Scientist F
Email: kulkarnir@nirrch.res.in
Phone: +(91-22) 24192115
Department: Operational and Implementation Research
Research Interests
- Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Health
- Burden of disease
Academic Background
| Degree | Academic institute | Year |
| MBBS | Govt. Medical College, Nagpur | 1993 |
| MD (Preventive and Social Medicine) | Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur | 1997 |
Professional Experience
| Post held | Institute/Organization | From | To |
| Medical Officer | Primary Health Centre -Pedhambe, Tal- Alibag, Dist. Raigad | 29/12/1997 | 28/12/1998 |
| Lecturer, | Dept of PSM, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai | 01/01/1999 | 29/01/2003 |
| Scientist ‘B’, | Dept. of Operational Research, NIRRH (ICMR) , Parel, Mumbai | 10/02/2003 | 31/08/2008 |
| Scientist ‘C’, | Dept. of Operational Research, NIRRH, Parel, Mumbai | 01/09/2008 | 31/08/2012 |
| Scientist ‘D’, Additional charge |
Dept. of Operational Research, NIRRH Parel, Mumbai Member Secretary, NIRRH Ethics Committee for Clinical Studies |
01/09/2012 21/01/2013 |
31/08/2016 21/01/2018 |
| Scientist ‘E’, Additional charge Member Secretary |
Dept. of Operational Research, NIRRH Parel, Mumbai Model Rural Health Research Unit, (MRHRU) Sub District Hospital, Dahanu, Palghar |
1/09/2016 | 31/08/2022 |
| Scientist ‘F’, Additional charge Nodal Officer |
Dept. of Operational and Implementation Research, NIRRH Parel, Mumbai Model Rural Health Research Unit, (MRHRU) Sub District Hospital, Dahanu, Palghar |
1/09/2022 | Till date |
Awards & Achievements
| Name of Award | Awarding agency | Year |
| Paper presented at Hindi seminar organized by NIV Pune “Published research work in Hindi and Local languages for the benefit of people” | ICMR-NIV | 9th September 2011 |
| Golden Jubilee Research Award for 2017 | Association of Medical Women (AMWI) In India for research work ‘Nutritional Status of Women and its Link with Morbidity and Mortality’. | 2017 |
| Third prize for the poster presentation “Addressing Ethical Challenges in Multicenter Studies in India: A Complex Issue” |
National Conference of Forum for Ethics Review Committees in India (FERCI) |
27th-29th November 2020 |
Publications
Protocol for a Multicentric Cohort Study on Neonatal Screening and Early Interventions for Sickle Cell Disease among high prevalence states of India
2025
Suchitra Surve*, Mahendra Thakor*, Manisha Madkaikar, Harpreet Kaur, …. Ragini Kulkarni, Anita Nadkarni
Diagnostics 2025, 15, 730.
https://doi.org/10.3390/%20
Incidence and Correlates of Maternal Near Miss (MNM) Events in Tertiary hospitals of Maharashtra state, India: A Prospective Observational study
2024
Ragini Kulkarni, Sanjay Chauhan, Juzar Fidwi , Arun Nayak , Anil Humane , Rahul Mayekar , Shahina Begum , Anushree Patil and Niranjan Mayadeo
Indian J Med Res 158, July 2023, 70-78
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2932_21
Experiences and challenges in making Model Rural Health Research Units pandemic ready – Establishing COVID-19 molecular diagnostic facility at MRHRU Dahanu, Maharashtra, Indian Journal of Medical Research
2024
Anwesh Maile, Itta Krishna Chaaithanya, Neha Salvi, Kanchan Wanere, Sagar Patil, Sanjay Chauhan, Smita Mahale and Ragini Kulkarni (Corresponding author)
Indian J Med Res 157, June 2023, 593-597,
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2411_22
Psychosocial health and stigma among health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in Mumbai: A qualitative study
2024
Laboratory Diagnosis and Epidemiological Features of Leptospirosis Cases in a tribal region of Western Maharashtra, India: A Retrospective Study
2024
Factors associated with stigma and manifestations experienced by Indian health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in India: A qualitative study
2024
Grover A, Venkatesh U, Kishore J, Chakma T, Thomas B, Menon G, Periyasamy M, Kulkarni R, Prusty RK, Venkateswaran C, Mishra B, Balu V, Viray M, Mathew G, Ketharam A, Balachandar R, Singh P, Jakhar K, Devi R, Saha K, Barde P, Moral R, Singh R, John D, Yadav J, Kohli S, Aggarwal S, Rao V and Panda S (2023)
