RESEARCH PROJECTS

  

1.    Principal Investigator: Dr. K.Nagaraj, Professor & Head, Co-Investigators: Dr Anju D. Ade, Dr D S Sujith Kumar, Dr.Ravi Sankar Deekala, Dr.Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Dr.G. VisweswaraRao, Dr. TVD Prathysha. Title: “Improving the Health Care Access among scheduled tribes: An “Implementation Research in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh”.  Funding Agency:  ICMR (2020-2024)

2.    Principal Investigators: Dr. K.Nagaraj, Professor & Head, Dr. Alladi Mohan, Professor & Head, Medicine, SVIMS Co-Investigators: Dr Anju D. Ade, Dr D S Sujith Kumar, Dr.Ravi Sankar Deekala, Dr.Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Dr.G. VisweswaraRao, Title: “Morbidity Status and Socio-cultural profile of population in villages near tailing pond of Uranium Corporation of India, Thummapalli, Kadapa District – A Cross-sectional study”. Funded by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (2020-2023).

3.    Principal Investigator: Dr. K.Nagaraj, Professor & Head, Co-Investigators: Dr Anju D. Ade, Dr D S Sujith Kumar, Dr.Ravi Sankar Deekala, Dr.Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Dr.G. VisweswaraRao, Dr. TVD Prathysha. Title: “Self Care Practices and Quality of Life among Diabetic patients in rural area of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh” Funding Agency: MRHRU, Chandragiri, ICMR, Dept of Health Research.

4.    Dr.Anju D Ade, Dr.Y.Bhavani, Awareness of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) among rural population of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.(No funding)

5.    Dr.Anju D Ade, Dr.Y.Bhavani Profile of HIV sero-positive attendees: an integrated counselling and testing centre record based retrospective study (No funding).

6.    Dr.Anju D Ade, Dr.Y.Bhavani Infant feeding practices among rural mothers of Tirupati. (No funding)

7.    Dr.Anju D Ade, school environment and sanitation (No funding)

8.    Dr.Anju D Ade, Personal hygiene and hand washing practices among rural school children (No funding)

9.    Dr.Anju D Ade, Neonatal practices among Tribal population (No funding)

10.  Dr. Anju D Ade, Professor, Completed and submitted STS Project by ICMR titled ‘Food taboos during pregnancy and lactation among tribal population of South India’

11.  Dr D S Sujith Kumar. Using journal articles to teach Epidemiological methods and Biostatistics to medical undergraduates as part of the Community Medicine Curriculum: A Mixed Problem Based Teaching Approach (No funding)

12.  Dr D Ravi Sankar, Dr D S Sujith Kumar. A Study of Medical Problems and their outcome in the Elderly Patients Attending the Geriatric Out Patient Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India.

13. Dr.D.Ravi Sankar, An interventional study with health education to modify the risk factors for the control of blood pressure among the newly diagnosed adult hypertensive, Andhra Pradesh

14. Dr.D.Ravi Sankar, Assessment of nutritional status in adolescent girls residing in social welfare hostels in Tirupati town: a cross sectional study funded by ICMR

15. Dr.D.RaviSankar, Profile of HIV sero-positive attendees: an integrated counseling and testing centre record based retrospective study.

16.  Dr.D.Ravisankar, Assistant professor, Related factors and consequences of menstrual distress in adolescent girls with  dysmenorrheainTirupati Town- A cross sectional study. (ICMRSTS – 2018) a.SriAryavalli, MBBS , 4^thsem student.

17.  Dr.D.RaviSankar, An interventional study regarding change in knowledge, attitude and practice toward anaemia among high school adolescent girls of rural Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

18.  Dr.D.RaviSankar, A study of medical problems and their outcome in the elderly patients attending the geriatric outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in south India.

19.  Dr.D.RaviSankar, A Comparative Study On Gender Preference And Awareness Of Sex Determination Among Urban And Rural Antenatal Women Attending Tertiary Care Hospital, Tirupati.

