Dr Prakash Narayanan Vasudevan Potty

Associate Professor

PhD Coordinator at PSPH, MAHE, Manipal.

Department of Health Policy

prakash.nvp@manipal.edu

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Conducting funded research studies
Mentoring postgraduate and undergraduate students
Developing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, abstracts for conferences and workshops
Research methodology
Building data analysis capacity for students and faculty members
Involved in Teaching, Lesson Planning and Curriculum revisions
Organizing conferences and workshops on relevant topics
Conducting Practical Classes, Case Studies and Field visits
Developing Soft skills for students - MsExcel, Statistical analysis using SPSS, STATA, EpiInfo, R (Jamovi), Literature reviews (Mendeley, Endnote)

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject	Semester / Year
Basic and Applied Epidemiology	Year I
Survey Data & Management	Year I
Social & Behavioral Sciences	Year I
Infectious Disease and Surveillance	Year I
Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics	Year I
Demography and Population Sciences	Year I
One-health: Animal-human interface	Year I
Public Health Interventions, Programme Monitoring and Evaluation	Year I
Clinical Research and Ethics	Year I
Global Issues in Maternal & Child Health	Year I

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree	Specialisation	Institute	Year of passing
Post-Doctorate	Population Studies	North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa	2007
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)	Population Studies	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India	2003
MPhil (Master of Philosophy)	Population Studies	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India	1998
MSc (Master of Science)	Demography	University of Kerala, Kerala, India	1995
BSc (Bachelor of Science)	Mathematics	University of Kerala, Kerala, India	1993

Experience

Institution / Organisation	Designation	Tenure
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi	Senior Research Scientist	March 2013 to August 2014
Family Health International (FHI 360), Mumbai, New Delhi	Senior Technical Officer (Research)	Oct 2007 to Feb 2013
Futures Group (ITAP-project, funded by USAID), Ranchi, Jharkhand	State Operations Research Advisor	Feb to Aug 2006
MODE Services Private Limited, New Delhi.	Research Manager	Nov 2004 to Jan 2006
Synovate India Private Limited, New Delhi	Associate Research Coordinator	May 2003 to Sep 2004
Institute for Human Development, New Delhi	Research Fellow	Jan 2002 to Feb 2003

Prevention and risk management of antibiotic resistance.

2019-2022 onwards

European Commission funded Erasmus+ project, 2019-2022 onwards.

Evaluation of Hepatitis programming in India.

2019

WHO, 2019.

Situation analysis and capacity building for risk communication at district level in Karnataka.

2017

UNICEF and Department of Health, Karnataka, 2017.

Behaviour Tracking Survey among HRGs in Thane district, Maharashtra.

2016

Public Health Foundation of India, 2016.

Polling booth survey among migrants in Thane and Surat districts.

2016

Public Health Foundation of India, 2016.

Integrated Biological and Behavioural Survey among high-risk population group in India.

2014-15

NACO, Public Health Foundation of India, 2014-15.

Feasibility of Integrated Biological and Behavioural Survey among high-risk population group in India.

2013

Public Health Foundation of India, 2013.

Situation needs assessment of high-risk population groups in India.

2013

Public Health Foundation of India, 2013.

Evaluating essential STI service package for FSW and MSM in India: Operations research study, 2007-2011.

2007-2011

National AIDS Research Institute & FHI360, New Delhi, India.

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Socio-behavioural and biological aspects of health, Vulnerable population groups, Nutrition, Mental health

Area of Expertise

Community & clinical research, Epidemiological and demographic analysis, Statistical modelling, Monitoring and Evaluation

Area of Research

Communicable and non-communicable diseases, Occupational health, Reproductive health, Nutrition, Mental health, Digital health, Zoonoses, Drug resistance

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

o Part of National Working Group member in National Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance Survey covering a sample size of 152,000 from all states in India (MoHFW/NACO)

o Conducted more than 25 National level research studies in HIV, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Education and Child Labour

o More than 40 presentations at National and International Conferences

o Board of Study member and Adjunct Faculty in School of Public Health, SRM University, Chennai

o Examiner & evaluator of PhD and MPH research projects in SRM, Nitte, and Yenapoya Universities

o Member of Asia Population Association, Indian Association for the Study of Population

o Received formal training on :

Implementation research (WHO-TDR, Indonesia)
M&E of health programs (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Randomized controlled clinical trials (NIH/US and PGIMER/India)
Biostatistics (NIH/US and PGIMER/India)
Clinical data management (NIH/US and PGIMER/India)
Qualitative methodologies (FHI 360/US)
Research ethics (FHI 360/US)

PhD GUIDANCE:

· Dr Navya Vyas - Biosecurity and biosafety preparedness

· Mr Priyobrat Rajkhowa – Introduction of HPV vaccine

· Ms Rashmi Bhat – Biodiversity & disease transmission

· Dr Anupam Mehrotra – Double burden Maternal malnutrition

Barriers to postpartum follow-up of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus and its implications: a mixed method study.

2021 Mathew NP Rao PA Narayanan P

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 2021;41(1):127-35.

Living environment and health of under-five children in urban slums of a coastal region in South India.

2020 Roja VR Narayanan P Chandra Sekaran V Kumar MGA

Ghana Medical Journal. 2020; 54(4): 238-244.

Does fear for infection affect condom use and HIV testing? A study of female sex workers in Pune city.

2020 Gore M Narayanan P Juvekar S

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2020;8(2):562-6.

Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome: Are green buildings better than conventional buildings?

2020 Gawande S Tiwari R Narayanan P Bhadri A

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2020;24(1):30-2.

Awareness & utilization of NIKSHAY and perceived barriers for tuberculosis case notification among the private practitioners in Udupi district, Karnataka.

2020 Dey S Rao AP Kumar A Narayanan P

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. 2020;67(1):15-9.

Contraceptive choices following first childbirth among working women in Udupi taluk.

2019 Kamath P Rao PA Narayanan P

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2019;7(1):1-5.

Prevalence and predictors of postpartum depression among mothers in the rural areas of Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India: A cross-sectional study.

2019 Agarwala A Rao PA Narayanan P

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2019;7(3):342-5.

Factors influencing the reproductive health of women in rural areas of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

2018 Srivastava N Vyas N Narayanan P Rao PA

International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018;7(9):7.

Dengue Scourge in Delhi – What the Stakeholders Think, a Search for Perspective.

2018 Rajvanshi H Narayanan P Hossain SS Dhariwal AC

Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2018;49(4):19-24.

Factors influencing utilization of reproductive health services among mothers in Meghalaya, India.

2018 Nongdhar J Vyas N Rao PA Narayanan P Pala S

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2018;7(3):557-60.

A qualitative study on experiences and needs of breast cancer survivors in Karnataka, India.

2018 Dsouza S Vyas N Narayanan P Parsekar S Gore M Sharan K

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2018;6(2):69-74.

Knowledge, Attitude and Perception About Tobacco Warning Labels Among College Students in Coastal Karnataka, India.

2018 Chauhan A Narayanan P D’souza JP

International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. 2018;9(1):4.

Vaccine wastage at the level of service delivery: a cross-sectional study.

2017 Duttagupta C Bhattacharyya D Narayanan P Pattanshetty SM

Public Health. 2017;148:63-5.

Improving maternal health quality: reviewing the context and consequences.

2017 Chauhan A Narayanan P D'souza JP

Indian Journal of Community Health. 2017;29(2):134-41.

Prevalence of Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption among Fishermen in Udupi Taluk' Karnataka, India: a Cross-Sectional Study.

2016 Rane PP Narayanan P Binu V Unnikrishnan B

Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP. 2016;17(4):1733-7.

Social support influencing diabetes self-management behaviors: A cross-sectional study in Udupi Taluk.

2016 Khymdeit E Rao PA Narayanan P Mayya S

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research (KLEU). 2016;9(2):153-7.

Medical relief in Nepal earthquake: Observations and lessons to learn.

2015 Kamath R Fernandes E Narayanan P

South East Asia Journal of Public Health. 2015;5(2):77-8.

Detection of N gonorrhoeae and C trachomatis infection using urine sample from symptomatic high-risk women by APTIMA Combo2 assay.

2013 Risbud A Rao G Das A Narayanan P Prabhakar P

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2013;31(1):96-7.

Integrating syphilis screening in a large-scale HIV prevention program for key populations: the Avahan experience from India.

2013 Parthasarathy MR Narayanan P Das A Gurung A Prabhakar P Wi T

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2013;7(6):484-8.

An exploration of elevated HIV and STI risk among male sex workers from India.

2013 Narayanan P Das A Morineau G Prabhakar P Deshpande G Gangakhedkar R et al

BMC Public Health. 2013;13(1):1059.

High rates of reinfection and incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of female sex workers from two Indian cities: Need for different STI control strategies?

2013 Das A Pathni AK Narayanan P George B Morineau G Saidel T et al

Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2013;89(1):5-10.

Genital ulcer disease in India: etiologies and performance of current syndrome guidelines.

2012 Prabhakar P Narayanan P Deshpande GR Das A Neilsen G Mehendale S et al

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2012;39(11):906-10.

Self-Identity, sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men who have sex with men attending clinics in urban India.

2012 Narayanan P Das A Prabhakar P Gurung A Morineau G Rao G et al

Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research. 2012;011(S1):1-11.

Large-scale STI services in Avahan improve utilization and treatment seeking behaviour amongst high-risk groups in India: an analysis of clinical records from six states.

2011 Gurung A Narayanan P Prabhakar P Das A Ranebennur V Tucker S et al

BMC Public Health. 2011;11 Suppl 6:S10.

Prevalence and assessment of clinical management of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in two cities of India.

2011 Das A Prabhakar P Narayanan P Neilsen G Wi T Kumta S et al

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011;2011:494769.

Substance use and sexual behaviour among African adolescents in the North-West Province of South Africa.

2007 AY Amoateng IK Sabiti P Narayanan

African J Alcohol & Drug Studies, 2007, 6(1): 27-33.

Interactions with family planning workers and dynamics of method selection in rural India.

2006 AJF Zavier Dilip TR P Narayanan

Journal of Family Welfare, 2006 52(2).

Technical note on the Estimation of District Life Expectancy, in Uttar Pradesh Human Development Report (Tables and technical note).

2003 MD Vemuri P Narayanan

UNDP and Planning Commission, India, 2003 pp.137-8.

Adolescent fertility in India: a study based on NFHS data 1992-’93.

P Narayanan A Sharma MD Vemuri

United Nations Population Fund, Technical Paper, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

Health problems of the aged in the next millennium.

Oct-Dec 1999 P Narayanan

Christian Medical Journal of India, Oct-Dec 1999, New Delhi, India.