Following papers represent the work carried out by ARTH on its own or as part of a larger/multi-centre research collaboration.
Reproductive health
Maternal health
Ragavan M I, Iyengar K and Wurtz R M. Physical Intimate Partner Violence in Northern India. Qual Health Res 2014 24: 457 originally published online 5 March 2014 – Download PDF
Iyengar K, Yadav R, Sen S. Consequences of Maternal Complications in Women’s Lives in the First Postpartum Year: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Health Popul Nutr 2012 Jun; 30(2): 226-240 – Download PDF
Iyengar K. Early Postpartum Maternal Morbidity among Rural Women of Rajasthan, India: A Community Based Study. J Health Popul Nutr 2012 Jun; 30(2): 213-225 – Download PDF
Iyengar SD, Iyengar K, Suhalka V, Agarwal K. Comparison of Domiciliary and Institutional Delivery-Care Practices in Rural Rajasthan, India. J Health Popul Nutr 2009; 27(2): 303-312 – Download PDF
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD, Suhalka V, Dashora K. Pregnancy–related Deaths in Rural Rajasthan, India: Exploring Causes, Context, and Care Seeking Through Verbal Autopsy. J Health Popul Nutr 2009; 27(2): 293-302 – Download PDF
Iyengar SD, Iyengar K, Gupta V. Maternal Health: A Case Study of Rajasthan. J Health Popul Nutr 2009; 27(2): 271-292 – Download PDF
Vora KS, Mavalankar DV, Ramani KV, Upadhyaya M, Sharma B, Iyengar S, Gupta V, Iyengar K. Maternal Health Situation in India: A Case Study. J Health Popul Nutr 2009; 27(2): 184-201 – Download PDF
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD. Emergency obstetric care and referral: experience of two midwife-led health centres in rural Rajasthan, India. Reproductive Health Matters 2009;17(33):9–20 – Download PDF
Iyengar SD, Iyengar K, Martines JC, Dashora K, Deora KK. Child birth practices in rural Rajasthan, India: implications for neonatal health and survival. Journal of Perinatology (2008) 28, S23–S30; doi:10.1038/jp.2008.174 For paper – Click here
Safe abortion
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD, Danielsson KG. Can India transition from informal abortion provision to safe and formal services? Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Jun;4(6):e357-8. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30047-X. PMID: 27198832. Click here
Gupta P, Iyengar SD, Ganatra B, Johnston HB, Iyengar K. Can community health workers play a greater role in increasing access to medical abortion services? A qualitative study. BMC Women’s Health 2017; 17:37 DOI 10.1186/s12905-017-0391 Download PDF
Iyengar K, Klingberg MA, Iyengar SD et al. “Who wants to go repeatedly to the hospital?”: Perceptions and experiences of simplified medical abortion in Rajasthan, India. Global Qualitative Nursing Research 2016; 3:1-13. Click here
Mandira Paul ,Sharad D.Iyengar, Birgitta Essén, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Kirti Iyengar, Johan Bring and Marie Klingberg-Allvin : Does mode of follow-up influence contraceptive use after medical abortion in a low-resource setting? Secondary outcome analysis of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.BMC Public Health 2016;16:1087 Click here
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD. Improving access to safe abortion in a rural primary care setting in India: experience of a service delivery intervention. Reproductive Health 2016; 13:54 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0157-5. Click here
Paul M, Iyengar K, Essén B, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Iyengar SD, Bring J, et al. Acceptability of Home-Assessment Post Medical Abortion and Medical Abortion in a Low-Resource Setting in Rajasthan, India. Secondary Outcome Analysis of a Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10(9): e0133354. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133354 Click here
Iyengar K, Paul M, Iyengar SD, et al. Self-assessment of the outcome of early medical abortion versus clinic follow-up in India: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Global Health. 2015;3: 537-45. Click here
Paul M, Iyengar K, Iyengar SD, et al. Simplified follow-up after medical abortion using a low-sensitivity urinary pregnancy test and a pictorial instruction sheet in Rajasthan, India –study protocol and intervention adaptation of a randomised control trial. BMC Women’s Health. 2014; 14:98 Click here
Iyengar SD. Introducing medical abortion within the primary health system: comparison with other health interventions and commodities. Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 13, No. 26 (Nov. 2005) Download PDF
