Browsing by Author "Rohina Joshi"

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    A contemporary picture of the burden of death and disability in Indian adolescents: data from the Global Burden of Disease Study
    (Int. J. Epidemiol., 2017) Rohina Joshi; Mohammed Alim; Pallab K. Maulik; Robyn Norton
    Adolescents (10-19 years old) comprise a fifth of the Indian population (253.2 million), yet there is very little published information about the burden of disease and injury for this age group. This paper aims to provide a contemporary picture of the leading causes of death and disability for Indian adolescent girls and boys for 2013, and changes in deaths and disability between 1990 and 2013. Data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study for India, for the years 1990 and 2013, were accessed. Data were categorized into two age groups: 10 to 14 years (younger adolescents) and 15 to 19 years (older adolescents) and analysed separately for girls and boys. The study shows that for both younger and older adolescent boys and for older adolescent girls, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries are responsible for a greater number of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) than communicable diseases. Communicable diseases are still important causes of death and disability for young adolescents. Among older adolescents there is an increasing burden of death and disability due to self-harm, road traffic injuries, fire- and heat-related injuries and mental disorders such as depressive disorders. Although strategies to reduce the burden of communicable diseases among adolescents must continue to be an important focus, innovative, evidence-based strategies aimed at reducing the growing burden of NCDs and injuries must be elevated as a priority.
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    How do diverse low-income and middle-income countries implement primary healthcare team integration to support the delivery of comprehensive primary health care? A mixed-methods study protocol from India, Mexico and Uganda
    (BMJ Open, 2022) Rohina Joshi; Innocent Besigye; Ileana Heredia-Pi; Manushi Sharma; David Peiris; Robert James Mash; Hortensia Reyes-Morales; Felicity Goodyear-Smith; Renu John; Doris Ortega-Altamirano; Emanuel Orozco-Nunez
    This study aims to understand PHC team integration, composition and organisation in the delivery of CPHC in India, Mexico and Uganda.
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    How Were Return-of-Service Schemes Developed and Implemented in Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho?
    (Healthcare, 2023) Sikhumbuzo A. Mabunda; Andrea Durbach; Wezile W. Chitha; Oduetse Moaletsane; Blake Angell; Rohina Joshi
    Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho are three Southern African countries that make use of return-of-service (RoS) schemes to increase human resources for health in their countries. These initiatives bind beneficiaries to a pre-defined period of service upon the completion of their studies based on the length of funding support received. The paper aimed to review the history of these policies to understand the conceptualisation, intent and implementation of these schemes.