Work Experience

Post Held

Employer

Duration

Scientist-G

ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

2019-present

Scientist-F

ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

2014-2019

Scientist-E

ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

2009-2014

Scientist-D

ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

2004-2009

Senior Research Officer

ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune

1999-2004

List of grants received

Conferences/Trainings/Workshops Attended

April 2019 – Till Date

1.             Shewale S, Sahay S. Barriers and Facilitators of Access of the Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission Programme among Female Sex Workers in Urban and Rural Maharashtra, India. Oral presentation, abstract no. 440116APHA's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo, USA

April 2018 – March 2019

1.             Verma A, Bijesh, A, Sahay, S. Women’s perspective on HIV prevention option: a qualitative exploration at Pune India. at HIV Congress 2018 at Mumbai from 6^th -8^th April, 2018.

2.             Bangar S, Verma A, Sahay S. New Prevention Technology: the emerging need of the community. HIV Congress 2018 at Mumbai from 6^th -8^th April, 2018

3.             Shewale S, Sahay S. Access to Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) services by Female Sex Workers in rural Maharashtra: a qualitative study of perceptions of health care providers. at HIV Congress 2018 at Mumbai from 6^th -8^th April, 2018

April 2016 – March 2017

1.             Journal Paper

            Mane A, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Nirmalkar A, Risbud AR, Seema Sahay, Bhosale RA, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. Rates and determinants of incidence and clearance of cervical HPV genotypes among HIV-seropositive women in Pune, India. J Clin Virol. 2017 Mar;88:26-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.10.013. Epub 2016 Oct 28. [From Cervical cancer study data base]

2.             Oral abstract

           Verma A, Sahay S. Perspectives of health care providers on vertically transmitted HIV infected adolescents’ needs and programmatic gaps in India. Oral Presentation at 2nd Adolescent Transition Workshop, CIPHER (IAS) 2016 at Budapest, Hungary from 5th - 6th April, 2016. [From ongoing HIV infected Adolescent mental health study]

April 2015 – March 2016

1.             Verma A, Sahay S. Perspectives of health care providers on vertically transmitted HIV infected adolescents’ needs and programmatic gaps in India. Oral presentation: ‘2nd Adolescent Transition Workshop’ organized by CIPHER, International AIDS Society; 5-6th April, 2016; Budapest, Hungary.

2.             Reddy KS, Sahay S. Policy development process to combat HIV/ TB co-infection in India: a stakeholder analysis. Abstract selected for poster presentation at 21th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), to be held at Durban, South Africa, 18-22 July 2016. Abstract number A-792-0437-06202

April 2014 – March 2015

1.             Seema Sahay AthokPam B', Verma A', Angolkar M. and Thilakavathi S'"Community perception about acceptability of new HIV prevention Technologies". Paper presented at the International conference on emerging frontiers and challenges in management and control of STIs and HIV, 27th – 30th April 2014, Navi Mumbai, India, organized by NIRRH & MGM Institute of Health Sciences

2.             Seema Sahay, Athokpam Bijesh, Karikalan Nagarajan, Verma Archana, Angolkar Mubashir, Thilikavthi Subramanian, Chandhiok Nomitha. Willingness to use NEW PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES in India". Abstract accepted at HIV Research for Prevention 2014: AIDS Vaccine, Microbicide and ARV-based Prevention Science (HIV R4P) in Cape Town, South Africa 28 – 31 October for poster presentation”

3.             Shewale S, Srivastava A, Gupta S, Lari S, Gore M, Sahay S.  Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Prevention and Treatment: Socio cultural exploration".  Poster presented at X Joint Annual Conference of ISMOCD & IAE, Goa 10th - 12th October 2014 entitled”

4.             A.  Kalokhe, R. Stephenson, A. Paranjape, K. Dunkle, M. Kelley, C. del Rio, S. Sahay . “Addressing domestic violence among married women in India is critical for HIV prevention: the Indian family violence and control scale.”Oral presentation at International AIDS Conference 2014, Melbourne, Australia. WEAD0505A.

