Research

Key Publication Identifiers

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Publication in Journals

1. Ahmad A, Faizi N, Siddiqui NA. Revised Prasad and Kuppuswamy socioeconomic scales for 2024: Socioeconomic scales for 2024. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2024;36(4):598-603.
2. Faizi N, Shah MS, Ahmad S. Family Adoption Programme: Curricular and Operational Analysis amidst Pre-existent Programmes. Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews. 2024;1(4):217-21.
3. Maroof M, Faizi N, Thekkur P. Improvements in hypertension awareness, treatment and control in National Family Health Survey-5. Treatment and Control in National Family Health Survey-5 (January 1, 2024). SSRN
4. Rahi M, Yadav CP,..Faizi N, et al. Vaccination coverage and breakthrough infections of COVID-19 during the second wave among staff of selected medical institutions in India. PLOS Global Public Health. 2023;3(4):e0000946.
5. Sharma S, Ahmed N, Faizi N, Bharti PK, Sharma A, Srivastava B. A case report of late treatment failure in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to India. IDCases. 2023 Jan 1;31:e01653.
6. Yadav CP, Gupta S, Bharti PK, Rahi M, Faizi N, Sharma A. India may need an additional metric to assess the endemicity of malaria in low surveillance districts. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022 Nov 10;2(11):e0000326
7. Maroof M, Faizi N, Thekkur P, Raj S, Goel S. Is the rule of halves in hypertension valid uniformly across India? A cross-sectional analysis of national family health survey-4 data. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2022 Jul 1;66(3):269.
8. Faizi N, Zubair MY, Tasleem F. Pathologizing normal height or identifying chronic malnutrition: Public health concerns of calling stunting normal. American Journal of Human Biology. 2022 Feb 16:e23735.
9. Yadav CP, Baharia R, Ranjha R, Hussain SS, Singh K, Faizi N, Sharma A. An investigation of the efficacy of different statistical models in malaria forecasting in the semi-arid regions of Gujarat, India. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2022 Oct 1;59(4):337.
10. Faizi N, Alvi Y, Saraswat A, Zubair MY. Knowledge, attitude, practice and pattern of substance use among adolescents and young adults from Aligarh, India: KAP of substance use among adolescents. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2021 Dec 31;33(4):615-620.
11. Faizi N, Kaur J. Insecticide resistance and ITNs in India. Lancet Global Health.2021;9(10):e1370.
12. Faizi N*, Alvi Y. Comment on: “Disease-Specific Out-of-Pocket Payments, Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Impoverishment Effects in India: An Analysis of National Health Survey Data”. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 2021;19(5):783-784.
13. Faizi N*, Royal A. Adherence to Pandemic Ethics during India’s Covid-19 Lockdown. Economic and Political Weekly. 2021;56(29):37-42.
14. Kazmi S, Akparibo R, Ahmed D, Faizi N. Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in urban slums, Bihar. J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:1301-7.
15. Mushtaq S, Terzi E, Recalcati S, Salas‐Alanis JC, Amin S, Faizi N. Cutaneous adverse effects due to personal protective measures during COVID‐19 pandemic: a study of 101 patients. International Journal of Dermatology. 2021 Mar;60(3):327-331.
16. Alvi Y, Khalique N, Ahmad A, Shah MS, Faizi N. Quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy: A domain-based analysis. Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine. 2020 Jul 1;6(2):125-31.
17. Alvi Y, Faizi N*, Khalique N, Ahmad A. Assessment of out of pocket and catastrophic expenses incurred by HIV patients in availing free ART services in India. Public Health 2020;183:16-22.
18. Mushtaq S, Faizi N, Amin SS, Adil M, Mohtashim M. Impact on quality of life in patients with dermatophytosis. Australasian Journal of Dermatology 2020;61(2): e184-e188.
19. Mushtaq S, Dogra D, Faizi N, Dogra N. Profile of defaulters and pattern of treatment default among leprosy patients at a tertiary care hospital: a 10-year analysis. Indian Dermatology Online Journal 2020;11(3):355-360.
