Dr Binod Kumar Behera

Degree / Diploma	Year of Passing	Subject	Name of the University/ Institution
MBBS	2003	All Subjects	MKCG Medical College, Ganjam, Orissa/Bhanja Bihar Berhampur
MD	2010	Community Medicine	Pt B.D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana/Maharshi Dayananda University

Operational Research
Tuberculosis
WASH

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
Indian Association of Adolescent Health
Indian Medical Association
Indian Association of Epidemiologists
Indian Association of Public Health
Society for Promotion of Physical Activity and Health

Jaladi HC, Gulla KM, Das RR, Behera BK, Nayak S, Dwibedi B. Six-minute walk distance reference values using a 15-metre course: A pragmatic study for resource-constrained settings. Pulmonology. 2026;32(1):275-1770. doi:10.1080/25310429.2026.2751770
Roy P, Subba SH, Parmar A, Mohanty PK, Singh AK, Behera BK, et al. Long-term consequences of postpartum depression on maternal psychological health and mother–child bonding: A community-based cohort study. Indian J Psychiatry. 2026;68(10):905–14 https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1095_25
Bhatia V, Giri PP, Taywade M, Parida SP, Behera BK, Das S. In‑service training of stakeholders working for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in an eastern state of India: A pre- and post-training assessment. Ind J Com Med 2026; 51:686‑93.
Sahoo BK, Taywade M, Pal DK, Behera BK. New era with new technology: Medical education future in public health emergency coronavirus disease 2019 with innovations: An experience from Eastern India. MRIMS J Health Sci. 2026;14(3):208-12. doi:10.4103/mjhs.mjhs_104_25
Kakkar R, Bera OP, Cohen JE, Shah V, Kakkar M, Saraf S, Kishore S, Subba SH, Maliye C, Babu DS, Gaur K, Sahoo SS, Verma M, Venkatesh U, Behera BK, Taywade M, Dhatrak A, Bhandarkar BC, Giri MY, Santhosh VN, Pal JK, Khajuria R, Singh R, Joshi K. Occupational tobacco exposure and multisystem morbidity among beedi rollers: biomarker-validated evidence from a multi-state study in India. Front Public Health. 2026 Apr 29;14:1799694. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1799694. PMID: 42136610; PMCID: PMC13168034.
Mourougan M, Singh AK, Mishra A, Behera BK, Patro BK. The patterns and determinants of healthcare utilisation of older adults in rural Odisha, India: a cross-sectional study. BMC Geriatr. 2025;25(1):966.**doi: 10.1186/s12877-025-06706-x. PMID: 41299369; PMCID: PMC12659296.
Suresh S, Giri PP, Behera BK, Subba SH. Exploring iodized salt consumption and storage practices in urban slums of Bhubaneswar: a cross-sectional analysis. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2025;12:3531–6. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20252456
Parida SP, Gautam AK, Snehapriya S, Chakraborty M, Giri PP, Behera BK, et al. Perception of street food vendors toward healthy food handling practices in Capital City of Eastern India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2025;14:2739–45.DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1922_24 PMID: 40814528 PMCID: PMC12349836
Jena AK, Sharan J, Behera BK, Padhy SK. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Faculty Members of Health Care Set-ups Following Manuscript Rejection. J Int Med Sci Acad 2024;37(3):133-138.
