Department ofCommunity Medicine

Where Expertise Meets Innovation in Every Specialty.

“Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time”
῀ C. Everett Koop

Community Medicine deals with the provision of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services, with a holistic approach primarily focusing on Community Health.

The department is involved in activities like undergraduate, interns and postgraduate trainings. Department runs rural and urban health training centers to provide patient care and train the students to gain knowledge, skills and competencies in primary care. As a part of national health programmes, department has functioning Designated microscopy centre (DMC) and Integrated counselling and testing centre (ICTC) for control of TB and HIV/AIDS.

There is active participation of the department in the implementation of many National health programmes like Pulse Polio Immunization Programme, National Leprosy eradication programme, National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, National AIDS Control Programme, Universal Immunization Programme, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, National Mental health programme etc.

Various CMEs, workshops, training programs are organized to catch up with the recent updates. World and National health days are observed by organizing various events and competitions involving the undergraduate students and interns by conducting quiz, poster, collage, essay writing etc. and also involving the community by conducting street plays, jathas and rallies.

Department has various funded and non-funded research activities including ICMR students short term projects. Faculty and students are encouraged to conduct research activities, participate in conferences and publish their research work.

The other activities include participation in health camps and conducting information, education and communication and health education activities, epidemiological assessment, control and prevention of outbreaks, research and planning evidence-based health policies and programmes.

Ongoing Research Activities Department of Community Medicine

Faculty

  • Dr. Nirmala CJ. Prevalence of Domestic violence and its risk factors among married women in a rural area.
  • Dr. Veena V, Dr. Shruthi M N. Health and social issues among adolescents of Ganakal PHC area, Bangalore.
  • Dr. Veena V. A qualitative study of student’s perceptions on women safety issues in the country: In the outlook of ongoing sexual violence in the society. (ICMR STS Project)
  • Dr. Shruthi M N. The facilitators and barriers for cessation of tobacco use, the perspectives of tobacco and non-tobacco users, a grounded theory approach’. (ICMR STS Project)
  • Dr. Shruthi M N, Dr. Veena V. Lockdown dairies: impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the overall dimensions of health among the general public.
  • Dr. Shruthi M N. Elucidating the probable lifestyle related risk factors associated with Cataract, a cross sectional study conducted in a tertiary care set up, Bengaluru
  • Dr. Savita S Patil, Dr. Vandana Khargekar, Ms. Adrita Sen. Pharmacovigilance of adverse drug reaction in patients on FDC Daily Regimen for Tuberculosis at a tertiary care Medical College Hospital, Karnataka. (ICMR STS Project)
  • Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Savita S Patil, Mr. Narayana Swamy D M. Evaluation of anganawadis under integrated child development scheme: the infrastructure, performance of anganwadi workers in Rural Karnataka.
  • Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Savita S Patil, Mr. Narayana Swamy D M. Prevalence of protein energy malnutrition among the children of anganawadis in rural Karnataka.
  • Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Savita S Patil, Dr. Naveen M. Role of POCT in detection of anaemia among college going adolescent girls.
  • Dr. Nirmala CJ. A study to assess menstrual health among adolescent girls in a rural area.
  • Dr. Nirmala C J, Dr. Dharaneesh Prasad, Dr. Omprakash. A study to assess the health profile, morbidity pattern and social problems of Pourakarmikas of Ramnagar district.
  • Dr. Veena V. Prevalence and determinants of Obsessive-compulsive disorders among medical students: A Cross-sectional study.
  • Dr. Veena V. Prevalence and Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Ganakal PHC Area.
  • Dr. Shruthi M N. Prevalence and determinants of suspected oral cancerous and precancerous lesions.
  • Dr. Rashmi R, Dr. Harsha. Use of social networking sites and mental disorders among medical students.
  • Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Savita S Patil, Mr. Narayana Swamy D M. Evaluation of risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in engineering students using Indian Diabetes Risk Score 2 Faculty perception on MCI workshop in medical education technologies.
  • Dr. Nirmala CJ. Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Antenatal Care, Postnatal Care, Child Care And Family Planning among Mothers attending Ganakal PHC- A Cross Sectional Study.
  • Dr. Nirmala CJ. A study to assess the effectiveness of health education intervention on family planning among women in the reproductive age group in a rural area.
  • Dr. Savita S Patil, Dr. Veena V, Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Mohan M E. A study on morbidity pattern of the TB patients attending the DMC- BGSGIMS.
  • Dr. Savita S Patil, Dr. Veena V, Dr. Jayashree S Seeri, Dr. Mohan M E. Trend Analysis of Presumptive TB patients attending Designated microscopy centre of a medical college, Bengaluru Karnataka.
  • Dr. Sathish Chandra MR. Health profile of Sewage Treatment Plant Workers in Bengaluru.
  • Dr. Sathish Chandra MR. Role of Social Networks in Under-graduate Medical Education.
  • Dr. Veena V. Occupational Hazards among the Sewage Treatment Plant Workers in Bengaluru.
  • Dr. Veena V. Study of Prevalence of Internet addiction and its effect on health among Medical, Nursing and Architecture college students in Bangalore.
  • Dr. Veena V. Study on “Validation of BMI in assessing body fatness among medical students, Bangalore”.
  • Dr. Shruthi M N. Assessment of mental health status among nursing staff in a tertiary care hospital.
  • Dr. Ashwini G S. Prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in the area covered by a Primary Health Center (PHC) of rural Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • Dr. Ashwini G S. Contraceptive prevalence rate among newly married eligible couples in the area covered by a Primary Health Center (PHC) of rural Bangalore, Karnataka.
  • Dr. Ashwini G S. Prevalence of self-medication and self treatment among rural elderly of Bannikuppe subcenter.
  • Dr. Rashmi R. Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in security guards: a cross sectional study.