20. Mushtaq S, Dogra N, Dogra D, Faizi N. Trends and patterns of leprosy over a decade in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India: A retrospective analysis. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2020;86(2).141-9.
21. Mushtaq S, Dogra D, Dogra N, Shapiro J, Fatema K, Faizi N, Gupta G. Cardiovascular and metabolic risk assessment in patients with lichen planus: a tertiary care hospital based study from northern India. Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 2020;11(2):158-166.
22. Alvi Y, Khalique N, Ahmad A, Khan HS, Faizi N. World Health Organization Dimensions of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Study at Antiretroviral Therapy Centre, Aligarh. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2019;44(2):118–24.
23. Siddiqui S, Singh A, Faizi N, Khalid A. Cell cannibalism in oral cancer: A sign of aggressiveness, de‑evolution, and retroversion of multicellularity. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 2019;15:631-7.
24. Khalid A, Siddiqui S, Faizi N, Hassan J, Nehal N, Siddiqui A. Role of stromal myofibroblasts in the progression of oral lesions from dysplasia to invasive carcinoma. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. 2019;40(4):536-41.
25. Faizi N*, Shah MS, Ahmad A, Azmi S, Maroof M, Khalique N. Implications of Psychological morbidity on physical health and behavior of adolescents in Aligarh, India. Journal of Pediatrics Review. 2018:6;59-64.
26. Faizi N*, Kumar AMV, Kazmi S. Omission of quality-assurance during data entry in public health research from India: Is there an elephant in the room? Indian Journal of Public Health. 2018;62(2):150-2.
27. Faizi N*, Shah MS, Ahmad A, Ansari MA, Amir A, Khalique N. Adverse eating behavior and its association with obesity in Indian adolescents: evidence from a non-metropolitan city in India. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2018;7(1):198-204.
28. Faizi N*, Mittal C. Fast food is not the only junk food: Consumption pattern of different types of junk food in adolescents of Aligarh. Indian Journal of Child Health. 2018;5(11):659–62.
29. Alvi Y, Khalique N, Ahmad A, Khan HS, Faizi N. Prevalence of depression among HIV-positive patients treated with antiretrovirals at different stage of infection. HIV & AIDS Review. 2018;17(4):243-8.
30. Khalid A, Siddiqui S, Bordoloi B, Faizi N, Samadi F, Saeed N. An Immunohistochemical and Polarizing Microscopic Study of the Tumor Microenvironment in Varying Grades of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2018;52:314–22.
31. Faizi N*, Kazmi S. Universal health coverage- There is more to it than meets the eye. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2017;6:169-170.
32. Adbi A, Faizi N, Chatterjee C. Analysing the Lazy Mother Argument Inspired by the Maggi Controversy Evidence from Junk Food Intake in India. Economic and Political Weekly. 2017;LII(28):49-56.
33. Faizi N*, Khan Z, Khan IM, Amir A, Azmi SA, Khalique N. A study on nutritional status of school-going adolescents in Aligarh, India. Tropical Doctor. 2017;47(3):212-6.
34. Arthanari S, Khalique N, Ansari MA, Faizi N. Prevalence & determinants of Internet Addiction among Indian adolescents. Indian Journal of Community Health. 2017;29(1):89–95.
35. Faizi N*, Azmi SA, Ahmad A, Shah MS. Assessment of Psychological Problems in Schoolgoing Adolescents of Aligarh. Industrial Psychiatry Journal. 2016;25(2):184-188.
36. Faizi N*, Khalique N, Ahmad A, Shah MS. The dire need for primary care specialization in India: concerns and challenges. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2016;5(2):228-33.
37. Faizi N*, Ahmad A, Khalique N, Shah MS, Khan MS, Maroof M. Existence of rule of halves in hypertension: an exploratory analysis in an Indian village. Materia Socio Medica. 2016;28(2):95-8.
38. Faizi N*, Zulfia K, Amir A, Azmi S. Sleep duration and its effect on nutritional status in adolescents of Aligarh, India. South African Journal of Child Health. 2015;9(1):18–21.
39. Faizi N*, Khan IM, Amir A, Azmi S, Ahmad A, Khalique N. Breakfast skipping and proposed effects of breakfast on obesity: A school based study in adolescents in Aligarh, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2014;7(1):43–7.
40. Faizi N*. Human Resources for Health in India. Indian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2012;1(2):151-155.

