Vishal Diwan

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About me

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Master in International Health
Erasmus Mundus and Swedish Institute Scholarships for Post-Doctoral Studies
Travel Grant from Karolinska Institutet for Health System Conference 2012 and
2016
Karolinska Institutet Fonder Grants for Minor Study Project, 2012, 2013
Master of Sciecne - Limnology
Master in Interntional Health
PhD Limnology

Articles

Article: JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. 2024;26(2):708-722
Assessment of microplastic pollution in agricultural soil of Bhopal, Central India
Singh S; Chakma S; Alawa B; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: HELIYON. 2023;9(9):e19902
Composition analysis (pick analysis) of waste generated from household: A pilot study in Ujjain city, India
Kalyanasundaram M; Krishnan K; Singh S; Sahoo KC; Soni R; Parashar V; Mathankar N; Pathak A; Sabde Y; Lundborg CS; Atkins S; Rousta K; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. 2023;93:103776
Gender differences in COVID-19 knowledge, risk perception, and public stigma among the general community: Findings from a nationwide cross-sectional study in India
Stephen A; Nair S; Joshi A; Aggarwal S; Adhikari T; Diwan V; Devi KR; Mishra BK; Yadav GK; Sahu D; Gulati BK; Sharma S; Yadav J; Ovung S; Duggal C; Sharma M; Bangar SD; Rebecca PB; Rani S; Selvaraj P; Xavier GG; Peter V; Watson B; Kannan T; Asmathulla KSMD; Bhattacharya D; Turuk J; Palo SK; Kanungo S; Behera AK; Pandey AK; Zaman K; Misra B; Kumar N; Behera S; Singh R; Narain K; Kant R; Sahay S; Tiwari R; Thomas BE; Karikalan N; Panda S; Rao MVV; Ujagare D; Chinchore S
Journal article: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT. 2023;32(4):367-370
Should tobacco products' waste be considered as hazardous in India?
Singh S; Tiwari RR; Diwan V
Article: NEW MICROBES AND NEW INFECTIONS. 2023;52:101097
Syndromic surveillance system during mass gathering of Panchkroshi Yatra festival, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Diwan V; Sharma U; Ganeshkumar P; Thangaraj JWV; Muthappan S; Venkatasamy V; Parashar V; Soni P; Garg A; Pawar NS; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Madhanraj K; Hulth A; Ponnaiah M
Journal article: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ADVANCES. 2023;9:100225
Identification, characterization, and implications of microplastics in soil-A case study of Bhopal, central India
Singh S; Chakma S; Alawa B; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11:1293600
Facilitators and barriers to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine precaution dose among adult population: qualitative analysis across six different states of India.
Godbole S; Diwan V; Das S; Reddy MM; Kalyanasundaram M; Rajendran D; Biswas D; Mamulwar M; Tiwari RR; Majumder J; Mishra A; Muthusamy SK; Memeenao M; Gupta N; Gupta S; George LS; Kadale P; Trushna T; Saha I; Alam U; Kathiresan J; Phukan SK; Sane S; Bhowmik K; Yadav GK; Krishnamurthy V; Gogoi P; Padhye K; Kant R; Ghosh P; Kharat M; Kulkarni A
Article: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING. 2023;18:533-545
Effects of Yoga and Aerobic Exercise on Verbal Fluency in Physically Inactive Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial (FitForAge)
Welford P; Osth J; Hoy S; Rossell SL; Pascoe M; Diwan V; Hallgren M
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11:1118331
Feasibility assessment of crowdsourcing slogans for promoting household waste segregation in India: a cross-sectional study
Krishnan K; Sahoo KC; Kalyanasundaram M; Singh S; Srinivas A; Pathak A; Lundborg CS; Atkins S; Rousta K; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE. 2022;11(11):7406-7411
