Dr E. Venkata Rao

Community Medicine, IMS & Sum Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan

Professor

Email: e.venkata.rao@gmail.com, evenkatarao@soa.ac.in

Qualifications

2003     M.D.           SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, India.

1991     M.B., B.S.   MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa, India.

Publications(Selected)

1.      Satpathy N, Jena PK, Epari V: Gender dimensions of youth vulnerability toward access to cigarettes in South-East Asia: Evidence from global youth tobacco survey. Front Public Heal. 2022, 0:4129. 10.3389/FPUBH.2022.976440

2.      Mohanty S, Sahoo J, Epari V, Shankar Ganesh G, Panigrahi SK: Prevalence , Patterns , and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in an Urban Population of India. Cureus. 2022, 14:. 10.7759/cureus.26409

3.      Sahoo J, Mohanty S, Kundu A, Epari V: Medication Adherence Among Patients of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Its Associated Risk Factors : A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India. Cureus. 2022, 14:6–14. 10.7759/cureus.33074

4.      Jena S, Satpathy N, Sahoo KC, Venkatarao E: Access to water , sanitation and hygiene in schools : A prerequisite to achieving SDGs in India. J PREV MED HYG. 2022, 63:495–6.

5.      Jena S, Sahoo KC, Modak B, Epari V, Satpathy SK, Kaur H, Pati S: An ethnographic approach to understand cultural perspectives of tribes on branding practice for sick children in Odisha, India. Indian J Med Res. 2022, 156:357–63. 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR

6.      Arunima A, Sahoo J, Epari V: Internet gaming disorder and its association with selected psychological problems among medical students. J Assoc Med Sci. 2022, 56:1–8.

7.      Mangarule S, Prashanth S, Kawade A, Padmavathi I V, Palkar S, Tripathi VN, Singh R: Lot-to-lot consistency of a hexavalent DTwP-IPV-HB-PRP $ T vaccine and non-inferiority to separate DTwP-HB-PRP $ T and IPV antigen-matching oral rotavirus vaccine in healthy infants in India : A multi-center , randomized , controlled study. Vaccine X. 2022, 12:100216. 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100216

8.      Gupta S, Agarwal N, Patel PP, Epari V: Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression and Self-Care Behaviour during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the General Population. Natl J Community Med. 2022, 13:32–6. 10.5455/njcm.20211123021305

9.      Sahoo J, Panigrahi SK, Epari V: Poor social distancing attitudes and practices may drive community transmission of COVID-19 – A Knowledge Attitude Practice study among the general population of Odisha, India. Indian J Community Heal. 2021, 33:647–451. 10.47203/IJCH.2021.V33I04.018

10.    Ella R, Reddy S, Blackwelder W, et al.: Efficacy, safety, and lot-to-lot immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152): interim results of a randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2021, 770:1–12. 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02000-6

11.    Mohanty S, Sahoo J, Panigrahi SK, Epari V, Yasobany S, Samantsinghar P: Prevalence, Patterns and Predictors of Yoga Practice Among Adults in an Urban Population in Eastern India. Int J Yoga Therap. 2021, 31:. 10.17761/2021-D-20-00022.Keywords

12.    Rao EV, Panda PS: Role of Community Medicine during COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J Community Heal. 2021, 33:5–7.

13.    Ella R, Vadrevu KM, Jogdand H, et al.: Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, BBV152: a double-blind, randomised, phase 1 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021, 3099:2020.12.11.20210419. 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30942-7

14.    Sahoo J, Epari V, Panigrahi SK, Prasad D, Bhola RK, Mohanty S, Behera BK: Challenges in Detection of Adolescent Anaemia : Validation of Point-of-Care Device ( Mission ® plus ) for Haemoglobin Measurement among Tribal Residential School Children of Selected Districts of Odisha , India. Indian J Community Med. 2021, 46:680–4.

15.    Kerwani T, Gupta S, Epari V, Sahoo J: Association of skipping breakfast and different domains of cognitive function among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2020, 64:137. 10.25259/IJPP_2_2020

16.    Dash S, Gupta S, Venkatarao E, Patra PY: Association of Vitamin D Levels in Coal Miners: A Case–Control Study. Indian J Community Med. 2020, 45:181–3. 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_258_19

17.    Mohanty S, Venkatarao E, Yasobant S: Can Yoga Meet the Requirement of the Physical Activity Guideline of India ? A Descriptive Review. Int J Yoga. 2020, 13:3–8. 10.4103/IJOY.IJOY_5_19

18.    Mohanty S, Venkatarao E, Yasobant S: Non-communicable disease care and physical activity promotion in India: analysis of recent policies, guidelines and workplans. Fam Med Com Heal. 2020, 8:1–9. 10.1136/fmch-2019-000206

19.    Pany S, Panigrahi SK, Rao EV, Patnaik L, Sahu T: Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse and their health impacts: A cross-sectional study among body builders in a city of Eastern India. Int J Prev Med. 2019, 10:178. 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_524_17

20.    Gupta S, Venkatarao E, Pradhan S: Association of Internet Addiction with Insomnia , Depression , Anxiety and Stress among University Students - A Cross-Sectional Study . Indian J Community Heal. 2018, 30:342–7.

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