From: Trends of public health research output from India during 2001-2008
Topics covered by reports | No. (%) of reports in 2001-2004 | No. (%) of reports in 2005-2008 | Total no. (%) of reports in 2001-2008 | No. (%) of reports that were evaluations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Health conditions corresponding to national health programmes or themes | ||||
Reproductive and child health | 79 (38.7) | 106 (31.5) | 185 (34.3) | 79 (42.7) |
HIV/AIDS | 26 (12.7) | 46 (13.7) | 72 (13.3) | 17 (23.6) |
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease | 5 (2.5) | 18 (5.4) | 23 (4.3) | 5 (21.7) |
Tuberculosis | 5 (2.5) | 6 (1.8) | 11 (2.0) | 10 (90.9) |
Cancer | 4 (2.0) | 7 (2.1) | 11 (2.0) | 0 |
Injury | 3 (1.5) | 13 (3.9) | 16 (3.0) | 4 (25.0) |
Vector borne diseases* | 3 (1.5) | 3 (0.9) | 6 (1.1) | 1 (16.7) |
Mental health | 0 | 5 (1.5) | 5 (0.9) | 1 (20.0) |
Blindness | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (33.3) |
Leprosy | 0 | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (66.7) |
Iodine deficiency disorders | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (100) |
Deafness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Others†| 5 (2.5) | 9 (2.7) | 14 (2.6) | 5 (35.7) |
Health system components ‡ |  |  |  |  |
Health policy/governance§ | 19 (9.3) | 35 (10.4) | 54 (10.0) | 11 (20.4) |
Health services|| | 21 (10.3) | 19 (5.7) | 40 (7.4) | 8 (20.0) |
Health economics/financing | 9 (4.4) | 16 (4.8) | 25 (4.6) | 1 (4.0) |
Human resources/training | 7 (3.4) | 13 (3.9) | 20 (3.7) | 3 (15.0) |
Medical products/technologies¶ | 0 | 6 (1.8) | 6 (1.1) | 1 (16.7) |
Health information system | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (33.3) |
Other major health themes ‡ |  |  |  |  |
Environmental health** | 11 (5.4) | 9 (2.7) | 20 (3.7) | 7 (35.0) |
Social determinants of health††| 4 (2.0) | 11 (3.3) | 15 (2.8) | 1 (6.7) |
Development and health | 0 | 5 (1.5) | 5 (0.9) | 0 |
Mortality and life expectancy | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0 |
Total (%) | 204 (100) | 336 (100) | 540 (100) | 159 (29.4) |