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Freelance Biostatistician | SPSS | Medical manuscript writing & editing | Grant writing with 18 years of experience

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Prem Kumar SG, is an experienced public health research professional trained in health economics and social epidemiology and has carried out research in India for about 18 years. His area of interest including health economics, impact assessment of population health interventions, and population-based studies on several communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Expertise details not provided.

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Manager - Research

Mission for Vision

April 2017 - Present

Public Health Research Consultant

Centre for Economics and Social Studies

October 2016 - March 2017

Research Fellow

Public Health Foundation of India

December 2009 - September 2016

Research Consultant

SHARE-India

April 2009 - November 2009

Research Fellow

The George Institute for Global Health India

January 2007 - March 2009

Senior Research Associate

Administrative Staff College of India

May 2003 - December 2006

Executive Research Intern

International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

June 2000 - December 2000

Education

MA Economics

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

June 1998 - December 2000

Certifications

• Short course in Ophthalmic Epidemiology - Online non credit course

  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London

  October 2018 - Present

• Good clinical practice course (including India specific module)

  CITI Program, A Division of BRANY

  https://www.citiprogram.org/members/index.cfm?pageID=181

  May 2016 - Present

• The responsible conduct of research for social and behavioral research

  CITI Program, A Division of BRANY

  https://www.citiprogram.org/members/index.cfm?pageID=181

  May 2016 - Present

• Course on Scientific Writing Skills - Online (35 hours learning time)

  Stanford University

  June 2015 - Present

• Fellowship in Biostatistics and SPSS

  Christian Medical College, Vellore

  June 2008 - Present

• Short course in Research Grant Writing

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Health, USA

  June 2007 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

SG Prem Kumar and Asitkumar Jadhav and Sweta Patel and Pankaj Vishwakarma and Sabitra Kundu and Elizabeth Kurian(2022). Refractive errors and spectacle compliance among truckers in India . Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. 10. (3). p. 186. Medknow

(2020). Training allied ophthalmic personnel to meet India's eye care needs . Community eye health.

Prem Kumar SG, Sandip Banerjee, Sushami Pal, Sabitra Kundu, Sukanta Mishra, Elizabeth Kurian(2019). Economic Analysis of Primary Eye Care Services Provided through Vision Centers in Eastern India . Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 26. (6). p. 439--447. Informa {UK} Limited

G. Anil Kumar, Eduard J. Beck, Rakhi Dandona, Bharat B. Rewari, S. G. Prem Kumar, Sukarma Tanwar, Marielle C. Gagnier, Venkata S. Vishnumolakala, Lalit Dandona(2018). Decreasing cost of public sector first-line ART services in India from 2007-2008 to 2015-2016 . PLOS ONE. 13. (11). p. e0206988. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Kumar SGP, Bhattacharya S, Vishwakarma P, Kundu S, Kurian E. Effective engagement of community health workers in primary eye care in India. Community Eye Health. 2018; 31(102): S13–S14 .

Kumar SGP, Mondal A, Vishwakarma P, Kundu S, Lalrindiki R, Kurian E. Factors limiting the Northeast Indian elderly population from seeking cataract surgical treatment: Evidence from Kolasib district, Mizoram, India. Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:969-74.

Kurian E, Vishwakarma P, Deenadayalan J, Mondal A, Ranpise D, Chavan S, Kumar SGP. Determinants of vision function related quality of life of patients undergoing unilateral cataract surgical services in charitable hospitals in India: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Int J Community Med Public Health 2018; 5(3):1138-1148 .

Jadhav A, Kumar SGP, Kundu S. Importance of colour vision testing in school based eye health examination. Comm Eye Health South Asia 2017; 30(98): S25-26 .

Bhattacharya S, Kundu S, Kumar SGP, Kurian E. Mission Roshni: Lighting up the world of India’s children. Comm Eye Health South Asia 2017; 30(98): S27-28.

Kumar SGP. Visual Impairment and Mental Health Outcomes: Lack of Research Output from India. JOJ Pub Health 2017; 2(2): 555581 .

Rakhi Dandona, Bharat B. Rewari, G. Anil Kumar, Sukarma Tanwar, S. G. Prem Kumar, Venkata S. Vishnumolakala, Herbert C. Duber, Emmanuela Gakidou, Lalit Dandona(2016). Survival outcomes for first-line antiretroviral therapy in India’s ART program . BMC Infectious Diseases. 16. (1). Springer Nature

Prem Kumar SG, Anil Kumar G, Ramgopal SP, Venkata Srinivas V, Rakhi Dandona(2016). A comparative assessment of generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problems among AIDS and other orphaned children in India . BMC Psychiatry. 16. (1). Springer Nature

SG Kumar, Rakhi Dandona, G Kumar, SP Ramgopal, Lalit Dandona(2014). Depression among AIDS-orphaned children higher than among other orphaned children in southern India . International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 8. (1). p. 13. Springer Nature

Kumar SGP, Kumar GA, Poluru R, Schneider JA, Dandona L, Lakshmi V, Sudha T, Mayer KH, Dandona R. Contact with HIV prevention programmes and willingness for new interventions among truckers in southern India. Indian J Med Res. 2013 June; 137(6): 1061–1071 .