5.             Reddy KS & Sahay S. Policy development process to combat HIV/TB co-infection in India: a stakeholder analysis. 8^thIAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2015), Vancouver, Canada. Abstract no. A-729-0342-01570

6.             Reddy S, Sahay S. Advocacy for HIV-TB collaborative policy and service delivery in India: a civil society perspective". IAS 2013, Malaysia Abstract no. MOPE210

April 2013 – March 2014

1.             Reddy KS & Sahay S. Community Participation in HIV/AIDS healthcare service delivery. Submitted to conference proceedings on ‘Health Cultures and Tribal Communities: Emerging Research Agenda and Policy Shifts’, University of Hyderabad. (Accepted for publication)

2.             Reddy S, Sahay S. Advocacy for HIV-TB collaborative policy and service delivery in India: a civil society perspective". Poster no. MOPE210, IAS 2013, Malaysia

3.             Sahay S, Nagarajan K, Mehendale S, Deb S, Gupta A,  Shalini Bharat S, Bhatt S, Bijesh A, Kanthe V,   Sinha A, Chandhiok N. A multicentric qualitative study about male circumcision practices in India from the perspectives of community .and health care providers. Poster no. MOPE155,  IAS 2013, Malaysia

4.             Dutta T, Paranjape R, Goyal R, Jadhav A, Khandewale A, Sahay S.  Tailored Public-Private-Partnership Strategies to Address HIV in Rural Areas of India-NARRIM Project. Oral presentation, ICAAP, 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

April 2012 – March 2013

1.             Seema Sahay, Anju Sinha, Neelam Joglekar, Vidisha Kanthe, Sanjay Mehendale, Sibnath Deb, Shalini Bharat, Abhilasha Gupta, Shripad Bhat, Nomita Chandhiok.  Male circumcision as HIV prevention Option: Perspectives from circumcising and non circumcising communities in India. Poster # 193, M 2012, Sydney , Australia

2.             Reddy KS, Sahay S. Advocacy for HIV-TB collaborative policy and service delivery in India: A civil society perspective" 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), Malaysia, 30 June - 3 July 2013. Abstract no. A-581-0222-02098

3.             Sahay S, Karikalan N, Mehendale S, Deb S, Gupta A, Bharat S, Bhatt S, Bijesh A, Kanthe V,   Sinha A, Chandhiok N. A multicentric qualitative study about male circumcision practices in India from the perspectives of community and health care providers: A civil society perspective" 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), Malaysia, 30 June - 3 July 2013. Abstract no. 2091

April 2010 – March 2011

1.      Ramanathan VD, Mehendale S, Sahay S,Thakar M,  Kumar M, SathyamurthiP, Goya R, Cox J, Stevens G, Chetty P, Gilmour J, Sayeed E, Dally L, Loughran K, Lombardo A, Ackland J, Krebs M, Kochhar S, Excler JL, Fast P. Safety and Immunogenicity of DNA prime and Modified Vaccinia Ankara Virus HIV subtype C Vaccine boost in Indian volunteers^. AIDS Vaccine Conference, Atlanta, SA, 2010

2.      Joglekar N, Paranjape R, Jain R, Rahane G, Potdar R, Sahay S. Managing ethical issues around barriers to anti retro viral treatment adherence in Maharashtra, India. Oral presentation, National Bioethics Conference, 2010, New Delhi

3.      Kohli R, Larve L, Purohit V, Bhalerao V,   Kharvande S,  Rangan S, Sahay S. Exploring gender issues and needs of family care. providers of PLHAs: Case study from Pune, India. Oral presentation , National Bioethics Conference, 2010, New Delhi

4.      Sahay S, Sinha A, Kanthe V, Attokpam B, Joglekar, Chandhiok N, Mehendale S. Male circumcision as an HIV prevention option: A socio-cultural perspective. Proceedings Emerging Frontiers and Challenges in HIV/AIDS Research, NRRH, Mumbai 2011 

5.      Sahasrabuddhe VV, Bhosale RA, Shepherd BE, Jenkins CA, Kavatkar AN, Kelkar RS, Sahay S, Risbud AR, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. Visual inspection and HPV‐based cervical cancer screening for HIV‐infected women in Pune, India. Oral presentation at the 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Bethesda, MD. (April 26-27, 2010)

6.      Sahasrabuddhe VV, Mane A, Risbud AR, Kavatkar AN, Katti U, Sahay S, Bhosale RA, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. HPV genotypes and association with cervical cytology and immune status in HIV‐infected women in India. Poster presentation at the 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies, Bethesda, MD. (April 26-27, 2010)

