Community Medicine theses in India are strongest when they answer a local public health question in your own field practice area: how common a condition is, who is at risk, how well a national programme is working, or whether a simple education or screening intervention helps. Good topics rely on structured interviews, simple anthropometry, blood pressure, blood glucose and record review rather than costly laboratory work.
Community-based and analytical cross-sectional studies, descriptive epidemiology and record-based programme evaluations are very feasible within the residency period, while short educational interventions are possible with careful planning. The catalogue covers Non-Communicable Diseases, Geriatric and Community Mental Health, Communicable Diseases and National Programmes, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Maternal and Child Health, Health Systems and Policy, Adolescent and Reproductive Health, Environmental Health, and Injury and Disaster Prevention.
1What the MD Community Medicine (PSM) catalogue covers
Our thesis-title catalogue, shared with our sister site medicalthesistopic.in, currently lists 437 MD Community Medicine (PSM) titles. The newest ones are based on PubMed literature published in 2024–2026. Titles by subject area (top 10):
| Subject area | Titles |
|---|---|
| Non-Communicable Diseases | 77 |
| Geriatric & Community Mental Health | 75 |
| Communicable Diseases & National Programmes | 53 |
| Nutrition | 49 |
| Occupational Health | 42 |
| Maternal & Child Health | 41 |
| Health Systems & Policy | 32 |
| Adolescent & Reproductive Health | 25 |
| Environmental Health | 24 |
| Injury & Disaster Prevention | 19 |
Most common study designs: community-based cross-sectional study (205), analytical cross-sectional study (61), prospective observational study (44), descriptive epidemiological study (38), hospital-based cross-sectional study (33), retrospective record-based study (33). Each title already names its study design, so you can see at a glance whether it suits your department's patient load and your timeline.
Browse by subject area: Communicable Diseases & National Programmes · Geriatric & Community Mental Health · Maternal & Child Health · Non-Communicable Diseases · Nutrition · Occupational Health
250 recent MD Community Medicine (PSM) thesis titles
These 50 titles are free to read. Discuss any of them with your guide before you commit; check that it has not already been taken up in your department.
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Effect of a community-based group exercise programme on balance assessed by the Timed Up and Go test among elderly people
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based interventional studyComparative / Interventional - 002
Sleep quality by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and its correlates among community-dwelling elderly people in an urban area
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 003
Chronic pain and its association with depressive symptoms among community-dwelling elderly people
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 004
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its impact on quality of life among elderly women in a rural community
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 005
Quality of life using WHOQOL-OLD among elderly residents of old age homes and its determinants
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 006
Awareness and utilisation of old age pension and other social security schemes among elderly people in a rural area
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 007
Prevalence of hearing impairment and use of hearing aids among elderly people in an urban slum
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 008
Prevalence of visual impairment and cataract surgical coverage among elderly people in a rural block
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 009
Dependence in activities of daily living by the Katz index and its determinants among elderly people in a rural area
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 010
Mild cognitive impairment on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment among elderly people with type 2 diabetes in an urban field practice area
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 011
Pattern of alcohol use and its association with household expenditure and debt among adult men in a rural community
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 012
Prevalence of insomnia and its association with bedtime screen use among college students
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 013
Prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder using GAD-7 and its association with academic stress among medical undergraduate students
Geriatric & Community Mental HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 014
Epidemiological profile and outcome of injuries among children under 15 years presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital
Injury & Disaster PreventionHospital-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 015
Knowledge and practices of household fire safety and burn first aid among women in an urban slum
Injury & Disaster PreventionCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 016
Mobile phone use while riding and its association with self-reported road crashes among two-wheeler riders in an urban area
Injury & Disaster PreventionAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 017
Arsenic levels in groundwater sources and prevalence of arsenical skin lesions among residents of an arsenic-affected block
Environmental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 018
Faecal sludge management and sustained open defecation free status in villages declared ODF Plus under the Swachh Bharat Mission
Environmental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 019
Kitchen PM2.5 concentration in households using LPG compared with solid fuel and its association with respiratory symptoms among women in a rural area
Environmental HealthCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 020
Occupational dermatoses and their association with glove use among workers in leather tanneries
Occupational HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 021
Respiratory symptoms and peak expiratory flow among traffic police personnel in relation to duration of exposure
Occupational HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 022
Prevalence of byssinosis symptoms and lung function impairment among cotton mill workers
Occupational HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 023
Prevalence of hypertension and its association with occupational stress among bus drivers of a state transport corporation
Occupational HealthAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 024
Causes of adult deaths ascertained by verbal autopsy in a rural field practice area
Health Systems & PolicyDescriptive epidemiological studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 025
Completeness and timeliness of birth and death registration under the Civil Registration System in a rural block
Health Systems & PolicyRetrospective record-based studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 026
Self-medication with antibiotics and over-the-counter antibiotic purchase among adults in an urban community
Health Systems & PolicyCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 027
Health-seeking behaviour and choice of public versus private providers for acute illness among households in an urban slum
