Teacher Details

Anita J Kar

Department of Health Sciences

akar@unipune.ac.in

Research Areas : birth defects; haemophilia; disability


1)    Sumedha, D., Kar, A. (2023). Prevalence of beta thalassemia carriers in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Community Genetics, 14 (6), 527-541. ISSN(print/online): 1868-310X/1868-6001, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-023-00683-7
2)    Furtado, K.M., Kar, A. (2022). Private Sector Engagement for Infectious Disease Surveillance in Mixed Health Systems: Lessons from a Model Dengue Reporting Network in India. Journal of Health Management, 24 (4), 583-592. ISSN(print/online): 0972-0634/0973-0729, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09720634221091011
3)    Dharmarajan, S., Pawar, A., Bhide, P., Kar, A. (2021). Undiagnosed haemoglobinopathies among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Pune, India. Journal of Community Genetics, 12, 337-344. ISSN(print/online): 1868-310X/1868-6001, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-021-00505-8
4)    Ujagare, D., Kar, A. (2021). Birth defect mortality in India 1990–2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease data. Journal of Community Genetics, 12 (1), 81-90. ISSN(print/online): 1868-310X/1868-6001, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-020-00487-z
5)    Kar, A. (2021). Time to reimagine India's health system. Lancet, 397 (10293), 2466. ISSN(print/online): 0140-6736/1474-547X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01229-0
6)    Jha, M.K., Rao, S.J., Sarode, A.Y., Saha, B., Kar, A., Pal, J.K. (2020). A Leishmania donovani Dominant Negative Mutant for eIF2α kinase LdeK1 elicits host‐protective immune response. Parasite Immunology, 42 (1), e12678. ISSN(print/online): 0141-9838/1365-3024, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pim.12678
7)    Kar, A., Dandona, R., Kumar, G.A., Henry, N.J., Joshua, V., Ramji, S., Gupta, S.S., Agrawal, D., Kumar, R., Lodha, R., Mathai, M., Kassebaum, N.J. (2020). Subnational mapping of under-5 and neonatal mortality trends in India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000–17. Lancet, 395 (10237), 1640-1658. ISSN(print/online): 0140-6736/1474-547X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30471-2
8)    Kar, A., Hemalatha, R., Pandey, A., Kinyoki, D., Ramji, S., Lodha, R., Kumar, G.A., Kassebaum, N.J., Borghi, E., Agrawal, D., Gupta, S.S., Laxmaiah, A. (2020). Mapping of variations in child stunting, wasting and underweight within the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2000-2017. EClinicalMedicine, 22, 100317. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 2589-5370, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100317
9)    Kar, A., Radhakrishnan, B., Girase, T., Ujagare, D., Patil, A. (2020). Community-Based Screening and Early Intervention for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities: Lessons from the RBSK Programme in India. Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 31 (1), 30-46. ISSN(print/online): 2211-5242, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/dcid.v31i1.890
10)    Kar, A., Zimmerman, M.S., Smith, A.G.C., Sable, C.A., Echko, M.M., Wilner, L.B., Olsen, H.E., Atalay, H.T., Awasthi, A., Bhutta, Z.A., Boucher, J.L., Castro, F. (2020). Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4 (3), 185-200. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 2352-4642, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30402-X
11)    Bhide, P., Kar, A., (2019). Prevalence and determinants of folate deficiency among urban Indian women in the periconception period. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73 (12), 1639-1641. ISSN(print/online): 0954-3007/1476-5640, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41430-018-0255-2
12)    Swaminathan, S., Hemalatha, R., Pandey, A., Kassebaum, N.J., Laxmaiah, A., Kar, A. et al. (2019). The burden of child and maternal malnutrition and trends in its indicators in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 3 (12), 855-870. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 2352-4642, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30273-1
13)    Bhide, P., Kar, A. (2018). A national estimate of the birth prevalence of congenital anomalies in India: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 18 (1), 175. ISSN(print/online): 1471-2431, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1149-0
14)    Rao, S.J., Shukla, E., Bhatia, V., Lohiya, B., Gaikwad, S.M., Kar, A., Pal, J.K. (2018). The Leishmania donovani IMPACT-like protein possesses non-specific nuclease activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 119, 962-973. ISSN(print/online): 0141-8130/1879-0003, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.175
16)    Dandona, L., Dandona, R., Kumar, G.A., Shukla, D.K., Paul, V.K., Balakrishnan, K., Kar, A. et al. (2017). Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990-2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet, 390 (10111), 2437-2460. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0140-6736/1474-547X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32804-0
