Profile Navigation
Biosketch
Parama Basu is a public health researcher currently serving as a Research Assistant at SKAN Research Trust, Bengaluru. She holds a Master of Public Health from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), India, and is trained in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research.
Her work involves large-scale population-based studies, health systems research, and program monitoring and evaluation, with a focus on non-communicable diseases, mental health, maternal and child health, and injury epidemiology in low- and middle-income settings.
Research Focus
- Chronic disease epidemiology
- Psychiatric epidemiology
- Maternal and child health
- Health systems research
- Road safety and injury epidemiology
Publications
Manuscripts Under Peer Review
- Basu P, Raghuveer P, Ganjekar S, Rao GN. What Helps and What Hinders? A Qualitative Exploration of Perinatal Mental Health Screening in an Indian Metropolitan City.
- Basu P, Raghuveer P. Two Lives at Risk: Examining the association between Maternal NCD, Behavioral Risk Factors and Birth Outcomes from NFHS- 5.
- Basu P, Sukumar GM, Patel N, Pallavi M, Ranjith K, Anil Kumar P, et al. Variations and Associated Factors in Vehicular Speed Between Urban and Rural Roads: Findings from A Large-Scale Roadside Study in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region.
- Soota A, Shouche Y, B S Pradeep, K V Srikanth, Chandrachari K P, Sharma S V, Shankar P, Awasthi S, Negi B, Basu P, Gopi AP, Amritha S, Roy A, Roy D, Devyani A, Garady L. Toward 80-80-80: Hypertension Prevalence and Care Cascade Performance in the HASP Cohort Study, India.
- Giboy SL, Sukumar GM, Basu P, Pradeep BS, Rao GN, Amudhan S, et al. Prevalence, Pattern and Correlates of Suicidality among Youth in Kolar, India: A Secondary Data Analysis.
- Pradeep BS, Srijithesh PR, Sukumar GM, Arvind BA, Binu VS, Basu P, et al. Effectiveness of a district level Comprehensive Acute Stroke CAre moDEl (CASCADE) for management of acute stroke patients in Karnataka – A quasi experimental study.
- Pradeep B S, R Veeksha, Shenoy AB, Srividya B N, Mahalakshmi J S, Basu P, et al. Effectiveness of Internal Versus External Facilitators for the Life Skills Training and Counselling Services Programme (LSTCSP), Karnataka.
- Thakkar AN, Raghuveer P, Basu P, Madan I, Rao GN. Exploring Facilitators and Challenges in Collecting Mental Health Data: A Qualitative Study Among Frontline Health Workers in an Indian State.
Additional Information
Conference Presentations:- Basu P, Raghuveer P, Ganjekar S, Rao GN. What hinders or helps mental health screening for perinatal women? Insight from a qualitative exploration, IAWMH 2025.
- Basu P, Sukumar GM, Patel N, Pallavi M, Gururaj G, Bachani AM. Urban-Rural Differences in Vehicle Speeds- Results from A Large-Scale Roadside Study in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region, SAFETY 2024.
- Basu P, Raghuveer P. Adverse birth outcomes and its association with non-communicable diseases and behavioural risk factors among Indian women: a secondary analysis from National Family Health Survey- 5, IAPSMCON 2024.
- Madan I, Raghuveer P, Basu P. What determines decision-making among women? Insights from National Family Health Survey-5, IAPSMCON 2024.