Dr  MEGHNA ATHWANI

Autonomous State Medical College, Amethi, Tiloi, U.P - 229309
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Academic Qualification

B.Sc (Hons.) Statistics
M.Sc. Statistics
Ph.D. Statistics
UGC NTA NET - Population Studies

Position held

N/A

Publications

1. Athwani M, Athwani H, Awasthi K, Agnihotry D. (2026) Machine Learning-Driven Insights into Socio-Economic, Demographic, and Health Determinants of Type-II Diabetes: A Comparative Analysis of Tuned Hyperparameter Random Forest and XGBoost Models Using NFHS-5 Data. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(54s): 1575-1585. DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.54s.145

2. Awasthi, K., Pandey, R., Athwani, M., & Athwani, H. (2026, February). Machine Learning Driven Insights into Socio-Economic, Demographic, and Health Determinants of Type-II Diabetes: A Tuned Hyperparameter Random Forest Model Using NFHS-5 Data. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 18(Suppl 1), S182-S184. https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1612_25

3. Singh, S., Sisodia, A., & Athwani, M. (2025, January). Clinico-demographic factors affecting mortality in COVID-19 patients at a health care facility in Western Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Volume 14, Issue 01. 196-200. DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_983_24.

4. Athwani, H., Athwani, M., Pandey, R., Awasthi, K., (2025, February). Machine Learning-driven insights into socio-economic, demographic, and health determinants of Type-II Diabetes: A Comparative Analysis of Tuned Hyperparameter Random Forest and XGBoost models using NFHS-5 data. International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering, Technology and Science, 7(2), 6489 - 6503. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS67606

5. Singh, S., Kunwar, R., & Athwani, M. (2025, January). Period poverty among females in reproductive age group of Lucknow: Cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Volume 16, Issue 1, 429 – 434, DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/xc72tw52.

Experience

Working as an Assistant Professor (Statistician) in Government Medical College.

Area of Specialization

Applied Statistics
Biostatistics
Econometrics

Membership of other Professional Associations

ORGANIZATION- Epidemiology Foundation of India
PROFILE- Life Member

ORGANIZATION- Data Analytics Core Group, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
PROFILE- Life Member

ORGANIZATION- Indian Bayesian Society, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
PROFILE- Life Member

I am an Assistant Professor-cum-Statistician in the Department of Community Medicine at Autonomous State Medical College, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. I holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Lucknow and specialize in biostatistics, epidemiology, and data science. My academic interests include medical research methodology, machine learning applications in healthcare, and statistical analysis. I actively teach MBBS students, contribute to research projects, and support institutional academic and administrative initiatives. I am Passionate about evidence-based healthcare and education and am committed to advancing medical research, mentoring future healthcare professionals, and applying statistical science to improve public health outcomes.