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10, e46, 1–9
https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.40
Challenges in recruitment and follow up of newborns for sickle cell disease in Tribal region of Maharashtra during COVID19 Pandemic
2024
Suchitra Surve, Sanjay Chauhan, Ragini Kulkarni, Neha Salvi, Anita Nadkarni, Manisha Madkaikar Khushaboo Chaudhary Abhijit Chavan, Dayanand Suryavanshi Anil Thorat, Harpreet kaur
Indian J Med Res 158, October 2023, pp 378-383
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_3220_21
Identifying early Iron deficiency anemia in Sickle cell disease: Lessons learnt from newborn Sickle cell cohort in tribal district, India
2024
Measles and rubella seroprevalence in adults using residual blood samples from health facilities and household serosurveys in Palghar District, Maharashtra, India,2018 – 2019
2024
Christine Prosperi, Alvira Z. Hasan, Amy K. Winter, Itta Krishna Chaaithanya, Neha R. Salvi, Sanjay L. Chauhan, Ragini Kulkarni, Abhishek Lachyan, Poonam Gawali, Mitali Kapoor, Vaishali Bhatt, Ojas Kaduskar, Gururaj Rao Deshpande, Ignacio Esteban, Sabarinathan Ramasamy, Velusamy Saravana Kumar, Shaun A. Truelove, Muthusamy Santhosh Kumar, Jeromie W. Vivian Thangaraj, Lucky Sangal, Sanjay M. Mehendale, Gajanan N. Sapkal, Nivedita Gupta, Kyla Hayford, William J. Moss, and Manoj V. Murhekar
Increased measles and rubella seroprevalence in children using residual blood samples from health facilities and household serosurveys after supplementary immunization activities in two districts in India
2024
Christine Prosperi, Alvira Z. Hasan, Amy K. Winter, Itta Krishna Chaaithanya, Neha R. Salvi, Sandeep Sharma, Avi Kumar Bansal, Sanjay L. Chauhan, Ragini Kulkarni, Abhishek Lachyan, Poonam Gawali, Mitali Kapoor, Arpit Kumar Shrivastava, Saurabh K. Chonker, Vaishali Bhatt, Ojas Kaduskar, Gururaj Rao Deshpande, Ignacio Esteban, R. Sabarinathan, Velusamy Saravana Kumar, Shaun A. Truelove, Muthusamy Santhosh Kumar, Jeromie W. Vivian Thangaraj, Lucky Sangal, Sanjay M. Mehendale, Gajanan N. Sapkal, Nivedita Gupta, Kyla Hayford, William J. Moss and Manoj V. Murhekar
Challenges in accessing and delivering maternal and child health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional rapid survey from six states of India
2023
Sharma S, Aggarwal S, Kulkarni R, Kumar D, Mishra BK, Dwivedi GR, Devi KR, Mamidi RS, Singh KJ, Singh L, Sahu D, Adhikari T, Nair S, Kumar A, Juneja A, Sharma A, Begum S, Surve S, Prusty RK, Kumar S, Geddam JJB, Meur G, Mummadi MK, Kailash U, Palo SK, Kanungo S, Kshatri JS, Behera AK, Swain S, Singh R, Zaman K, Deval H, Pandey AK, Sarkar A, Kant R, Narain K, D'Aquino L, Gaym A, Singh VV, Rao MVV.
Added value of the measles-rubella supplementary immunization activity in reaching unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children, a cross-sectional study in five Indian districts, 2018-20.
2023
Prosperi C, Thangaraj JWV, Hasan AZ, Kumar MS, Truelove S, Kumar VS, Winter AK, Bansal AK, Chauhan SL, Grover GS, Jain AK, Kulkarni RN, Sharma SK, Soman B, Chaaithanya IK, Kharwal S, Mishra SK, Salvi NR, Sharma NP, Sharma S, Varghese A, Sabarinathan R, Duraiswamy A, Rani DS, Kanagasabai K, Lachyan A, Gawali P, Kapoor M, Chonker SK, Cutts FT, Sangal L, Mehendale SM, Sapkal GN, Gupta N, Hayford K, Moss WJ, Murhekar MV.
Evaluating the effect of measles and rubella mass vaccination campaigns on seroprevalence in India: a before-and-after cross-sectional household serosurvey in four districts, 2018-2020.
2022
Murhekar MV, Gupta N, Hasan AZ, Kumar MS, Kumar VS, Prosperi C, Sapkal GN, Thangaraj JWV, Kaduskar O, Bhatt V, Deshpande GR, Thankappan UP, Bansal AK, Chauhan SL, Grover GS, Jain AK, Kulkarni RN, Sharma SK, Chaaithanya IK, Kharwal S, Mishra SK, Salvi NR, Sharma S, Sarmah NP, Sabarinathan R, Duraiswamy A, Rani DS, Kanagasabai K, Lachyan A, Gawali P, Kapoor M, Shrivastava AK, Chonker SK, Tilekar B, Tandale BV, Ahmad M, Sangal L, Winter A, Mehendale SM, Moss WJ, Hayford K
Experiences and challenges during implementation of operational guidelines of maternal near miss review of the Government of India at tertiary hospitals in Maharashtra.
