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  1. Agarwal, S. J., Jena, P. K., Kishore, J., Sahu, L. S., Behera, C. K., Panda, S. K., & Agarwal, V. (2025). Association between vitamin D and dengue severity: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 57(1), 151–156. https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202520
  2. Agarwal, S., Jena, P., & Agarwal, V. (2025). Re-emergence of iodine deficiency-induced thyroid disorders in children: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis. Endocrine Abstracts, 110, P1127. https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.110.P1127
  3. Das, S., Dwivedi, M., Jena, P., Satpathy, N., & Kishore, J. (2025). Development and validation of a multidimensional tool for Tobacco Dependence Screening (Hindi) in Indian adults. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(Suppl 1), A232. https://doi.org/10.18332/852498tivblr
  4. Dehury, R. K., Ahmad, I., Behera, M. R., Samal, J., Manchana, V., Mohammed, J., Dehury, P., Behera, D., Desouza, N. V. e., & Dondapati, A. (2025). Assessment of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on essential medicines for acute and chronic illness: A comparative study across regional and socioeconomic groups in India. BMC Public Health, 25(1), 373. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21312-7
  5. Dhawan, D., Kikut-Stein, A., Pinnamaneni, R., McCloud, R., & Viswanath, K. (2025). Can we convince the unvaccinated to vaccinate: lessons from COVID-19 vaccination. BMC public health, 25(1), 1689. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22911-0
  6. Dubey, P., Shukla, S., Agarwal, S. J., Satpathy, N., & Jena, P. K. (2025). Tobacco Control Scale (TCS) for Tobacco Control Policy Analysis of India. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 26(6), 1865–1867. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.6.1865
  7. Jena, P. K., Agarwal, S. J., Kishore, J., & Sahu, L. S. (2025). Free-roaming dog versus stray dog: Which is better terminology for rabies control? Journal of Communicable Diseases, 57(1), 185–190. https://doi.org/10.24321/0019.5138.202523
  8. Jena, P., Kishore, J., Kaur, J., Satpathy, N., Mishra, A., Kavitha, A. K., & Patel, A. (2025). Age-period-cohort analysis of daily smoking trends in Turkey using Global Adult Tobacco Survey data: Insights for effective tobacco control policies. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(Suppl 1), A721. https://doi.org/10.18332/852498tivblr
  9. Kumar, S., Bhoi, P., Gharat, M. S., & Mohanta, G. P. (2025). Developing a competency assessment framework for pharmacists in primary health care settings in India. PLOS One, 20(3), e0316646. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316646
  10. Mishra, A., Jena, P. K., & Panda, S. K. (2025). The diagnostic performance of mean neutrophil volume in neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatrics and Neonatology, 66(1), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2024.03.007
  11. Mishra, J., Behera, M. R., Mitra, R., Samanta, P., Mahapatra, P. K., & Kar, S. (2025). Prevalence and Impact of Internet Addiction Disorder Among Adolescents and Young Adults. https://doi.org/10.2174/0118749445345806241010081642
  12. Mohapatra, S., Jena, P. K., & Satpathy, N. (2025). Assessment of compliance with Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(Suppl 1), A717. https://doi.org/10.18332/852498tivblr
  13. Pradhan, H. S., & Mappillairaju, B. (2025). Profile of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases among the migrants of Santal tribe residing in Bhubaneswar City, Odisha, India. National Journal of Community Medicine, 16(5), 466–474. https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.160520255264
  14. Pradhan, H. S., & Mappillairaju, B. (2025). Tobacco use as a risk factor of non‑communicable diseases among the migrants of Santal tribe in Bhubaneswar city, Odisha, India. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, 26, 697–707. https://doi.org/10.70135/seejph.vi.3726
  15. Satpathy, N., Jena, P., Kishore, J., Kaur, J., & Das, S. (2025). Ending the puff: An ecological perspective on loose cigarette bans and youth smoking trends across 13 countries. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(Suppl 1), A783. https://doi.org/10.18332/852498tivblr
  16. Satpathy, N., Jena, P., Venkatarao, E., Kishore, J., Yadav, A., Panigrahi, S., & Satpathy, D. K. (2025). Exploiting loopholes: A case study on on-site and digital marketing by a tobacco giant in Eastern India. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 23(Suppl 1), A728. https://doi.org/10.18332/852498tivblr
  17. Satpathy, N., Jena, P., Yadav, A., Epari, V., Mohanty, V., Ali, M. I., Khare, R., Singh, Y. P., & Pandey, A. K. (2025). Vendor density mapping and compliance assessment with tobacco control laws around schools in Bhubaneswar City-a geo-spatial mapping and observational study. Frontiers in public health, 13, 1410114. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1410114