April 2008 – March 2009

1.             van LunzenJ,  Mehendale S, Clumeck N, Vets E, Rockstroh J, Anklesaria P, Johnson P, Lehrman J, Schmidt C, Thakar M, Paranjape R,  Sahay S, Kochhar S, Excler JL, Fast P, Gilmour J, HealdA .A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant HIV-1 Subtype C Adeno-Associated Virus Vaccine. CROI 2007

2.             Mufid Baig, Meena Satale, Amit Nirmalkar, Preeti Gedam, Pramod Vhadge, Shubhangi Sapkal,  Arun Risbud, Sanjay Mehendale, Seema Sahay.  Making a meangful disclosure. National Bioethics Confece, Bangalore, 2008

April 2007 – March 2008

1.           Sahay S. “Biomedical Research Participation: Concerns of HIV infected women for participating in a cervical cancer screening study”, Second National Bioethics Conference, Bangalore, 6 to 8 September, 2007.

2.           Sahay S. Oral presentation on “Ethical Dilemmas in the recruitment of volunteers in the first HIV vaccine trial in Pune, India.”, Second National Bioethics Conference, Bangalore, 6 to 8 December, 2007.

April 2006 – March 2007

1.             S Sahay, M Phadke, A Shrotri , T Gadgil, B Patil, India IAVI Team, S Mehendale. Process analysis of a three-tiered community based volunteer recruitment model for the first AIDS vaccine trial in India.  Abstract #: 80. AIDS Vaccine Conference 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2.             Mehendale SM, Sahastrabuddhe S, Kakade M, Shrotri AS, Thakar M, Sahay S. Frequent blood draws and decrease in hemoglobin levels among AIDS vaccine trial participants in India. Abstract #: 154. AIDS Vaccine Conference 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

3.             Aparna Shrotri, Seema Sahay, Sonali Kochhar, Jean Louis Excler, Ramash Paranjape, Sanjay Mehendale. Clinical care for vaccine trial participant: a community consultative process in India. International AIDS Conference, 2006, Toronto, Canada

4.             Sahay S, Shaikh Y1, Joglekar N., MacQueen K., Bollinger R., Mehendale S Exploring community expectations for standards of care, for Phase II/III female microbicide trials in Pune. Poster No. MoPE0784 ,  International AIDS Conference,  2006 , Toronto, Canada

5.             Joglekar NS , Bramhe RG, Kohli RM, Sahay S, Bollinger, RC, Mehendale SM. Safe sex practices adopted by HIVdiscordant couples in Pune, India. Poster # WEPDC04, International AIDS Conference, 2006, Toronto, Canada

April 2005 – March 2006

1.             Nitin Mane, Seema Sahay. Process of informed consent for AIDS vaccine trial participation in India. First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

2.             Prakash Patole, Vikram Solas, Tejasree Gadgil, Altaaf Mujhawar, Meena, Vandana, Seema Sahay. Community support for biomedical research in HIV/AIDS: Gender sensitivities. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

3.             Mufid Baig, Ratnaprabha Birhade, Vikram Solas, Prakash Patole, Mrudula Phadke, Bharati Patil, Tejasree Gadgil, Seema Sahay.  Ethical Issues related to home visits targeted at improving participants’ retention in HIV/AIDS clinical research: Concerns and solutions . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

4.             Tejasree Gadgil, Seema Sahay, Sanjay Mehendale. Increasing community involvement in HIV/AIDS research trials. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

5.             Seema Sahay, Tejasree Gadgil, S.M. Mehendale.Distributive justice and autonomy: ethical dilemma in clinical trials. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

6.             Mahesh Kharat, Sudhakar Wankhede, Anand Divekar and Seema Sahay. Counselor’s role in voluntary Counseling and testing in biomedical research setting. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

7.             Mrudula Phadke, Sanjay Mehendale, Seema Sahay. Empowering community representatives through research ethics training. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

8.             Sahay S, Shaikh Y, Phadke M, Gandhi J, Mane N, Khatawane P, IAVI India Team, Mehendale S Enrollment and retention of volunteers in AIDS vaccine trials in India: Health care providers’ perspective and role . Abstract # 339P. Int AIDS Vaccine Conference, 2005, Montreal, Canada

9.             Mehendale S, Sahay S, Paranjape R, India IAVI team. Addressing community concerns regarding the first Phase I HIV vaccine trial in India. Int AIDS Vaccine Conference, 2005, Montreal, Canada

April 2004 – March 2005

1.             S. Mehendale, B. Kishore Kumar, M. Ghate, S. Sahay, T. Gamble, S.Godbole, M. Thakar, S. Kulkarni, A Gupta, R.Gangakhedkar, A. Divekar, R. Paranjape and R. Bollinger. Low HIV Incidence in HIV sero-discordant couples in Pune, India.Abstract # MoPeC3462.  XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.

