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Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1999
... against measles infection, several years after vaccination./ Acknowledgement: ■ ' I ... more ... against measles infection, several years after vaccination./ Acknowledgement: ■ ' I am very thankful to Dr. KS Negi (Biostatistics) for his valuable suggestions from time to time in ... In: Veena 1С, ed, Medical Genetics in India, Vol 2. Pondicherry: Auroma enterprises, 1978:51-55. ...
Indian Journal of Community Health
ABSTRACT
Indian Journal of Community Health
Background: Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition, early intervention du... more Background: Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition, early intervention during adolescence (girls) can prevent high morbidity and mortality of these future mothers. Objectives: To study prevalence & factors contributing to anaemia among adolescent school girls. Material and Methods: Area or region addressed -Iron deficiency anemia in adolescent girls. Present study was conducted among 317 adolescent (10-19Yrs) government schoolgirls of Bhopal city from June2005-July2006. Three study groups were selected from three different girls' school by random sampling method. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS. Result & Conclusion: Overall prevalence was 58.4% among adolescent schoolgirls. Prevalence of anemia was dependent on the knowledge about prevention of anemia, literacy level, food habits, birth order & also frequency of Iron rich source viz. green leafy vegetable & non vegetarian diet. While there was no significant relation of anemia with duration of menstrual flow but there was significant (P<0.05) difference in number of anaemic cases with age at menarche i.e. with higher age at menarche; there was more chances of anemia. Level of anemia was higher (p<0.05) in early adolescent (10 -13 Years) age group (81%) as compared to middle (58.3%) and late adolescent (17-19 years) age group girls (48.7%).
Indian Journal of Community Health
Research Question: What is the effectiveness of TB posting during the Compulsory Rotatory Residen... more Research Question: What is the effectiveness of TB posting during the Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI) programme? Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of TB posting during the CRRI programme. To find out the need of making Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department posting mandatory during CRRI Programme. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Study Duration: 12 months iParticipants: 90 students who joined the CRRI programme formed the study group. Out of these 90 interns only 57 (64%) of them joined their two months Compulsory Rotatory Internship in the Department of Community Medicine and these were posted in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department for 15 days. Methodology: A pre-designed pre-tested self-administered questionnaire was administered to the participants on the first day and last day of their posting in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department. The results were analysed by using suitable statistical package. Results: The mean pre-test score was 28 (49.6%) and the mean post-test score was 38 (61.5%). It was observed that there was a 27% improvement in the knowledge of the participants when the question about the year of launching of RNTCP programme in India was asked. A remarkable improvement (46%) was found in the difference between pre and post-test knowledge of the participants when the questions like "Who are the DOTS providers" and "What is the colour coding of boxes for different categories of patients" were asked. A significant difference in the knowledge was found in the pre and post-test assessment in reference to Tuberculosis and its National Programme.
Indian Journal of Community Health
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases are very important health challenges for adolescents. M... more Background: Sexually transmitted diseases are very important health challenges for adolescents. Many national and international governmental and nongovernmental health agencies are running programmes to reduce the incidence of these diseases. We can provide an insight to the reproductive and sexual health needs of adolescents by assessing their knowledge, attitude and practice about these diseases. Research Question: What is the level of knowledge awareness and practice among adolescents regarding sexually transmitted diseases? Objectives: To assess the knowledge awareness and practice among adolescents regarding sexually transmitted diseases in an urban slum in Dehradun. Study Design: Cross-Sectional Settings and Participants: Adolescents belonging to registered families of Chandreshwar Nagar urban slum under the field practice area of Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC) of department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Sample Size: 166 Adolescents i.e. ...
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2012
The Journal of communicable diseases, 2006
This study was undertaken to find out the reasons for not using the contraception among Ever Marr... more This study was undertaken to find out the reasons for not using the contraception among Ever Married Women aged 15-49 years in rural population of Dehradun District and to study the factors for discontinuation of contraceptive methods among women who had everusedany method. A Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 2278 Ever Married Women aged 15-49 years in 20 villages from Doiwala block of Dehradun District, Uttaranchal. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of villages. Personal interview method with house-to-house visit was adopted as the study method. In this study, Knowledge of any method of contraception was almost universal (96.9%) among ever-married women but 61.81% of the couples had ever used while only 49.9% were currently using any method of contraception. Most common reasons for not using contraception were the desire for more children (21.5%) or particularly a male child (5.4%) followed by religious reasons (9.1%) and opposition by h...
