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h-index: 20
Works: 50
Citations: 1,344

Most-cited papers

Determinants of HIV prevalence among female sex workers in four south Indian states: analysis of cross-sectional surveys in twenty-three districts
B. Ramesh, S. Moses, R. Washington, S. Isac +7 more
2008AIDS (London)167 citations Open access
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Evaluation design for large-scale HIV prevention programmes: the case of Avahan, the India AIDS initiative
P. Chandrasekaran, G. Dallabetta, V. Loo, S. Mills +6 more
2008AIDS (London)142 citations Open access
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Baseline integrated behavioural and biological assessment among most at-risk populations in six high-prevalence states of India: design and implementation challenges
T. Saidel, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, M. Mainkar, Jayesh Dale +4 more
2008AIDS (London)128 citations Open access
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Scale-up and coverage of Avahan: a large-scale HIV-prevention programme among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in four Indian states
R. Verma, Abhijeet Shekhar, S. Khobragade, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +9 more
2010Sexually Transmitted Infections95 citations Open access
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Assessment of the population-level effectiveness of the Avahan HIV-prevention programme in South India: a preplanned, causal-pathway-based modelling analysis.
M. Pickles, M. Boily, P. Vickerman, C. Lowndes +10 more
2013Lancet Global Health80 citations Open access
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HIV, sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour of male clients of female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, India: results of a cross-sectional survey
T. Subramanian, M. Gupte, R. Paranjape, G. N. Brahmam +6 more
2008AIDS (London)68 citations Open access
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Condom use and prevalence of syphilis and HIV among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India – following a large-scale HIV prevention intervention
Harikumar Rachakulla, Venkaiah Kodavalla, H. Rajkumar, S. K. Prasad +6 more
2011BMC Public Health57 citations Open access
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Factors associated with HIV among female sex workers in a high HIV prevalent state of India
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, R. Paranjape, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +2 more
2012AIDS Care55 citations
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Programme coverage, condom use and STI treatment among FSWs in a large-scale HIV prevention programme: results from cross-sectional surveys in 22 districts in southern India
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, A. Gautam, P. Goswami, Srinivasan Kallam +6 more
2010Sexually Transmitted Infections54 citations Open access
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Targeted interventions of the Avahan program and their association with intermediate outcomes among female sex workers in Maharashtra, India
M. Mainkar, Dilip B Pardeshi, Jayesh Dale, S. Deshpande +7 more
2011BMC Public Health52 citations Open access
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Factors associated with history of drug use among female sex workers (FSW) in a high HIV prevalence state of India
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, M. Kermode, R. Paranjape +3 more
2012BMC Public Health48 citations Open access
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Appropriateness and execution challenges of three formal size estimation methods for high-risk populations in India
Selvaraj Vadivoo, M. Gupte, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, A. Kohli +6 more
2008AIDS (London)44 citations Open access
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Increasing condom use and declining STI prevalence in high-risk MSM and TGs: evaluation of a large-scale prevention program in Tamil Nadu, India
T. Subramanian, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, S. Aridoss, P. Goswami +8 more
2013BMC Public Health41 citations Open access
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Spatial distribution and characteristics of injecting drug users (IDU) in five Northeastern states of India
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, B. Akoijam +4 more
2011BMC Public Health40 citations Open access
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Relationship between mobility, violence and major depression among female sex workers: a cross-sectional study in southern India
S. Patel, D. Ganju, Parimi Prabhakar, Rajatashuvra Adhikary
2016BMJ Open32 citations Open access
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Increase in condom use and decline in prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender persons in Maharashtra, India: Avahan, the India AIDS Initiative
S. Ramanathan, S. Deshpande, A. Gautam, Dilip B Pardeshi +6 more
2014BMC Public Health30 citations Open access
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An assessment of a large-scale HIV prevention programme for high-risk men who have sex with men and transgenders in Andhra Pradesh, India: using data from routine programme monitoring and repeated cross-sectional surveys
