Atypical Dengue Outbreak in Odisha: Insights from the Entomological Investigations by Sudhansu Sekhar Sahu, Mohammed Mustafa Baig, Dilip Kumar Panigrahi, Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram, Ashwani Kumar

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Anatomy of a catastrophe: Managing psychosocial consequence of the 2023 Odisha train accident by Nilamadhab Kar

“…The 2023 Odisha train accident in India is one of the deadliest train accidents in recent history, which is expected to have a massive psychological impact on the survivors and their families. …”
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Evaluation of spatio-temporal water quality status of Jeera river, Odisha, India by Aiswarya Pati, Showkat Ahmad Mir, Archana Padhiary, Iswar Baitharu, Binata Nayak

“…Abstract Jeera River of Bargarh District, Odisha faces serious deterioration due to massive human intervention. …”
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Dialogue as a tool of nutrition literacy in an agricultural intervention programme in Odisha, India by Rama Narayanan, Akshaya Kumar Panda, D. J. Nithya, R. V. Bhavani

“…Abstract Background An ongoing action research nutrition literacy programme based on Freire’s approach of raising critical consciousness through the use of dialogue as a pedagogic tool is being implemented as part of a nutrition sensitive agricultural intervention in tribal Odisha. One hundred and eight adults, referred to as Community Hunger Fighters (CHFs) underwent two modules of a residential training programme of two and a half days each, spread over two months. …”
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Illness perception in patients with dental caries: A co-relational study in Odisha by Hemamalini Rath, Abhijit Panda, Shilpa Mahapatra

“…The present study was conducted to assess illness perception of patients having dental caries using Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) in Odisha. Materials and methods: A descriptive co-relational study was conducted among 250 patients with self-reported dental caries in at least one tooth and more than 18 years of age. …”
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Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in Children: A Study from Southern Odisha, India by Shubhankar Mishra, Ramya Ramanathan, Sunil Kumar Agarwalla

“…To assess the clinical profile of the dengue infection in children less than 14 years of age and to evaluate the outcomes of dengue fever from September 2013 to August 2015 at the Pediatric Department of Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College, the largest tertiary care hospital of southern Odisha. Results. A total of 97 cases were classified into 84 (86.59%) nonsevere and 13 (13.40%) severe dengue cases. …”
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Effect of social support networks on maternal knowledge of child health in rural Odisha, India by Ranjan Kumar Prusty, Sayeed Unisa

“…This research was aimed to fill this gap, focusing on social determinants of maternal knowledge in rural Odisha, India. Methods: A multistage cluster sampling design was adopted for the present study and 379 mothers (age: M = 28.79, SD ± 4.03) were randomly selected by eight villages. …”
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Potential of Microbial Diversity of Coastal Sand Dunes: Need for Exploration in Odisha Coast of India by Shubhransu Nayak, Satyaranjan Behera, Prasad Kumar Dash

“…In this context, it is relevant to observe that the state of Odisha in India has a 480km long coast having numerous sand dunes. …”
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Profile of cognitive deficits among children residing in areas with high ambient air pollution in Odisha by Kulumina Dash, Pratap Kumar Jena, Jigyansa Ipsita Pattnaik, Sayali Mishra, Jayaprakash Russell Ravan

“…Aim: This study aims to specifically profile the cognitive deficits experienced by children residing in areas with high ambient particulate matter air pollution (PM10 and PM2.5) in Odisha. Material and Methods: A total of 30 children aged 6–8 years from Kalinga Nagar, Odisha were sampled, and their cognitive functions covering domains such as memory, attention, IQ, executive function, verbal skills, vocabulary, visuospatial ability, and processing speed and accuracy were assessed using the Malin’s Intelligence Scale for Indian Children (MISIC). …”
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Forecasting Rice Productivity and Production of Odisha, India, Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Models by Rahul Tripathi, A. K. Nayak, R. Raja, Mohammad Shahid, Anjani Kumar, Sangita Mohanty, B. B. Panda, B. Lal, Priyanka Gautam

“…Forecasting of rice area, production, and productivity of Odisha was made from the historical data of 1950-51 to 2008-09 by using univariate autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models and was compared with the forecasted all Indian data. …”
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Experience of personnel involved in dead body management at an apex institute in the aftermath of Odisha triple train collision. by Praisy Joy, Prajna Paramita Giri, Madhumita Patnaik, Prabhas Ranjan Tripathy, Manisha Rajanand Gaikwad, Pravash Ranjan Mishra, Sanjukta Sahoo, Sipra Rout, Kumbha Gopi, Dilip Kumar Parida, Ashutosh Biswas

