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Dr. Babitha Rajan

Associate Professor cum LMO, RHTC

  • School

    Medical College

  • Department

    Department of Community Medicine

Dr.Babitha Rajan has been part of Medical college in the Department of Community Medicine since 11 yrs – 3 years as Post Graduate and 8 years as Assistant Professor. I completed my undergraduate from J.J.M.Medical College, Davangere. I also completed Post graduation diploma in Medical Law and Ethics under the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in the year 2017. I have done short courses in Research ethics, Ethics in public health, health financing and Scientific Writing. Currently pursuing Advanced Certified Lactational Professional .

I have been co-guide for few postgraduates in their dissertations. My areas of interest include reproductive and child health ,ethics, sports medicine, infectious disease, technology in public health and medical education. I have been co-investigator for ICMR projects .

Qualifications

    Degree Institute
    MBBS  J J M Medical College , Davangere  -2004 - 2010
    MD  M.S.Ramaiah Medical College,Bangalore -2012-2015
    DNB  National Board of Examinations
    PGDMLE  National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru
    Advanced Certified Lactation Professional   BeginEd India
    Certified Breastfeeding and Young Child Feeding Counsellor   BPNI

    Experience

    Total Years of Experience

    :    11 Years

    Academic Experience

         M.S.Ramaiah Medical College ,Tutor : 3 years , Faculty : 11years

     

    • Reproductive and Child Health
    • Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine
    • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
    • Digital Health and Telemedicine
    • Tuberculosis and Infectious Diseases
    • Occupational Health
    • Biomedical Waste Management
    • Public Health Nutrition
    • Lifestyle Medicine
    • Medical Education

    • Biomedical waste management
    • Public health management
    • Advanced Certification Lactation Professional

    National Journal Papers

    1.      Sonnappa, S., Lum, S., Kirkby, J., Bonner, R., Wade, A., Subramanya, V., Lakshman, P.T., Rajan, B., Nooyi, S.C. and Stocks, J. (2015). Disparities in Pulmonary Function in Healthy Children across the Indian Urban–Rural Continuum. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191(1), pp.79–86..

     

    2.      Babitha Rajan, S. Pruthvish, K. Lalitha, Murali Tyloth, N. S. Murthy. Assessment of quality of life among stroke survivors:A longitudinal study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health(2019); Jan;4(1):186-189

     

    3.      Chethana T, BabithaRajan, ArchanaSelvaraj, Pruthvish S. ABC analysis of drugs used in health camps organized in villages of Chintamani taluk, Karnataka, India: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health(2017) Mar;6(3):1316-1323.

     

    4.      Babitha Rajan, Suman G., Pruthvish S., Radhika K: Assessment of stress among caregivers of the stroke survivors: community based study. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017 Jan;4(1):211-215.

     

    5.      Rajan B, Nooyi S C, Sastry N B, et al. (October 30, 2023) Unintentional Child Injury in Rural and Urban Siddlagatta, Karnataka, India: A Community-Based Survey. Cureus 15(10): e47960. DOI 10.7759/cureus.47960

     

    6.      Sa MN, Rajan B, Suman G. Assessment of Nutritional Status and Influencing Factors among Elderly in Mathikere, Urban Bengaluru, Karnataka of India. Int J Nutr Sci. 2024;9(1):2-7.

     

    7.      Gopal A, Gadhicherla S, Rajan B and Shivaraj N S. Breastfeeding Practices During COVID 19 Pandemic in Field Practice Areas of a Medical College in Bangalore- A Mixed Method Approach. International Medicine, 2024; 10(2): 1-10

     

    8.      Dr Elizabeth Alexander, Dr Shalini C Nooyi, Dr Babitha Rajan, Mrs Radhika K. Effect of Counselling on Breastfeeding Practices Among Mothers in a Rural Area: a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Afr. J. Biomed. Res. Vol. 27, No.1s (September) 2024.DOI:https://doi.org/10.53555/AJBR.v27i1S.1768

     

    9.      Cheluvaraj, P., Sudhakaran, V.C., Rajan, B. et al. Depression and anxiety among tuberculosis patients at a tuberculosis Unit in Bangalore. Discov Public Health 23, 1060 (2026).DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02478-w 

     

    Mohammed NSA, Suman G, Rajan B. Assessment of nutritional status and influencing factors among elderly in Kaiwara, rural Bengaluru, Karnataka of India. Int J Med Public Health. 2026;16(2):3227-3231. http://doi:10.70034/ijmedph.2026.2.534  

    International Journal Papers

    1.      Nooyi, S.C., Sonaliya, K.N., Dhingra, B., Roy, R.N., Indumathy, P., Soni, R.K., Kumar, N., Chudasama, R.K., Kumar, Ch.S., Singh, A.K., Mohan, V.R., BS, N.K., Mishra, D., Gururaj, G., Aggarwal, K., Gupta, P., Lodha, R. and Sarin, Y.K. (2021). Descriptive Epidemiology of Unintentional Childhood Injuries in India: An ICMR Taskforce Multisite Study. Indian Pediatrics, 58(6), pp.517–524.As co-investigators in multi-centric study – Descriptive epidemiology of unintentional child injuries in India – An ICMR Taskforce Multisite study. Published in Indian Academics of Pediatrics – 2021- volune 58 – June 15 ; pg 517 – 526.

     

    2.      Ishfaq BN, Arjunan Isaac, Babitha Rajan, Radhika K: Situational analaysis of Macro areas of biomedical waste management in Chikkaballapura district.Journal of ISHWM.(2017) Sept;16(01):5-12

     

    3.      Vidya G S, Narendranath V, Asha, BabithaRajan. Epidemiology of Hospital Acquired Infections among Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Bangalore. MSRUAS-JMC: 2014 Sep 1;(1)1,pg 1-3

     

    4.      Ishfaq Nazir Butt, Babitha Rajan, Arjunan Isaac, Radhika K. Biomedical Waste Management at Health Care Facilities in Chikkaballapur District: A Situational Analysis. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 2022;16(4)

     

    5.      Dhawan S, Chopra KK, Sidiq Z, Bansal P, Khan A, Khatun F, et al. Prevalence of  Tuberculosis and Latent TB infection and its associated factors among rickshaw drivers; opportunities and challenges of a structured active case finding intervention at New Delhi, India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis [Internet]. 2025 Jun 1; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2025.06.012

     

    • International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
    • Member of Education Task Committee - International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
    • Association of Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health India (APLI)
    • Karnataka Association of Community Health (KACH)
    • National Academy of Medical Sciences (MAMS)
    • Epidemiology Foundation of India
    • Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

    Admission 2023

    Admission 2023 group

    ADDRESS

    M S Ramaiah Nagar, MSRIT, Bangalore 560054