Archna Gupta

Biographic Data

ID7827325
NAMEArchna Gupta
GIVEN NAMESArchna
FAMILY NAMEGupta
SIGNATUREGUPTA A
AFFILIATIONSSt. Michael's Hospital
ORCID0000-0001-5915-7609
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • The landscape of family medicine in India – A cross-sectional survey study

    Open AccessArchna Gupta, Raman Kumar et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Family medicine was recognized as a distinct specialty in India in the early 1980s, but it is at an early stage of implementation. There are few training programs, and little is known about family physicians’ training, perceptions, and current practices. This paper describes the findings from the first national survey of family medicine in India. We administered the Landscape of Family Medicine in India survey to members of the Academy of Family …

  • Assessing health disparities faced by female paid domestic workers in Peru before, during, and after the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessDavid Vera-Tudela, María Kathia Cárdenas et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2025

    In Peru, female paid domestic workers experienced persistent health disadvantages before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with females with formal employment. Addressing these disparities requires comprehensive policies that promote formalization and social security coverage to advance progress on Sustainable Development Goal 3

  • Experiences of community reintegration after obstetric fistula repair at Jean Paul 2 hospital, Conakry, Guinea

    Open AccessHady Kaba, M Touré et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The study explored women’s experiences of their community reintegration process after surgical repair of obstetric fistula at Jean Paul 2 Hospital in Conakry, Guinea. The study examined how lived experiences of the disease impacted on the community reintegration of treated women. Using a qualitative research methodology, ten women participated after giving informed consent. Semi- structured interviews, lasting an average of 30 to 60 minutes were …

  • Primary care for the urban poor in India during the pandemic

    Open AccessSunil Abraham, Sushil John et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Problem The two waves of COVID-19 severely affected the healthcare system in India. The government responded to the first wave with a strict nationwide lockdown which disrupted primary care, including the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second wave overwhelmed healthcare facilities leading to inadequate access to hospital services. Collectively, these issues required urgent responses, including the adaptation of primary care. …

  • Pioneering family physicians and the mechanisms for strengthening primary health care in India—A qualitative descriptive study

    Open AccessArchna Gupta, Ramakrishna Prasad et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    India has one of the most unequal healthcare systems globally, lagging behind its economic development. Improved primary care and primary health care play an integral role in overcoming health disparities. Family medicine is a subset of primary care—delivered by family physicians, characterized by comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, collaborative, personal, family and community-oriented services—and may be able to fill these gaps. This resear…

  • The emergence of family medicine in India–A qualitative descriptive study

    Open AccessArchna Gupta, Ramakrishna Prasad et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Countries globally are introducing family medicine to strengthen primary health care; however, for many, that process has been slow. Understanding the implementation of family medicine in a national context is complex but critical to uncovering what worked, the challenges faced, and how the process can be improved. This study explores how family medicine was implemented in India and how early cohort family physicians supported the field’s emergen…