …
Chronic bronchitis and airflow obstruction is associated with household cooking fuel use among never-smoking women
The study highlights that the estimates of population burden of CB and AFO are much higher than shown in previous epidemiological studies, and that cooking fuel type and time spent on cooking were associated with increased chronic bronchitis as well as decreased lung function as measured by FEV1/FCV ratios. To most accurately understand the current burden of disease and most effectively prevent an escalation in the future disease burden, further …
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Chronic bronchitis and airflow obstruction is associated with household cooking fuel use among never-smoking women
The study highlights that the estimates of population burden of CB and AFO are much higher than shown in previous epidemiological studies, and that cooking fuel type and time spent on cooking were associated with increased chronic bronchitis as well as decreased lung function as measured by FEV1/FCV ratios. To most accurately understand the current burden of disease and most effectively prevent an escalation in the future disease burden, further …
Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: Vaccine hesitancy is a potential threat to global public health. Since there is an unprecedented global effort to develop a vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic, much less is known about its acceptance in the community. Understanding key determinants that influence the preferences and demands of a future vaccine by the community may help to develop strategies for improving the global vaccination program. The aim of this study was to …
Socio-Demographics Correlate of Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy During the Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is considered a major global public health threat affecting across the life course and socioeconomic aspects of life. Global acceptance to an effective vaccine is the most anticipated resolution. This study aims to evaluate intent to be vaccinated among public in Saudi Arabia during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study was designed in Saud…
Factors Influencing Covid-19 Vaccination Intentions Among College Students
Background: Students act as messengers in delivering effective messages for better uptake of health-promoting behavior. Understanding their knowledge about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), intentions to use the COVID-19 vaccine, and its associated factors will help develop promising strategies in vaccine promotion concerning the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was carried out among students in the healthcar…
Adherence to Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior Among Respiratory Therapists
Background: Adherence to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appropriate behavior plays a crucial element in the management of the infections of COVID-19. Despite the importance of transmission-reducing behaviors among healthcare professionals, there is a lack of literature in this area of research explicitly relating to respiratory therapists (RTs). Therefore, it is essential to assess the adherence level to COVID-19 transmission-reducing …
Public Attitudes Toward Psychiatric Hospitals
Background: Integration of psychiatric care with public health services and offering mental health care services to patients from lower socioeconomic status remains a global challenge. Scarcity of funds and professional workforce in psychiatric hospitals contribute to this situation. However, negative attitudes in the population are also a known impediment to patients seeking mental health services. This study aimed to assess the attitudes toward…
Trends in willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in India
Background: COVID-19 vaccination of the healthcare workers (HCWs) is a key priority in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. India launched its COVID-19 vaccination program in January 2021. We aimed to understand the trends in willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines and its associated factors among HCWs in India. Methods: = 812, May 2021) the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in India. The third survey coincided with the peak of the second …
Monkeypox and occupational exposure
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 26 September 2022Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023789
Sociodemographic Determinants of Willingness and Extent to Pay for Covid-19 Vaccine in India
Background Responding to the fast transmission rates and increasing fatality rates, countries across the world expedited the development and deployment of the vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Evaluation of individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) would provide pertinent information regarding future demand and financing preferences, which shall help to devise the effective payment strategy for COVID-19 vaccination. Methods A nationwid…
Stigma during monkeypox outbreak
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 20 September 2022Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023519
Dengue outbreaks in South Asia amid Covid-19
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 15 December 2022Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060043
Impact of virtual continued medical education on carbon footprint and awareness of digital sobriety
Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physical meetings and continuing medical education (CMEs) are being conducted in virtual mode. Digital sobriety has been advocated as a strategy for controlling the environmental emission from online events. The present study was undertaken to assess the impact of virtual CMEs on the environment and the participants' perception, knowledge, attitude, and practices of digital sobriety during the CMEs. Metho…
External validation of the parental attitude about childhood vaccination scale
Introduction: Internal validation techniques alone do not guarantee the value of a model. This study aims to investigate the external validity of the Parental Attitude toward Childhood Vaccination (PACV) scale for assessing parents' attitude toward seasonal influenza vaccination. Methods: Using a snowball sampling approach, an anonymous online questionnaire was distributed in two languages (English and Arabic) across seven countries. To assess th…
Factors influencing parents’ hesitancy to vaccinate their children aged 5–11 years old against Covid-19
Introduction Vaccination programs have been rolled out across the globe to contain and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 infection. Until recently, such programs were limited to adults and the older population, thereby limiting children from getting vaccinated. Recently, the Malaysian government rolled out vaccination for children aged 5–11 years. However, there are certain factors that might affect vaccination uptake among children. This study…
Depression and quality of life among Afghan healthcare workers
The prevalence of depression symptoms is high among healthcare workers in the Herat province of Afghanistan. One of the variables found to have a major impact on the prevalence of depression was their monthly income. Considering its impact on quality of life and the overall quality of healthcare services, the government should implement regular screening for depression, psychological counselling services, and psychiatric treatment for vulnerable …
Prevalence of HIV Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
HIV self-testing (HIVST) plays a significant role in addressing the health care needs of high-risk populations, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM). The present systematic review and meta-analysis provide an assessment of the prevalence of HIVST among MSM within the last 5 years. Seven databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Scopus, EMBASE, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost) were searched systematically from January 1, 2018 to March 10, 2023.…
Medicine (15 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Cross-sectional study (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · Health care (7 works) · Logistic regression (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Vaccination (7 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (7 works)