International journal of preventive medicine, 2014
Weaning plays a major role in determining the nutritional status of a child. Poor weaning practic... more Weaning plays a major role in determining the nutritional status of a child. Poor weaning practices during infancy and early childhood, resulting in malnutrition, contribute to impairment of cognitive and social development, poor school performance and reduced productivity in later life. The objective of this study is to know weaning practices of mothers of difficult terrain. Cross-sectional study was conducted in all villages under Rural Health Training Center, the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine. A total of 500 mothers with children within 3 years of age were included in the study. Pre-tested pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on weaning practices. Majority of children (51.57%) were weaned at >6 months and were observed to be more under nourished (79.34%) as compared with those between 4 months and 6 months (61.50%). Majority of boys were weaned earlier than girls irrespective of the age of the weaning. Malnutritio...
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2010
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused massive devastation and left a lasting impact along many of ... more The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused massive devastation and left a lasting impact along many of the major coastal regions in South Asia, including the coast of Tamil Nadu, a state in the southeastern tip of India. Following the event, sand deposits draped the low-lying ...
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2014
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014
Pregnancy is accompanied by several haemodynamic, biochemical and haematological changes, which m... more Pregnancy is accompanied by several haemodynamic, biochemical and haematological changes, which may lead to severe problems, if they are not suitably addressed. The current study highlights the haematological and biochemical differences observed in anaemic (AP) and non-anaemic primigravida (NAP), at their 2nd trimester, in a north Indian population. There were significant differences (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.05) in the body weight and body temperature of NAP compared with AP. A significant decrease (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.001) in haematological parameters including haemoglobin, haematocrit, erythrocyte count, MCH and MCHC, was observed in AP; however, MCV was found significantly higher (p = 0.038). Many biochemical parameters viz. potassium, albumin, total protein and calcium levels were significantly reduced (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.01) in AP, except alkaline phosphatase whose level was found significantly increased (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.01). The findings of the study suggest that haematological and biochemical changes take place in anaemia during pregnancy. Further, the results obtained shall be used for establishing normative values for similar populations.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2014
First few years of life is the most crucial period of life as this age is known for accelerated g... more First few years of life is the most crucial period of life as this age is known for accelerated growth and development, warranting regular monitoring. During this period about 40% of physical growth and 80% of mental development occurs. Any adverse influences during this period may result in severe limitations in their development. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre. Mothers of children between 0-3 years of age were enquired about the morbidity in the past two months. Diarrhea (47.9%) followed by ARI (22.21%), Pica (13%) and Worm Infestation (9.21%) were the commonest morbidities found in the study population. Morbidities were found to be common in males as compared to females. Amongst the nutritional deficiencies anaemia &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Vitamin B deficiencies were the commonest. There was considerable sickness load amongst the toddlers. Morbidity can be reduced by improvement in the health care system at peripheral level.
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2007
FERTILITY PROFILE AND ITS CORRELATES IN RURAL POPULATION OF DEHRADUN DISTRICT Amrita Kansal1, SDK... more FERTILITY PROFILE AND ITS CORRELATES IN RURAL POPULATION OF DEHRADUN DISTRICT Amrita Kansal1, SDKandpal2, R.Chandra3 ABSTRACT Objectives ... Rate, Crude Birth Rate, Ever Married Women, 1 &amp;amp; 2. Department of Community Medicine, Shri Guru Ram Rai ...
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 1999
... against measles infection, several years after vaccination./ Acknowledgement: ■ ' I ... more ... against measles infection, several years after vaccination./ Acknowledgement: ■ ' I am very thankful to Dr. KS Negi (Biostatistics) for his valuable suggestions from time to time in ... In: Veena 1С, ed, Medical Genetics in India, Vol 2. Pondicherry: Auroma enterprises, 1978:51-55. ...
