Prakash Doke

Biographic Data

ID7780407
NAMEPrakash Doke
GIVEN NAMESPrakash
FAMILY NAMEDoke
SIGNATUREDOKE P
AFFILIATIONSBharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
ORCID0000-0002-3812-002X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Predictors of health-related quality of life among rural adult residents of western Maharashtra, India

    Open AccessJayashree Gothankar, Sanjivani Vishwanath Patil et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional measure encompassing physical, psychological, and social functioning. Information on its predictors will help to identify the strategies for improving the quality of life of the affected population. The objective of the study was to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of rural adults using the EQ-5D-5L index and to identify its key predictors. Methods: Pri…

  • Sars-CoV-2 breakthrough infections during the second wave of Covid-19 at Pune, India

    Open AccessPrakash Doke, Prakash P Doke et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Breakthrough infections following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination remain the global concern. The current study was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 (1st March−7th July 2021) in Pune, India, at two tertiary care hospitals. Of the 6,159 patients diagnosed as COVID-19, 372/2,210 (16.8%) were breakthrough infections. Of these, 81.1 and 18.8% received one or two doses of Covishield or Covaxin, respectively. Of note, 30.7% patients were with comorbi…

  • Perceptions of and challenges faced by primary healthcare workers about preconception services in rural India

    Open AccessAmruta Paresh Chutke, Prakash Doke et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: Providing preconception care through healthcare workers at the primary health care level is a crucial intervention to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes, consequently reducing neonatal mortality. Despite the availability of evidence, this window of opportunity remains unaddressed in many countries, including India. The public health care system is primarily accessed by rural and tribal Indian population. It is essential to know the fro…

  • Meager Perception of Preconception Care Among Women Desiring Pregnancy in Rural Areas

    Open AccessPrakash Doke, Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: India has the second-highest number of under-five deaths in any country in the world. WHO and the Government of India recommended the rollout of preconception care (PCC) to reduce maternal and child mortality. However, very few countries, including India, have started a comprehensive package of PCC services. It implies that women, mainly from rural and tribal areas, are not aware of PCC. PCC has been rolled out through the government …

  • Prevalence of the Acute Respiratory Infections and Associated Factors in the Rural Areas and Urban Slum Areas of Western Maharashtra, India

    Open AccessSujata Kapil Murarkar, Sujata Murarkar et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) continue to be the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children. Some demographic and environmental factors are associated with ARIs among under-five children. This study was conducted with the objective to estimate the prevalence of ARIs among under-five children in the rural areas and densely populated urban slum areas in Maharashtra, India and to assess the association of the sel…

  • Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among under-five children residing in urban slums and rural area, Maharashtra, India

    Open AccessSujata Kapil Murarkar, Sujata Murarkar et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Trial registration number: CTRI/2017/12/010881 ; Registration date:14/12/2017. Retrospectively registered

  • Reported incidence and risk factors of childhood pneumonia in India

    Open AccessJayashree Sachin Gothankar, Prakash Doke et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Registration number of the trial- CTRI/2017/12/010881 ; date of registration-14/12/2017

  • Adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Maharashtra, India (2008–09)

    Open AccessPrakash Doke, Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The study indicates that women from tribal PHCs are exposed to higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcome in the form of stillbirths. In non-tribal areas high induced abortion rate and poor sex ratio at birth is observed. These two indicators are correlated. The correlation may be explained by the unscrupulous practice of sex selective abortion