The perspectives of community members on COVID-19-related social stigma and mitigation strategies: A qualitative study in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Diwan V; Sharma M; Sahoo KC; Negi S; Kalyanasundaram M; Tiwari RR
Article: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2022;86(9):2260-2269
Factors influencing the adsorption of antibiotics onto activated carbon in aqueous media
Singh S; Lundborg CS; Diwan V
Journal article: ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;13(10):183-187
Seroprevalence of brucellosis among the high-risk population in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh
Pradhan R; Bhadkariya A; Khandelawal V; Diwan V; Waghe S; Saxena D; Shah H; Purohit M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH. 2022;156(4):615-618
Integrated antimicrobial resistance management strategy: A way forward to mitigate antimicrobial resistance crisis
Tamhankar A; Diwan V
Article: WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH. 2022;94(9):e10783
Utility of constructed wetlands for treatment of hospital effluent and antibiotic resistant bacteria in resource limited settings: A case study in Ujjain, India
Parashar V; Singh S; Purohit MR; Tamhankar AJ; Singh D; Kalyanasundaram M; Lundborg CS; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF PREVENTION. 2022;43(4):549-565
Perceptions and Experiences of Caregivers on Child Injuries: A Qualitative Study from Central India
Pathak A; Ogunbayo A; Trushna T; Khare S; Mathur A; Atkins S; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(12):7321
Dynamics of Household Waste Segregation Behaviour in Urban Community in Ujjain, India: A Framework Analysis
Sahoo KC; Soni R; Kalyanasundaram M; Singh S; Parashar V; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Sabde Y; Lundborg CS; Annerstedt KS; Atkins S; Rousta K; Diwan V
Article: COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE. 2022;66:102815
Effects of yoga and aerobic exercise on wellbeing in physically inactive older adults: Randomized controlled trial (FitForAge)
Welford P; Osth J; Hoy S; Diwan V; Hallgren M
Journal article: WELLCOME OPEN RESEARCH. 2022;7:152
Acceptability of video observed treatment vs. directly observed treatment for tuberculosis: a comparative analysis between South and Central India
Rao JS; Diwan V; Kumar AA; Varghese SS; Sharma U; Purohit M; Das A; Rodrigues R
Article: WATER SUPPLY. 2022;22(5):5650-5674
Microplastics in drinking water: a macro issue
Singh S; Trushna T; Kalyanasundaram M; Tamhankar AJ; Diwan V
Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2022;11(4):459
Understanding Internal and External Drivers Influencing the Prescribing Behaviour of Informal Healthcare Providers with Emphasis on Antibiotics in Rural India: A Qualitative Study
Khare S; Pathak A; Lundborg CS; Diwan V; Atkins S
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:973721
Evaluation of health impacts of the improved housing conditions on under-five children in the socioeconomically underprivileged families in central India: A 1-year follow-up study protocol.
Sabde YD; Trushna T; Mandal UK; Yadav V; Sarma DK; Aher SB; Singh S; Tiwari RR; Diwan V
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:992046
Factors associated with COVID-19 stigma during the onset of the global pandemic in India: A cross-sectional study.
Adhikari T; Aggarwal S; Nair S; Joshi A; Diwan V; Stephen A; Devi KR; Kumar Mishra B; Yadav GK; Bangar SD; Sahu D; Yadav J; Ovung S; Gulati BK; Sharma S; Singh C; Duggal C; Sharma M; Ujagare D; Padmakar Chinchore S; Rebecca PB; Rani S; Selvaraj P; Xavier GG; Peter V; Watson B; Kannan T; Asmathulla KSM; Bhattacharya D; Turuk J; Palo SK; Kanungo S; Kumar Behera A; Pandey AK; Zaman K; Misra BR; Kumar N; Behera SP; Singh R; Narain K; Kant R; Sahay S; Tiwari RR; Thomas BE; Rao MVV
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH. 2022;155(1):156-164
Development & validation of scales to assess stigma related to COVID-19 in India.
