Dr Abira Chandrakumar
Research Fellow
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Dr Abira Chandrakumar is a clinician and early career researcher, with interests in preventive health, including cancer screening and immunisation. Dr Chandrakumar has particular interests in qualitative research approaches in health, translational health research and addressing health inequities.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2022 Award David Game Prize RACGP Australia - -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Chandrakumar, A., Hoon, E., Benson, J., & Stocks, N. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; a qualitative study of GPs.. BMJ open, 12(11), 1-9.
Scopus9 Europe PMC52020 McMillan, M., Chandrakumar, A., Wang, H. L. R., Clarke, M., Sullivan, T. R., Andrews, R. M., . . . Marshall, H. S. (2020). Effectiveness of meningococcal vaccines at reducing invasive meningococcal disease and pharyngeal Neisseria meningitidis carriage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 73(3), E609-E619.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Chandrakumar, A., Stocks, N., Benson, J., & Hoon, E. (2021). General Practitioners' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in South Australia; a qualitative study. In AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH Vol. 27 (pp. XIII). CSIRO PUBLISHING.
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