2.             Gupta, S. Mehta, N. Joglekar. S.Reynolds, R. Gangakhedkar, S. Sahay, R. Brahme, S.Godbole, M.Ghate, A. Divekar, A. Risbud, S.Joshi, S.Mehendale, R.Bollinger.Same Sex behavior in Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV risk among men attending STI clinics in Pune, India. 1993-2002. Abstract # WePeC6109. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.

3.             S.Sahay, S.Mehendale, S.Sane, R.Brahme, A.Brown, K.Charron, C. Beyer, R.Bollinger, R.Paranjape.Willingness to participate in the HIV vaccine trial among low and high risk population in Pune, India.Abstract# ThPeC7437. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.

4.             S.Mehta, A.Gupta, R.Brahme, R.Kohli, N.Joglekar,m S.Sahay, S.Godbole, S.Joshi, M.Ghate, R.Gangakhedkar, A.Divekar, S.Reynolds, A.Risbud, S.Mehendale, R.Bollinger. Increasing HIV Prevalence between 1993-2002 among non sex working women attending Sexually Transmitted Infection clinics in Pune, India.Abstract# MoPeC3471. XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.

List of Publications

1. Sahay S. Peer Review Report For: Health care providers’ perspectives on delivering gender equity focused family planning program for young married couples in a cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Maharashtra, India [version 1;. Gates Open Res2019, 3:1508
2. Verma A, Sahay S. Healthcare needs and programmatic gaps in transition from pediatric to adult care of vertically transmitted HIV infected adolescents in India. PLoS ONE. 2019; 14 (10):e0224490. doi: 1371/journal.pone.0224490
3. Sibnath Deb, Debasis Bhadra, Allen M Sunny, Seema Sahay. Childhood to Adolescence: Issues and Concerns. Pearson Publications. September 2019.
4. Kalokhe AS, Iyer S, Katendra T, Gadhe K, Kolhe AR, Paranjape A, del Rio C, Stephenson R, Sahay S. Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence among Recently-married Dyads Residing in Slums of Pune, India: Development and Rationale for a Dyadic Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 18;8 (1):e11533.PMID: 30664483.
5. Kalokhe AS, Iyer SR, Kolhe AR, Dhayarkar S, ParanjapeA, del Rio C, Stephenson R, Sahay, S. Correlates of Domestic Violence Experience Among Recently-married Women Residing in Slums in Pune, India. PLoS One 2018 Apr 2;13 (4):e0195152.PMCID: PMC5880392.
6. Kalokhe AS, Iyer SR, Gadhe K, Katendra T, ParanjapeA, del Rio C, Stephenson R, Sahay, S. Correlates of Domestic Violence Perpetration Reporting Among Recently-married Men Residing in Slums in Pune, India. PLoS One, 2018 May 17;13 (5):e0197303. PMCID: PMC5957364. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197303
7. Reddy KS, Sahay S. Advocacy for HIV/TB co-infection collaborative policy and service delivery in India: a civil society perspective. HIV AIDS Rev 2018; 17, 3: 259-266, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hivar.2018.80257
8. Kohli RM, Mehendale S, Brahme R, Bollinger B, Chidrawar S, Ghate M, Joglekar N & Sahay S (2018) How reliable and valid are the self-reports of sexual behavior among HIV discordant couples in Pune, INDIA, Psychology, Health & Medicine, 23:sup1, 1333-1340
9. Reddy KS, Sahay S. Community Participation in HIV/AIDS Healthcare Delivery. In: Medical Anthropology: Tradition and change. Edited by Sharma BV. 2016, Concept Publishing House, Pvt. Limited, Hyderabad.
10. Mane A, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Nirmalkar A, Risbud AR, Seema Sahay, Bhosale RA, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. Rates and determinants of incidence and clearance of cervical HPV genotypes among HIV-seropositive women in Pune, India. Accepted in J Clin Virol. 2016.
11. Sahay S. Perception of Men and Women on use of New Prevention Technologies. ISSRF Newslett. 2015 Sep (17): 26-29
12. Sahay S, Shevale S. Community engagement module for JE/ AES prevention and control [Hindi language]. Published by NARI-ICMR under Research Cum Intervention project. 2015, Pp.1 -82.
13. Seema Sahay, Archana Verma, Sanjay Mehendale. Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Care Providers’ Attitude. In: HIV/ AIDS in India: A public health approach of contemporary trend. Edited by S Deb, Shukla A. Section III, Chapter 8; Pp. 115-122; Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi. 2015. ISBN: 978-81-8220-688-5