Nair S; Joshi A; Aggarwal S; Adhikari T; Mahajan N; Diwan V; Stephen A; Devi KR; Mishra BK; Yadav GK; Kohli R; Sahu D; Gulati BK; Sharma S; Yadav J; Ovung S; Duggal C; Sharma M; Bangar SD; Andhalkar R; Rebecca PB; Rani S; Selvaraj P; Xavier GG; Peter V; Watson B; Kannan T; Md Asmathulla KS; Bhattacharya D; Turuk J; Palo SK; Kanungo S; Behera AK; Pandey AK; Zaman K; Misra BR; Kumar N; Behera SP; Singh R; Sarkar AH; Narain K; Kant R; Sahay S; Tiwari RR; Thomas BE; Panda S; Vardhana Rao MV
Article: INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE. 2022;15:6255-6266
Correlation Between Individual Child-Level Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic-Resistant Among Commensal Escherichia coli: Results from a Cohort of Children Aged 1-3 Years in Rural Ujjain India
Khare S; Diwan V; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Lundborg CS
Article: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2021;84(12):3689-3704
Removal of microplastics from wastewater: available techniques and way forward.
Singh S; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e052435
Determinants and pathways of healthcare-seeking behaviours in under-5 children for common childhood illnesses and antibiotic prescribing: a cohort study in rural India
Khare S; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Sharma M; Marrone G; Tamhankar AJ; Stalsby Lundborg C; Diwan V
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):22599
Trends, relationships and case attribution of antibiotic resistance between children and environmental sources in rural India
Mitchell J; Purohit M; Jewell CP; Read JM; Marrone G; Diwan V; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):694
Effects of improved information and volunteer support on segregation of solid waste at the household level in urban settings in Madhya Pradesh, India (I-MISS): protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
Kalyanasundaram M; Sabde Y; Annerstedt KS; Singh S; Sahoo KC; Parashar V; Purohit M; Pathak A; Lundborg CS; Rousta K; Bolton K; Atkins S; Diwan V
Journal article: SN APPLIED SCIENCES. 2021;3(2):240
Physicochemical quality monitoring of groundwater for drinking purposes in rural Ujjain, Central India: findings of a 2-year longitudinal study
Singh S; Parashar V; Kalyanasundaram M; Khare S; Purohit MR; Lundborg CS; Diwan V
Article: GERIATRICS. 2020;5(4):E103-103
Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India
Gour P; Choudhary A; Sahoo KC; Jirwe M; Hallgren M; Diwan VK; Mahadik VK; Diwan V
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1824
A mixed-methods community-based participatory research to explore stakeholder's perspectives and to quantify the effect of crop residue burning on air and human health in Central India: study protocol
Trushna T; Diwan V; Nandi SS; Aher SB; Tiwari RR; Sabde YD
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(21):E7706-7706
Monitoring of Water Quality, Antibiotic Residues, and Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in the Kshipra River in India over a 3-Year Period
Hanna N; Purohit M; Diwan V; Chandran SP; Riggi E; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2020;20(1):966
Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers-a cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India
Mungai IG; Baghel SS; Soni S; Vagela S; Sharma M; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Pathak A
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2020;19(1):290
Stable high frequencies of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance associated mutations and absence of K13 mutations inPlasmodium falciparum3 and 4 years after the introduction of artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pathak A; Martensson A; Gawariker S; Sharma A; Diwan V; Purohit M; Ursing J
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):755
Medical schools in India: pattern of establishment and impact on public health-a Geographic Information System (GIS) based exploratory study
Sabde Y; Diwan V; Mahadik VK; Parashar V; Negandhi H; Trushna T; Zodpey S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(3):e0229664
Mass bathing events in River Kshipra, Central India- influence on the water quality and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of commensal E.coli
Purohit M; Diwan V; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: PEDIATRIC HEALTH, MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTICS. 2020;11:65-72
Incidence, Risk and Protective Factors for Unintentional, Nonfatal, Fall-Related Injuries at Home: A Community-Based Household Survey from Ujjain, India
Pathak A; Agarwal N; Mehra L; Mathur A; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(24):E5141-5141
