Nirmal Ahuja - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Nirmal Ahuja
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, School of Behavioral Sciences & Education (Harrisburg)
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Research Interests
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- India
- Therapeutics
- Patient Navigation
- Neoplasms
- Injections
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Tuberculosis
- Social Support
- Medication Adherence
- Economics
- Interviews
Recent Publications
2021
Nirmal, A, Sznajder, K, Patil, R & Shaikh, B 2021, 'Preference of inhalants over pills/injections among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Western India: A cross-sectional study', Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, vol. 23, 100234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100234
Nirmal, A, Kuzmik, A, Sznajder, K, Lengerich, E, Fredrick, NB, Chen, M, Hwang, W, Patil, R & Shaikh, B 2022, '‘If not for this support, I would have left the treatment!': Qualitative study exploring the role of social support on medication adherence among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Western India', Global Public Health, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1945-1957. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2021.1965182
2020
Nirmal, AA, Rodríguez-Colón, SM, Costalas, S & Lengerich, EJ 2020, 'Patient navigation and cancer-related care: Policy solutions to improve access to Pennsylvania's complex system of care', Journal of Cancer Policy, vol. 25, 100231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2020.100231