Manish Barman

Biographic Data

ID9065959
NAMEManish Barman
GIVEN NAMESManish
FAMILY NAMEBarman
SIGNATUREBARMAN M
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT0
EDITOR COUNT8
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Global consumption patterns of combination hypertension medication

    Open AccessSahan Jayawardana, Allen Campbell et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Hypertension is the most significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality worldwide, affecting 1.3 billion adults. Global disparities in hypertension control are widening with low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) having the fastest growing rates of hypertension and low rates of control. Treatment for hypertension can be challenging, with multiple drug classes and dosing schedules. Combination antihypertensives have been suggest…

  • Understanding patient and family experiences of critical care in Bangladesh and India

    Open AccessRebecca Inglis, Meghan Leaver et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Patients’ experiences in the intensive care unit (ICU) can enhance or impair their subsequent recovery. Improving patient and family experiences on the ICU is an important part of providing high quality care. There is little evidence to guide how to do this in a South Asian critical care context. This study addresses this gap by exploring the experiences of critically ill patients and their families in ICUs in Bangladesh and India. We elicit sugg…

  • Why do people sell their kidneys? A thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence

    Open AccessBijaya Shrestha, Luechai Sri-Ngernyuang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Globally, demands for the kidneys have surpassed supply both living and deceased donors. High demands relative to the availability have made the kidney one of the most saleable human organs. The main objective was to explore the drivers of kidney selling. Literature related to kidney selling and its drivers was explored in three databases including MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus (Elsevier), and JSTOR covering the period from 1987 to 2022. A total of 15…

  • Digital health interventions for improving access to primary care in India

    Open AccessLenny Vasanthan, Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge in low-and middle-income countries. Vulnerable populations with unmet needs face the greatest challenge in accessing primary care for appropriate and timely healthcare. The use of digital technologies can not only strengthen health systems but also improve access to health care, particularly for the vulnerable. This scoping review aims to assess the various digital health technologies and intervent…

  • Palliative care need in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and human resource requirements for effective response

    Open AccessEric L Krakauer, Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Integration of palliative care into health care systems is considered an ethical responsibility, yet no country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EaMReg) has achieved integration. Data on palliative care need and cost are crucial forEaMReg health care planners and implementers in the region. Using data from the Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief, we estimated the number of people in each EaMReg country who needed palliative c…

  • Understanding networks in low-and middle-income countries’ health systems

    Open AccessKatherine Kalaris, Geoff Wong et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Networks are an often-employed approach to improve problems of poor service delivery and quality of care in sub-optimally functioning health systems. There are many types of health system networks reported in the literature and despite differences, there are identifiable common characteristics, uses, purposes, and stakeholders. This scoping review systematically searched the literature on networks in health systems to map the different types of n…

  • The effect of socioeconomic factors on quality of life of elderly in Jaffna district of Sri Lanka

    Open AccessSathees Santhalingam, Sivagurunathan Sivayogan et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Globally, the proportion of the elderly is increasing. In comparison to other Southeast Asian countries, Sri Lanka’s population is rapidly aging. The elderly are a vulnerable age group that requires special attention to live a long and healthy life. As, there was a scarcity of data on the elderly’s quality of life, studying the level of quality of life and the associated factors of the elderly in the Jaffna district will provide insight into how …

  • Cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in Covid-19

    Open AccessArvind K Sharma, Vaseem Naheed Baig et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Background & objectives Presence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors enhance adverse outcomes in COVID-19. To determine association of risk factors with clinical outcomes in India we performed a study. Methods Successive virologically confirmed adult patients of COVID-19 at a government hospital were recruited at admission and data on clinical presentation and in-hospital outcomes were obtained. The cohort was classified according to age, sex, hy…