P. Goswami, Harikumar Rachakulla, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, S. Mathew +7 more
2013BMJ Open27 citations Open access
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Ecological analysis of the association between high-risk population parameters and HIV prevalence among pregnant women enrolled in sentinel surveillance in four southern India states
M. Alary, A. A. Jayachandran, C. Lowndes, J. Bradley +3 more
2010Sexually Transmitted Infections25 citations Open access
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Relationship between Community Collectivization and Financial Vulnerability of Female Sex Workers in Southern India
S. Patel, Parimi Prabhakar, Anrudh K. Jain, N. Saggurti +1 more
2016PLoS ONE22 citations Open access
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Size estimation of injecting drug users (IDU) using multiplier method in five Districts of India
G. Medhi, J. Mahanta, B. Akoijam, Rajatashuvra Adhikary
2012Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy20 citations Open access
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HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviors Among Female Sex Workers in Botswana: Results from the 2012 HIV/STI Bio-Behavioral Study
Mike B. Merrigan, T. Tafuma, Lillian Okui, R. Lebelonyane +5 more
2015Aids and Behavior19 citations
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Acceptability of HIV oral self-test among truck drivers and youths: a qualitative investigation from Pune, Maharashtra
A. Rao, S. Patil, Pranali Kulkarni, Aheibam Sharmila Devi +4 more
2021BMC Public Health13 citations Open access
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An analysis of respondent-driven sampling with injecting drug users in a high HIV prevalent state of India
S. Phukan, G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +3 more
2017Harm Reduction Journal9 citations Open access
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Programmatic mapping and population size estimation of key population in India: Method and findings
Pradeep Kumar, Chinmoyee Das, Bhawani Singh Khushwaha, Saiprasad Bhavsar +25 more
2025PLOS Global Public Health8 citations Open access
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Size Estimation of high-risk groups for hiv infection in india based on data from national integrated bio-behavioral surveillance and targeted interventions
Elangovan Arumugam, B. Kangusamy, D. Sahu, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +2 more
2020Indian Journal of Public Health8 citations Open access
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Factors associated with ever HIV testing among injecting drug users (IDUs) in two HIV high prevalent States of India
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, R. Paranjape, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +3 more
20128 citations
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Substance use and risk of HIV infection among Men who have Sex with Men in India
Pradeep Kumar, S. Aridoss, Malathi Mathiyazhakan, G. Balasubramanian +7 more
2020Medicine6 citations Open access
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Substance use and risk o f HIV infection among Men who have Sex with Men in India Analysis of National IBBS data, India
Pradeep Kumar, S. Aridoss, M. Philb, Malathi Mathiyazhakan +8 more
20206 citations
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Food Insufficiency, Violence and HIV Risk Behaviors among Female Sex Workers in India
S. Patel, M. Battala, Rajatashuvra Adhikary
20166 citations
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Decline in unprotected sex & sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers from repeated behavioural & biological surveys in three southern States of India
Rajatashuvra Adhikary, A. Gautam, S. R. Lenka, P. Goswami +5 more
20126 citations
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Socio-demographic factors associated with HIV prevalence among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in six Southern States of India: Evidences from the latest round of HIV sentinel surveillance
S. Aridoss, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Arvind Kumar, Manikandan Natesan +2 more
2020Indian Journal of Public Health5 citations Open access
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HIV Risk profile and its socio-demographic correlates among long-distance truckers in West Bengal, India: Evidence from national HIV sentinel surveillance 2017
S. Biswas, Debjit Chakraborty, Piyali Ghosh, Pradeep Kumar +2 more
2020Indian Journal of Public Health5 citations Open access
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Estimating the Population Size of Female Sex Workers in Namibia Using a Respondent-Driven Sampling Adjustment to the Reverse Tracking Method: A Novel Approach
P. Wesson, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, A. Jonas, K. Gerndt +9 more
2019JMIR Public Health and Surveillance3 citations Open access
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Building the evidence base on the HIV programme in India: an integrated approach to document programmatic learnings
D. Ganju, B. Mahapatra, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, S. Patel +2 more
2018Health Research Policy and Systems3 citations Open access
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Does Mass-Media Public Communication Campaign Normalize Discussion, Attitude and Behavior about Condom Use among Married Men in India?