Characteristics of a Nationwide Voluntary Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Campaign in India; Future Paths and Pointers for Resource Limited Settings/Low and Middle Income Countries
Tamhankar AJ; Nachimuthu R; Singh R; Harindran J; Meghwanshi GK; Kannan R; Kumar NS; Negi V; Jacob L; Bhattacharyya S; Sahoo KC; Mahadik VK; Diwan V; Sharma M; Pathak A; Khedkar SU; Avhad D; Saxena S; Nerkar S; Venu V; Kumar S; Shandeepan G; Singh KR; Gashnga R; Kumar A
Article: GERIATRICS. 2019;4(4):E64-64
Effect of Yoga versus Light Exercise to Improve Well-Being and Promote Healthy Aging among Older Adults in Central India: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Choudhary A; Pathak A; Manickam P; Purohit M; Rajasekhar TD; Dhoble P; Sharma A; Suliya J; Apsingekar D; Patil V; Jaiswal A; Gwarikar S; Osth J; Jirwe M; Diwan VK; Hallgren M; Mahadik V; Diwan V
Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2019;8(3):E139-139
Antibiotic Prescribing by Informal Healthcare Providers for Common Illnesses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Rural India
Khare S; Purohit M; Sharma M; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Diwan V; Pathak A
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2019;19(1):599
Participation in the state led 'Janani Sahayogi Yojana' public private partnership program to promote facility births in Madhya Pradesh, India: views from private obstetrician partners
Diwan V; Joshi SC; Jehan K; De Costa A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(5):e027386
Effects of yoga on well-being and healthy ageing: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FitForAge)
Osth J; Diwan V; Jirwe M; Diwan V; Choudhary A; Mahadik VK; Pascoe M; Hallgren M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(9):E1646-1646
Community-Based Participatory Research and Drug Utilization Research to Improve Childhood Diarrhea Case Management in Ujjain, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Mathur A; Baghel D; Jaat J; Diwan V; Pathak A
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):6682
High levels of drug resistance in commensal E. coli in a cohort of children from rural central India
Purohit MR; Lindahl LF; Diwan V; Marrone G; Lundborg CS
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(8):e0220316
Do qualifications matter? A qualitative study of how villagers decide their health care providers in a developing economy
Anand G; Chhajed D; Shah S; Atkins S; Diwan V
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2018;18(1):427
Postpartum quality of life in Indian women after vaginal birth and cesarean section: a pilot study using the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system
Kohler S; Annerstedt KS; Diwan V; Lindholm L; Randive B; Vora K; De Costa A
Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2018;5(9):E124-124
First Aid Practices and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Caregivers for Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Ujjain, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Pathak A; Agrawal N; Mehra L; Mathur A; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(9):E1942-1942
"How Can the Patients Remain Safe, If We Are Not Safe and Protected from the Infections"? A Qualitative Exploration among Health-Care Workers about Challenges of Maintaining Hospital Cleanliness in a Resource Limited Tertiary Setting in Rural India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Joshi R; Sharma M; Pathak A; Shah H; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(6):E1281-1281
Seasonal Variations in Water-Quality, Antibiotic Residues, Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Water and Sediments of the Kshipra River in Central India
Diwan V; Hanna N; Purohit M; Chandran S; Riggi E; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Journal article: ONLINE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS. 2018;10(1):e182
Tablet-based participatory syndromic surveillance at Simhashta festival in India
Diwan V; Hulth A; Manickam P; Balagurusamy VV; Agnihotri D; Parashar V; Pathak A; Sahu K; Mahadik VK
Journal article: ONLINE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS. 2018;10(1):e180
Syndromic surveillance in religiious festival involving circumambulation in India
Diwan V; Manickam P; Balagurusamy V; Soni P; Pathak A; Thangaraj J; Parashar V; Ganeshkumar P; Ravichandran C; Garg A; Rao M; Kumar S; Vettrichelvan V; Murhekar M; Mahadik VK
Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2018;5(2):E23-23
Unintentional Childhood Injuries in Urban and Rural Ujjain, India: A Community-Based Survey
Mathur A; Mehra L; Diwan V; Pathak A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(1):e0189364
