Research Projects

Research Publications

1. Sinha B, Mazumder S, Thakur A, Devi S, More D, Ashorn P, Sommerfelt H, Kurpad A, Bhandari N. Effect of kangaroo mother care in low birth weight infants on human milk intake: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb 11:S0002-9165(25)00074-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.02.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39947481.
2. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new treatment strategies for the management of young infants with low- or moderate-mortality risk signs of possible serious bacterial infection: Framework and study methodology https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.06.25323540
3. Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Exploring the Mismatch Between Perceived and Actual Sexual Harassment Experiences by working female in Indian Healthcare Settings- [Accepted in Journal of Family Medicine and Primary care ]
4. Sexual harassment in female healthcare workers, its consequences and barriers in seeking health in India’s Healthcare sector. [Accepted in Indian Journal of Community Medicine].
5. Monkeypox Disease Outbreak (2022): Epidemiology, Challenges, and the Way Forward available at https://indianpediatrics.net/epub062022/RA-00438.pdf
6. Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Monkeypox Disease Outbreak (2022): Correspondence. Indian Pediatr. 2022 Sep 15;59(9):730. doi: 10.1007/s13312-022-2610-6. PMID: 36101959; PMCID: PMC9518952.
7. Thakur A, Ray TK, Goel MK. Expenditure pattern on diabetes care: A Community based longitudinal study in resettlement colony of East Delhi. Indian J Comm Health. 2017; 29, 2: 209 – 212. 
8. Thakur A, Ray TK and Goel MK. Determinants of Expenditure on Diabetes Care: A Community Based Longitudinal Study in a Resettlement Colony of Delhi. JAPI 2019; 67:44-47. 
9. Thakur A, Ray TK, Goel MK. Health-Care services utilization among diabetes patients enrolled in tertiary care hospital of East Delhi. Indian J Community Med 2018;43:248-
10. Mangal A, Thakur A , Nimayat K A, Dabar D, Yadav S B. Screening for common mental health problems and their determinants among school-going adolescent girls in Gujarat, India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jan; 9(1): 264–270.
11. Raikar K, Thakur A, Mangal A, Vaghela JF, Banerjee S, Gupta V. A study to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition edu cation session using flipchart among school-going adolescent girls. J Edu Health Promot 2020;9:183.
12. Thakur A, Ray TK and Goel MK. E-waste: Management Practices in India. India. Epidem Int 2016;1(3): 21-25.
13. Thakur A, Ray TK and Goel MK. Cancer in Adolescents: an Overlooked Situation, with Serious Concern. Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health Ind. J. Youth Adol. Health 2015;2(3):58-65.
14. Mangal A, Vaghela J F, Thakur A, Kumar A. Sociodemographic and Economic Characteristics of a Homeless Community in Delhi, India. J. Integ. Comm. Health 2018; 7(1)
15. Thakur A, Das H , Banerjee S,  Mangal A and Vaghela J F. Contemporary adolescent social – behavioural issues among urban school going, girls. J. Indian Assoc. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2018; 14(3):34-45
16. Gupta E, Thakur A, Dixit S. Morbidity pattern and health seeking behaviour of the geriatric population in a rural area of district Faridabad, Haryana: a cross-sectional study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2019;6:1096-101. 
17. Thakur A, Dabar D, Mangal A, Daral S, Yadav V, Raut DK. Perceptions and Practices of Mar¬ried Women Regarding Medical Abortion in an Urbanized Village of South Delhi, India. Int J Med Public Health. 2020;10(1):18-23. 
18. Acharya AS, Tiwari N, Thakur A, Rasania SK, Bachani D, Khandekar J. Assessment of growth and development in toddlers: A mixed method approach for developmental surveillance and screening by a healthy baby contest in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi, India.Indian J Med Spec 0;0:0.
19. Thakur A, Laskar AR, Acharya AS, Rasania SK, Jain A. Diet and dialogue skills: An innovative approach to diet demonstration by medical students of Lady Hardinge Medical College. Indian J Community Med 2020;46:134-6. 
20. Choudhary P, Kumar V, Saha A , and Thakur A Peritoneal dialysis in critically ill children in resource-limited setting: A prospective cohort study. Peritoneal Dialysis International 2020; 41 (2): 209-216.
21. Epidemiology of AKI in Children with COVID19 in LMIC. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
22. An online study to assess the disposal of Personal protective equipment at home amid COVID 19 Pandemic in India, Indian journal of community and family medicine.

Other Assignments

Papers/Chapters in Books

Papers Presented

Trainings & Workshops

1. Conferences, Workshops, and Meetings Attended
2. National Conference on Urban Health (24-25th February 2018, Delhi, India)
3. Basics of Health Economics (31st August 2018, Delhi, India)
4. 4th International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health (15-17th February 2019, Delhi, India)
5. 46th Annual National Conference of IAPSM 2019 & International Symposium on National Health Protection Mission (8-10th March 2019, Himachal Pradesh, India)
6. Workshop on Safe Motherhood (6th June 2019, Delhi, India)
7. Health Diplomacy in Pandemic Times (20-21st February 2021, Delhi, India)
8. Economics of Health and Health Care (9th March 2021, Online - PGIMER Chandigarh, India)
9. 65th Indian Public Health Association Conference (24-26th September 2021, Puducherry, India)
10. Longitudinal Multilevel Data Analysis Using R Software (18-20th October 2022, Delhi, India)
11. Understanding Public Health Nutrition Policy and Action (12-15th December 2022, Delhi, India)
12. EQUIFINANCE Annual Meet (11-13th January 2023, Puducherry, India)
13. Science Meet: Economic Evaluation in Healthcare (13-14th April 2023, Delhi, India

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

Life membership of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM), Membership No. 4000

Awards Obtained

1. Received BEST POSTER Award for “Effect of Diabetes on Economic Productivity” 4th International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, 2019
2. Received IAPSM FORD FOUNDATION Grant for the Project Entitled “Assessment of Cardiovascular and Stroke risk using WHO / ISH risk prediction chart in people aged > 40 years in Palam area of Delhi”
3. Best Oral presentation award in in IPHACON 2021“Assessment of Cardiovascular and Stroke risk using WHO / ISH risk prediction chart in people aged > 40 years in Palam area of Delhi
4. Dr. Asha Marie Tobin Award for Best Senior Resident in Community Medicine