Behera BK, Patro BK, Taywade M, Sahoo MC. WASH improvement challenges in preschools in Eastern India. Front Environ Health. 2025;4:1573048. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2025.1573048
Giri PP, Ravichandran M, Parida SP, Behera BK, Subba SH. India’s millet consumption conundrum: A snapshot from the urban slums of eastern Odisha. J Family Med Prim Care 2025; 14:1003-8.https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1310_24 PMCID: PMC12007763 PMID: 40256086
Hazra S, Parida SP, Giri PP, Behera BK. Kitchen garden, dietary diversity, and women’s health in rural eastern India: a mixed-method study. Front Public Health. 2025 Feb 19;13:1465169. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1465169 PMID: 40046129; PMCID: PMC11880206
Akshaya R, Behera BK, Patro BK, Singh AK. Knowledge and practice of TB notification among the private health care providers in Eastern India. Indian J Community Med. 2025;50(4):679-83. doi:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_199_23PMID: 40837176 PMCID: PMC12364267
Pal D, Behera BK, Giri PP. Extension health clinic: “Reaching the unreached.” Indian J Community Med. 2025;50(3):512-5. doi:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_656_23 PMID: 40511420 PMCID: PMC12156094
Roy P, Sahu DP, Behera BK, Pal D. Health system interventions to reduce maternal mortality in India: A Narrative review. D Y Patil J Health Sci 2024;12:119-24
Pal D, Sahoo BK, Taywade M, Behera BK, Mishra A, Roychowdhury A, et al. Transect walk in the community, a tool to understand community resources by medical undergraduates of an academic institution. Med J DY Patil Vidyapeeth. 2024;17(6):1172–6. doi:10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_957_23
Behera KK, Soren UK, Behera BK, Devi S. Studying the Diabetic Foot at Risk Using a 60-Second Foot Screening Tool and the Importance of the Categories of the Foot at Risk in Diabetes Patients at a Tertiary Care Center in East India. Cureus. 2024 Oct 29;16(10):e72615.doi: 10.7759/cureus.72615. PMID: 39610618; PMCID: PMC11603485
Roy P, Dora S, Giri PP, Behera BK, Subba SH. Do the fathers matter? Paternal perspective of exclusive breastfeeding practices: A community-based cross-sectional study in urban slums of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Oct;13(10):4256-4262.doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_191_24. PMID: 39629365; PMCID: PMC11610804.
Pillai JSK, Sahoo B, Sahoo MC, Behera B, Baby RS, George MV, Rath J, Sahoo C, Mohapatra A, Chhabra G, Behera BK, Singh AK, Patro BK, Jena AK. Transforming Hospital Housekeeping: The Kayakalp Journey. Glob J Qual Saf Healthc. 2024 Jul 22;7(4):207-215. doi: 10.36401/JQSH-23-54. PMID: 39534235; PMCID: PMC11554396.
Roy P; Subba SH; Singh AK; Behera BK; Behera P; Mohanty, P K; ParmarA. IJCM_23A: Long-Term Maternal and Childhood Outcomes Among Women with Post-Partum Depression in Rural and Urban Areas of Khordha, Odisha. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 49(Suppl 1) :p S7, April 2024. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract23 PMCID: PMC11156151.
Panda A, Behera BK, Mishra A. Financial hardship of tuberculosis patients registered under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in rural India: A longitudinal study, Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, Volume 71, Supplement 2, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2024.01.007. PMID: 39370189
Behera BK, Roy P, Dora S. A grand multipara woman in the modern era: A case of public health dilemma from an urban slum. Indian J Case Reports [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 14 [cited 2025 Feb. 4];10(1):22-5. Available from: https://mansapublishers.com/index.php/ijcr/article/view/4345
Singh PK, Taywade M, Behera BK, Sahoo BK. Virtual Teaching in COVID-19 Era: A Medical Teacher Perspective. Matrix Science Medica 7(2): p 51-53, Apr–Jun 2023. |doi: 10.4103/mtsm.mtsm_1_21
Chinnadurai A, Singh AK, Patro BK, Behera BK. Community-Based Qualitative  Study to Identify Challenges in Implementing Health Promoting Schools Framework in Government Schools of Khordha District, Odisha, India. Cureus. 2023 Jul 14;15(7):e41872.doi:10.7759/cureus.41872.PMID: 37581150; PMCID: PMC10423500.
Mohapatra MK, Pradhan A, Tiwari D, Yunus S, Patro BK, Behera BK, Sahu S, Bhatia V, Bhattacharya S, Paithankar P, Dutta A. Effectiveness of Fortified Mid-Day Meal in Reducing Anemia Among School Children in Dhenkanal, Odisha: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Food Nutr Bull. 2023 Jun;44(2):79-87. PMID: 37165677.