Bypassing health facilities for childbirth in the context of the JSY cash transfer program to promote institutional birth: A cross-sectional study from Madhya Pradesh, India
Sabde Y; Chaturvedi S; Randive B; Sidney K; Salazar M; De Costa A; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(7):E699-699
Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospital Wastewater in Vietnam
La TQL; Pham TL; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen QH; Pham HN; Nguyen TMT; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 2017;11(5):387-392
Detection of virulence genes in ESBL producing, quinolone resistant commensal Escherichia coli from rural Indian children
Chandran SP; Sarkar S; Diwan V; Pathak A; Shah H; Tamhankar AJ; Macaden R; Stalsby-Lundborg C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(6):E574-574
A Three-Year Follow-Up Study of Antibiotic and Metal Residues, Antibiotic Resistance and Resistance Genes, Focusing on Kshipra-A River Associated with Holy Religious Mass-Bathing in India: Protocol Paper
Diwan V; Purohit M; Chandran S; Parashar V; Shah H; Mahadik VK; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(4):E386-386
Antibiotic Resistance in an Indian Rural Community: A 'One-Health' Observational Study on Commensal Coliform from Humans, Animals, and Water
Purohit MR; Chandran S; Shah H; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:30524
North-south collaboration and capacity development in global health research in low- and middle-income countries - the ARCADE projects
Atkins S; Marsden S; Diwan V; Zwarenstein M
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:30522
Successes and challenges of north-south partnerships - key lessons from the African/Asian Regional Capacity Development projects
Farnman R; Diwan V; Zwarenstein M; Atkins S
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:30434
'Research clinics': online journal clubs between south and north for student mentoring
Atkins S; Varshney D; Meragia E; Zwarenstein M; Diwan V
Article: HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS. 2016;14(1):64
Understanding collaboration in a multi-national research capacity-building partnership: a qualitative study
Varshney D; Atkins S; Das A; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;13(6):E588-588
Antibiotics in Wastewater of a Rural and an Urban Hospital before and after Wastewater Treatment, and the Relationship with Antibiotic Use-A One Year Study from Vietnam
La TQL; Nguyen QH; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen TMT; Ho DP; Diwan V; Nguyen TD; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16(1):116
The availability of emergency obstetric care in the context of the JSY cash transfer programme in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sabde Y; Diwan V; Randive B; Chaturvedi S; Sidney K; Salazar M; De Costa A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH. 2016;15:71
Out-of-pocket expenditures for childbirth in the context of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) cash transfer program to promote facility births: who pays and how much? Studies from Madhya Pradesh, India
Sidney K; Salazar M; Marrone G; Diwan V; DeCosta A; Lindholm L
Article: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 2016;16:47
'The money is important but all women anyway go to hospital for childbirth nowadays' - a qualitative exploration of why women participate in a conditional cash transfer program to promote institutional deliveries in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sidney K; Tolhurst R; Jehan K; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS. 2016;132(2):179-183
Assessment of the quality of clinical documentation in India's JSY cash transfer program for facility births in Madhya Pradesh
Chaturvedi S; Randive B; Raven J; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(10):e0163347
Understanding Healthcare Workers Self-Reported Practices, Knowledge and Attitude about Hand Hygiene in a Medical Setting in Rural India
Diwan V; Gustafsson C; Klintz SR; Joshi SC; Joshi R; Sharma M; Shah H; Pathak A; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL. 2016;20(1):11-15
Impact of Alternative Maternal Demand-Side Financial Support Programs in India on the Caesarean Section Rates: Indications of Supplier-Induced Demand
Bogg L; Diwan V; Vora KS; DeCosta A
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;15:1321
Protocol: a 'One health' two year follow-up, mixed methods study on antibiotic resistance, focusing children under 5 and their environment in rural India
Lundborg CS; Diwan V; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Shah H; Sharma M; Mahadik VK; Tamhankar AJ
