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Dr Karthikeyan Govindasamy

Karthik is a senior Public Health Researcher at The Leprosy Mission Trust India. He is a qualified occupational therapist with a public health masters and has obtained his doctoral degree from Warwick University.

His key areas of expertise are multimorbidity, disability, leprosy, epidemiology and mapping.

List of publications

  1. K Govindasamy, I Jacob, RM Solomon, J Darlong PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (1), e0009030. Burden of depression and anxiety among leprosy affected and associated factors—a cross sectional study from India
  2. P Das, J Kumar, G Karthikeyan, PSSS Rao Leprosy Review 84 (3), 186-193 Peroneal strength as an indicator in selecting route of tibialis posterior transfer for foot drop correction in leprosy
  3. J Darlong, K Govindasamy, A Daniel Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 1-5 Characteristics of children with leprosy: Factors associated with delay in disease diagnosis
  4. K Govindasamy, AS John, V Lal, M Arif, RM Solomon, J Ghosal, A Dutta PloS one 16 (12), e0261219 A comparison of three types of targeted, community-based methods aimed at promoting early detection of new leprosy cases in rural parts of three endemic states in India
  5. G Manivannan, P Das, G Karthikeyan, AS John Leprosy Review 85 (2), 74-80 Reconstructive surgery in children to correct ulnar claw hand deformity due to leprosy
  6. PSS Solomon Raju, Rao, G Karthikeyan Leprosy Review 91 (2), 190-199 Socio-medical perspectives on leprosy in Indian religions
  7. P Gupta, RJ Nathan Leprosy Review 88 (2), 265-269 Footwear for the person with an anesthetic foot: what options are available?
  8. K Govindasamy, SK Paul Leprosy Review 92 (4), 366-374 Appropriate footwear and orthoses are essential components in the management of the foot at risk of ulceration in leprosy
  9. K Govindasamy, NR Raja, P Gupta, G Anand, P Das, F Darlong, ... Leprosy Review 91 (4), 383-392 Computer assisted customized footwear and traditional micro-cellular rubber (MCR) footwear to reduce recurrence of ulcer for patients with loss of sensation due to leprosy
  10. S Ramasamy, P Govindharaj, A Kumar, K Govindasamy, AS John Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development 30 (2), 54-64 Changes in social participation of persons affected by leprosy, before and after multidrug therapy, in an endemic state in Eastern India
  11. P Das, J Kumar, G Karthikeyan, PSS Rao Leprosy review 82 (3), 279-285 Efficacy of temporalis muscle transfer for correction of lagophthalmos in leprosy
  12. R Ratn, G Karthikeyan, SR Milton Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy) PREDICTORS OF MUSCLE STRENGTH USING QUANTITATIVE MUSCLE TESTING FOR HAND MUSCLES IN YOUNG INDIAN ADULTS.
  13. K Govindasamy, J Darlong, SI Watson, P Gill Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 16 (1), 77 Prevalence of plantar ulcer and its risk factors in leprosy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  14. H Roberts, J Mahato, K Govindasamy, J Darlong, MS Raju Indian J Lepr 94, 227-235 A study on depression using PHQ9 among patients attending outpatient department of a tertiary care leprosy hospital in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal
  15. Sopna Choudhury, Onaedo Ilozumba, Joydeepa Darlong, Karthikeyan Govindasamy, Paul A Tsaku, Sunday Udo, Dilip Shrestha, Indra B Napit, Linda Ugwu, Anthony Meka, Jo Sartori, Frances Griffiths, Richard J Lilford BMJ open 13 (5), e070604 Investigating the sustainability of self-help programmes in the context of leprosy and the work of leprosy missions in Nigeria, Nepal and India: a qualitative study protocol
  16. G Manivannan, G Karthikeyan, P Das, G Babu Leprosy Review 86 (1), 117-123 Cost effective cosmetic prosthesis for lost digits
  17. AS John, G Karthikeyan, A Dutta, V Lal, MA Arif, MS Raju Indian J Lepr 93, 271-80 Leprosy awareness, knowledge and attitude in the community across three endemic states in India: A Cross-sectional Study
  18. K Govindasamy, P Das, VJ Paul, J Kumar Leprosy Review 86 (3), 278-282 Selection criteria for reconstructive surgery to correct mobile hand deformities in leprosy
  19. KG Ilavarasi Mathanraj, Premal Das, Joydeepa Darlong Leprosy Review 96 (2), e2025032; DOI: 10.47276/lr.96.2.2025032 Tibial drilling procedure to cover a large area of exposed tibia due to ulcerating ENL
  20. S Roy, M Elkana, V Elkana, J Darlong, K Govindasamy Indian J Lepr 96, 121-131 Impact of Tendon Transfer Surgery on Function and Participation Levels Among People Affected by Leprosy
  21. Economic evaluation of self-help group interventions for health in LMICs: a scoping review Jessica Ochalek, Naomi K Gibbs, Rita Faria, Joydeepa Darlong, Karthikeyan Govindasamy, Melissa Harden, Anthony Meka, Dilip Shrestha, Indra Bahadur Napit, Richard J Lilford, Mark Sculpher. Health Policy and Planning 38 (9), 1033-1049
  22. Joydeepa Darlong, Karthikeyan Govindasamy, Onaedo Ilozumba, Sopna Choudhury, Anjali Shrivastva, Frances Griffiths, Samuel Watson, Jo Sartori, Richard Lilford. Plos one 18 (10), e0275763 An evaluation protocol of ‘Replicability Model’project for detection and treatment of leprosy and related disability in Chhattisgarh, India
  23. M Solomon Raju, PS Sundar Rao, G Karthikeyan Socio-medical perspectives on leprosy in Indian religions.
  24. K Govindasamy, S Dhondge, A Dutta, T Mendis Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development 30 (1), 29-43 Access to Social Organisations, Utilisation of Civil Facilities and Participation in Empowerment Groups by People with Disabilities in Amravati district, Maharashtra
  25. G Karthikeyan, P Das, G Manivannan, PSS RaoShort extension outrigger splint to release Proximal Inter-phalangeal (PIP) joint contractures in clawed fingers in leprosy