14. Sahay S. Mitigating stressors of HIV by involving significant others. In: HIV/ AIDS in India: A public health approach of contemporary trend. Edited by S Deb, Shukla A. Section V, Chapter 16; Pp. 217; Pp. 115; Global Vision Publishing House, New Delhi. 2015. 
15. Sahay S, Verma A, Shewale S, Murugesan P. Child rights in context of HIV AIDS. In: Child Safety, Welfare and Well Being. Edited by S Deb. Chapter 12; pg.175-187. Publisher: Springer India 2016. doi: 10.1007/978-81-322-2425-9.
16. Sahay S, Kumar, AB. Tribal India: A Review of Health Care Delivery in India Health and Tribes. In: Tribal India: Challenges and Opportunities; Ed. K. Dash. Chapter 2, Sarup Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi. 2015, PP 54-80.   
17. Subramanian, T. and Sahay, S. New HIV Prevention Technologies: Knowledge and Perceived Usage by Women with High Risk Behaviour - A Qualitative Study in Tamil Nadu 6 1(2016) 8
18. Singh H, Marathe S, Nain S, Nema V, Angadi M, Ghate M, Sahay S, Gangakhedkar R. Coding region variant 186H/R in Exon 4 of APOBEC3G among individuals of Western India. APMIS. 2016 Feb 8;PubMed PMID: 26853443.
19. Kalokhe AS, Stephenson R, Kelley ME, Dunkle KL, Paranjape A, Solas V, Karve L, del Rio C, Sahay S. The Development and Validation of the Indian Family Violence and Control Scale. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):e0148120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148120 
20. Danga, S., Sahay S, Jadhav AJ, Patnage RP, Patel RB. Study of contraceptive utilization practices among married couple from Rural area of Satara district: a community based observation study. Int J Info Res Rev. 2015;2(2):367-70.
21. HO Singh, S Lata, M Angadi, S Bapat, J Pawar, V Nema, MV Ghate, S Sahay and RR Gangakhedkar. Impact of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 gene polymorphism and risk of ARV-associated hepatotoxicity in HIV-infected individuals and its modulation. Pharmacogenomics J. 2015 Dec 15. doi: 1038/tpj.2015.88.
22. Sahay S, Deshpande S, Bembalkar S, Kharat M, Parkhe A, et al. Failure to Use and Sustain Male Condom Usage: Lessons Learned from a Prospective Study among Men Attending STI Clinic in Pune, India. PLoS One. 2015;10(8):e0135071. PubMed PMID: 26270464; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4535957.
23. Sahay S. Perception of Men and Women on use of New Prevention Technologies. ISSRF Newslett. 2015 Sep (17): 26-29
24. Karikalan N, Sahay S, Ganju D, Paranjape R. Public Participation of Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Context of Community Empowerment in India. J AIDS Clin Res 2015, 6:10  
25. Kalokhe AS, Potdar RR, Stephenson R, Dunkle KL, Paranjape A ..Sahay S. How well does the World Health Organization definition of domestic violence work for India?. PLoS One. 2015;10(3):e0120909. PubMed PMID: 25811374; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4374684. 
26. Nagarajan K, Sahay S, Mainkar MK, Deshpande S, Ramesh S, et al. Female sex worker's participation in the community mobilization process: two distinct forms of participations and associated contextual factors. BMC Public Health. 2014 Dec 24;14:1323. PubMed PMID: 25540055; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4364326.
27. Chandhiok N, Paranjape RS, Mehendale SM, Beri A, Chauhan S, Hari KumarR, Sahay S, Washington R, Callahan M. Estimating HIV Incidence for Identification of Microbicide Trial Sites in India: A Cross-sectional Study. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 30 Suppl 1(S1):A215 · October 2014
28. Patil S, Gadhe S, Sonawane S,Bansal M, Deshpande S, Hermanus T, Morris, L, Murugavel KG, Solomon S, Sahay S, Paranjape R, Chakrabarti BK, Bhattacharya J. Comparative Neutralization Sensitivity of Indian and South African HIV-1 Clade C Viruses to Plasma Antibodies from Chronically Infected Indian Donors. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses 30 Suppl 1(S1):A249 · October 2014 