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 2015;9(5):505-511
Treatment of pediatric diarrhea: a simulated client study at private pharmacies of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Diwan V; Sabde YD; Bystrom E; De Costa A
Journal article: JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL. 2015;3(2):79-80
Infection control practices at obstetric care facilities in Madhya Pradesh, India
Chaturvedi S; Randive B; Upadhyay S; De Costa A; Diwan V
Journal article: JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL. 2015;3(2):59
Staff perception on health care waste management: A qualitative study in a rural tertiary care hospital in India
Diwan V; Chandra JS; Ashok T; Megha S; Ashish P; Cecilia S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0128383
Staff Perception on Biomedical or Health Care Waste Management: A Qualitative Study in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joshi R; Shah H; Sharma M; Pathak A; Macaden R; Lundborg CS
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2015;8:26608-8
Collecting syndromic surveillance data by mobile phone in rural India: implementation and feasibility
Diwan V; Agnihotri D; Hulth A
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2015;8:26346-7
Availability and distribution of safe abortion services in rural areas: a facility assessment study in Madhya Pradesh, India
Chaturvedi S; Ali S; Randive B; Sabde Y; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2014;14:266
Mapping the rapid expansion of India's medical education sector: planning for the future
Sabde Y; Diwan V; De Costa A; Mahadik VK
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. 2014;117(4):984-995
Detection of carbapenem resistance genes and cephalosporin, and quinolone resistance genes along with oqxAB gene in Escherichia coli in hospital wastewater: a matter of concern
Chandran SP; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joseph BV; Rosales-Klintz S; Mundayoor S; Lundborg CS; Macaden R
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2014;11:57
A spatial analysis to study access to emergency obstetric transport services under the public private "Janani Express Yojana" program in two districts of Madhya Pradesh, India
Sabde Y; De Costa A; Diwan V
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2014;13:182
Characterization of drug resistance associated genetic polymorphisms among Plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pathak A; Martensson A; Gawariker S; Mandliya J; Sharma A; Diwan V; Ursing J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(5):e96287
Utilization of a State Run Public Private Emergency Transportation Service Exclusively for Childbirth: The Janani (Maternal) Express Program in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sidney K; Ryan K; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(5):e96773
Quality of Obstetric Referral Services in India's JSY Cash Transfer Programme for Institutional Births: A Study from Madhya Pradesh Province
Chaturvedi S; Randive B; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: ANTIVIRAL THERAPY. 2014;19(8):813-818
Limited evolution but increasing trends of primary non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance mutations in therapy-naive HIV-1-infected individuals in India
Neogi U; Gupta S; Palchaudhuri R; Rao SD; Shastri S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; De Costa A; Shet A
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2014;7:24939
An assessment of the impact of the JSY cash transfer program on maternal mortality reduction in Madhya Pradesh, India
Ng M; Misra A; Diwan V; Agnani M; Levin-Rector A; De Costa A
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2013;13:477
Antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from stool samples of children aged 3 to 14 years from Ujjain, India
Shakya P; Barrett P; Diwan V; Marothi Y; Shah H; Chhari N; Tamhankar AJ; Pathak A; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2013;13:127
Indian medical students in public and private sector medical schools: are motivations and career aspirations different? - studies from Madhya Pradesh, India
Diwan V; Minj C; Chhari N; De Costa A
Article: JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2013;111(5):320-323
Establishment of social club for adolescents living in urban slums: a potential tool to impart HIV/AIDS education.
Deshpande K; Shivaswamy MS; Diwan V; De Costa A; Bhattacharya A; Mahadik VK
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(6):e67452
India's Conditional Cash Transfer Programme (the JSY) to Promote Institutional Birth: Is There an Association between Institutional Birth Proportion and Maternal Mortality?
