Dr. Deep Shika
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Dr. Deep Shika

Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, New Delhi, India

Highest Degree
M.D. in Community Medicine from Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, India

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Community Medicine
62%
Community Nutrition
90%
Clinical Research
75%
Public Health
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
2
Articles
37
Abstracts
20

Selected Publications

  1. Shikha, D., P. Kushwaha, O. Gokdemir, R.R. Marzo and S. Bhattacharya, 2023. Editorial: Health literacy and disease prevention. Front. Public Health, Vol. 11. 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1128257.
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  2. Khan, I.W., R. Juyal, D. Shikha, R. Gupta and V. Vallabh, 2022. Neuropsychiatric disorders in Rural and Urban areas of district Dehradun. Indian J. Community Health, 30: 247-252.
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  3. Bhattacharya, S., O.P. Bera, S.M. Saleem, M.M. Hossain and D.S. Varshney et al., 2022. Dietary salt consumption pattern as an antecedent risk factor for hypertension: Status, vision, and future recommendations. Clin. Nutr. ESPEN, 47: 422-430.
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  4. Singh, D.K., N. Sinha, O.P. Bera, S.M. Saleem and S. Tripathi et al., 2021. Effects of diet on hypertensive disorders during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study from a teaching hospital. J. Family Med. Primary Care, 10: 3268-3272.
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  5. Bhattacharya, S., S.M. Saleem, D. Shikha, O. Gokdemir, K. Mehta, 2021. Role of vaccine science diplomacy in low-middle-income countries for eradicating the vaccine-preventable diseases: Targeting the “LAST MILE”. J. Family Med. Primary Care, 10: 2739-2744.
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  6. Bhattacharya, S., P. Aggarwal, O.P. Bera, S.M. Saleem and D. Shikha et al., 2021. Covid-19 and childhood obesity (Co-Besity) in the era of new normal life: A need for a policy research. J. Public Health Res., Vol. 10. 10.4081/jphr.2021.2673.
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  7. Kaur, G.D., N. Chauhan, D.S. Varshney and A. Kumar, 2020. A study on weekly iron folic acid supplementation and regular deworming programme in rural schools of Mathura District. Natl. J. Med. Res., 10: 46-50.
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  8. Juyal, R., J. Semwal, S.D. Kandpal, A.K. Srivastava, D. Shikha and V. Vallabh, 2020. Piecing the evidences: Barriers to utilization of antenatal care services by currently married women in Rural Uttarakhand- A community-based study. Indian J. Community Health, 32: 114-119.
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  9. Singh, S.K., J. Semwal, D. Shikha, Y. Singh, D. Bansal and S. Bhattacharya, 2019. Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for ischemic stroke: A case control study. Int. J. Community Med. Public Health, 6: 1554-1557.
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  10. Shikha, D., J. Semwal, A.K. Srivastava, S. Vyas and R. Juyal, 2019. An epidemiological evaluation of predictors of overweight and obesity in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. J. Prevent. Med. Hyg., 60: E211-E218.
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  11. Mittal, G., G. Negi, J. Kalra, S. Das, N. Agarwal, Deepshikha and R. Singh, 2019. Effectiveness of an integrated teaching module in the undergraduate medical curriculum. J. Res. Med. Educ. Ethics, 9: 35-38.
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  12. Mason, A., R. Juyal, S.C. Das, D. Shikha, S. Saini and J. Semwal, 2019. Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India. Int. J. Community Med. Public Health, 6: 2223-2228.
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  13. Sinha, R., R. Kakkar, S.D. Kandpal, Deepshikha and J. Semwal, 2018. Cross sectional study on burden and status of anaemia in under five children in urban slums of District, Dehradun. Int. J. Curr. Adv. Res., 7: 14869-14871.
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  14. Khan, I.W., R. Juyal, D. Shikha and R. Gupta, 2018. Generalized anxiety disorder but not depression is associated with insomnia: A population based study. Sleep Sci., 11: 166-173.