John A. Schneider, Rachel B. McFadden, Edward O. Laumann, S.G. Prem Kumar, Sabitha R. Gandham, Ganesh Oruganti(2012). Candidate change agent identification among men at risk for HIV infection . Social Science & Medicine. 75. (7). p. 1192--1201. Elsevier {BV}

John Schneider, Rupali Kumar, Rakhi Dandona, Prem Kumar, Anil Kumar, Vemu Lakshmi, Edward Laumann, Kenneth Mayer, Lalit Dandona(2012). Social Network and Risk-Taking Behavior Most Associated with Rapid HIV Testing, Circumcision, and Preexposure Prophylaxis Acceptability Among High-Risk Indian Men . AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 26. (10). p. 631--640. Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Hannah Snyder, Vijay V. Yeldandi, G. Prem Kumar, Chuanhong Liao, Vemu Lakshmi, Sabitha R. Gandham, Uma Muppudi, Ganesh Oruganti, John A. Schneider(2012). Field-Based Video Pre-Test Counseling, Oral Testing, and Telephonic Post-Test Counseling: Implementation of an HIV Field Testing Package Among High-Risk Indian Men . AIDS Education and Prevention. 24. (4). p. 309--326. Guilford Publications

G. Anil Kumar, Rakhi Dandona, S. G. Prem Kumar, Lalit Dandona(2010). Behavioral Surveillance of Premarital Sex Among Never Married Young Adults in a High HIV Prevalence District in India . AIDS and Behavior. 15. (1). p. 228--235. Springer Nature

Lalit Dandona, SG Prem Kumar, G Anil Kumar, Rakhi Dandona(2010). Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in Andhra Pradesh state of India . BMC Health Services Research. 10. (1). Springer Nature

SG Prem Kumar, Rakhi Dandona, John A Schneider, YK Ramesh, Lalit Dandona(2009). Outputs and cost of HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers in Andhra Pradesh, India . BMC Health Services Research. 9. (1). Springer Nature

Lalit Dandona, SG Prem Kumar, G Anil Kumar, Rakhi Dandona(2009). Economic analysis of HIV prevention interventions in Andhra Pradesh state of India to inform resource allocation . AIDS. 23. (2). p. 233--242. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Dandona R, Kumar SGP, Kumar GA, Lakshmi V, Dandona L. HIV testing among adults in a high prevalence district in India. National Medical Journal of India 2009, 22; 6: 289 – 293 .

Lalit Dandona, SG Prem Kumar, YK Ramesh, M Chalapathi Rao, A Anod Kumar, Elliot Marseille, James G Kahn, Rakhi Dandona(2008). Changing cost of HIV interventions in the context of scaling-up in India . AIDS. 22. (Suppl 1). p. S43--S49. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Lalit Dandona, SG Prem Kumar, YK Ramesh, M Chalapathi Rao, Elliot Marseille, James G Kahn, Rakhi Dandona(2008). Outputs, cost and efficiency of public sector centres for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Andhra Pradesh, India . BMC Health Services Research. 8. (1). Springer Nature

Elliot Marseille, Lalit Dandona, Nell Marshall, Paul Gaist, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo, Brandi Rollins, Stefano M Bertozzi, Jerry Coovadia, Joseph Saba, Dmitry Lioznov, et al.(2007). HIV prevention costs and program scale: data from the PANCEA project in five low and middle-income countries . BMC Health Services Research. 7. (1). Springer Nature

Lalit Dandona, Pratap Sisodia, TLN Prasad, Elliot Marseille, M Chalapathi Rao, A Anod Kumar, SG Prem Kumar, YK Ramesh, Mead Over, M Someshwar, et al.(2005). Cost and efficiency of public sector sexually transmitted infection clinics in Andhra Pradesh, India . BMC Health Services Research. 5. (1). Springer Nature

Lalit Dandona, Pratap Sisodia, SG Prem Kumar, YK Ramesh, A Anod Kumar, M Chalapathi Rao, Elliot Marseille, M Someshwar, Nell Marshall, James G Kahn(2005). HIV prevention programmes for female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India: outputs, cost and efficiency . BMC Public Health. 5. (1). Springer Nature

(2005). Cost and efficiency of HIV voluntary counselling and testing centres in Andhra Pradesh, India . The National medical journal of India.

CONFERENCE PAPER

https://www.iapb.org/blog/feasibility-of-using-mobile-phone-for-providing-primary-eye-care-services-amongst-truckers-in-india/ .

Kar P, Kumar SGP, Kundu S, Banerjee S, Kurian E. Role of persistent follow-up visits in early management of diabetic retinopathy: Evidence from a diabetic retinopathy project implemented at an urban Indian metropolis. Vision 2020: Right To Sight India. 2020. Available at: http://vision2020indiaannualconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pradyut-Kar-.pdf .

(2009). Towards Social Network HIV Prevention Interventions in Migrant Workers. National Consultation on HIV Social Research Priorities in India. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

(2008). A Population Based Study of HSV-2 and Syphilis Sero-prevalence in Andhra Pradesh South India: Implications for National STI Management and HIV Testing Strategies . Infectious Diseases Society of America 2008 Annual Meeting.

(2008). HIV Infection and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Truck Drivers (TD) Employed by a Large Corporation in the High Prevalence State of Andhra Pradesh, South India . 136st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition 2008.

OTHER

Kumar SGP, Jadhav A, Kurian E. Women healthcare providers & uptake of primary eye care services: A healthcare intervention. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). 2021. Available at: https://www.iapb.org/blog/women-healthcare-providers-uptake-of-primary-eye-care-services-a-healthcare-intervention/ .

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Kumar SGP, Rana A, Kundu S, Vishwakarma P, Kurian E. Mission Shiksha: An intervention to delivering mathematics learning to secondary school students with low vision and blindness. Eye Health in a Changing World: International Virtual Conference & Trade Fair. India Vision Institute, Hyderabad. 3 & 4 October 2020. (Conference paper).