Namita Patel

About

I am currently working as a Research Consultant in the domain of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition at the Society for Applied Studies (SAS), New Delhi, India. I hold a Ph.D. in Public Health, with a strong academic foundation and extensive research experience in maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, epidemiology, and biostatistics.

Employment

• Society for Applied Studies Research Consultant
  2026 - Present
• AIIMS Bhopal Medical Research Officer
  2020 - 2021

Education

• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research PhD in Public Health
  2021 - 2026
• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Master of Public Health
  2018 - 2020

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (17)

• Gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women attending primary health centres in Puducherry: Results from the JANMAM pregnancy cohort
  The Indian Journal of Medical Research 2026 DOI: 10.25259/ijmr_2230_2025
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• Physical Activity Levels and Determinants Among Pregnant Women in South India: A Cross-sectional Study
  The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s13224-026-02402-x
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• Postpartum weight change one year after delivery and associated factors among women in Puducherry, South India: Findings from the JANMAM cohort
  International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2026 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.70964
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• Edible oil consumption in Puducherry: A sequential exploratory mixed methods study
  Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101998
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• Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Severely Malnourished Children Admitted to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers: A Multicenter Study
  Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-023-04723-5
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• Influence of ultra-processed food in the diet of South Indian young adults: an explanatory mixed method study
  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2024 DOI: 10.1007/S00394-024-03429-4
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• Weight loss following lifestyle modification interventions among adults with overweight and obesity in low- and middle-income countries - A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES 2024 DOI: 10.4103/JNCD.JNCD_25_24
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• Longitudinal data analysis methods – a primer.
  EFI Bulletin 2023
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• Vaccine hesitancy among the nursing officers working in a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry - A mixed-method study
  CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2023 DOI: 10.1016/J.CEGH.2023.101300
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• Burden of excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention among Indian women- A systematic review and meta-analysis
  CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH 2023 DOI: 10.1016/J.CEGH.2023.101364
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