2006-7 Masters in Public Health (Health Systems), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, US.
2006 Diploma in Community Eye Health – Distinction. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
1999-2004 MB BChir. (Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery), Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
1999-2002 MA (Hons.) II:I Medical Science (Supplicated from BA 2006 Gonville and Caius. College, University of Cambridge
Medicine & Health
School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Prasanthi Attwood (nee Puvanachandra) is an Injury Epidemiologist at The George Institute, Oxford with 12 years experience in the field of injury prevention. Following completion of her medical degree at Cambridge University and a Masters in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, she joined the Hopkins faculty in the International Injury Research Unit working in injury prevention with a focus on road traffic injuries and child injuries. She has authored several publications on injury prevention and has worked as a consultant for the WHO on the development of a variety of injury-related documents and reports.
Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2019, 'Application of healthy life year measures to environmental health issues', in Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, pp. 132 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11248-5
Book Chapters | 2011
Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA; Morrow RH, 2011, 'Application of Healthy Life Year Measures to Environmental Health Issues', in Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, pp. 111 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00220-8
Journal articles | 2022
Peden M; Puvanachandra P; Keller ME; Rodrigues EM; Quistberg DA; Jagnoor J, 2022, 'How the Covid-19 pandemic has drawn attention to the issue of active mobility and co-benefits in Latin American cities', Salud Publica De Mexico, 64, pp. 14 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.21149/12786
Journal articles | 2022
Puvanachandra P; Ssesumugabo C; Balugaba BE; Ivers R; Kobusingye O; Peden M, 2022, 'The epidemiology and characteristics of injuries to under 5’s in a secondary city in Uganda: a retrospective review of hospital data', International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 29, pp. 550 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2022.2089686
Journal articles | 2020
Puvanachandra P; Janmohammed A; Mtambeka P; Prinsloo M; Van As S; Peden MM, 2020, 'Affordability and availability of child restraints in an under-served population in south africa', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061979
Journal articles | 2019
Janmohammed A; Attwood P; Mtambeka P; Prinsloo M; Peden M, 2019, 'The need for stronger child restraint laws', South African Medical Journal, 109, pp. 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i8.14118
Journal articles | 2015
Puvanachandra P; Razzak JA; Hyder AA, 2015, 'Establishing a National Emergency Department Surveillance: An innovative study from Pakistan', BMC Emergency Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-227X-15-S2-I1
Journal articles | 2014
He S; Lunnen JC; Puvanachandra P; Singh A; Zia N; Hyder AA, 2014, 'Global childhood unintentional injury study: Multisite surveillance data', American Journal of Public Health, 104, pp. e79 - e84, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301607
Journal articles | 2013
Hoe C; Puvanachandra P; Rahman MH; Sayed HE; Eldawy S; El-Dabaa A; Albert M; Hyder AA, 2013, 'Seatbelt use and speeding on three major roads in Egypt: A brief report', Injury, 44, pp. S45 - S48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1383(13)70212-2
Hyder AA; Puvanachandra P; Morrow RH, 2012, 'Measuring the health of populations: explaining composite indicators', JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, 1, pp. 222 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2012.e35
Journal articles | 2012
Nukhba Z; Uzma RK; Junaid AR; Prasanthi P; Adnan AH, 2012, 'Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan', Injury Prevention, 18, pp. A97.1 - A97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040590a.1
Journal articles | 2012
Puvanachandra P; Hoe C; El-Sayed HF; Saad R; Al-Gasseer N; Bakr M; Hyder AA, 2012, 'Road Traffic Injuries and Data Systems in Egypt: Addressing the Challenges', Traffic Injury Prevention, 13, pp. 44 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2011.639417
Journal articles | 2012
Puvanachandra P; Hoe C; Özkan T; Lajunen T, 2012, 'Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Turkey', Traffic Injury Prevention, 13, pp. 64 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2011.633135
Journal articles | 2012
Puvanachandra P; Kulanthayan S; Hyder AA, 2012, 'A game of Chinese whispers in Malaysia: Contextual analysis of child road safety education', Qualitative Health Research, 22, pp. 1476 - 1485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732312457245
Journal articles | 2012
Zia N; Khan UR; Razzak JA; Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2012, 'Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: Pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan', BMC Research Notes, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-37
Journal articles | 2012
Özkan T; Puvanachandra P; Lajunen T; Hoe C; Hyder A, 2012, 'The validity of self-reported seatbelt use in a country where levels of use are low', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 47, pp. 75 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.01.015
Journal articles | 2011
Chandran A; Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2011, 'Commentary: Prevention of violence against children: A framework for progress in low- and middle-income countries', Journal of Public Health Policy, 32, pp. 121 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2010.40
Journal articles | 2011
Ssengooba F; Atuyambe L; Kiwanuka SN; Puvanachandra P; Glass N; Hyder AA, 2011, 'Research translation to inform national health policies: Learning from multiple perspectives in Uganda', BMC International Health and Human Rights, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-698X-11-S1-S13
Journal articles | 2011