Editorial Roles

Academic Editor, Plos Global Public Health
Editor, Plos One
Editorial Board Member, Eating and Weight Disorders
Editor, Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Books/Chapters

Faizi N*, Alvi Y. Biostatistics Manual for Health Research: A practical guide to data analysis. London: Elsevier Science; 2023. Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443185502/biostatistics-manual-for-health-research
Faizi N*, Hassan J. Etiology and Epidemiology of Central Nervous System Infections. In: Viral and Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System: A Microbiological Perspective. Sami H, Firoze S, Khan PA, editors. 2023 (pp.3-13). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. Available from: https://rdcu.be/dt0jH
Faizi N*, Khan A. Human Resources and Healthcare Situation in India: Impact, Assessment and Mitigation. In: Siddiqui FA, editor. Population Dynamism and Resource Utilization: Urban Growth, Health and Development; 2015. Delhi: Academic Publications. pp195-202.
Faizi N*, Khan Z, Hassan J. Adverse Lifestyle and its impact on the New World Syndrome in Aligarh, India. In: Kumar N, Sultan S (eds), Multidisciplinary Health Care; 2015. New Delhi: New Delhi Publishers. pp 99-109.
Faizi N, Kutty MM, Ummer O. Safeguarding Health of Children. National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. Delhi; 2018.
Faizi N, Telakapalli G. Access to Medicines. National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. Delhi; 2018.

Other Publications

Faizi N. Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem. Down to Earth. 2020 Nov 17.
Faizi N. India’s plan to tackle antibiotic resistance is toothless without a strong public health system. Scroll.in. 2018 Nov 15.
Faizi N, Jameel H. AMR Crisis: Overuse, Misuse and Irrational Use of the FDCs Must Stop. Newsclick.in. 2018 Aug 22.
Faizi N, Adithyan G. Tamil Nadu experiment to strengthen health centres has lessons for Modi government. Scroll.in. 2018 Jun 13.
Faizi N, Kutty MM, Ummer O. Safeguarding Health of Children. National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. Delhi; 2018.
Faizi N, Telakapalli G. Access to Medicines. National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. Delhi; 2018.

Research Projects

1. DAP Full Report.pdf

Drug Abuse Prevention Project: 2018-19

Nodal Officer

A collaborative project with National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, under the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR-2018-23).

For detailed report, please click the photo or contact at email address at the bottom of this page.

WHO Executive Board Meeting-142 NS Member Delegation: 2018

Project Representative, Medicus Mundi International

Delegation Member to the 142nd Session of the WHO Executive Board (22-27 January 2018) and to the related briefings and workshops (15-21 January) in Geneva, Switzerland.

For interventions and statements click here for GPW, here for mHealth and here for FENSA.

Home Based Newborn Care with UNICEF: 2016-18

Supportive Supervisor

Supportive Supervisor and Monitor for UNICEF in ASHA Training Quality Assurance in Home based Neonatal Care (HBNC) and Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) in four districts (Aligarh, Kasganj, Etah and Hathras) of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Other Projects

Research Associate, Rapid assessment of knowledge and practices regarding Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) among the FOGSI and IAP members working in private health care establishments (HCE). IAPSM with Alive and Thrive. 2020
Senior Investigator, Saving Newborn Lives in Uttar Pradesh through Improved Management of Birth Asphyxia- Endline Assessment by INCLEN and Save the Children. 2016
Co-Investigator, Blood Pressure monitoring- A survey among residents of Mirzapur village, Aligarh. (As an adopted village of Aligarh Muslim University. 2015
Supportive Supervisor, STI/RTI Clinics (Suraksha Clinics) under UP State AIDS Control Society (UPSACS) for 11 districts of Western UP. 2012-14

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