Professor
Christian Medical College Vellore, Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632004, Tamil Nadu, India
Ramakrishna BS, Makharia GK, Chetri K, Dutta S, Mathur P, Ahuja V, Amarchand R, Balamurugan R, Chowdhury SD, Daniel D, Das A, George G, Gupta SD, Krishnan A, Prasad JH, Kaur G, Pugazhendhi S, Pulimood A, Ramakrishna K, Verma AK. Prevalence of Adult Celiac Disease in India: Regional Variations and Associations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan;111(1):115-23. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2015.398. Epub 2016 Jan 5. PMID: 26729543.
Nambi SK, Prasad J, Singh D, Abraham V, Kuruvilla A, Jacob KS. Explanatory models and common mental disorders among patients with unexplained somatic symptoms attending a primary care facility in Tamil Nadu. Natl Med J India. 2002 Nov-Dec;15(6):331-5. PMID: 12540066.
Paul H, Peter D, Pulimood SA, Abraham OC, Mathai E, Prasad JH, Kannangai R. Role of polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals from India (South). Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2012 May-Jun;78(3):323-7. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.95448. PMID: 22565432. Link
Manjunath K, Cherian AG, Abraham V, Minz S, George K, Helan J. Trends of HIV prevalence in rural South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Feb;8(2):669-672. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_18. PMID: 30984692; PMCID: PMC6436254.
George H, Rakesh P, Krishna M, Alex R, Abraham VJ, George K, Prasad JH. Foot care knowledge and practices and the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy among people with diabetes attending a secondary care rural hospital in southern India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2013 Jan;2(1):27-32. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.109938. PMID: 24479039; PMCID: PMC3894008. Link
Bhatt AN, Manjunath K, Dutta N, Jacob S, Ninan DS, Jeevakumari J et al. Delays are still a challenge in Tuberculosis control - Cross-sectional study from South India. Indian J Basic and Applied Med Res 2016 Dec;6(1):307-13.
Ramakrishna BS, Makharia GK, Chetri K, Dutta S, Mathur P, Ahuja V, Amarchand R, Balamurugan R, Chowdhury SD, Daniel D, Das A, George G, Gupta SD, Krishnan A, Prasad JH, Kaur G, Pugazhendhi S, Pulimood A, Ramakrishna K, Verma AK. Prevalence of Adult Celiac Disease in India: Regional Variations and Associations. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan;111(1):115-23. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2015.398. Epub 2016 Jan 5. PMID: 26729543.
Nambi SK, Prasad J, Singh D, Abraham V, Kuruvilla A, Jacob KS. Explanatory models and common mental disorders among patients with unexplained somatic symptoms attending a primary care facility in Tamil Nadu. Natl Med J India. 2002 Nov-Dec;15(6):331-5. PMID: 12540066.
Paul H, Peter D, Pulimood SA, Abraham OC, Mathai E, Prasad JH, Kannangai R. Role of polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals from India (South). Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2012 May-Jun;78(3):323-7. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.95448. PMID: 22565432. Link
Manjunath K, Cherian AG, Abraham V, Minz S, George K, Helan J. Trends of HIV prevalence in rural South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Feb;8(2):669-672. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_18. PMID: 30984692; PMCID: PMC6436254.
George H, Rakesh P, Krishna M, Alex R, Abraham VJ, George K, Prasad JH. Foot care knowledge and practices and the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy among people with diabetes attending a secondary care rural hospital in southern India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2013 Jan;2(1):27-32. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.109938. PMID: 24479039; PMCID: PMC3894008. Link
Bhatt AN, Manjunath K, Dutta N, Jacob S, Ninan DS, Jeevakumari J et al. Delays are still a challenge in Tuberculosis control - Cross-sectional study from South India. Indian J Basic and Applied Med Res 2016 Dec;6(1):307-13.
Bose A, Isaac R, Balaji V, Rose W, Mohan V, Anandan S, Prasad JH, Abraham A, Krishna M, Viswanathan K. Challenges in Implementation of ANISA Protocol at the Vellore Site, India. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 May;35(5 Suppl 1):S70-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001111. PMID: 27070070. Link
Shameer KM, Manjunath K Marconi SD, Krishnaveni V, Rakesh PS, Prasad JH. A community based case control study on risk factors for treatment interruptions in people with tuberculosis in Kollam district, Kerala, southern India. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2016 Apr;3(4):962-967.