Dora S, Bhatia V, Behera BK, Satapathy AK. Effectiveness of a Training Module in Detecting Developmental Delays in Children (0-6 Years) by Frontline Workers in a Rural Setting of Odisha: A Cluster Randomized Trial. RHDHR-V6 [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 18:147-63. Available from: https://stm.bookpi.org/RHDHR-V6/article/view/10376
Behera BK.; Patro BK.; Padhi B. Continuum Diabetes Care among Tuberculosis Patients in a Rural Block of Eastern Odisha. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 48(1):p 172-176, Jan–Feb 2023. DOI: 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_293_22 PMID: 37082393 PMCID: PMC10112750
Roy P, Sahu DP, Behera BK. Three delays for near maternal miss in India. Curr Med Res Pract 2022; 12:289‑90.
Jena AK, Nayyer N, Sharan J, Behera BK, Mary A. “Geometrical Approaches for the Accurate Identification of Normal Vertical Positions of Sella and Nasion Points in Cephalograms. Int J of Dent Volume 2022, Article ID 2705416, Published 23 Nov 2022 https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2705416 PMID: 36466369 PMCID: PMC9711987
Singh AK, Panigrahi MK, Pradhan SK, Pal D, Subba SH, Patro BK, Behera BK et al. Clinico-Epidemiological Characteristics of Healthcare Workers with SARS-CoV-2 Infection during the First and Second Waves in a Teaching Hospital from Eastern India: A Comparative Analysis. Hospital Topics, 102(2), 84–95. DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2022.2096523 PMID: 35852422
Alekhya G, Giri P P, Arjun M C, Behera BK, Subba SH. A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India, Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(5):2073759.https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2073759 PMID: 35727159 PMCID: PMC9359350
Dev A, Taywade M, Mishra A, Behera BK. Time to revamp existing integrated child development services logo contextual with 21st century. MRIMS J Health Sci 2022; 10:32-3
Barik SK, Behera BK, Majumdar SK, Parida DK. How prepared the radiotherapy centers are to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic? A nationwide survey from 46 cancer centers across India. J Can Res Ther 2022;18:245-8. DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1525_20 PMID: 35381791
Dora S, Bhatia V, Behera BK. et al. Capacity Building of Frontline Workers for Detection of Children (0–6 Years) with Developmental Delays in a Rural Setting: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Indian J Pediatr 89, 351–357 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-021-03912-4 PMID: 34757573.
Mathur P, Leburu S and Kulothungan V (2022) ICMR-NMMS Investigator, Co-investigator and Collaborator Group. Prevalence Awareness, Treatment and Control of Diabetes in India From the Countrywide National NCD Monitoring Survey.Front. Public Health 10:748157. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.748157 PMID: 35359772 PMCID: PMC8964146
Behera BK, Bhatia V, Parida SP, Giri PP, Taywade M. Contraceptive practice among Frontline Grass-root level health workers in an urban setting. Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues, 44 (2) :85- 90 / April-June 2021
Krishnan A, Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Salve HR, Leburu S, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Chaturvedi HK, Ganeshkumar P, K S VU, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Bhuyan PJ, Joshi RP, Pakhare AP, Galhotra A, Kumar D, Behera BK, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Rustagi N, Trivedi AV, Thankappan KR, Gupta S, Garg S, Shelke SC; ICMR-NNMS investigator group; Co-investigators; Collaborators. Preparedness of primary and secondary health facilities in India to address major non-communicable diseases: results of a National Noncommunicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS). BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jul 31;21(1):757. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06530-0 PMID: 34332569; PMCID: PMC8325187.
Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi HK, Salve HR, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Ganeshkumar P, Urs K S V, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Bhuyan PJ, Joshi RP, Pakhare A, Galhotra A, Kumar D, Behera BK, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Rustagi N, Trivedi AV, Thankappan KR, Gupta S, Garg S, Shelke SC; ICMR-NNMS investigator group. Baseline risk factor prevalence among adolescents aged 15-17 years old: findings from National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS) of India. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 29;11(6): http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044066PMID: 34187814; PMCID: PMC8245441.
Parida SP, Bhatia V, Giri PP, Behera BK, Alekhya G, Choudhury P. Epidemic of undernutrition during COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Res Med Sci 2021;9:923-9.
Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi HK, Salve HR, Amarchand R, Nongkynrih B, Kumar PG, K S VU, Ramakrishnan L, Laxmaiah A, Boruah M, Kumar S, Patro BK, Raghav PR, Rajkumar P, Sarma PS, Sharma R, Tambe M, Thankappan KR, Arlappa N, Mahanta TG, Joshi RP, Rustagi N, Gupta S, Behera BK, Shelke SC, Galhotra A, Bhuyan PJ, Pakhare AP, Kumar D, Topno RK, Gupta MK, Trivedi AV, Garg S. National noncommunicable disease monitoring survey (NNMS) in India: Estimating risk factor prevalence in adult population. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 2;16(3) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246712. PMID: 33651825; PMCID: PMC7924800.
Jain M, Behera BK, Mohapatara A. Letter to the Editor: Spinopelvic Alignment and Low Back Pain after Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty in Patients with Severe Hip Osteoarthritis. Asian Spine J. 2020 Dec;14(6):931-932. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2019.0112.r1 PMID: 33373516; PMCID: PMC7788372.
Parida SP, Bhatia V, Sinha S, Giri PP, Behera BK. The pivotal role of partnership between media and medical institutions: A healthy start during coronavirus disease-19 era. Indian J Child Health. 2020; 7(10):430. DOI: 10.32677/IJCH.2020.v07.i10.010
Behera BK, Bhatia V, Giri PP, Taywade M. How healthy is our primary health care workforce? A cross-sectional study. J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:5212- doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_769_20 PMID: 33409190 PMCID: PMC7773110
Parida SP, Bhatia V, Sinha S, Giri PP, Behera BK. “Engaging Media with Medical Institutions: Experience from Tertiary Hospital in Eastern India”. Indian J Comm Health. 2020;32(3):604-607 https://www.doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2020.v32i03.027
Dutta A, Mohapatra MK, Rath M, Rout SK, Kadam S, Nallalla S, Balagopalan K, Tiwari D, Yunus S, Behera BK, Patro BK, Mangaraj M, Sahu S, Paithankar P. Effect of caste on health, independent of economic disparity: evidence from school children of two rural districts of India. Sociol Health Illn. 2020 Jul;42(6):1259-1276. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13105 PMID: 32436235
Mahapatra A, Mohanty N, Behera BK, Dhal S, Praharaj AK. Soil-transmitted helminth infections among school-going age children of slums from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Trop Parasitol 2020; 10:34-8 PMID: 32775290 PMCID: PMC7365495
Jain M, Tripathy PR, Manik R, Tripathy S, Behera B, Barman A. Short-term effect of yoga asana – An adjunct therapy to conventional treatment in frozen shoulder. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2020 Apr-Jun;11(2):101-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2018.12.007 PMID: 30878219; PMCID: PMC7329720.
Sahu DP, Giri PP, Mohapatra D, Behera BK, Subba SH. Lepromatous Leprosy with Erythematous Nodosum Leprosum: A Public Health Challenge. Ind J Com Family Med. 2018;4(2):77-79
Behera BK, Sahoo SS, Bhatia V, Mohanty S. Public Awareness Lectures at Hospital Complex of AIIMS Bhubaneswar: Bridging the Gap Between People and Healthcare Professionals. Ind J Com Family Med. 2018;4(1):62-64
Singh M, Jharyan P, Behera BK, Goel MK, Punia J S. Healthcare utilization and out of pocket expenditure of urban slum population in Sonipat district of Haryana; a cross sectional study. Ind J Com Family Med. 2016;3(1):48-50
Singh M, Goel MK, Behera BK, Punia JS. Health Risk Assessment of People Living in Urban Slums of District Sonipat, Haryana. Ind J Com Family Med. 2016;2(1):57-9.
Singh M, Goel MK, Behera BK et al. Health management information system data quality under NRHM in district Sonipat, Haryana. Int J Health Sci Res. 2016; 6(9):11-14.
Punia A, Singh PM, Kaur A, Behera BK, Babita. Prevalence of smoking and associated factors among security personnel in a rural tertiary care medical institute in Haryana. Int J Health Sci Res. 2015; 5(10):44-49.
Behera BK, Babita, Singh M, Punia A, Majra JP. Perception regarding breastfeeding practices among primary health care workers and future mothers in rural area of north India – a comparative study. Int J Health Sci Res. 2015; 5(3):35-41.
