Kanchan Lakhwani

About

I'm a public health researcher who transforms complex evidence into clear, actionable insights that shape policy and improve health outcomes. With 12+ years of leading evidence synthesis projects across the UK, Europe, and international settings, I specialize in systematic reviews, health inequalities research, and translating findings into real-world impact.

Employment

• Healthcare Infection Society Researcher in Evidence Synthesis
  2026 - Present
• Brunel University of London Research Scientist - Parttime
  2025 - 2026
• Brunel University of London Research Assistant (part time)
  2025 - 2025
• Freelancer Research Consultant
  2023 - 2024
• Centre for Operations Research and Training Senior Research Executive
  2018 - 2021
• Centre for Operations Research and Training Research Executive
  2011 - 2018
• Olakh- A space for women, Vadodara (India) Counseling Coordinator
  2010 - 2011
• Shroffs Foundation Project Coordinator
  2009 - 2010
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences Research Assistant
  2008 - 2009

Education

• Brunel University London M.Sc in Public Health and Health Promotion
  2024 - 2025
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda M.F.Sc
  2006 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)

• Quality of Contraceptive Counseling Scale--Amharic Verison
  PsycTESTS Dataset 2023 DOI: 10.1037/t90722-000
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• Quality of Contraceptive Counseling Scale--Gujarati Version
  PsycTESTS Dataset 2023 DOI: 10.1037/t90723-000
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• Balancing client preferences and population-level goals: a qualitative study of the ways in which public health providers and facility administrators interpret and incentivise quality of care in contraceptive counselling in Ethiopia, Mexico and India
  Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 2023 DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2229220
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• Adaptation and validation of the quality of contraceptive counseling (QCC) scale for use in Ethiopia and India
  PLOS ONE 2023 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283925
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• Reduction of the Quality of Contraceptive Counseling (QCC) scale to a short version (QCC-10) in Ethiopia, India, and Mexico
  Contraception 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.128
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• Understanding quality of contraceptive services from women’s perspectives in Gujarat, India: a focus group study
  BMJ Open 2021 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049260
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• Optimizing the design of a contraceptive microarray patch: a discrete choice experiment on women’s preferences in India and Nigeria
  Reproductive Health 2021 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-021-01113-y
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• Exploring perceptions of group antenatal Care in Urban India: results of a feasibility study
  Reproductive Health 2018 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-018-0498-3
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• Optimizing the Design of a Contraceptive Microarray Patch: A Discrete Choice Experiment on Women’s Preferences in India and Nigeria
  DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-96850/v1
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