Muliyil DE, Rose A, Senthamizh SV, Chatterjee T, Helan J, Kang G, Muliyil J. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Vitamin A Deficiency in Children and Women of Childbearing Age in a Southern Indian Tribal Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. Indian J Community Med. 2019 Apr-Jun;44(2):162-165. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_213_18. PMID: 31333297; PMCID: PMC6625259.
Bose A, Isaac R, Balaji V, Rose W, Mohan V, Anandan S, Prasad JH, Abraham A, Krishna M, Viswanathan K. Challenges in Implementation of ANISA Protocol at the Vellore Site, India. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 May;35(5 Suppl 1):S70-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001111. PMID: 27070070.
Bhatt AN, Tharyan P, Michael JS, Christopher DJ, Varghese GM, Sathyendra S, Rajan SJ, George K, Prasad JH. Treatment outcomes with daily self-administered treatment and thrice-weekly directly-observed treatment in two cohorts of newly-diagnosed, sputum-positive adults with pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Tuberc. 2020 Jan;67(1):105-111. doi: 10.1016/j.ijtb.2017.05.012. Epub 2017 Jun 24. PMID: 32192603.
Jeyabalan S, Kuruvilla A, Prasad J, Abraham S, Jacob KS. A risk score to diagnose depression in general practice. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 Nov;36(11):969-72. PMID: 18043789. Link
Mathew RJ, Bose A, Prasad JH, Muliyil JP, Singh D. Maternal periodontal disease as a significant risk factor for low birth weight in pregnant women attending a secondary care hospital in South India: a case-control study. Indian J Dent Res. 2014 Nov-Dec;25(6):742-7. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.152184. PMID: 25728106. Link
Viswanath K, Ps Rakesh, Chakraborty A, Prasad JH, Minz S, George K. A community based case control study on determinants of perinatal mortality in a tribal population of southern India. Rural Remote Health. 2015 Jul-Sep;15(3):3388. Epub 2015 Sep 21. PMID: 26391225.
Das S, Winston A B, Sukumaran D, Kumar A, Fx MS, Prasad J. Drug prescribing pattern in pregnancy in a secondary care hospital in south India: a retrospective study. Trop Doct. 2016 Apr;46(2):86-90. doi: 10.1177/0049475515609841. Epub 2015 Oct 7. PMID: 26450430.
George H, Rakesh P, Krishna M, Alex R, Abraham VJ, George K, Prasad JH. Foot care knowledge and practices and the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy among people with diabetes attending a secondary care rural hospital in southern India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2013 Jan;2(1):27-32. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.109938. PMID: 24479039; PMCID: PMC3894008. Link
Alex R, Ratnaraj B, Winston B, Samson Devakiruba DN, Samuel C, John J, Mohan VR, Prasad JH, Jacob K. Risk factors for foot ulcers in patients with diabetes mellitus - a short report from vellore, South India. Indian J Community Med. 2010 Jan;35(1):183-5. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.62582. PMID: 20606950; PMCID: PMC2888355. Link
Jacob A, Thomas L, Stephen K, Marconi S, Noel J, Jacob KS, Prasad J. Nutritional status and intellectual development in children: A community-based study from rural Southern India. Natl Med J India. 2016 Mar-Apr;29(2):82-4. PMID: 27586211.
Saha SK, Schrag SJ, El Arifeen S, Mullany LC, Shahidul Islam M, Shang N, Mohan VR et Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in south Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study. Lancet. 2018 Jul 14;392(10142):145-159. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31127-9. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PMID: 30025808; PMCID: PMC6053599. Link
Praharaj I, Parker EPK, Giri S, Allen DJ, Silas S, Revathi R, Kaliappan SP, John J, Prasad JH, Kampmann B, Iturriza-Gómara M, Grassly NC, Kang G; Influence of Nonpolio Enteroviruses and the Bacterial Gut Microbiota on Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Response: A Study from South India, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 : 1178-1186 Link
Aabidha PM, Cherian AG, Paul E, Helan J. Maternal and fetal outcome in pre-eclampsia in a secondary care hospital in South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2015 Apr-Jun;4(2):257-60. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.154669. PMID: 25949977; PMCID: PMC4408711.