  18. Shukla, S., Agarwal, S. J., Dubey, P., & Jena, P. K. (2025). Challenges in Methodology and Data Reporting: Reflections on a Cholangiocarcinoma Study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP, 26(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.1.1
  19. Shukla, S., Agarwal, S. J., Dubey, P., & Jena, P. K. (2025). Refining Tobacco Control Research: Commentary on Smoking Initiation in Jordan. Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 26(4), 1107–1108. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.4.1107
  1. Agarwal, S. J., Satpathy, N., & Jena, P. K. (2024). Reflecting on the Influence of Anti-Tobacco Media Messages on Quit Behaviour in India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP, 25(11), 3751–3753. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.11.3751
  2. Ahmad, I., Dehury, R. K., Gadiraju, P., Dehury, P., Samal, J., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Healthcare at Arm’s Length: Exploring the association of distance and household wealth index in Odisha, India: – SHAPE Health Conference In Hong Kong 8-9 July 2024. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 19(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v19i2.3895
  3. Behera, D., Bohora, S., Tripathy, S., Thapa, P., & Sivakami, M. (2024). Perinatal depression and its associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(10), 1651–1668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02628-y
  4. Behera, D., Mohanta, N., Behera, M. R., Tripathy, S., & Kumar, A. (2024). Examining toilet use and menstrual hygiene practices among beneficiary households of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (Clean India Mission) in rural areas of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 13(3), 971–976. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1424_23
  5. Behera, M. R., Dehury, R. K., Behera, D., & Panda, B. (2024). Exploring the association between household sanitation and women’s menstrual hygiene management in rural Odisha, India. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 30, 101804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101804
  6. Dash, K., Jena, P. K., Pattnaik, J. I., Mishra, S., & Ravan, J. R. (2024). Profile of cognitive deficits among children residing in areas with high ambient air pollution in Odisha. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 33(2), 396–400. https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_337_24
  7. Degge, H. M., Olorunsaiye, C. Z., Laurenson, M., Hayter, M., Behera, D., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation. Health Care for Women International, 45(12), 1426–1445. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2023.2283424
  8. Dehury, R. K., Ahmad, I., Behera, M. R., Manchana, V., Dehury, P., Behera, D., & Vaz E Desouza, N. (2024). Genesis of People’s Medicine Centre (PMC) for popularisation of generic medicine: A critical qualitative inquiry. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 14, 100455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100455
  9. Ghosal, J., Bal, M., Das, A., Panda, B., Ranjit, M., Behera, M. R., Kar, S., Satpathy, S. K., Dutta, A., & Pati, S. (2024). To leave no one behind: Assessing utilization of maternal newborn and child health services by all the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, India. Health Research Policy and Systems, 22(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01101-7
  10. Hasa, V. S., Sahu, S. K., Behera, C. K., Jena, P. K., & Pradhan, S. (2024). A Case of Chronic Granulomatous Disease Masquerading As Tubercular Lymphadenitis in an Infant. Cureus, 16(7), e64069. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.64069
  11. Hassen, H. M., Behera, M. R., Behera, D., & Dehury, R. K. (2024). Mental health issues and the association of mental health literacy among adolescents in urban Ethiopia. PloS One, 19(10), e0295545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295545
  12. Jena, M., Panda, B., Behera, D., Mohanty, S., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices of mothers and the health status of under-five children: A study from Rural Nayagarh, Odisha. Journal of Water and Health, 22(7), 1293–1305. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.096
  13. Jena, P. K., Okoye, P. C., Patel, A., Satpathy, N., Kamsa-ard, S., Mohapatra, D., Mangoti, S., Nyirenda, E., Desta, G. B., & Justin, E. K. (2024). Association between the heaviness of smoking index (HSI) and quit attempts and quit intentions among cigarette smokers in eight African countries. Discover Public Health, 21(1), 208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-024-00331-6
  14. Jena, P. K., Patel, A., Kishore, J., Yadav, A., Satpathy, N., Samal, S., Garnaik, A., Sahu, M., Das, S., & Sahoo, S. (2024). Tobacco Imagery in Movies and Web Series Streaming in India and Their Compliance With the Recent Anti-tobacco Rules for Over-the-Top (OTT) Platforms. Cureus, 16(3), e55730. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.55730
  15. Mohanty, P., Kishore, J., Acharya, G. C., Mohanty, I., Patnaik, L., Bhowmik, B., Sahoo, M., Satpathy, N., Sahoo, P. K., & Jena, P. K. (2024). Utilization of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Practitioners’ Services Among Older Adults: Results From the Longitudinal Aging Study in India. Cureus, 16(6), e62192. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.62192