Randive B; Diwan V; De Costa A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e68715
Seasonal and Temporal Variation in Release of Antibiotics in Hospital Wastewater: Estimation Using Continuous and Grab Sampling
Diwan V; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:699
An evaluation of two large scale demand side financing programs for maternal health in India: the MATIND study protocol
Sidney K; de Costa A; Diwan V; Mavalankar DV; Smith H
Article: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION. 2012;80(4):340-344
Qualitative study on perceptions of hand hygiene among hospital staff in a rural teaching hospital in India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joshi R; Shah H; Sharma M; Pathak A; Macaden R; Lundborg CS
Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2012;67(4):857-859
Identification of extended-spectrum -lactamase and quinolone resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewater from central India
Diwan V; Chandran SP; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Macaden R
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2012;9:2
India's JSY cash transfer program for maternal health: Who participates and who doesn't - a report from Ujjain district
Sidney K; Diwan V; El-Khatib Z; de Costa A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(6):e39819
Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 Subtypes in India: Origin and Evolutionary History of the Predominant Subtype C
Neogi U; Bontell I; Shet A; De Costa A; Gupta S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; Wanchu A; Ranga U; Banerjea AC; Sonnerborg A
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2011;11:351
Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India
Sabde YD; Diwan V; Saraf VS; Mahadik VK; Diwan VK; De Costa A
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2011;11:32
Adherence to treatment guidelines for acute diarrhoea in children up to 12 years in Ujjain, India - a cross-sectional prescription analysis
Pathak D; Pathak A; Marrone G; Diwan V; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:414
Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India
Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Khandal RK; Sen S; Aggarwal M; Marothi Y; Iyer RV; Sundblad-Tonderski K; Stalsby-Lundborg C
Journal article: INDIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. 2007;32(4):295-296
Access to quantity and quality water: Problems perceived by residents of village Palwa in Ujjain district
Deshpande K; Kakkar R; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2006;10(9):995-1000
Health care seeking among individuals with cough and tuberculosis: a population-based study from rural India
Fochsen G; Deshpande K; Diwan V; Mishra A; Diwan VK; Thorson A
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2004;68(2):211-222
Spatial pattern of private health care provision in Ujjain, India:: a provider survey processed and analysed with a Geographical Information System
Deshpande K; RaviShankar; Diwan V; Lönnroth K; Mahadik VK; Chandorkar RK
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Review: HELIYON. 2024;10(2):e24332
Interventions to promote household waste segregation: A systematic review
Trushna T; Krishnan K; Soni R; Singh S; Kalyanasundaram M; Annerstedt KS; Pathak A; Purohit M; Lundbog CS; Sabde Y; Atkins S; Sahoo KC; Rousta K; Diwan V
Review: TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 2022;7(11):336
Existing Policies/Guidelines on the Environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance in India: An Insight into the Key Facets through Review and SWOT Analysis
Debnath F; Chakraborty D; Giri S; Saha S; Pyne S; Chakraverty R; Majumdar A; Deb AK; Diwan V; Bhatia R; Dutta S
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2022
Acceptability of Video Observed Treatment vs. Direct Observed Treatment for Tuberculosis: A Comparative Analysis between South and Central India (Preprint)
Rao JS; Diwan V; Kumar AA; Varghese SS; Sharma U; Purohit M; Das A; Rodrigues R
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers—A cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India
Mungai IG; Baghel SS; Soni S; Vagela S; Sharma M; Diwan V; Tamhankar A; Lundborg CS; Pathak A
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers—A cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India
Mungai IG; Baghel SS; Soni S; Vagela S; Sharma M; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Pathak A
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Stable high frequencies of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance associated mutations and absence of K13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum 3 and 4 years after the introduction of artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pathak A; Mårtensson A; Gawariker S; Sharma A; Diwan V; Purohit M; Ursing J
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers—A cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India
Mungai IG; Baghel SS; Soni S; Vagela S; Sharma M; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Pathak A
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Stable high frequencies of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance associated mutations and absence of K13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum 3 and 4 years after the introduction of artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pathak A; Mårtensson A; Gawariker S; Sharma A; Diwan V; Purohit M; Ursing J
Meeting abstract: RETROVIROLOGY. 2012;9:p151
Emergence of unique recombinant forms (URFs) in Indian HIV-1 epidemic: data from nationwide clinical cohort between 2007 and 2011
Neogi U; Gupta S; Shet A; De Costa A; Laishram RL; Wanchu A; Diwan V; Banerjea AC; Sonnerborg A

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Antibiotic resistance: Preventive measures and minimizing consequences through risk mitigation and targeted interventions in the context of India
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2025
Effekter av utökad information och volontärbaserat stöd för avfallssortering på hushållsnivå i urbana miljöer i Madhya Pradesh, Indien: en kluster-randomiserad studie
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
Antibiotic resistance Prevention: Implementable interventions in A One health Management context, (APRIAM)
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
Antibiotic stewardship program including infection prevention and control and waste water treatment - Implementation research in hospital and community in India
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2017
Joint activities linked to the project´- Antibiotic pollutants in waters and resistance in rural India - Interventions to improve antibiotic resistance management (APRIAM 2)
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2012 - 31 December 2014

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