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD. Elective abortion as a primary health service in rural India: experience with manual vacuum aspiration. Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 10, No. 19 (May 2002) Download PDF
Contraception
Iyengar SD, Iyengar,K, Anand A, Suhalka V, Jain M. Observational study of feasibility and acceptability of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device as a long-acting reversible contraceptive in a primary care setting in India, Contraception: X, Volume 4, 2022, 100079, ISSN 2590-1516, Click here
Gupta P, Iyengar K, Iyengar SD. Taking Services to the Doorstep: Providing Rural Indian Women Greater Control over their Fertility. In: Women`s Empowerment and Global Health – A Twenty–First–Century Agenda. Editors: Shari Dworkin, Monica Gandhi, Paige Passano, University of California Press, 2017. Download PDF
Iyengar K, Iyengar SD. The Copper-T 380A IUD: a ten-year alternative to female sterilisation in India. Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 8, No. 16 (Nov. 2000), pg. 125-133 Click here
Child health
Neonatal health
David SM, Ragasudha PN, Taneja S, Mohan SB, Iyengar SD, Pricilla RA, et al. Predictors of recovery in children aged 6–59 months with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a multicentre study. Public Health Nutrition. 2021;24(15):4899-4907. doi:10.1017/S1368980020004723. Click here
Mohan P, Iyengar SD, Agarwal K, Martines JC, Sen K. Care-seeking practices in rural Rajasthan: barriers and facilitating factors. Journal of Perinatology (2008) 28, S31–S37; doi:10.1038/jp.2008.167For abstract Click here For complete paper Click here
Iyengar SD, Iyengar K, Martines JC, Dashora K, Deora KK. Child birth practices in rural Rajasthan, India: implications for neonatal health and survival. Journal of Perinatology (2008) 28, S23–S30; doi:10.1038/jp.2008
Neonatal Mortality Formative Research Working Group. Developing community-based intervention strategies to save newborn lives: lessons learned from formative research in five countries. Journal of Perinatology (2008) Click here
ICMR Young Infant Study Group*. Age Profile of Neonatal Deaths. Indian Pediatr 2008;45: 991-994 (* includes ARTH) Click here
Rasaily R, Saxena NC, Pandey S, et al. Effect of home-based newborn care on neonatal and infant mortality: a cluster randomised trial in India. BMJ Glob Health 2020;5:e000680. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2017-000680 Click here
Child Health
Garg CC, Mazumder S, Taneja S, et al. Costing of three feeding regimens for home-based management of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition from a randomised trial in India. BMJ Glob Health 2018;3:e000702. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000702 Download PDF
Bhandari N, Mohan SB, Bose A, Iyengar SD, et al. Efficacy of three feeding regimens for home-based management of children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: a randomised trial in India. BMJ Global Health 2016;1:e000144. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000144 Download PDF
Lingam R, Gupta P, Zafar S, et al. Understanding care and feeding practices: building blocks for a sustainable intervention in India and Pakistan. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 2014;1308: 204-217 Download PDF
Mohan P. Inequities in coverage of preventive child health interventions: the rural drinking water supply program and the universal immunization program in Rajasthan, India. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 95, No. 2 (Feb. 2005) Click here
Mohan P, Iyengar SD, Martines JC, Cousens S, Sen K. Impact of counseling on careseeking behaviour in families with sick children: cluster randomized trial in rural India. BMJ Online First bmj.com, BMJ July 2004 Download PDF
David, S., Ragasudha, P., Taneja, S., Mohan, S., Iyengar, S., Pricilla, R., . . . Bose, A. (2020). Predictors of recovery in children aged 6 to 59 months with uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: A multi-center study. Public Health Nutrition, 1-19. doi:10.1017/S1368980020004723 Click here
Iyengar K., Jain ML, Thomas S., Dashora K, Liu W, Saini P, Dattatreya R, Parker I and Iyengar SD. Adherence to evidence based care practices for childbirth before and after a quality improvement intervention in health facilities of Rajasthan, India. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.2014, 14:270. Download PDF
Mohan P, Iyengar SD, Brahmawar S, Sen K. Auxiliary nurse midwife: what determines her place of residence? Journal of Health & Population in Developing Countries, June 2003 Download PDF