Paul H, Peter D, Pulimood SA, Abraham OC, Mathai E, Prasad JH, Kannangai R. Role of polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals from India (South). Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2012 May-Jun;78(3):323-7. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.95448. PMID: 22565432. Link
Manjunath K, Christopher P, Gopichandran V, Rakesh PS, George K, Prasad JH. Quality of life of a patient with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in rural South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2014 Oct-Dec;3(4):396-9. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.148124. PMID: 25657951; PMCID: PMC4311350.A Link
Rakesh P, Gopichandran V, Jamkhandi D, Manjunath K, George K, Prasad J. Determinants of postpartum anemia among women from a rural population in southern India. Int J Womens Health. 2014 Apr 11;6:395-400. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S58355. PMID: 24748821; PMCID: PMC3990363.
Bankar A, Korula A, Kulkarni UP, Devasia AJ, Na F, Lionel S, Abraham A, Balasubramanian P, Janet NB, Nair SC, S S, Jeyaseelan V, N J, Prasad J, George B, Mathews V. Resource utilization and cost effectiveness of treating acute promyelocytic leukaemia using generic arsenic trioxide. Br J Haematol. 2020 Apr;189(2):269-278. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16343. Epub 2019 Dec 21. PMID: 31863602.
Ashwin M, Rakesh P, Pricilla RA, Manjunath K, Jacob K, Prasad J. Determinants of quality of life among people with epilepsy attending a secondary care rural hospital in south India. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2013 Aug;4(Suppl 1):S62-6. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.116467. PMID: 24174803; PMCID: PMC3808065.
Abraham S, Prasad J, Joseph A, Jacob KS. Confidentiality, partner notification and HIV infection: issues related to community health programmes. Natl Med J India. 2000 Jul-Aug;13(4):207-11. PMID: 11002691.
Varkey P, Balakrishna PP, Prasad JH, Abraham S, Joseph A. The reality of unsafe abortion in a rural community in South India. Reprod Health Matters. 2000 Nov;8(16):83-91. doi: 10.1016/s0968-8080(00)90190-3. PMID: 11424254.
Prasad J, Abraham S, Akila B, Joseph A, Jacob KS. Symptoms related to the reproductive tract and mental health among women in rural southern India. Natl Med J India. 2003 Nov-Dec;16(6):303-8. PMID: 14765620.
Prasad JH, Abraham S, Kurz KM, George V, Lalitha MK, John R, Jayapaul MN, Shetty N, Joseph A. Reproductive tract infections among young married women in Tamil Nadu, India. Int Fam Plan Perspect. 2005 Jun;31(2):73-82. doi: 10.1363/3107305. PMID: 15982948.
Anne Cherian, Anuradha Rose, Dulari Gupta, Shantidani Minz, Jasmin Prasad, Kuryan George. Whither sex ratios in a low mortality setting. International Journal of Womens health and Reproduction Sciences. Vol 4, No.2, April 2016,64-67.
Cherian AG, Jamkhandi D, George K, Bose A, Prasad J, Minz S. Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in a Secondary Care Hospital in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Trop Pediatr. 2016 Oct;62(5):361-7. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmw019. Epub 2016 Apr 4. PMID: 27044502.
Reenu Rajan George, Devendraakhilesh P, Iahmo T. T, Varun Raj P., Kusum V. Moray, Anne George Cherian, Jasmin Helan Prasad. Why are abortions the answer? Prevalence, knowledge and attitude towards induced abortions among women attending a secondary level health care facility in Tamil Nadu, Southern India. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health 2017 Feb; 4(2): 532-536
Prasad J, Abraham VJ, Minz S, Abraham S, Joseph A, Muliyil JP, George K, Jacob KS. Rates and factors associated with suicide in Kaniyambadi Block, Tamil Nadu, South India, 2000-2002. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2006 Jan;52(1):65-71. doi: 10.1177/0020764006061253. PMID: 16463596. Link
Jacob ME, Abraham S, Surya S, Minz S, Singh D, Abraham VJ, Prasad J, George K, Kuruvilla A, Jacob KS. A community health programme in rural Tamil Nadu, India: the need for gender justice for women. Reprod Health Matters. 2006 May;14(27):101-8. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)27227-6. PMID: 16713884. Link
Isaac R, Helan J, Minz S, Bose A. Community perception of child drowning in South India: a qualitative study. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2007 Sep;27(3):225-9. doi: 10.1179/146532807X220343. PMID: 17716451. Link
Manoranjitham SD, Rajkumar AP, Thangadurai P, Prasad J, Jayakaran R, Jacob KS. Risk factors for suicide in rural south India. Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Jan;196(1):26-30. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.063347. PMID: 20044655.
