Gajendra Kumar Medhi

Biographic Data

ID7449742
NAMEGajendra Kumar Medhi
GIVEN NAMESGajendra Kumar
FAMILY NAMEMedhi
SIGNATUREMEDHI G K
AFFILIATIONSRegional Medical Research Centre
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX0

  • Undiagnosed HIV among people who inject drugs in Manipur, India

    Gregory Armstrong, Gajendra Kumar Medhi et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Manipur is a geographically isolated state of India characterised by a high HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID). A low-to-moderate lifetime rate of HIV testing has been documented amongst PWID in Manipur. Little is known about the extent of undiagnosed HIV in this setting and whether uptake of HIV testing (and knowledge of a positive diagnosis) leads HIV-positive PWID to change their risk behaviours. The cross-sectional data (n = …

  • An assessment of an HIV prevention intervention among People Who Inject Drugs in the states of Manipur and Nagaland, India

    Open AccessPrabuddhagopal Goswami, Gajendra Kumar Medhi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2014

    Improvements in safe injection practices and consistent condom use with regular partners suggest effectiveness of prevention efforts. However, increase in HBV prevalence and non-decline in HCV and HIV prevalence in both the states also underscore the need to continue and intensify targeted interventions (such as Hepatitis B vaccination, needle exchange programmes, condom distribution) for long term risk reduction among PWID population

  • Exposure to HIV prevention programmes associated with improved condom use and uptake of HIV testing by female sex workers in Nagaland, Northeast India

    Open AccessGregory Armstrong, Gajendra Kumar Medhi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    We found evidence of an increase in condom use and HIV testing, and a strong and consistent association between programme exposure and condom use and HIV testing indicating that NGO HIV prevention programmes have been making a substantial contribution to HIV prevention among FSWs in Dimapur. However, there was no evidence of improved coverage of HIV prevention services, and there is a clear need to expand the reach of services in order for them t…

  • Factors associated with HIV among female sex workers in a high HIV prevalent state of India

    Gajendra Kumar Medhi, Jagadish Mahanta et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2012

    The study was carried out to assess the factors associated with HIV seropositivity among female sex workers (FSWs) in Dimapur, Nagaland, a high HIV prevalence state of India. A total of 426 FSWs were recruited into the study using respondent driven sampling (RDS). Data on demographic characteristics, sexual and injecting risk behaviours were collected from them and were tested for HIV, Syphilis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. RD…

  • Factors associated with history of drug use among female sex workers (FSW) in a high HIV prevalence state of India

    Open AccessGajendra Kumar Medhi, Jagadish Mahanta et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    Drug-using FSWs were more vulnerable to STIs including HIV compared to their non-drug using peers. Several important factors associated with being an FSW who uses drugs were identified in this study and this knowledge can be used to plan more effectively targeted harm reduction strategies and programs

  • Spatial distribution and characteristics of injecting drug users (IDU) in five Northeastern states of India

    Open AccessGajendra Kumar Medhi, Jagadish Mahanta et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    We highlight the injection of drugs as a problem in 5 Northeastern India states where this is the major driving force of an HIV epidemic. Also highlighted are the large numbers of females that are unrecognized as IDUs and the association between drug use and sex work. Understanding of risk behaviours and other key characteristics of IDUs in the region will help in strengthening harm reduction efforts that can prevent HIV transmission