2022
Challenges and Opportunities in Mixed Methods Data Collection on Mental Health issues of Health Care Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in India”
2022
Psychological Distress and Burnout among Healthcare Worker during COVID-19 Pandemic in India’- A cross-sectional study.
2022
Community perceptions and treatment seeking behaviour for infertility in India: A qualitative research study.
2022
Assessing the potential of self-help group women for improving reproductive health of women in a tribal block of Maharashtra, India.
2022
Challenges and opportunities in mixed method data collection on mental health issues of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic in India
2022
Kulkarni R, Prusty RK, Chakma T, Thomas B, Menon GR, Singh R, Aggarwal S, Rao, MVV, Periyasamy M, Venkateswaran C, Singh P, Balachandar R, Grover A, Mishra B, Viray M, Devi R, Velhal G, Kharnare S, Singh J, Yadav J, Venkatesh U, Sadawarte D, Watson B, John D, Mathew G, Singh S, Jakhar K, Ketharam A, Palo SK, Sahoo KC, Kishore J, Sarkar AH, Panda S.
Clinical profile of SARS-CoV-2-infected neonates.
2022
Psychological distress and burnout among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic in India-A cross-sectional study.
2022
Menon GR, Yadav J, Aggarwal S, Singh R, Kaur S, Chakma T, Periyasamy M, Venkateswaran C, Singh PK, Balachandar R, Kulkarni R, Grover A, Mishra BK, Viray M, Devi KR, Singh KHJ, Saha KB, Barde PV, Thomas B, Suresh C, A D, Watson B, Selvaraj P, Xavier G, John D, Menon J, Philip S, Mathew G, David A, Vaman RS, Sushan A, Singh S, Jakhar K, Ketharam A, Prusty R, Kishore J, Venkatesh U, Kumar S, Kanungo S, Sahoo K, Swain S, Lyngdoh A, Diengdoh J, Syiemlieh P, Sarkar A, Velhal G, Kharnare S, Nandanwar D, Rao MVV, Panda S
Facilitators & barriers for effective implementation of Dakshata programme to improve the quality of institutional maternal care in tribal blocks of Maharashtra.
2022
Experiences of sharing results of community based serosurvey with participants in a district of Maharashtra, India
2022
Opposing roles for sMAdCAM and IL-15 in COVID-19 associated cellular immune pathology
2022
Singh AK, Kasarpalkar N, Bhowmick S, Paradkar G, Talreja M, Shah K, Tiwari A, Palav H, Kaginkar S, Kulkarni R, Patil A, Kalsurkar V, Agrawal S, Shastri J, Dere R, Bharmal R, Mahale SD, Bhor VM, Patel V. Opposing roles for sMAdCAM and IL-15 in COVID-19 associated cellular immune pathology.
ICMR Co-ordinating group. Impact of intervention on nutritional status of under‑fives in tribal blocks of Palghar district in Maharashtra, India.
2022
Maternal near miss events in India
2021
Psychosocial impact of COVID -19 pandemic on Health Care Workers in India and their perceptions on the way forward- A qualitative study
2021
Psychosocial impact of COVID -19 pandemic on Health Care Workers in India and their perceptions on the way forward- A qualitative study
2021
Sentinel Surveillance of Dengue Virus Infection in a Tribal District of Maharashtra, India,
2021
Improving public health service delivery response to address contraceptive needs of socio-economically disadvantaged HIV positive people in Maharashtra, India,
2021
A Critical Appraisal of NFHS-5 Data on Maternal Health Indicators: Trends and Implications for India
2021
Nutritional Status of Women and its Link with Morbidity
2019
Nutritional status of adolescent girls in tribal blocks of Maharashtra.
2019
Impact of training on awareness and knowledge of Service Providers about Maternal Near Miss Events in Maharashtra, India
2019
Public Health Challenges for India towards achieving universal health coverage
2018
What information and the extent of information research participants need in informed consent forms: a multi-country survey
2018
Capacity Assessment of District Health System in India on Services for Prevention and Management of Infertility.
2018
Utilization of quality assessments in improving adolescent reproductive and sexual health services in rural block of Maharashtra, India.
2018
Operationalizing adolescent health services at Primary Health Care level in India: Processes, Challenges and Outputs.