Rajasekar G, Muliyil DE, Cherian AG, Prasad JH, Mohan VR. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among Antenatal Women at a Rural Health Center in Vellore. J Assoc Physicians India. 2019 Apr;67(4):42-47. PMID: 31311218. Link
Mathew AE, Cherian AG, Marcus TA, Marconi S, Mohan VR, Prasad JH. What necessitates obstetric transfers? Experience from a secondary care hospital in India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Jun;10(6):2331-2335. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2005_20. Epub 2021 Jul 2. PMID: 34322433; PMCID: PMC8284213. Link
Sun X, Mwamburi DM, Bungay K, Prasad J, Yee J, Lin YM, Liu TC, Summergrad P, Folstein M, Qiu WQ. Depression, antidepressants, and plasma amyloid beta (Beta) peptides in those elderly who do not have cardiovascular disease. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Dec 15;62(12):1413-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.003. Epub 2007 Jun 4. PMID: 17544381.
Varghese CM, Jesija JS, Prasad JH, Pricilla RA. Prevalence of oral diseases and risks to oral health in an urban community aged above 14 years. Indian J Dent Res. 2019 Nov-Dec;30(6):844-850. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_42_18. PMID: 31939358.
George K, Prasad J, Singh D, Minz S, Albert DS, Muliyil J, Joseph KS, Jayaraman J, Kramer MS. Perinatal outcomes in a South Asian setting with high rates of low birth weight. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2009 Feb 9;9:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-5. PMID: 19203384; PMCID: PMC2647522. Link
Peedicayil, A., Abraham, P., Prasad, J Community Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus by Self-Collected Samples in South India Indian J Gynecol Oncolog (2016) 14: 16. doi:10.1007/s40944-016-0045-5
Benjamin, D Chandramohan, A Annie, IK Prasad, J Jacob, KS Validation of the Tamil Version of Edinburgh post-partum depression scale J Obstet Gynecol India Vol. 55, No. 3 : May/June 2005 Pg 241-243
Priya Ranjani, Rajeswari Siva, Jasmin Helen, Mahasampath Gowri Morbidity pattern and Health Seeking Behaviour of Gypsy Community International Journal of Nursing Education, July-September 2018, Vol.10, No. 3 10.5958/0974-9357.2018.00071.5
Reenu Rajan George, Devendraakhilesh P, Iahmo T. T Varun Raj P.,Kusum V. Moray, Anne George Cherian, Jasmin Helan Prasad Why are abortions the answer? Prevalence, knowledge and attitude towards induced abortions among women attending a secondary level health care facility in Tamil Nadu, Southern India Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017 Feb;4(2):532-536 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170286
Manjunath K, Cherian AG, Abraham V, Minz S, George K, Helan J. Trends of HIV prevalence in rural South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Feb;8(2):669-672. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_18. PMID: 30984692; PMCID: PMC6436254.
Jacob A, Thomas L, Stephen K, Marconi S, Noel J, Jacob KS, Prasad J. Nutritional status and intellectual development in children: A community-based study from rural Southern India. Natl Med J India. 2016 Mar-Apr;29(2):82-4. PMID: 27586211. Link
Vivekanandan KS, Thangadurai P, Prasad J, Jacob KS. Sexual Dysfunction among Men in Rural Tamil Nadu: Nature, Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Explanatory Models. Indian J Psychol Med. 2019 Jan-Feb;41(1):81-86. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_153_18. PMID: 30783313; PMCID: PMC6337923.
