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

My URL
https://livedna.org/91.19823

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Community Medicine
Community Nutrition
Clinical Research
Public Health

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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