2017
Traditional practices during pregnancy and childbirth among tribal women from Maharashtra: a review.
2017
Neonatal near miss review: Tracking its conceptual evolution and way forward.
2017
Community based kangaroo mother care for low birth weight babies- a pilot study
2017
Neonatal Near miss: A new perspective to unravel neonatal mortality
2017
Factors Influencing Maternal Health Indicators among Tribal Population in Maharashtra with Special Focus on Five High Priority Districts
2017
Status of family planning service delivery for people living with HIV at public hospital settings in Maharashtra: opportunities and challenges.
2017
Assessment of acceptability of kangaroo mother care (KMC) using qualitative methods in a tribal block of Karjat, Raigad district in Maharashtra, India.
2016
Use of emergency contraceptive pills among unmarried youth in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,
2016
A Prospective Observational Study of ‘Near Miss’ Obstetric Events in Two Tertiary Hospitals of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2016
Linking HIV & family planning services to improve dual methods of contraception among women infected with HIV in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2016
Prospective observational study of near-miss obstetric events at two tertiary hospitals in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2016
Ethical Dilemmas in surrogacy
2015
Prevalence & factors associated with chronic obstetric morbidities in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India
2015
Status of obstetric morbidities in Maharashtra
2015
Contraceptive Use and Unintended Pregnancies Among HIV-Infected Women in Mumbai
2015
Accreditation of ethics committees in India: experiences of an ethics committee
2015
Issues and challenges on informed consent in biomedical research involving human participants: An Indian perspective
2014
ART Adherence Study group: Level of suboptimal adherence to first line antiretroviral treatment & its determinants among HIV positive people in India
2014
Knowledge of Reproductive Health among Self Help Group Women in Maharashtra
2012
Cause of death among reproductive age group women in Maharashtra, India
2010
Perceptions and practices of rural men on RTI/STIs and their expecations on its management at public healthcare facilities : A qualitative insight
2009
Investigating causes of perinatal mortality by verbal autopsy in Maharashtra, India
2007
Training of service providers on emergency sontraception: Experiences in Mumbai
2007
Information, education and communication for emergency contraception
2006
Levo-norgestrel in breast milk – its metabolism by breastfed infants
1998
Can chronic maternal drug therapy alter the nursing infants Hepatic Drug Metabolising Enzyme pattern?
1995
Is time-interval between mini-pill ingestion and breastfeeding essential?
1995
Carbohydrate metabolism of Indian women taking steroid contraceptives
1976
Thyroid functions of women taking oral contraceptives
1974
Projects Ongoing
| Project title | Funding agency | From | To |
| As Principal Investigator |
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| Developing & Implementing effective intervention delivery strategies of the Anemia Mukt Bharat program 2.0 to reduce prevalence of anemia amongst vulnerable populations in selected districts of India ,March 2025 – Aug 2028 | ICMR | 2025 | 2029 |
| Validation of novel serum biomarkers in prediction of early onset preeclampsia (EOPE) in a tribal district of Palghar, Maharashtra (PI) | ICMR | 2024 | 2026 |
| Strengthening Maternal and Perinatal death surveillance (MPDSR) in tribal blocks | ICMR | 2024 | 2026 |
| As Co-PI | |||
| Improving Infant and young child Feeding (IYCF) practices in Tribal block of Palghar District, Maharashtra through involvement of frontline workers ( Co-PI) | ICMR | 2024 | 2026 |
| Assessing feasibility of point of care device in community based screening of Sickle cell Disease and Thalassemia in Tribal district of Palghar, Maharashtra | ICMR | 2024 | 2026 |
| Feasibility, Acceptability and Costs of providing Preconception Care (PCC) services to Young Couples in Maharashtra | ICMR | 2023 | 2026 |
Projects Completed
| Project title | Funding agency | From | To |
| Assessment of Neonatal Screening Approaches for Sickle Cell Disease in Tribal Populations (Co-investigator) | ICMR | 2019 | 2024 |
| Immune status against SARS-CoV-2 among COVID-19 vaccinated adults in India: A health facility-based multicentric serial cross-sectional survey | ICMR | 2023 | 2023 |
| To explore operational feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of using IV FCM in Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Maharashtra | ICMR | 2021 | 2023 |
| Impact of measles rubella (MR) vaccination campaign on population immunity in India: A Multicentric study by ICMR | ICMR | 2018 | 2019 |
| Addressing challenges for effective Implementation of Lakshya Dakshata prog in tribal blocks of Maharashtra (Co-PI) | ICMR | 2021 | 2021 |
| Population based Birth Defect surveillance in linkage with RBSK programme in rural areas of Palghar district in Maharashtra (Co-PI) | DHR | 2020 | 2023 |