Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Giridhara R Babu

Public Health Foundation of India, IIPH-H, Bangalore Campus, SIHFW Premises, Beside Leprosy Hospital, 1st Cross, Magadi Road, Bangalore, India

Biography

Dr. Giridhara is Professor and Head at Life Course Epidemiology at Public Health Foundation of India. Have a medical degree (MBBS) from Kasturba medical college Manipal and have completed MPH and PhD from UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). He has two decades of experience in public health research, practice and academics and began his career at the Center for Community Medicine of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as a Junior Resident. Next, he worked with the World Health Organization where he led the efforts in stopping polio transmission in the state of Karnataka. 

Publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Perception about HIV/AIDS among the Wives of Migrant Workers of Muzaffarpur District in Bihar

Background: There is limited evidence on the knowledge, attitude and risk perception related to HIV/AIDS among the wives of migrant workers in India. Method: We conducted this study in 850 wives of migrant workers in age group of 15-45 years were selected randomly from 34 out of 1811 villages using two-stage cluster sampling method. A total of 132 ... Read More»

Alok Ranjan, Giridhara R Babu and Roger Detels

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:361

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000361

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