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: BMJ OPEN. 2026;16(5):e112630
Primary caregivers' practices and perceptions on antibiotic use and resistance: a one health qualitative study in rural South India
Charan K; Lakshmi Kandhan V; Rishika RS; Kalimuthu P; Pon Ruban AC; Karthikeyan MB; Sahoo KC; Ponnaiah M; Chethrapilly Purushothaman GK; Diwan V
Article: WORLD J VIROL. 2026;15(1):118273
Prevalence of sapovirus infection among hospitalized pediatric patients in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sikenis M; Prajapati B; Singh AK; Patil T; Yadav V; Singh S; Gangwar M; Diwan V; Mandal UK; Biswas D; Nema S; Tiwari RR; Mishra PK; Singh P; Corovic IF; Nema RK
Article: INDIAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. 2025;50(Suppl 3):S409-S416
Cumulative Incidence of Dysentery Among Under-Five Children in Underprivileged Urban Areas of Bhopal: A One-Year Cohort Study.
Sabde YD; Mandal UK; Yadav V; Trushna T; Tiwari RR; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. 2025;60(8):385-395
Microplastics: an emerging environmental contaminant in surface water bodies of Indore, Central India
Singh S; Alawa B; Mehra SS; Chakma S; Diwan V
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;13:1485417
A protocol for estimating health burden posed by early life exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and its heavy metal composition: a mother-child birth (ELitE) cohort from Central India
Trushna T; Yadav V; Mandal UK; Diwan V; Tiwari RR; Ahirwar R; Raj D; Rana S; Surve SV; Dey S; Sabde YD
Article: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2025;91(7):783-796
Sewage treatment plants as a potential source of microplastics in the environment: A preliminary study in Central India
Singh S; Alawa B; Chakma S; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: CHEMOSPHERE. 2025;375:144252
Development of novel biochar adsorbent using agricultural waste biomass for enhanced removal of ciprofloxacin from water: Insights into the isotherm, kinetics, and thermodynamic analysis.
Alawa B; Singh S; Chakma S; Kishor R; Stålsby Lundborg C; Diwan V
Article: AQUA-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY. 2025;74(3):283-298
Preliminary investigations on the occurrence and risk assessment of microplastics in the Bhoj wetland: a Ramsar site in Bhopal, Central India
Singh S; Chakma S; Alawa B; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2025;15(1):4062
Polypharmacy and self-medication among older adults in Indian urban communities-a cross-sectional study
Das S; Gnanavel P; Smanla S; Saikia AM; Mishra S; Khare S; Murugan SA; Prakash VN; Roychoudhury P; Ahmad I; Diwan V; Rajesh J; Kumar KS; Kishore J; Srivastava N; Yasmin S; Nasrin M; Borah R; Basistha MS; Baruah C; Kalita M; Samajdar SS; Cherian JJ; Pathak A; Panda S; Tripathi SK; Lundborg CS
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1456868
Interventions on informal healthcare providers to improve the delivery of healthcare services in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Das S; Khare S; Eriksen J; Diwan V; Lundborg CS; Skender K
Article: SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT. 2024;40(2)
Microplastic pollution in terrestrial environment: Identification, characterization, and risk assessment in Indore, Central India
Singh S; Chakma S; Alawa B; Kalyanasundaram M; Diwan V
Article: CUREUS. 2024;16(4):e58882
Investigating the Presence of Rotavirus in Wastewater Samples of Bhopal Region, India, by Utilizing Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction.
Nema RK; Singh AK; Nagar J; Prajapati B; Sikenis M; Singh S; Diwan V; Singh P; Tiwari R; Mishra PK
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: SCIENCE IN ONE HEALTH. 2024;3:100080
Protocol for detection of pathogenic enteric RNA viruses by regular monitoring of environmental samples from wastewater treatment plants using droplet digital PCR.
Nema RK; Singh S; Singh AK; Sarma DK; Diwan V; Tiwari RR; Mondal RK; Mishra PK
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: 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
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Review: INDIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2026;:1-15
Prevalence of astrovirus-associated gastroenteritis among hospitalized pediatric patients in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prajapati B; Sikenis M; Singh AK; Diwan V; Mandal UK; Singh S; Pandey MK; Yadav K; Tiwari RR; Mishra PK; Yadav V; Nema RK
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2025;23(3):185
Standardizing waste classification in low and middle income countries: addressing terminology gaps to improve urban segregation behavior
Krishnan K; Singh S; Trushna T; Kalyanasundaram M; Sabde Y; Atkins S; Sahoo KC; Lundborg CS; Rousta K; Diwan V
Review: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. 2025;179:105809
The evolving landscape of Norovirus GII genotypes in Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Singh AK; Nagar J; Tandekar A; Singh S; Diwan V; Ravindran GC; Tiwari RR; Mishra PK; Nema RK
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
Study protocol: 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
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
Study protocol: 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
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

Grants

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 2025
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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