Dr  Hemkhothang Lhungdim

Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS),
BS Devshi Marg (Govandi Station Road),
Deonar, Mumbai-88, Maharashtra.
he******@gmail.com
+91 996****556

Academic Qualification

MA (Regional Development), CSRD/SSS, JNU, New Delhi.
MPhil, CSRD/SSS, JNU, New Delhi.
PhD, CSRD/SSS, JNU, New Delhi.
Diploma in Gen. Demography, Cairo Demographic Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Position held

Publications

1. Children undernutrition status in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh – estimates using Svedberg’s Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) method, 2017 in Sahoo, H et al (eds.) Population Issues (in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar), pp. 154-166. (ISBN: 978-81-316-0850-0), Rawat Publications, Jaipur/New Delhi, and IIPS, Mumbai.
2. Notes on the National Family Health Survey (2015-16), 2017, Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 52. No. 16, 22 April, pp. 66-70. (ISSN: 0012-9976).
3. Payment for treatment of Gynaecological and Reproductive morbidities (GARMs): the role of residual saved money – evidences from rural Nalanda district, Bihar (2017, IER Journal of Health and Demography, Vol. 2, No.2, January, pp. 42 -53.
(ISSN: 2454-9207).
4. Dynamics of Non-Institutional Delivery and Associated risks to Maternal and Child Health in India: a need to look beyond care services and incentives (2018), Janasankhya, A Journal of Demography, Vol.34, Back Issue, pp. 9-32. Dept. of Demography, University of Kerala. (ISSN 091-698 X).
5. Assessing knowledge, preventive attitudes, and practices related to Kala-Azar: a study of rural Madhepura, Bihar, India (2018), American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 98, No.3, pp.857-863. (doi:10.4269/ ajtmh.16-0978), (E-ISSN: 1476-1645).
6. Differentials and Inequality in the Intake of Micronutrients among Children age Under-5 in North East India (2018), in De, Utpal Kr. & B.N Ghosh (eds.), Deprivation, Development and Empowerment of Women: North East Perspectives, pp.55-76. Bookwell, Delhi. (ISBN: 978-93-86578-28-0).
7. Socio-economic determinants of the conditional cash transfer programme’s (JSY) performance among Baiga tribe: a cross sectional study (2019), International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), Vol.6, Issue 1, January 2019, pp.307-316. Open Access Journal (www.ijrar.org). (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P- ISSN 2349-5138.
8. Mental health status of farmers in Maharashtra, India: A study from farmer suicide prone area of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra (2020), Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol.8(3), Sept., pp. 684-688. www.elsevier.com/locate/cegh.
(ISSN 2213-3984); (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.01.002.
9. Quality of care in sterilisation services at the public health facilities in India: A multilevel analysis. (2020), Plos ONE, Vol.15(11), pp.1-19. e0241499. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241499, PLOS; Open Access. (eISSN:1932-6203).
10. Cultural affinity and preferences for traditional medicine and its providers over modern healthcare services in Nagaland, India (2020), Demography India, Vol. 49, No.2, pp.106-122. http://demographyindia.in/articledetails/16.html (ISSN 0970-454X).
11. Increasing Trends of Caesarean Deliveries in India: Does the Private Sector Contribute to it? (2021), EC Gynaecology, Vol. 10(5), May, pp.44-62. (open access). (ECronicon); https://www.ecronicon.com/ecgy/pdf/ECGY-10-00599.pdf (www.ecronicon.com).
12. Disease Burden and Healthcare Utilization in the North Eastern Region of India (2021), Demography India, Vol. 50(1), Jan.-Jun., pp. 38-54. http://demographyindia.in/articledetails/19.html (ISSN 0970-454X)
13. Overweight/obesity risks and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in North Eastern India: An analysis using seemingly unrelated probit model (2021), Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol.11, July-Sept., Article 100764; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100764. (ISSN 2213-3984)
14. Interaction of multiple risk factors and Population Attributable Fraction for type 2 diabetes and hypertension among adults aged 15-49 years in Northeast India (2021), Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, Vol.15(5), Sept.-Oct. (ISSN: 1871-4021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102227.
15. Changing pattern of inter-states in-migration to West Bengal: census 2001-2011 (2021), International Journal of Research: GRANTHAALAYAH, Vol.9(10), Oct., pp. 191-204. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i10.2021.4326; ISSN (O): 2350-0530; (P): 2394-3629 (3/11/21).

Experience

Public health and Mortality studies, nutrition, Qualitative research, Global health, Reproductive health, ageing issues, NCDs, Traditional health care providers.

Area of Specialization

Population health, and large-scale surveys.

Membership of other Professional Associations

EW Association (Alumni); LSHTM Alumni Association; Gates Institute (JHUSPH, Baltimore); Kuki Research Forum (Manipur).

After completing Master programmes (MA & MPhil) and awarded Doctoral degree from CSRD/SSS, JNU, New Delhi, I joined IIPS, Mumbai, in 1995 as Lecturer. Currently, Professor and Head, Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Deonar, Mumbai-88, Maharashtra.