RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT

Research

Projects:

“Association of Maternal Serum Ferritin with Newborn Outcomes among  Antenatal Women at a Tertiary Care Hospital”

“Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and it’s therapeutic role in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among young woman- An Interventional study”

“Metabolic syndrome and its risk factors among priests in rural south India” are the ongoing projects ,Dr.P.Sujatha as the Principal investigator ,Dr.Rukmini as Co.P.I
Effect of Yoga on lung function tests and mental health among medical graduates study- Dr.Sowmya .L as Co.P.I

Student UG SRS, ICMR -STS  projects guided by Dr.Sujatha, Dr.G.Sridevi,Dr.S.Rukmini Devi,Dr.Sowmya and Dr.Sravani

2024-2025 NACO PROJECT: DrP.Sujatha Maam PI, DrB.Devi Madhavi Maam (Co-PI)
Dr.Rukmini Devi Sapuri (Co-PI) Stigma and Discrimination among People Living
with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Key Population in Andhra Pradesh

Dr.Sridevi Maam& Dr.Rukmini Devi Sapuri: The effect of Zinc supplementation on Pregnancy outcome: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Coastal Andhra Pradesh

Role of oxidized LDL, Lipoprotein (a) as prognostic markers in young individuals with myocardial infarction.Dr.A.Sravani (Co-I)

Role of vitamin D supplementation in non-alcoholoic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with metabolic syndrome in tertiary care hospital : A RCT. Dr. B.Thirumala Rao as PI and Dr.K.Vineela as Co-PI.

Publications

1) Vijaya Kumari, Sujatha Peethala et al (2022)'A study of Health Seeking Behaviour And Its Determinants among elderly In an ICDS Area of Kurnool City: Andhra Pradesh; India', International Journal of Current Advanced Research, 11(02), pp. 199-202. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2432 7/ijcar.2022.202.0045 *

2) Toka Siva Kala, Peathala Sujatha, Vijayakumari, Arepalli Sreedevi. A cross-study on Morbidity profile of the elderly population in an urban community in Kurnool city, A.P, India. Indian J Prev. Soc. Med. 2021; 52 (1): 20-28.

3) Padmaja Jandyam and Sujatha Peethala and Sreedevi Arepalli}, year= {2021}A Cross Sectional Study on Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Government High Schools of Kurnool city, Andhra Pradesh, India.

4) Harshitha Sivadhanam and Sujatha et al Self-care behaviour practices and relative factors in hypertensive patients-a community based study in the rural field practising area of Government medical college, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

5) Ratna Sowryaswi A, Madhavi Bhimarasetty D, Peethala S. Perceptions about competency based medical education in postgraduate curriculum among postgraduates of a government medical college, kakinada, andhra pradesh. International journal of scientific research [internet). 2023 apr 1;9-11. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.36106/ijsr/7209246

6) Sridevi Garapati, Sujatha Peethala, Harshitha Sivadanam, Trimurthulu Bunga, and Sreedevi Arepalli Assessment of Knowledge and Perceptions About COVID-19, It's Prevention and Control Among Medical Students inA Tertiary Care Hospital, Kurnool.

7) A Cross- Sectional Study on Socio-Behavioural Impact of COVID-19 Among Young Adults. Keerthana.M,Harshitha.S,Sujatha.P,Sridevi.G Vol.13, Issue 06, June 2024 International Journal of Scientific Research.

8). N. Abhijit, Radhika K, Rao BT, Sagar R.. An Assessment on Effects of Digital
Device Usage on Behavioural Changes in Children 2 to 5 Years: A Cross-Sectional
Study. Eur J Cardiovasc Med. 2025;15(6):117–124.

9).Bhaskari K, Rani VP, Rao BT, Nagaraju MVS, Sreedevi B. Understanding the
Scrub Typhus: A Comprehensive Assessment of Primary Health Care Physician’s
Knowledge, Perceptions and Clinical Practices. Eur J Cardiovasc Med.
2025;15(7):548–554.

10). Abhijit N, Rao BT, Radhika K, Naidu SA. An assessment of knowledge and
awareness on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among degree college students in
Prakasam District: A focus group discussion." Eur J Cardiovasc Med. 2025;15(5):81-87.

11). Harshitha Y, Radhika K, Rao BT, Naidu SA. An Assessment of Immunization
Coverage among the 0-24 Months Children and Awareness among Mothers in
Urban Areas of Prakasam District Andhra Pradesh, India .IJPHRD,2024;15(3):427-33.