“…A triple train collision occurred at 7 PM on 2nd June 2023 at Bahanaga, Balasore, Odisha. It was the third deadliest train accident in India with 288 deaths and more than 900 injured. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and associated health care cost among patients attending psychiatric clinics in Odisha, India by Priti Gupta, Solveig A. Cunningham, Mohammed K. Ali, Sailesh Mohan, Pranab Mahapatra, Sanghamitra C. Pati

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Genomic insights into the dynamic antibiotic resistance landscape of Vibrio cholerae during the Cholera outbreak 2022 in Odisha, India by Debasish Samal, Jyotirmayee Turuk, Smruti Ranjan Nayak, Swatishree Pany, Bibhuti Bhusan Pal, Sanghamitra Pati

“…Abstract This research delves into the evolving dynamics of antibiogram trends, the diversity of antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic efficacy against Vibrio cholerae strains that triggered the cholera outbreak 2022 in Odisha, India. The study will provide valuable insights managing antimicrobial resistance during cholera outbreaks. …”
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Seasonal Exploration, Identification and Documentation of the Distribution and Abundance of Hydrophytic, marshy and amphibious flora found in Keonjhar district, Odisha, India by N. Badajena, A. Arzoo

“…Keonjhar district of Odisha is one of the polluted areas due to mining. …”
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Does climate-smart agriculture technology improve farmers' subjective well-being? Micro-level evidence from Odisha, India by Dukhabandhu Sahoo, Pritisudha Mohanty, Surbhi Mishra, Manash Kumar Behera, Souryabrata Mohapatra

“…This study examines how the use of CSAT affects rural households' subjective well-being in Odisha, India. The result of the study shows that the use of CSAT significantly affects the subjective well-being of the farmers. …”
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Assessment of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on essential medicines for acute and chronic illness: a comparative study across regional and socioeconomic groups in India by Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Imteyaz Ahmad, Manas Ranjan Behera, Janmejaya Samal, Varalakshmi Manchana, Jalal Mohammed, Parthsarathi Dehury, Deepanjali Behera, Nafisa Vaz e Desouza, Abhishek Dondapati

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How does a social norms-based intervention affect behaviour change? Interim findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Odisha, India by Hagere Yilma, Erica Sedlander, Satyanarayan Mohanty, Ichhya Pant, Jeffrey Bingenheimer, Lipika Patro, Rohini Ganjoo, Rajiv Rimal

“…The Reduction in Anaemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project designed an intervention to increase iron folic acid (IFA) consumption in Odisha, India.Objective This paper examines the effect of the intervention at midline to understand which components of the RANI intervention affect uptake.Methods Using a cluster randomised controlled design, we collected baseline data and midline data 6 months later from women of reproductive age in the control and treatment arms (n=3800) in Angul, Odisha, India. …”
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Quality of Life Assessment in Diabetic Patients Using a Validated Tool in a Patient Population Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India by Dayanidhi Meher, Sonali Kar, Mona Pathak, Snigdha Singh

“…Odisha has 4.2 million diabetic patients against the country’s 70 million with an urban prevalence of nearly 15.4%. …”
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Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study by Amit Kumar Satapathy, Arvind Kumar Singh, Priyamadhaba Behera, Debkumar Pal, Abhisek Mishra

“…The cause of infant deaths should be assessed in both medical and social contexts.Objectives We aimed to determine the medical causes of infant mortality by verbal autopsy and its determinants in two rural blocks of the Khordha district of Odisha and assess the pathway of care and delay in seeking care for the illness preceding infant death using the three-delay model.Design We conducted this community-based matched case-control study to identify the medical causes of infant mortality using the verbal autopsy method along with the identification of delay and pathway of care related to infant deaths using a social autopsy method.Settings Two rural blocks of Odisha, India.Participants We enumerated 100 infant deaths by active surveillance and data triangulation from Accredited Social Health Activists, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and block-level health information systems. …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical Information System (GIS) and Machine Learning (ML) models in Baitarani River Basin, Odisha by Abhijeet Das

“…This study examines the surface water quality of Baitarani River, Odisha, which faces serious problems with water quality because of a variety of home, industrial, and environmental causes. …”
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