20.  Dr. Ravi Sankar Deekala, Associate Professor, co-author/Guide for  a study  titled " Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast-Feeding Among Post Natal Mothers in Rural Area of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh "

21.  Dr. Ravi Sankar Deekala, Associate Professor, co- author/guide for "A study on Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Medical undergraduate students of a Women’s medical college, South India. (M.Sindhu, Principal Investigator).

22.  Principal Investigator: Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor; Co-Principal investigators:  Dr. K.Nagaraj, Anju D. Ade, Dr D S Sujith Kumar, Dr.Ravi Sankar Deekala, Dr.G. VisweswaraRao, Dr. TVD Prathysha.  Faculty project titled “Student’s perceptions towards Objective Structured Practical Examinations as an Assessment tool in Community Medicine”. (self-funded project)

23.  Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor is Co-Investigator / Guide for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Short Term Studentship (STS) 2022 shortlisted research project entitled “Cognitive Impairment and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Elderly Population in Urban Slums of Tirupati city: A Cross-sectional Study”. ICMR STS 2022 Reference ID: 2022-04407

24.  Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor is Co-Investigator / Co-Guide for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Short Term Studentship (STS) 2022 shortlisted research project entitled “A study on nutritional status and psychological impairement among adolescent girls in a rural area in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh”. ICMR STS 2022 Reference ID: 2022-06414

25.  Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor is Co-Investigator / Co-Guide for PG research project entitled “Awareness and Practices regarding Biomedical Waste Management among Sanitary Staff (Waste Handlers) working in Tertiary Care Hospital”

26.  Co-Investigators:  Dr.Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Dr.G. Visweswara Rao & Dr T.V.D.Prathyusha, for faculty project titled “Adverse events with COVID-19 vaccination among adolescents (15-18 years age group) in Tirupati”.

27.  Co-Investigators:  Dr.Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Dr.G. Visweswara Rao & Dr T.V.D.Prathyusha for faculty project titled “Adverse events with COVID-19 vaccination (Precaution dose) among the elderly population aged 60 years and above in Tirupati”.

28.  Principal Investigator: Dr.G.Visweswara Rao, Assistant Professor, Co-Investigator: Dr D S Sujith Kumar for operational research Titled “Hypertension treatment cascade among reproductive age group men (15-54years) and women (15-45 years) in India: Analysis of National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021)”. Funding agency: Resource Center for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC), PGIMER, Chandigarh (Grant-Rs.50,000/-).

29.  Principal Investigator: Dr.G. Visweswara Rao, for the ongoing research project titled “Health Status of Orphan Children Residing in Orphanages of Chittoor District” funded by Model Rural Health Research Unit (MRHRU), Chandragiri under aegis of ICMR, New Delhi.

30.  Co-Investigator / Guide: Dr.G. Visweswara Rao, Assistant Professor for the ongoing research project titled “Study on treatment adherence and factors determining adherence among patients with hypertension in urban areas of Tirupati : A cross sectional study”.

31.  Co-Principal investigator:  Dr.G. Visweswara Rao, Assistant Professor for faculty project titled “Developing and testing feedback instrument for clinical postings of medical undergraduates in community medicine for competency based medical education curriculum: Prospective educational intervention research study”.

32.  Dr T.V.D.Prathyusha, Assistant Professor is Co-Investigator for the completed research project titled “A study on nutritional status and psychological impairement among adolescent girls in rural area in chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh”. funded by ICMR STS.

33.  Principal Investigator: Dr T.V.D.Prathyusha, Assistant Professor; Co-Investigator: Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor. Title: “Knowledge on Risk Factors and Screening Method of Cervical Cancer among Women in rural field practice area of a Medical college in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh” (self-funded project)

34.  Principal Investigator: Dr T.V.D.Prathyusha, Assistant Professor; Co-Investigator: Dr. Chandrasekhar Vallepalli, Assistant Professor. Title: “Knowledge on Risk Factors and Early Detection Methods of Breast Cancer among Rural Women of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India” (self-funded project)