EDUCATION:

• MBBS from KBNIMS, Gulbarga in 2006
• MD, Community Medicine from St. John’s   Medical College, Bengaluru in 2012

Experience: 10 Years

Research/Training Experience(apart from Thesis)

1. Worked as trainer in Anaemia Project by Myrada and NRHM
2. Worked for CBR project, Drishti project, Non-communicable diseases project, Senior citizen services, Immunization and MCH Services in St. Johns Medical College
3. Working as Trainer of Trainers for Tuberculosis programme (RNTCP) conducted by Government of Karnataka and NGOs from last 2 years.

Recent Publications in Indexed Journals:

• Yamuna BN, Ratnaprabha GK, Prakash Kengnal. Prevalence of acute morbidities and their health seeking behaviour among under-five children of urban slums in a city in Karnataka. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2017 July;4(7):2449-2456.
• Ratnaprabha GK, Sindhu P, Aswin Kumar, Prakash R Kengnal, Ashok Kumar MS. Work or family…? Huge conflict in working population: a cross sectional study in a city in Karnataka. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2017 Oct;4(10):3691-3697.
• Ratnaprabha GK, Aswin Kumar, Ashok Kumar MS. Practices regarding personal hygiene among government high school students of a rural area in Central Karnataka. Int J Med Sci Public Health. 2018;7(6):457-461.
• Ratnaprabha GK, Shashikala P, Note taking. Journal of Educational Research and Medical Teacher. 2017;5(2):1-7.
• Aswin Kumar, Ratnaprabha. Awareness about HIV and post exposure prophylaxis among students of a nursing college from Central Karnataka: A cross sectional study. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2019 Jan;6(1):303-307.
• Muhammed Muntazeem G, Ratnaprabha GK, Varadaraja Rao BA, Prakash Kengnal. A study of risk factors for ischemic heart disease in a village of Davanagere district: a case control study. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2019 Jun;6(6):2660-2665
• Kumar A, Ratnaprabha GK, Anatao FR. Accessing Medical Information on Smart-Phone: Usage and Perception among Post Graduate Students of A Medical College, Central Karnataka – A Cross Sectional Study. Natl J Community Med. 2020;11(7):304-308.
• Anupama, GK. Ratnaprabha, RG. Geethalakshmi. A Cross sectional study to Assess Neck Circumference as an indicator of Central Obesity among Healthy Adults in Rural Karnataka. Annals of Community Health. 2021;9(2):29-33.
• Ratnaprabha, G. Muhammed Muntazeem, Aswin Kumar.Pattern of self medication among medical students of a private institute in Davangere: A cross-sectional study International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research. 2021;2(1):8-12.
• GK Ratnaprabha, Aswin Kumar, Prakash Kengnal. Assessment of Attitude towards Communication Skill learning among Medical Students in a Private Medical College in Karnataka. Annals of Community Health. 2021;9(3):170-174.