Research projects, publications, and data analysis work in health data science and public health.
Written by Arun Mitra
A cross-sectional study establishing region-specific normative reference values for resting heart rate variability (HRV) in 249 healthy South Indian adults, characterising how cardiac autonomic function varies with age and gender. Published in Annals of Neurosciences.
Mapping and integrating routine HMIS, community-generated, and programme data to move tribal primary health centres from data-rich and information-poor toward local decision support.
Spatial epidemiological analysis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data identifying geographic clusters and hotspots of caesarean-section rates across India.
Protocol for a prospective randomised controlled trial evaluating how needle orientation and closure direction affect peritoneal flap reconstruction during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal-hernia repair.
A quasi-experimental trial testing whether the NutriAide mobile app — daily dietary logging plus reminders — improves haemoglobin in anaemic pregnant women beyond routine iron supplementation and counselling. The app showed no significant advantage, with app adherence a key limiting factor.