18)    Dutta, E., Kar, A. (2016). A case-control study identifying the characteristics of patients providing incorrect contact information at registration for DOTS in Pune, India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 63 (1), 51-54. ISSN(print/online): 0019-5707, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2016.02.006
19)    Bhide, P., Gund, P., Kar, A. (2016). Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in > an Indian Maternal Cohort: Healthcare, Prevention, and Surveillance > Implications . PloS One, 11 (11), e0166408. ISSN(print/online): 1932-6203, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166408
20)    Kudave, R., Rasheed, W.S., Jeyakumar, A., Kar, A. (2015). A Survey of the Nutritional Status of Children Aged Between 12 to 23 Months Registered at Anganwaadi Centres in Pune District, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Biological Sciences, 2 (1), 24-33. ISSN(print/online): 2395-1095/2349-2759, URL/DOI: http://jipbs.com/VolumeArticles/FullTextPDF/46_JIPBSV2I105.pdf
21)    Dharmarajan, S., Phadnis, S., Gund, P., Kar, A. (2014). Out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure on treatment of haemophilia by Indian families. Haemophilia, 20 (3), 382-387. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hae.12324
22)    Kar, A. (2014). Birth defects in India : Magnitude, public health impact and prevention. Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 3 (2), 7-16. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 2231-4261, URL/DOI: http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol3no2/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%203,%20No.%202,%20July-Dec%202014%20Page%207-16.pdf
23)    Kar, A., Phadnis, S., Dharmarajan, S., Nakade, J. (2014). Epidemiology and social costs of haemophilia in India. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 140 (1), 19-31. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0971-5916/0975-9174.
24)    Furtado, K.M., Kar, A. (2014). Health resources in a 200,000 urban Indian population argues the need for a policy on private sector health services. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 39 (2), 98-102. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0970-0218/1998-3581, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.132727
25)    Mirkazemi, R., Kar, A. (2014). Socio-economic determinants of helmet-wearing behaviour in Pune city, India . International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 21 (4), 376-381. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1745-7300/1745-7319, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2013.838271
26)    Mirkazemi, R., Kar, A. (2014). Population-based approach to study unintentional injury occurrences in Pune city, India. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 21 (1), 9-16. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1745-7300/1745-7319, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2012.745577
27)    Mirkazemi, R., Kar, A. (2014). A Population-Based Study on Road Traffic Injuries in Pune City, India. Traffic Injury Prevention, 15 (4), 379-385. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1538-9588/1538-957X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2013.826800
28)    Bhide, P., Sagoo, G.S., Moorthie, S., Burton, H., Kar, A. (2013). Systematic review of birth prevalence of neural tube defects in India. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 97 (7), 437-443. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1542-0752/1542-0760, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bdra.23153
29)    Nakade, J., Potnis‐Lele, M., Kar, A. (2013). Impact of genetic counselling? The potential utility of haemophilia surveillance data in developing countries. Haemophilia, 19 (6), e388-e390. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hae.12255
30)    Dharmarajan, S., Gund, P., Phadnis, S., Lohade, S., Lalwani, A., Kar, A. (2012). Treatment decisions and usage of clotting factor concentrate by a cohort of Indian haemophilia patients. Haemophilia, 18 (1), 27-29. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2516.2011.02668.x
31)    Kar, A. (2012). Making haemophilia a global priority. Lancet, 380 (9838), 216-217. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0140-6736/1474-547X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61214-8
32)    Kar, A., Dharmarajan, S., Phadnis, S., Nakade, J. (2012). Evidence for Mobilizing Policy on Hemophilia in India: II. An Estimate of Treatment Gap in Maharashtra. Haemophilia, 18, 68. ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516.
33)    Nakade, J., Chavan, U., Kar, A. (2012). Evidence for Mobilizing Policy on Hemophilia in India: I. Utility of Hemophilia Registry Data from Maharashtra, 1989-2009. Haemophilia, 18, 68. ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516.
34)    Kar, A. (2011). Preventing birth defects in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 46 (48), 21-22. ISSN(print/online): 0012-9976/2349-8846.
35)    Doke, P.P., Kar, A. (2011). A fatal case of Trypanosoma lewesi in Maharashtra, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 4 (2), 91-95. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1755-6783/0974-6005, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1755-6783.85759
  

