Dr Harshitha H N
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications: MBBS, MD
| SL NO | Degree | Specialization | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MBBS | - | Father Mullers Medical College | 2015 |
| 2 | MD | Community Medicine | K S Hegde Medical Academy | 2020 |
Additional qualifications / training
- Received Scholarship Research Grant on “Adolescent health” by MAMTA foundation, New Delhi for the year 2019-21
EXPERIENCE
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDUMC | Senior Resident | Medical Officer, Teaching | 2020-2021 |
| SDUMC | Assistant Professor | Teaching, Clinical, Research, Administrative, | 2021- till date |
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching Community Medicine to the undergraduate students of MBBS and MD postgraduates.
- Mentoring the students as a teacher guardian.
- Incharge of Urban Health Training Centre at Gandhi Nagar
- Reporting of the notifiable diseases to the District Health Office
- Training of the interns in Public health services
RESEARCH
| Name of project | List of researchers | ongoing / completed | Funded / Non funded | Funding agency | Funds sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilisation of anganwadi services for children under five year in field practice area Kolar - A cross-sectional survey | Dr. Harshitha H N, Dr. M Sankiya, Dr.Prasanna Kamath D | Ongoing | Non funded | - | - |
| Self-medication practices among residents in urban field practice area of a medical college in Kolar | Dr. Pruthvi Dr. Harshitha H N Dr.Prasanna Kamath | Ongoing | Non funded | - | - |
| Awareness and utilization of Telemedicine by among adults in Kolar | Dr. Mohan Babu, Dr.Harshitha H N Mr.Ravishankar | Ongoing | Non funded | - | - |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
- Maternal and child Health
- Adolescent Health
PUBLICATIONS
| Title of article | Name of journal | Year of publication | List of authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perception regarding child gender preferences among mothers in Dakshina Kannada district: a mixed methods study. | Indian Journal of Community Health | 2019 | Sathyanath S, Rashmi A, , Harshitha H.N , Kundapur R, Rai S, Prabhu S. |
| Awareness of PCPNDT Act among mothers attending tertiary care centers in Dakshina Kannada: A cross sectional study. | Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. | 2019 | Santosh Rai, Rashmi Kundapur, Harshitha H.N .,Sudhir Prabhu, Anusha Rashmi, Shreyaswi Sathyanath |
| Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) regarding Swachh Bharat Mission among High School students in field practice area of Medical College in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. | Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. | 2020 | Nanjesh Kumar S., Jithin, Harshitha, Rashmi Kundapur, Sanjeev Badiger, Pavan Kumar |
| Assessment of Smartphone Addiction among adolescents in a university. | Indian Journal of Community Health. | 2020 | Rashmi Kundapur, Harshitha H N, Sharon Baisil, Sanjeev Badiger |
| Module based mental health education on stress and depression – effectiveness and feasibility study among schools in Dakshina Kannada: A pilot study. | Journal of Indian Association for child and adolescent Mental Health | 2021 | Narayanan Namboothiri G, Shreyaswi Sathyanath M , Rashmi Kundapur, Harshitha H.N, |
| Effectiveness of using technology as health education tool among diabetes patients in South India: A comparative analysis and community based intervention | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care | 2022 | Harshitha H N , Kundapur R, Yuvaraj BY, Panda M |
Co-Author ‘Health care Delivery System’ IAPSM text book – 2nd Edition
- Contributed to IAPSM – ‘Life Skill Education and Health Promotion’ Module (LEAP) and have been a part of REECH (Repository for Education and Empowering Citizens for Health) as a technical assistant under the aegis of IAPSM with the support of IAPSM – Karnataka Chapter.
STUDENT PROJECTS
- Self-care practices among hypertensive patients residing in field practice area of medical college in Kolar: a cross sectional study