29. Sahay S, Kumar M, Srikrishnan AK, Ramanathan V, Mehendale S. Experiences in recruiting volunteers through community based initiatives in phase-1 vaccine trials in India. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014;10(2):485-91. PubMed PMID: 24141176; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4185896.
30. Sahay S, Nagarajan K, Mehendale S, Deb S, Gupta A, et al. Community and healthcare providers' perspectives on male circumcision: a multi-centric qualitative study in India. PLoS One. 2014;9(3):e91213.
31. Sahay S, Nirmalkar A, Sane S, Verma A, Reddy S, et al. Correlates of sex initiation among school going adolescents in Pune, India. Indian J Pediatr. 2013 Oct;80(10):814-20. PubMed PMID: 23604612.
32. Joglekar NS, Deshpande SS, Sahay S, Ghate MV, Bollinger RC, et al. Correlates of lower comprehension of informed consent among participants enrolled in a cohort study in Pune, India. Int Health. 2013 Mar;5(1):64-71. PubMed PMID: 24029848; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3889625.
33. Mehendale S, Thakar M, Sahay S, Kumar M, Shete A, et al. Safety and immunogenicity of DNA and MVA HIV-1 subtype C vaccine prime-boost regimens: a phase I randomised Trial in HIV-uninfected Indian volunteers. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55831. PubMed PMID: 23418465; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3572184. 
34. Mayer K, Wang L, Hoffman I, McCauley M, Li X, Safren S, Gamble T, Talley J, Cottle L, PiwowarManning E · [...]  Badal-Faesen S, Chotirosniramit N, Fernandess NM,  Kumarasamy N, Sahay S, Makhema J, Panchia B, Pilotto JHDS, Santos BR, Cohen MS · Sustained treatment as prevention: continued decreases in unprotected sex and increases in virological suppression after HAART initiation among participants in HPTN 052. Journal of the International AIDS Society 15:118-119 · October 2012 
35. Kohli R, Purohit V, Karve L, Bhalerao V, Karvande S,...SahayS. Caring for caregivers of people living with HIV in the family: a response to the HIV pandemic from two urban slum communities in Pune, India. PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e44989. PubMed PMID: 23028725; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3441662.
36. Sahastrabuddhe S, Gupta A, Stuart E, Godbole S, Ghate M, Sahay S, Gangakhedkar R, Risbud A et al. Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviors among transgender persons (Hijras) of Pune, India. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Jan 1;59(1):72-8. PubMed PMID: 21937924.
37. Sahasrabuddhe VV, Bhosale RA, Kavatkar AN, Nagwanshi CA, Joshi SN, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Kelkar RS, Sahay S, Risbud AR, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM.. Comparison of visual inspection with acetic acid and cervical cytology to detect high-grade cervical neoplasia among HIVinfected women in India. Int J Cancer. 2012 Jan 1;130(1):234-40. PubMed PMID: 21387289; NIHMSID: NIHMS384646; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3516675.
38. Joglekar N, Paranjape R, Jain R, Rahane G, Potdar R,...Sahay S. Barriers to ART adherence & follow ups among patients attending ART centres in Maharashtra, India. Indian J Med Res. 2011 Dec;134(6):954-9. PubMed PMID: 22310828; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3284104.
39. Sahay S, Reddy KS, Dhayarkar S. Optimizing adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Indian J Med Res. 2011 Dec;134(6):835-49. PubMed PMID: 22310817; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3284093.
40. Cohen MS, Chen YQ, McCauley M, Gamble T, Hosseinipour MC, et al (Sahay in HPTN 052 team). Prevention of HIV-1 infection with early antiretroviral therapy. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 11;365(6):493-505. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1105243. PMID: 21767103; PMCID: PMC3200068.
41. Sahay S, Mehendale SM. Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Published by NARIICMR under ICMR task force study. Pp.1-172 July 2011 
42. Sahay S, Gupte N, Brahme RG, Nirmalkar A, Bembalkar S, et al. Predictors of retention among men attending STI clinics in HIV prevention programs and research: a case control study in Pune, India. PLoS One. 2011 Mar 11;6(3):e17448. PubMed PMID: 21412414; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3055872.