  16. Mohanty, S., Behera, D., Tripathy, S., Jena, M., Behera, M. R., & Panda, B. (2024). Prevalence, risk factors, and parental perspectives of dental caries in children in Odisha: A mixed-method study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 29, 101748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101748
  17. Negi, S., Tripathy, S., Sahoo, K. C., Shamim, M. A., Kumar, D., Mehta, V., & Behera, D. (2024). Menstrual cup adoption among reproductive age women in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Women & Health, 64(8), 648–661. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2024.2394772
  18. Panda, B., Zoheb, M., Panda, N., Rath, J., & Pani, S. R. (2024). Health System Resilience and Sustainability in India – Odisha’s Strategies on Human Resources Management during COVID-19: – SHAPE Health Conference In Hong Kong 8-9 July 2024. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 19(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v19i2.3905
  19. Panda, N., Desaraju, S., Panigrahy, R. P., Ghosh, U., Saxena, S., Singh, P., & Panda, B. (2024). Menstrual health and hygiene amongst adolescent girls and women of reproductive age: A study of practices and predictors, Odisha, India. BMC Women’s Health, 24(1), 144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-02894-7
  20. Parida, N. R., Jena, D., Pani, S. K., Dash, D. N., Bharti, D., Daoun, A., Giri, V. V., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Climate change and cropping pattern in Keonjhar District of Odisha, India. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 6(6), 2024109–2024109. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2024109
  21. Prassanna, T.A., Dehury, R. K., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Access to Essential Medicines in India: The role of innovations, patents, and intellectual property rights. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 19(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v19i3.1697
  22. Sahoo, R. K., Sahoo, K. C., Dash, G. C., Kumar, G., Baliarsingh, S. K., Panda, B., & Pati, S. (2024). Diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence in detecting oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer using medical diagnostic imaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Oral Health, 5, 1494867. https://doi.org/10.3389/froh.2024.1494867
  23. Sahoo, S., Behera, M. R., Mishra, B., Kar, S., Sahoo, P., Sahoo, N., & Biswal, S. (2024). Microbial Diversity and Resistome in Milk of Cows with Subclinical Mastitis in a Coastal District of Odisha, India. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 64(4), 1627–1636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-024-01198-6
  24. Satpathy, N., Jena, P. K., Sahoo, M., Agarwal, S. J., Raut, K., Sahu, M., Garnaik, A., Samal, S., Bal, S., & Patel, A. (2024). Changes in Smoking Patterns in Turkey Before and After the Ban on Loose Cigarettes: An Ecological Perspective From Global Tobacco Surveillance Data. Cureus, 16(9), e69657. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.69657
  25. Satpathy, N., Pradhan, H. S., Sarangi, S., Epari, V., Jena, P. K., Dash, S., Mohanty, D. P., & Mishra, P. (2024). Prevalence and Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Tobacco Use Among Medical and Dental Students in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Cureus, 16(4), e58617. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.58617
  26. Satpathy, N., Rao, E. V., & Jena, P. K. (2024). India’s progressive step: Regulating tobacco on Over-the-Top streaming platforms. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 10(January), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/181371
  27. Sichalwe, M. M., Mwesiga, C. C., Kessy, A. T., & Behera, M. R. (2024). Factors affecting utilization of outpatient healthcare services among the elderly population in Butiama and Musoma districts, Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study. PloS One, 19(7), e0304687. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304687
  1. Alice, A., Behera, D., Behera, M. R., Patra, S. K., & Mishra, J. (2023). Assessment of sanitation and drinking water facilities among slum households in Bhubaneswar, Odisha—A cross-sectional study. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 12(3), 484–492. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1544_22
  2. Behera, M. R., Degge, H. M., Dehury, R. K., & Behera, D. (2023). Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Professionals in Rural Areas: Evidence from the medical doctors of six districts of India. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 18(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v18i2.1931
  3. Boban D, Kaur K, Greco S, Pradhan HS, Joshi R, Rakshitha K, Prakash J. (2023). The impact of antibiotic resistance training programs on knowledge, attitude, and practice reflection among Indian higher education students. Int J One Health. 9(2):87–94. doi:10.14202/IJOH.2023.87‑94.
