Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Biographic Data
| ID | 7991162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahalakshmy Thulasingam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahalakshmy |
| FAMILY NAME | Thulasingam |
| SIGNATURE | THULASINGAM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8326-2855 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Catastrophic health expenditure among households with differently abled children and adolescents in Puducherry, India
Introduction: Households with disabled members are at greater risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) due to their continual medical visits and treatments, the consequences of which force them into vicious cycles of impoverishment and distress financing. Additionally, they face various challenges in accessing healthcare, which compromises Universal Health Coverage (UHC). A significant gap exists in the cost of health expenditure for differe…
TB stigma in India
In India, persons with tuberculosis (PWTB) and their households experience significant disease-related stigma. The objective of this narrative review was to conduct a review of existing literature related to the types of stigma experienced by PWTB and their household members, with a focus on the effects of stigma, possible interventions, and gender differences. A literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science using key sear…
People listen more to what actors say’
India has made substantial advancements in reducing the burden of tuberculosis (TB), but persons living with active TB (PLWATB) still face myriad challenges in seeking and receiving care, including TB-related stigma. To meet the END TB targets, it is critical that PLWATB engage in care and are able to adhere to treatment. This qualitative study aimed to understand TB-related stigma (perceived, enacted, and internalised) and possible interventions…
P2-519 Epidemiology of injury in rural Pondicherry, India
Objective To find out the prevalence of “all” injuries, its nature, outcome and sources of treatment among rural population of Pondicherry. Methods It was a triangulated study of quantitative (survey) and qualitative (Focus Group Discussion, FGD) methods. The trained second year medical undergraduate students paid house visits to all houses in five feasibly selected villages of our field practice area. The students interviewed the housewife and o…
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P2-519 Epidemiology of injury in rural Pondicherry, India
Objective To find out the prevalence of “all” injuries, its nature, outcome and sources of treatment among rural population of Pondicherry. Methods It was a triangulated study of quantitative (survey) and qualitative (Focus Group Discussion, FGD) methods. The trained second year medical undergraduate students paid house visits to all houses in five feasibly selected villages of our field practice area. The students interviewed the housewife and o…
People listen more to what actors say’
India has made substantial advancements in reducing the burden of tuberculosis (TB), but persons living with active TB (PLWATB) still face myriad challenges in seeking and receiving care, including TB-related stigma. To meet the END TB targets, it is critical that PLWATB engage in care and are able to adhere to treatment. This qualitative study aimed to understand TB-related stigma (perceived, enacted, and internalised) and possible interventions…
Catastrophic health expenditure among households with differently abled children and adolescents in Puducherry, India
Introduction: Households with disabled members are at greater risk of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) due to their continual medical visits and treatments, the consequences of which force them into vicious cycles of impoverishment and distress financing. Additionally, they face various challenges in accessing healthcare, which compromises Universal Health Coverage (UHC). A significant gap exists in the cost of health expenditure for differe…
TB stigma in India
In India, persons with tuberculosis (PWTB) and their households experience significant disease-related stigma. The objective of this narrative review was to conduct a review of existing literature related to the types of stigma experienced by PWTB and their household members, with a focus on the effects of stigma, possible interventions, and gender differences. A literature search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science using key sear…
Environmental health (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Accidental (1 work) · Cross-sectional study (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Distress (1 work) · Epidemiology (1 work) · Epidemiology (1 work)