12) Dr. Eathalapaka Priyanka, Dr. B. Devi Madhavi, Dr. P. Sujatha, Dr. B. Mercy Davis, "Assessment of Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh", JMSIR- August-2024, Vol-9, Issue- 4, P. No. 96-102.

13) Kallepalli SSK, Garapati S, Bhimarasetty D, Pethala S. Burden of stigma among tuberculosis patients: a cross-section al study. Int J Community Med Public Heal. 2023;10(S):1911-6.

14) Medicine C, College RM. International journal of scientific research perceptions about competency-based medical education in postgraduate curriculum among postgraduates of a government attota ratna sowryaswi * devi madhavi bhimarasetty sujatha peethala. 2023;88(2277):12-4.

15) Dr Lingudu Sowmya, Dr Thej Kiran Reddy Dalli, Dr V Priyanka Muppidi, Dr G Krishna Babu, "Symptomatologic Screening of Cervical cancer among Ever Married women in Urban slums of Coastal Andhra Pradesh -A cross sectional study", JMSIR- July - 2023, Vol -8, Issue - 4, P.No. 182-187.

16) Pathipaka SK, Bhimarasetty DM, Sapuri RD, Peethala S, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among patients undergoing ultra-sonography abdomen and its associated factors in a tertiary care hospital, Kakinada. Int J Community Med Public Health [Internet). 2024 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 15];11(5):2016-21. Available from:
https://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/12449

17) Chandana, Akkidasu'; Vinnakota, Archana'; Mopidevi, Vijayagopal"; Arpitha, B."; Sravani, A.S; Tejesh, M.$. Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among medical students of South India. Archives of Mental Health 25(1):p 72-76, Jan-Jun 2024. DOI: 10.4103/amh.amh_49 23

18) Surendra Babu R, Devi Sapuri R, Patruni M, rao Vuli D, Kar Professor D. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine Depression
and Morbidity Profile among the children in orphanages of Bhuvaneswar city: A Cross
Sectional study. Available from: https://www.healthcare-bulletin.co.uk/

19) Dr. L. Sowmya, Dr. P. Prabhakar Varma. Dr. S. Chandrika, "A Cross Sectional study on Awareness regarding Preconception and Prenatal diagnostic techniques act among
Reproductive age group women in Urban Field Practice area of Medical College", JMSIR- July -2022, Vol -7, lssue - 4, P. No. 236 -242.

20) Dr. Mercy Davis B, et. Al. "A Study on Prevalence of Depression and Its ASSociation with Sleep Quality among Medical Undergraduates in Tirupati." IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (|0SR-JDMS), 20(02), 2021, pp. 01-05.

21) Mary Chaitanya Y, Harish K*.,Bharani Parasuram J, Amarnath M,Ravikumar J "Psychological distress in relation to blood pressure among Andhra Pradesh state road Transport Corporation bus drivers, Vijayawada".2023 Mar;1O(3):1071-1075.

22) Sravanthi G.,Harish k*..Amarnath M., Ravikumar J."Assessment of non-communicable disease risk factors among Andhra Pradesh state road transport corporation bus drivers of Vijayawada" 2023 March ;10(3).

23) A Study on Association between Risk Taking Behaviour and Road traffic accidents among Youth Dr.Lakkenaboyina Janet, Dr.Sravani A,Dr.Sindhura,Dr.Ravi kiran,Dr.Jena SK, Dr.Mishra SK,DR.Pushyami JJS.Vol 13 issue:1-2023.

24) Evaluation of Physical Activíty among Medical Students in South India. Dr. Bhavya GB,Dr.Ravi Kiran M,Dr.Jayasree Palla, Dr.Sravani A,Dr.Mishra SK,Dr. Jena SK.Vol 13 issue :1-2023

25) Kumar G S, Kiran MR, Sravani A, Sarathy NP. Prevalence and determinants of obesity among adolescents. NJRCM. 2021;10(2):45-50.

26) Dr. Paran Mohan Hansdah, Dr. P. Sujatha, Dr. B. Devi Madhavi, Dr. G. Sridevi,
"Prehypertension, its prevalence and risk factors among young adult (25-44 years) Bank
Employees of a city in coastal district of Andhra Pradesh-A cross-sectional study", JMSIR -October - 2024, Vol -9, Issue -5, P. No. 07-16.