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  15. Vyas, S., S.D. Kandpal, J. Semwal and Deepshikha, 2017. A study on undernutrition and its socioeconomic correlates among toddlers in a rural area of Uttarakhand, India. Int. J. Community Med. Public Health, 3: 1043-1048.
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  16. Vyas, S., Deepshikha, S.E. Mahmood, P. Sharma, K. Srivastava and V.P. Shrotriya, 2017. Are menstrual knowledge outcome scores similar among rural and urban girls? J. Basic Clin. Reprod. Sci., 6: 110-116.
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  17. Shikha, D., J. Semwal, A.K. Srivastava, S. Vyas, R. Juyal and H. Sati, 2017. A study on association of non communicable diseases risk factors and prehypertension in Garhwal region of North India. Int. J. Health Sci. Res., 7: 31-37.
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  18. Semwal, J., R.K. Bakshi, R. Juyal, Deepshikha, S. Vyas and S.D. Kandpal, 2017. Study of knowledge and attitudes to first aid among school children of Doiwalablock, Dehradun. Int. J. Community Med. Public Health, 4: 2934-2938.
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  19. Kritika, D. Shikha, S. Vyas, R. Juyal and J. Semwal, 2017. Substance use among the elderly in rural Dehradun: A hidden problem. SRHU Med. J., 1: 31-34.
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  20. Srivastava, A.K., J. Semwal, Deepshikha, S. Vyas and R. Juyal, 2016. Extent of awareness and prevalence of adulteration in selected food items in rural Dehradun. Indian J. Community Health, 28: 242-247.
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  21. Gupta, S., J. Sehwal, A.K. Srivastava and D. Varshney, 2016. Chronic kidney disease and risk factor prevalence in Dehradun district. Natl. J. Med. Res., 6: 127-129.
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  22. Vyas, S., D. Varshney, P. Sharma, R. Juyal, V. Nautiyal and V.P. Shrotriya, 2015. An overview of the predictors of symptomatic urinary tract infection among nursing students. Ann. Med. Health Sci. Res., 5: 54-58.
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  23. Singh, S., A.K. Srivastava, R. Juyal, J. Semwal, D. Shikha and S. Vyas, 2015. Prevalence and bio-social predictors of hypertension in rural Dehradun. Natl. J. Integr. Res. Med., 6: 1-5.
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  24. Shaili, V., S.D. Kandpal, S. Jayanti, Deepshika, S.E. Mahmood and S.H. Chandra, 2015. Does maternal factors have a bearing on the health of their offsprings? Natl. J. Integr. Res. Med., 6: 31-35.
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  25. Kandpal, S.D., S. Vyas and J. Semwal, 2015. Epidemiological profile of road traffic accidents reporting at a tertiary care hospital in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Indian J. Community Health, 27: 235-240.
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  26. Bhargava, M., J. Semwal, R. Juyal, S. Vyas and D. Varshney, 2015. Assessment of personality types in an urban community of district Dehradun, Uttarakhand using introversion-extroversion inventory. Natl. J. Community Med., 6: 466-468.
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  27. Vyas, S., S.D. Kandpal, J. Semwal and Deepshikha, 2014. A study on morbidity profile and associated risk factors in a rural area of Dehradun. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 8: JC01-JC04.
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  28. Varshney, D.S., J. Semwal, A.K. Srivastava, S. Vyas and H. Sati, 2014. Practices and socio cultural aspects of substance use among residents of a newly formed state: A cross sectional study in Dehradun. Natl. J. Med. Res., 4: 330-336.
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  29. Shikha, D., J. Semwal, A.K. Srivastava, M. Singh and S.D. Kandpal, 2014. A study on rural and urban differences in tobacco use and its socio-demographic determinants in district Dehradun. Natl. J. Integr. Res. Med., 5: 82-87.
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  30. Semwal, J., S. Vyas, R. Juyal and H.C. Sati, 2014. Nutritional status and associated comorbidities among the elderly in Doiwala block, Dehradun. Indian J. Community Health, 26: 197-203.
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