Sachdeva S, Behera BK, Rani B, Sachdeva R, Bharti, Nagar M, Tyagi AK, Kumar V. Perception of selected risk factors for cancer and heart attack among visitors of a public hospital. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2015; 4:295-301. doi: 10.4103/2278-0513.156077 (Available from:
http://www.ccij-online.org/text.asp?2015/4/3/295/156077).
Singh M, Goel MK, Gupta R, Gaur DR, Behera BK, Sangwan S. Parenting Adolescence. Ind. J. Youth Adol. Health 2014; 1(3&4): 58- 60. (ISSN: 2349–2880)
Sahoo MC, Behera BK, Lathwal A, Kumar K. Study of smoking habits and attitude to smoking among hospital staff in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Rural & Community Psychiatry. 2014; 1(1):62-66 (ISSN No. 2348-3474)
Singh M, Garg R, Behera BK, Madan H, Kaur J, Kaur M. Learning style preferences of first year MBBS girl students. Transworld Medical Journal. 2014; 2 (1):18-23. (ISSN No. 2347-2790)
Verma R, Behera BK, Jain RB, Arora V, Chayal V, Gill P S. Hepatitis C: A silent threat to the community of Haryana, India: A community-based study. Australas Med J. 2014, 7, 1, 11-16. doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2014.1883PMID: 24567761 PMCID: PMC3920471
Behera BK, Jain RB, Gupta KB, Goel MK. Extent of delay in diagnosis in new smear positive patients of pulmonary tuberculosis attending tertiary care hospital. Int J Prev Med 2013; 4:1480-5. PMID: 24498507 PMCID: PMC3898457
Malik JS, Kalhan M, Punia A, Sachdeva S, Behera BK. Utilization of Health Services under Janani Suraksha Yojna in Rural Haryana. Int J Med Public Health 2013;3:176-9 (ISSN No. 2230–8598)
Malik JS, Kalhan M, Punia A, Behera BK. Utilization of Financial Assistance under Janani Suraksha Yojna in Rural North India. Niger J Basic Clin Sci 2013; 10:8-12. (ISSN: Print -0331-8540, Online – 2320-477X)
Behera BK, Tyagi A, Babita Rani, Chawla S, Behera JK, Sahoo MC. How effective pictorial warnings on tobacco product are? Cross sectional study from north India. Ind J health well,2013;4(5): 1108-1111
Behera JK, Sood S, Kumar N, Behera BK, Singh AK, Sharma K. Learning style preference in medical students. Int J Cur Sci Res. 2012; 2(2): 295-297
Behera BK, Malik JS, Khanna P, Sachdeva S. Kumar A. Health status of school going adolescent girls in a rural block of Haryana. Haryana medical journal.2012; 33 :12-14
Behera JK, Sood S, Kumar N, Behera BK, Singh AK, Sharma K. Difference in learning style preference of medical, dental and B pharma students. Int J Med Sci Vol. 1(2): 038-041, 27 December, 2011. available from https://www.internationalscholarsjournals.com/articles/difference-in-learning-style-preference-of-medicaldental-and-b-pharma-students.pdf
Goel MK, Malik JS, Khanna P, Gaur DR, Behera BK, Yadav RK. Sero- Epidemiological Investigation of an outbreak of fever in rural area of Rohtak. J. Commun. Dis. 42 (1) 2010: 77-79 PMID: 22468557

Symptom Agnostic Screening in High Transmission Settings and Characterization of Asymptomatic Tuberculosis In India: Host and Pathogen Factors

Morbidity profile and nutritional status of female primary health care workers.
WASH in Schools and Anganwadi Centers, Jajpur district of Odisha.

Nodal Officer for Organ Retrieval and Transplant Program, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Faculty in charge of the Sanitation Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Member Secretary, IEC Student Research, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Deputy Medical Superintendent, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Faculty in charge (PG) examination cell. AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Faculty in charge of UHTC Nayapalli. AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Member of the Board of Studies for the MBBS Course under the Faculty of Modern Medicine at OUHS, Bhubaneswar.