Health Systems & PolicyCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 028
Awareness and utilisation of Jan Aushadhi generic medicine stores among adults in an urban area
Health Systems & PolicyCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 029
Prescribing pattern assessed by WHO core prescribing indicators at primary health centres in a district
Health Systems & PolicyDescriptive epidemiological studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 030
Workload, job satisfaction and burnout among Community Health Officers posted at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in a district
Health Systems & PolicyAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 031
Awareness and utilisation of the expanded service packages of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs among households in a rural block
Health Systems & PolicyCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 032
Functioning of Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Committees in a rural block
Health Systems & PolicyDescriptive epidemiological studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 033
Out-of-pocket expenditure and time to treatment among cancer patients availing PM-JAY at a tertiary care hospital
Health Systems & PolicyHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 034
Aetiological spectrum of acute undifferentiated febrile illness among adults admitted to a tertiary care hospital during the monsoon season
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesProspective observational studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 035
Knowledge and preventive practices regarding scrub typhus among agricultural households in an endemic rural area
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 036
Cold chain maintenance and vaccine storage practices at primary health centres and sub-centres in a district
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesDescriptive epidemiological studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 037
Proportion of grade 2 disability and its determinants among newly detected leprosy cases in an endemic district
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesRetrospective record-based studyAssociation / Correlation - 038
Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection and its association with sanitation and hand hygiene among school children after National Deworming Day
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 039
HIV testing uptake and knowledge about HIV transmission among migrant workers in an urban area
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 040
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care hospital
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesHospital-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 041
Epidemiological profile of animal bites and pattern of pet dog ownership and anti-rabies vaccination of dogs in a rural community
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 042
Clinico-epidemiological profile and seasonal trend of dengue cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesRetrospective record-based studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 043
Knowledge and practices regarding malaria prevention and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets among households in a tribal area
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyCommunity / KAP - 044
Adherence to anti-tubercular treatment monitored through 99DOTS and its determinants among drug-sensitive tuberculosis patients
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 045
Perceived stigma and its association with treatment adherence among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural block
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesCommunity-based cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 046
Patient and health system delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and their determinants among patients notified in a district
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation - 047
Receipt of Ni-kshay Mitra nutritional support under Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and its association with treatment outcome among tuberculosis patients
Communicable Diseases & National ProgrammesProspective observational studyOutcome / Prognostic - 048
Compliance with COTPA 2003 provisions on smoke-free public places and sale of tobacco near educational institutions in an urban area
Non-Communicable DiseasesDescriptive epidemiological studyClinical Spectrum / Profile - 049
Continuity of care and treatment interruption among hypertensive patients enrolled under the India Hypertension Control Initiative at primary health centres
Non-Communicable DiseasesRetrospective record-based studyOutcome / Prognostic - 050
Health-related quality of life using EQ-5D-5L and its determinants among patients with type 2 diabetes attending a primary health centre
Non-Communicable DiseasesAnalytical cross-sectional studyAssociation / Correlation
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5Tips for choosing a MD Community Medicine (PSM) topic
- Calculate sample size from a credible published prevalence and use a clear sampling method such as cluster or systematic random sampling. Examiners in PSM scrutinise sampling more than any other section.
- Use validated tools like the WHO STEPS instrument, the modified Kuppuswamy or BG Prasad scales, GAD-7 or PHQ-9 and the Katz index, and check that the socioeconomic scale has been updated for current prices.
- Seek written permission from the block medical officer, school principal or factory management before data collection, and plan referral for participants found to have disease during screening.
- Field work depends on transport, weather and festivals. Plan household visits in blocks, carry pre-tested proformas or a mobile data app, and keep a buffer of weeks for unavoidable delays.
For the general checklist (patient load, timeline, cost, ethics), see how to choose an MD/MS thesis topic, and for more ideas our earlier post on MD Community Medicine (PSM) thesis topics. Every titles page for other specialities is listed on thesis topics by speciality.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common questions on this topic
Community-based cross-sectional studies are the most common, but analytical studies with comparison groups, programme evaluations, qualitative or mixed-methods work and educational interventions are also accepted at most universities. Whatever the design, a sound sampling frame and validated questionnaire matter most for PSM examiners.
Yes. Evaluations of programmes for tuberculosis, immunisation, maternal health, NCD screening or nutrition are popular and highly relevant. Use programme guidelines for indicators, combine record review with beneficiary or provider interviews, and take permission from the district programme officer before accessing official registers.
It is feasible if you have access to the setting and simple measurement tools, such as noise meters, particulate monitors or water testing kits, or can use clinical assessment of workers. Partnering with local industry, municipal bodies or the public health laboratory makes these topics practical and adds strong local relevance.
Use them as starting points. Discuss the title with your guide, check that it fits your department's patients and facilities, check it has not already been done at your institution, and adjust the wording before you submit it to your ethics committee.
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