D. Suryawanshi, S. Patel, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, S. Bharat
20162 citations Open access
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Association between Community Collectivization and Mental Depression among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Andhra Pradesh, India
D. Suryawanshi, S. Patel, Sharma, Rajatashuvra Adhikary +1 more
20162 citations Open access
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A clinico-epidemiological study, assessing possible predictors of mortality and health-related quality of life for people living with visceral leishmaniasis – human immune virus (VL-HIV) co-infection in a high burden kala-azar endemic state of India: a descriptive cross-sectional study
N. Siddiqui, Dhruv K. Pandey, A. K. Singh, S. Sinha +7 more
2025BMC Infectious Diseases1 citations Open access
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Harnessing digital health data for person‐centred HIV prevention monitoring: a survey of national health information systems
S. Dalal, Bradley Mathers, Dominik Stelzle, L. Nyagah +23 more
2025Journal of the International AIDS Society1 citations Open access
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Why should the men who have sex with men population in India be vigilant for monkeypox infection?
Elangovan Arumugam, S. Aridoss, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Malathi Mathiyazhakan +2 more
2023Indian Journal of Public Health1 citations Open access
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Estimating the size of people who inject drugs: Utility, means and challenges
Rajatashuvra Adhikary
2023The Indian journal of medical research1 citations Open access
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Mapping and Size Estimation of High-Risk Populations in Large Scale HIV Prevention Programs: How Good is Good Enough?
S. Ramanathan, P. Goswami, B. George, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan +7 more
20171 citations Open access
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Absolute and relative declines in child mortality in India's districts during 2001-12.
Rajatashuvra Adhikary
2014Lancet Global Health1 citations Open access
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Assessment of the population-level eﬀ ectiveness of the Avahan HIV-prevention programme in South India: a preplanned, causal-pathway-based modelling analysis
M. Pickles, M. Boily, P. Vickerman, C. Lowndes +10 more
1 citations
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Community-based Estimates of the Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Infections and their Correlates in Two Districts of West Bengal, India.
Arnab Sarkar, P. Bhattacharya, Santanu Das, Smita Bandyopadhyay +7 more
2025Journal of Association of Physicians of India0 citations
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Virtual model for HIV self-testing demand generation and kit distribution: Results from the STAR III study in India.
C. Laxmeshwar, Asha Hegde, A. Dange, Kannan Mariyappan +23 more
2025Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes0 citations Open access
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Estimating the Population Size of Female Sex Workers in Namibia Using a Respondent-Driven Sampling Adjustment to the Reverse Tracking Method: A Novel Approach (Preprint)
P. Wesson, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, A. Jonas, K. Gerndt +9 more
20180 citations Open access
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Declining trends in risk behaviors and HIV/ STIs among Clients of FSWs in India: findings from large scale bio-behavioral surveys from three high prevalent Southern states
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, S. Ramanathan, S. Aridoss, Diwakar Yadaw +7 more
2016TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH0 citations Open access
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Changes in the size of high-risk populations in India: results from two rounds of size estimations
Rajatashuvra Adhikary, A. Gautam, M. Mainkar
20130 citations
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Author ' s response to reviews Title : Factors associated with history of drug use among female sex workers ( FSW ) in a high HIV prevalence state of India Authors :
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, M. Kermode, R. Paranjape +2 more
20120 citations
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Author's response to reviews Title: Spatial Distribution and Characteristics of Injecting Drug Users (IDU) in Five Northeastern States of India Authors:
G. K. Medhi, J. Mahanta, Rajatashuvra Adhikary, B. Akoijam +3 more
20100 citations
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