43. Sahay S, Mehendale S. Engaging community to support HIV prevention research. East J Med. 2011;16(2):168-177. PubMed PMID: 23807866; NIHMSID: NIHMS372563; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3691695.
44. Mehendale S, Sahay S, Thakar M, Sahasrabuddhe S, Kakade M, et al. Safety & immunogenicity of tgAAC09, a recombinant adeno-associated virus type 2 HIV-1 subtype C vaccine in India. Indian J Med Res. 2010 Aug;132:168-75. PubMed PMID: 20716817.
45. Sahasrabuddhe VV1, Bhosale RA, Joshi SN, Kavatkar AN, Nagwanshi CA, Kelkar RS, Jenkins CA, Shepherd BE, Sahay S, Risbud AR, Vermund SH, Mehendale SM. Prevalence and predictors of colposcopic-histopathologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-infected women in India. PLoS One. 2010 Jan 8;5(1):e8634. PubMed PMID: 20072610; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2798747.
46. Sahay S. Empowering Women through Advances in HIV Prevention: The Role of Microbicides. In: Reproductive Health Management. Edited by Sibnath Deb, published by Akansha Publishing House, 2009, New Delhi, pp.302-341.
47. Sahay S, Mehendale SM. India's National AIDS Research Institute and Local Communities Collaborate for Transparency and Equity. Recommendations for Community Involvement in National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Research; February 2009.
48. Sahay S, Ghate M, Mehendale S. Managing HIV therapy literacy in resource limited setting. HIV Therapy. 2009; 3(4):1-6.
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55. Mawar N, Joshi PL, Sahay S, Bagul RD, Paranjape RS. Concerns and experiences of women participating in a short-term AZT intervention feasibility study for prevention of HIV transmission from mother-to-child. Cult Health Sex. 2007 Mar-Apr;9(2):199-207. PubMed PMID: 17364726.
56. Shikalgar S, Kharat M, Kadam S, Karve L, Mehendale S, Sahay S, Shastrabuddhe V, Vermund S. Biomedical Research participation: Concerns of women participating in a cervical cancer screening. Indian J Med Ethics. 2007; Suppl IV:S24
57. Sahay S, Phadke M, Brahme R, Paralikar V, Joshi V, et al. Correlates of anxiety and depression among HIV test-seekers at a Voluntary Counseling and Testing facility in Pune, India. Qual Life Res. 2007 Feb;16(1):41-52. PubMed PMID: 17091367.
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60. Mehendale SM, Ghate MV, Kishore Kumar B, Sahay S, Gamble TR, et al. Low HIV-1 incidence among married serodiscordant couples in Pune, India. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Mar;41(3):371-3. PubMed PMID: 16540940.
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64. Prakash Patole, Vikram Solas, Tejasree Gadgil, Altaaf Mujhawar, Meena, Vandana, Seema Sahay. Community support for biomedical research in HIV/AIDS: Gender sensitivities. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

65. Mufid Baig, Ratnaprabha Birhade, Vikram Solas, Prakash Patole, Mrudula Phadke, Bharati Patil, Tejasree Gadgil, Seema Sahay.  Ethical Issues related to home visits targeted at improving participants’ retention in HIV/AIDS clinical research: Concerns and solutions . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

66. Tejasree Gadgil, Seema Sahay, Sanjay Mehendale. Increasing community involvement in HIV/AIDS research trials. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

67. Seema Sahay, Tejasree Gadgil, S.M. Mehendale.Distributive justice and autonomy: ethical dilemma in clinical trials. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

68. Mahesh Kharat, Sudhakar Wankhede, Anand Divekar and Seema Sahay. Counselor’s role in voluntary Counseling and testing in biomedical research setting. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

69. Mrudula Phadke, Sanjay Mehendale, Seema Sahay. Empowering community representatives through research ethics training. . First National Bioethics Conference, Mumbai, 24th – 27th November 2005. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics , Supplement II, S 25, 2005

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