  4. Das, S., Jena, P. K., Satpathy, N., Kishore, J., Ak, K., Epari, V., & Gadtia, R. (2023). Performance of the Heaviness of Smoking Index in Indian Settings. Cureus, 15(12), e50433. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.50433
  5. Dash, K., Jena, P. K., Patel, K., Behera, M. R., Nayak, S., & Satpathy, S. K. (2023). The Indian Epidemiological Evidences on Household Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Outcomes. Journal of Health Management, 25(4), 761–771. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231167034
  6. Dehury, R. K., Dehury, P., Sripathi, N., Acharyulu, G., Behera, M. R., & Neeragatti, S. (2023). Health Sector Development in India: An Account from Bhore Committee 1946 to National Health Policy 2017. Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 8(2), 209–242. https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333231163666
  7. Dehury, R. K., Samal, J., Behera, M. R., Ahmad, I., & Dehury, P. (2023). Ayushman Bharat: An Account of Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders toward Universal Health Coverage. Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University, 18(4), 900. https://doi.org/10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_674_23
  8. Dehury, R. K., Samal, J., Raza, A., Cautinho, S., Behera, M. R., & Dehury, P. (2023). Can the National Health Policy 2017 Strengthen the National Health System and Improve the Health of the Indian Populace? Journal of Health Management, 25(2), 232–239. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634231175748
  9. Ghosal, J., Bal, M., Ranjit, M., Das, A., Behera, M. R., Satpathy, S. K., Dutta, A., & Pati, S. (2023). To what extent classic socio-economic determinants explain trends of anaemia in tribal and non-tribal women of reproductive age in India? Findings from four National Family Heath Surveys (1998-2021). BMC Public Health, 23(1), 856. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15838-x
  10. Kar, S., Menberu, M., Behera, M. R., & Sahu, K. S. (2023). Loss of employment and social stigma emerge proxy determinants of patient satisfaction in tuberculosis management under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program: Reports from a single-center direct observation therapy strategy center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Indian Journal of Public Health, 67(2), 339–340. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1215_22
  11. Kar, S., Menberu, M., Priyadarshini, P., Sahu, K. S., & Behera, M. R. (2023). Community-friendly tool to assess patient satisfaction in tuberculosis programme in the covid pandemic period; Bhubaneswar; India. The Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 70(4), 483–488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2023.04.015
  12. Kishore, J., Kaur, J., Satpathy, N., Jena, P. K., & Venkatarao, E. (2023). The Indian ban on loose cigarettes. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 21, 148. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/172515
  13. Mishra, J., Samanta, P., Panigrahi, A., Dash, K., Behera, M. R., & Das, R. (2023). Mental Health Status, Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Undergraduate Students of Healthcare Profession. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21(1), 562–574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00611-1
  14. Nayak, G., Kavitha, A. K., Satpathy, N., Mohapatra, I., Epari, V., Kishore, J., Jena, P. K., Mohanty, P., Panda, S., Behera, C., & Singh, A. (2023). Gendered Pattern and Predictors of Tobacco use in India: Evidence from the Second Round of Global adult Tobacco Survey. Indian Journal of Community Medicine: Official Publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 48(2), 241–249. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_102_22
  15. Panda, S. K., Mishra, A., & Jena, P. K. (2023). Agreement between Noninvasive Hemoglobin and Laboratory Hemoglobin Measurements in Neonates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neonatology, 120(1), 24–32. https://doi.org/10.1159/000526100
  16. Sahoo, S., Behera, M. R., Mishra, B., Sahoo, P., & Kar, S. (2023). Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in bovine milk in India. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 10(1), 21–29. https://doi.org/10.5455/javar.2023.j648
  17. Satpathy, N., Jena, P. K., Epari, V., Yadav, A., Jena, S., Pradhan, S. P., & Dash, S. (2023). Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages: A Compliance Assessment Study Around Educational Institutions in Bhubaneswar, India. Cureus, 15(12), e51206. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.51206
  18. Sichalwe, M. M., Behera, M. R., Behera, D., Dehury, R. K., & Degge, H. (2023). Knowledge and practice of complementary feeding among mothers in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: Community-based cross-sectional study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 24, 101430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2023.101430