Trujillo AJ; Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2011, 'Individual income and falls among the elderly in Latin America', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 11, pp. 180 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00662.x
Hyder A; Syed S; Puvanachandra P; Bloom G; Sundaram S; Mahmood S; Iqbal M; Hongwen Z; Ravichandran N; Oladepo O; Pariyo G; Peters D, 2010, 'Stakeholder analysis for health research: Case studies from low- and middle-income countries', Public Health, 124, pp. 159 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.12.006
Journal articles | 2010
Lunevicius R; Stevens KA; Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2010, 'The epidemiology of injury in the Republic of Lithuania', Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 386 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494809352102
Journal articles | 2009
Hyder AA; Sugerman DE; Puvanachandra P; Razzak J; El-Sayed H; Isaza A; Rahman F; Peden M, 2009, 'Global childhood unintentional injury surveillance in four cities in developing countries: A pilot study', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87, pp. 345 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.08.055798
Journal articles | 2008
Hyder AA; Puvanachandra P; Tran NH, 2008, 'Child and adolescent injuries: A new agenda for child health', Injury Prevention, 14, pp. 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2007.018085
Journal articles | 2007
Hyder AA; Wunderlich CA; Puvanachandra P; Gururaj G; Kobusingye OC, 2007, 'The impact of traumatic brain injuries: A global perspective', Neurorehabilitation, 22, pp. 341 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/nre-2007-22502
Journal articles | 2007
Whalley S; Puvanachandra P; Desai A; Kennedy H, 2007, 'Hepatology outpatient service provision in secondary care: A study of liver disease incidence and resource costs', Clinical Medicine Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 7, pp. 119 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.7-2-119
Conference Papers | 2021
Attwood P; Ssemugabo C; Balugaba B; Mugeere A; Bachani A; Hunter K; Ivers R; Hyder A; Kobusingye O; Peden M, 2021, 'PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURIES IN UGANDA - DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERVENTION TOOLKIT', in INJURY PREVENTION, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A8 - A8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-SAVIR.20
Conference Papers | 2018
Puvanachandra P; Peden M, 2018, 'PA 03-5-2229 Unintentional injuries in children and gender inequalities: analysis of a longitudinal cohort across four developing countries', in Abstracts, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A7.1 - A7, presented at Safety 2018 abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprevention-2018-safety.19
Conference Papers | 2010
Hyder AA; Trujillo A; Bishai D; Puvanachandra P; Tran N; Chandran A; Ma S; Stevens K, 2010, 'EVALUATING ROAD SAFETY INTERVENTIONS: PREREQUISITES FOR A MULTI-COUNTRY APPROACH', in INJURY PREVENTION, B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A167 - A167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.598
Conference Papers | 2010
Puvanachandra P; Chandran A; Sarfraz S; Akhtar T; Hyder AA, 2010, 'USING EVIDENCE TO INFLUENCE CHILD HEALTH POLICIES: A PILOT PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN', in INJURY PREVENTION, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A62 - A62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.225
Conference Papers | 2010
Zia N; Khan UR; Razzak JA; Hyder AA; Sugerman DE; Puvanachandra P, 2010, 'UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY SURVEILLANCE IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN', in INJURY PREVENTION, B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A139 - A139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.498
Conference Papers | 2008
Puvanachandra P; Hyder AA, 2008, 'Traumatic brain injury in Latin America and the Caribbean: A call for research', in Salud Publica De Mexico, pp. S3 - S5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0036-36342008000700002
Co-Investigator / Country team lead: Bloomberg Philanthropies Road Safety Grant ($5 million)
Approved
Grant objective: Monitor and Evaluate the implementation and roll-out of road safety interventions in 10 countries.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, JHSPH
Main role: Lead investigator for Egypt, Turkey and Kenya – will serve as country coordinator for the Evaluation project in these three locations. Data collection, analysis and report/paper writing for all 10 countries.
Co-Investigator/Project Coordinator: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($3.3 million)
Approved
Grant Objective: Building the Capacity of Makerere University to Improve Health Outcomes in Uganda
Principle Investigator: Dr. David Peters, Associate Professor, JHSPH
Main role: To act as project coordinator in one of the key objectives of the grant to translate research findings into policy implementation for male circumcision in Uganda. Working with collaborators from Makerere University to develop study plan and carry out comparative case studies, and develop a conceptual framework.
Co-Investigator: UBS Optimus Foundation ($85,000)
Approved
Grant Objective: To train Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in utilizing research in advocacy for Child Violence prevention in Pakistan.
Principle Investigator: Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, JHSPH
Main role as Co-Investigator: Responsible for writing grant, study conceptualization, study design, capacity building through training workshops and data collection/analysis.
Co-Investigator: CDC Seed Grant - Centre for Injury Prevention, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. ($20,000)
Principle Investigator – Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, JHSPH.
Grant Objective: Stakeholder Analysis evaluating the policy process leading to the implementation of a National Road Safety Education in Malaysia.
Main role as Co-Investigator; Responsible for study design, data collection and analysis.
Project Lead: Global Childhood Unintentional Injuries Surveillance, World Health Organization ($50,000)
Principle Investigator – Dr. Adnan Hyder, Associate Professor, JHSPH
Grant Objective: To determine the epidemiology and risk factors for childhood injuries in low income countries using emergency department surveillance.
