Rajesh Kumar Sinha
Biographic Data
| ID | 7742744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajesh Kumar Sinha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajesh Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Sinha |
| SIGNATURE | SINHA R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ekjut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0428-8457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Scoping Review of Intervention Strategies for Improving Coverage and Uptake of Maternal Nutrition Services in Southeast Asia
Maternal undernutrition can lead to protein-energy malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, or anemia during pregnancy or after birth. It remains a major problem, despite evidence-based maternal-nutrition interventions happening on ground. We conducted a scoping review to understand different strategies and delivery mechanisms to improve maternal nutrition, as well as how interventions have improved coverage and uptake of services. An electronic…
Participatory learning and action cycles with women's groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings
WHO recommends participatory learning and action cycles with women's groups as a cost-effective strategy to reduce neonatal deaths. Coverage is a determinant of intervention effectiveness, but little is known about why cost-effectiveness estimates vary significantly. This article reanalyses primary cost data from six trials in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Malawi to describe resource use, explore reasons for differences in costs and cost-effective…
Participatory learning and action cycles with women’s groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings
WHO recommends participatory learning and action cycles with women’s groups as a cost-effective strategy to reduce neonatal deaths. Coverage is a determinant of intervention effectiveness, but little is known about why cost-effectiveness estimates vary significantly. This article reanalyses primary cost data from six trials in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Malawi to describe resource use, explore reasons for differences in costs and cost-effective…
Effects of participatory learning and action with women’s groups, counselling through home visits and crèches on undernutrition among children under three years in eastern India
The evaluation was registered retrospectively with Current Controlled Trials as ISCRTN89911047 on 30/01/2019
Relationship between mid-upper arm circumference and BMI for identifying maternal wasting and severe wasting
Objective: To assess the strength of correlation and agreement between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BMI, and determine suitable MUAC cut-offs, to detect wasting and severe wasting among non-pregnant adult women in India. Design: Cross-sectional studies were conducted in five high-burden pockets of four Indian states. Setting: Prevalence of malnutrition among women and children is very high in these pockets and the government plans to im…
Social determinants of inequities in under-nutrition (weight-for-age) among under-5 children
Overall nutritional status of children in Gumla is very grim and calls for immediate interventions, with universal coverage. Risk was almost equal for both genders, and for tribal and non-tribal population, though within tribal communities, it was slightly higher for smaller tribal communities, calling for soft targeting. Comprehensive programme addressing poverty and higher education for girls would be important to overcome the structural barrie…
Are village health sanitation and nutrition committees fulfilling their roles for decentralised health planning and action? A mixed methods study from rural eastern India
Our study suggests that VHSNCs perform few of their specified functions for decentralized planning and action. If VHSNCs are to be instrumental in improving community health, sanitation and nutrition, they need education, mobilisation and monitoring for formal links with the wider health system
Participatory women’s groups and counselling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India
ISRCTN register 51505201 ; Clinical Trials Registry of India number 2014/06/004664
Collecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for the conduct of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) are mainly applicable to facility-based interventions in high-income settings. Differences in the unit of analysis and the high cost of data collection can make these guidelines challenging to follow within public health trials in low- and middle- income settings. OBJECTIVE: This paper reflects on the challenges experienced within our own work and proposes solutio…
Effect of a participatory intervention with women's groups on birth outcomes and maternal depression in Jharkhand and Orissa, India
Explaining the impact of a women's group led community mobilisation intervention on maternal and newborn health outcomes
BACKGROUND: Few large and rigorous evaluations of participatory interventions systematically describe their context and implementation, or attempt to explain the mechanisms behind their impact. This study reports process evaluation data from the Ekjut cluster-randomised controlled trial of a participatory learning and action cycle with women's groups to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Jharkhand and Orissa, eastern India (2005-2008…
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Effect of a participatory intervention with women's groups on birth outcomes and maternal depression in Jharkhand and Orissa, India
Explaining the impact of a women's group led community mobilisation intervention on maternal and newborn health outcomes
BACKGROUND: Few large and rigorous evaluations of participatory interventions systematically describe their context and implementation, or attempt to explain the mechanisms behind their impact. This study reports process evaluation data from the Ekjut cluster-randomised controlled trial of a participatory learning and action cycle with women's groups to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Jharkhand and Orissa, eastern India (2005-2008…
Collecting and analysing cost data for complex public health trials
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for the conduct of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) are mainly applicable to facility-based interventions in high-income settings. Differences in the unit of analysis and the high cost of data collection can make these guidelines challenging to follow within public health trials in low- and middle- income settings. OBJECTIVE: This paper reflects on the challenges experienced within our own work and proposes solutio…
Are village health sanitation and nutrition committees fulfilling their roles for decentralised health planning and action? A mixed methods study from rural eastern India
Our study suggests that VHSNCs perform few of their specified functions for decentralized planning and action. If VHSNCs are to be instrumental in improving community health, sanitation and nutrition, they need education, mobilisation and monitoring for formal links with the wider health system
Participatory women’s groups and counselling through home visits to improve child growth in rural eastern India
ISRCTN register 51505201 ; Clinical Trials Registry of India number 2014/06/004664
Social determinants of inequities in under-nutrition (weight-for-age) among under-5 children
Overall nutritional status of children in Gumla is very grim and calls for immediate interventions, with universal coverage. Risk was almost equal for both genders, and for tribal and non-tribal population, though within tribal communities, it was slightly higher for smaller tribal communities, calling for soft targeting. Comprehensive programme addressing poverty and higher education for girls would be important to overcome the structural barrie…
Effects of participatory learning and action with women’s groups, counselling through home visits and crèches on undernutrition among children under three years in eastern India
The evaluation was registered retrospectively with Current Controlled Trials as ISCRTN89911047 on 30/01/2019
Relationship between mid-upper arm circumference and BMI for identifying maternal wasting and severe wasting
Objective: To assess the strength of correlation and agreement between mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and BMI, and determine suitable MUAC cut-offs, to detect wasting and severe wasting among non-pregnant adult women in India. Design: Cross-sectional studies were conducted in five high-burden pockets of four Indian states. Setting: Prevalence of malnutrition among women and children is very high in these pockets and the government plans to im…
Scoping Review of Intervention Strategies for Improving Coverage and Uptake of Maternal Nutrition Services in Southeast Asia
Maternal undernutrition can lead to protein-energy malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, or anemia during pregnancy or after birth. It remains a major problem, despite evidence-based maternal-nutrition interventions happening on ground. We conducted a scoping review to understand different strategies and delivery mechanisms to improve maternal nutrition, as well as how interventions have improved coverage and uptake of services. An electronic…
Participatory learning and action cycles with women's groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings
WHO recommends participatory learning and action cycles with women's groups as a cost-effective strategy to reduce neonatal deaths. Coverage is a determinant of intervention effectiveness, but little is known about why cost-effectiveness estimates vary significantly. This article reanalyses primary cost data from six trials in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Malawi to describe resource use, explore reasons for differences in costs and cost-effective…
Participatory learning and action cycles with women’s groups to prevent neonatal death in low-resource settings
WHO recommends participatory learning and action cycles with women’s groups as a cost-effective strategy to reduce neonatal deaths. Coverage is a determinant of intervention effectiveness, but little is known about why cost-effectiveness estimates vary significantly. This article reanalyses primary cost data from six trials in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Malawi to describe resource use, explore reasons for differences in costs and cost-effective…
Medicine (11 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Malnutrition (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works)