Dr  Anil Chandran S

University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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Academic Qualification

 International Professional Certificate in HIV (IPC-HIV), University of Sydney 2012
 PhD in Demography from the University of Kerala in 2002
 MPhil in Demography from the University of Kerala in 1998
 MSc in Demography from the University of Kerala in 1995
 BSc in Mathematics from the University of Kerala in 1993

Position held

1. Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
2. Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad
3. Research Manager, TNS India, New Delhi

Publications

1. Chandola, T., Mikkilineni, S., Chandran S, A., Bandyopadhyay, S. K., Zhang, N., & Bassanesi, S. L. (2018). Is socioeconomic segregation of the poor associated with higher premature mortality under the age of 60? A cross-sectional analysis of survey data in major Indian cities. BMJ Open. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018885 (Impact Factor: 2.413)
2. Hira B Pant, Souvik Bandyopadhyay, Neena John, Anil Chandran, Murthy Venkata S Gudlavalleti: Differential cataract blindness by sex in India: Evidence from two large national surveys, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Vol 65 (2) 2017 pp 160-164
3. UVKV Sastry, Anil Chandran S, U V Somayajulu: Determinants of Differential Performance of Vitamin A Coverage in India: Evidence from NFHS 3, Demography India, Vol. 44, Issue 1&2, January-December 2015 (Published June 2017)
4. Sukumar Vellakkal, Hanimi Reddy, Adyya Gupta, Anil Chandran, Jasmine Fledderjohann, David Stuckler: A qualitative study of factors impacting accessing of institutional delivery care in the context of India's cash incentive program, Social Science & Medicine, 178 (2017) pp 55-65
5. Hanimi Reddy Modugu, Anil Chandran, Manas Ranjan Pradhan: Association of different doses of iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy on postpartum anaemia of women, low birth weight and survival of the offspring: Findings from three large scale cross-section surveys, India, The Journal of Family Welfare, December 2015 (published December 2016)
6. Mohanachandran Nair, S. Chidambram and S. Anil Chandran: On the Origin, Transmission and Consequences of the COVID-19 Virus to Human Lives in India: With Special Reference to Kerala State, Demography India, Vol. 49, Special Issue, July 2020
7. Sherin Raj T.P, Anil Chandran S, V.K.Tiwari: "Urbanisation in India: A Demographic Perspective", Janasamkhya Vol XXXII 2015
8. P. Mohanachandran Nair, Anil Chandran S, Irudaya Rajan: "An Alternative Approach for the Estimation of Childhood Mortalities", Janasamkhya Vol XXXII 2015
9. Anil Kumar G, Rakhi Dandona, Ramesh Poluru, Anil Chandran S, Michel Alary, Lalit Dandona, "Patterns of Condom Use by Men who have Sex with Men before and after the Avahan Intervention in Andhra Pradesh State of India", BMC Public Health 2014 14:64

Experience

 Working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Demography, University of Kerala since July 2013
 Worked as Associate Professor at Public Health Foundation of India/Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad between August 2010-- June 2013
 Worked as Assistant Professor at Public Health Foundation of India/Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad between October 2008-- August 2010
 Worked as Research Manager in TNS India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi during June 2005-September 2008
 Worked as a Project Associate at Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum since February 2004 to January 2005
 Worked as Research Fellow in Demography at the Institute of Health Systems, Hyderabad, India, from February 2003 to February 2004
 Worked as a Research Fellow in an ICMR Project on Urolithiasis at the Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, from July 2001 to January 2003

Area of Specialization

Population Ageing, Reproductive health, Migration, Population and Development

Membership of other Professional Associations

 Member, International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS)
 Member, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
 Life Member, Indian Association for Social Sciences in Health (IASSH).
 Member, Asian Population Association (APA)
 Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases
 Life Member, Alumni Association of Department of Demography (AADD), University of Kerala

Dr Anil has received introductory training in statistical methods and research designs from the University of Kerala. He has close to 20 years of experience working with different Government and Private Agencies and on different research projects in India. He was a lead researcher and Project Coordinator for the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) in Assam and Manipur. He has completed about 25 research studies in demographic and social research on issues of Ageing, HIV/AIDS, health and nutrition, morbidity and reproductive health and education. He has adequate knowledge and first-hand experience in sampling, quantitative and qualitative research techniques and advanced statistical methods. Having knowledge and experience of using quantitative statistical packages like SPSS and EpiInfo, he developed and executed projects involving quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection, including in-depth interviews, focus group discussions etc. He has acquired expertise in analysing and interpreting qualitative data. He has visited Thailand, USA and Australia to participate in academic events. He is currently heading the Department of Demography, University of Kerala and is also the Director in Charge of Population Research Centre, University of Kerala.