Rose A, Mohan VR, Vinodh A, David SM, George K, Minz S, Prasad JH. Hazardous use of alcohol among men in the tribal population of Jawadhi Hills, Tamil Nadu: Nature, prevalence, and risk factors. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Jan;10(1):481-484. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1354_20. Epub 2021 Jan 30. PMID: 34017774; PMCID: PMC8132826. Link
Jayamani V, Gopichandran V, Lee P, Alexander G, Christopher S, Prasad JH. Diet and Physical Activity Among Women in Urban and Rural Areas in South India: A Community Based Comparative Survey. J Family Med Prim Care. 2013 Oct-Dec;2(4):334-8. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.123782. PMID: 26664837; PMCID: PMC4649886.
George JT, Miraclin AT, Sathyendra S, Michael JS, Prasad J, Rebekah G. Pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: Clinical profile and outcomes. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2022 Oct-Dec;11(4):400-406. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_154_22. PMID: 36510925. Link
Alexander AM, George K, Muliyil J, Bose A, Prasad JH. Birthweight centile charts from rural community-based data from southern India. Indian Pediatr. 2013 Nov 8;50(11):1020-4. doi: 10.1007/s13312-013-0282-y. Epub 2013 Jun 5. PMID: 23798636.
Alexander AM, Prasad JH, Abraham P, Fletcher J, Muliyil J, Balraj V. Evaluation of a programme for prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B in a rural block in southern India. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Feb;137(2):356-62. PMID: 23563380; PMCID: PMC3657860.
Ashwin M, Rakesh P, Pricilla RA, Manjunath K, Jacob K, Prasad J. Determinants of quality of life among people with epilepsy attending a secondary care rural hospital in south India. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2013 Aug;4(Suppl 1):S62-6. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.116467. PMID: 24174803; PMCID: PMC3808065.
Tryphena C, Sahni RD, John S, Jeyapaul S, George A, Helan J. A retrospective study on the microbial spectrum and antibiogram of uropathogens in children in a secondary care hospital in Rural Vellore, South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Apr;10(4):1706-1711. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2090_20. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 34123916; PMCID: PMC8144762. Link
Moray KV, Manjunath K, Martina Shalini AJ, Pricilla S RA, John SM, Prasad JH. The insulin sharps disposal study: Evaluation of a structured patient education initiative in an urban community health centre in India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Dec 31;9(12):6164-6170. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1295_20. PMID: 33681058; PMCID: PMC7928141.
Cherian AG, Tryphena C, George K, Abraham VJ, Mohan VR, Prasad JH. Perinatal Mortality and its Causes in a Rural Block in Tamil Nadu, Southern India: A Community-Based Nonconcurrent Cohort Study. Indian J Community Med. 2022 Jan-Mar;47(1):12-17. doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_80_21. Epub 2022 Mar 16. PMID: 35368477; PMCID: PMC8971883.
Viswanathan S, Prasad J, Jacob KS, Kuruvilla A. Sexual function in women in rural Tamil Nadu: disease, dysfunction, distress and norms. Natl Med J India. 2014 Jan-Feb;27(1):4-8. PMID: 25403114. Link
Khakha SA, Varghese T, Giri S, Durbin A, Tan GS, Kalaivanan M, Prasad JH, Kang G. Whole-genome characterization of common rotavirus strains circulating in Vellore, India from 2002 to 2017: emergence of non-classical genomic constellations. Gut Pathog. 2023 Sep 20;15(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s13099-023-00569-6. PMID: 37730725; PMCID: PMC10510252.
Mathew AE, Minz S, Vinodh A, Prasad JH, Paul J, Jebaraj P, Rose A. Effect of lock down due to COVID-19 pandemic on the alcohol use and abuse among a tribal community in South India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Nov;11(11):6869-6875. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2457_21. Epub 2022 Dec 16. PMID: 36993047; PMCID: PMC10041247.
Sanglir M, Ramesh RM, Mathew Z, George K, Angami S, Prasad JH. Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among urban tribal communities in Nagaland, India-A community-based study. J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Jan;12(1):76-82. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_662_22. Epub 2023 Feb 15. PMID: 37025226; PMCID: PMC10071937.
John KJ, George TK, Joy M, John B, Abraham OC, Prasad J. Costs & outcomes of hospitalized scrub typhus infection in a tertiary hospital in south India. Indian J Med Res. 2023 Jun;157(6):559-567. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_3917_20. PMID: 37530311; PMCID: PMC10466492.