Publications Before 2011


36)    Kar, A. (2010). Factors influencing haemophilia prevalence estimates from the volunteer-supervised Indian registry in Maharashtra. Haemophilia, 16 (6), 952-954. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02270.x
37)    Mirkazemi, R., Kar, A. (2009). Injury-Related Unsafe Behavior Among Households from Different Socioeconomic Strata in Pune City. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 34 (4), 301-305. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0970-0218/1998-3581, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.58387
39)    Kar, A., Mirkazemi, R., Singh, P., Potnis-Lele, M., Lohade., Lalwani, A., Saha, S. (2007). Disability in Indian patients with haemophilia. Haemophilia, 13 (4), 398-404. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2516.2007.01483.x
40)    Kar, A. (2007). Eradication versus control for poliomyelitis. Lancet, 370 (9582), 131-132. ISSN(print/online): 0140-6736/1474-547X, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61080-0
41)    Modi-Parekh, K., Inamdar, V., Jog, A., Kar, A. (2006). A comparative study of the diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis using conventional tools and Polymerase chain reaction. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 53 (2), 69-76. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0019-5707, URL/DOI: http://medind.nic.in/ibr/t06/i2/ibrt06i2p69.pdf
42)    Kar, A., Potnis‐Lele, M. (2004). Haemophilia data collection in developing countries: example of the haemophilia database of Maharashtra. Haemophilia, 10 (1), 301-304. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2516.2004.00883.x
43)    Potnis-Lele, M., Kar, A. (2003). Modification of family size in families reporting history of haemophilia from Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Epidemiology, 32 (2), 316-320. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0300-5771/1464-3685, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyg058
44)    Modi-Parekh, K., Kar, A. (2003). Monitoring of Bacteriological diagnostic efficiency under Rntcp - The Pune experience. Health Administrator, 15 (1-2), 106-112. ISSN(print/online): 0971-5673, URL/DOI: http://medind.nic.in/haa/t03/i1/haat03i1p106o.pdf
45)    Kar, A., Modi-Parekh, K., Chakroborty, A.K. (2003). Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics. Health Administrator, 15 (1-2), 118-123. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0971-5673, URL/DOI: http://medind.nic.in/haa/t03/i1/haat03i1p118o.pdf
46)    Modi-Parekh, K., Kar, A. (2002). Monitoring of bacteriological diagnostic efficiency under Tuberculosis Programme the experience in Pune city. Health Administrator, 15 (1-2), 106-112. ISSN(print/online): 0971-5673.
47)    Kar, A., Potnis‐Lele, M. (2001). Descriptive epidemiology of haemophilia in Maharashtra, India. Haemophilia, 7 (6), 561-567. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 1351-8216/1365-2516, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2516.2001.00570.x
48)    Dey-Guha, I., Kar, A. (2001). Butyrate induced alterations during development of the strain In( 1 )BM2( reinverted) of Drosophila melanogaster. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 39 (3), 243-248. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0019-5189/0975-1009, URL/DOI: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/17527/1/IJEB%2039%283%29%20243-248.pdf
49)    Lele, M., Kar, A. (2000). Home management of diarrhoea by women of a slum comunity in Pune city . Indian Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, 31, 3-4. ISSN(print/online): 0301-1216.
50)    Kar, A., Kulkarni-Shukla, S., Dey-Guha, I., Pal, J.K. (2000). Temperature-induced alteration of the polytene X chromosome structure in male larvae of the strain In (1) B M2 (reinverted) of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetical Research, 76 (1), 11-17. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0016-6723/1469-5073, URL/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016672300004572
51)    Kar, A., Pal, J.K. (1995). An X-linked region in the strain In(1)BM2(reinverted) of Drosophila that controls the structure of the male X chromosome and perturbs sex determination. Journal of Genetics, 74 (1-2), 47-59. ISSN(print/online): 0022-1333/0973-7731.
52)    Kar, A., Pal, J.K. (1993). An X–linked mutation in the strain In(1)BM2(reinverted) of Drosophila melanogaster that controls the compaction Of the male X chromosome . Drosophila Information Service, 73, 123-124. ISSN(print/online): 0070-7333.
53)    Kar, A., Mukherjee, A.S. (1993). Induction and characterization of premature chromosome condensation in Drosophila synkaryons and implications to dosage compensation. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 31 (3), 210-214. Google Scholar Citations, ISSN(print/online): 0019-5189/0975-1009.
54)    Shukla, S., Guha, I., Kar, A. (1989). Perturbation of sex determination after mutagenesis of the 16A region of the strain In(1)BM2(reinverted) of Drosophila. Drosophila Information Service, 82, 73-74. ISSN(print/online): 0070-7333.
55)    Kar, A., Mukherjee, A.S. (1986). Role of cell density and cell shape in polyethylene glycol-induced cell hybridization. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 24 (9), 551-554. ISSN(print/online): 0019-5189/0975-1009.
56)    Duttagupta, A., Kar, A., Duttaroy, A. (1984). A deficiency Minute mutation that acts as an enhancer of position effect variegation. Drosophila Information Service, 60, 93-94. ISSN(print/online): 0070-7333.