Indian Journal of Community Health
ABSTRACT
Indian Journal of Community Health
Background: Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition, early intervention du... more Background: Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common form of malnutrition, early intervention during adolescence (girls) can prevent high morbidity and mortality of these future mothers. Objectives: To study prevalence & factors contributing to anaemia among adolescent school girls. Material and Methods: Area or region addressed -Iron deficiency anemia in adolescent girls. Present study was conducted among 317 adolescent (10-19Yrs) government schoolgirls of Bhopal city from June2005-July2006. Three study groups were selected from three different girls' school by random sampling method. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS. Result & Conclusion: Overall prevalence was 58.4% among adolescent schoolgirls. Prevalence of anemia was dependent on the knowledge about prevention of anemia, literacy level, food habits, birth order & also frequency of Iron rich source viz. green leafy vegetable & non vegetarian diet. While there was no significant relation of anemia with duration of menstrual flow but there was significant (P<0.05) difference in number of anaemic cases with age at menarche i.e. with higher age at menarche; there was more chances of anemia. Level of anemia was higher (p<0.05) in early adolescent (10 -13 Years) age group (81%) as compared to middle (58.3%) and late adolescent (17-19 years) age group girls (48.7%).
Indian Journal of Community Health
Research Question: What is the effectiveness of TB posting during the Compulsory Rotatory Residen... more Research Question: What is the effectiveness of TB posting during the Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI) programme? Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of TB posting during the CRRI programme. To find out the need of making Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department posting mandatory during CRRI Programme. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Study Duration: 12 months iParticipants: 90 students who joined the CRRI programme formed the study group. Out of these 90 interns only 57 (64%) of them joined their two months Compulsory Rotatory Internship in the Department of Community Medicine and these were posted in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department for 15 days. Methodology: A pre-designed pre-tested self-administered questionnaire was administered to the participants on the first day and last day of their posting in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Department. The results were analysed by using suitable statistical package. Results: The mean pre-test score was 28 (49.6%) and the mean post-test score was 38 (61.5%). It was observed that there was a 27% improvement in the knowledge of the participants when the question about the year of launching of RNTCP programme in India was asked. A remarkable improvement (46%) was found in the difference between pre and post-test knowledge of the participants when the questions like "Who are the DOTS providers" and "What is the colour coding of boxes for different categories of patients" were asked. A significant difference in the knowledge was found in the pre and post-test assessment in reference to Tuberculosis and its National Programme.
Indian Journal of Community Health
Background: Sexually transmitted diseases are very important health challenges for adolescents. M... more Background: Sexually transmitted diseases are very important health challenges for adolescents. Many national and international governmental and nongovernmental health agencies are running programmes to reduce the incidence of these diseases. We can provide an insight to the reproductive and sexual health needs of adolescents by assessing their knowledge, attitude and practice about these diseases. Research Question: What is the level of knowledge awareness and practice among adolescents regarding sexually transmitted diseases? Objectives: To assess the knowledge awareness and practice among adolescents regarding sexually transmitted diseases in an urban slum in Dehradun. Study Design: Cross-Sectional Settings and Participants: Adolescents belonging to registered families of Chandreshwar Nagar urban slum under the field practice area of Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC) of department of Community Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Sample Size: 166 Adolescents i.e. ...
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2012
The Journal of communicable diseases, 2006
This study was undertaken to find out the reasons for not using the contraception among Ever Marr... more This study was undertaken to find out the reasons for not using the contraception among Ever Married Women aged 15-49 years in rural population of Dehradun District and to study the factors for discontinuation of contraceptive methods among women who had everusedany method. A Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 2278 Ever Married Women aged 15-49 years in 20 villages from Doiwala block of Dehradun District, Uttaranchal. A multistage sampling technique was used for the selection of villages. Personal interview method with house-to-house visit was adopted as the study method. In this study, Knowledge of any method of contraception was almost universal (96.9%) among ever-married women but 61.81% of the couples had ever used while only 49.9% were currently using any method of contraception. Most common reasons for not using contraception were the desire for more children (21.5%) or particularly a male child (5.4%) followed by religious reasons (9.1%) and opposition by h...
International journal of preventive medicine, 2014
Weaning plays a major role in determining the nutritional status of a child. Poor weaning practic... more Weaning plays a major role in determining the nutritional status of a child. Poor weaning practices during infancy and early childhood, resulting in malnutrition, contribute to impairment of cognitive and social development, poor school performance and reduced productivity in later life. The objective of this study is to know weaning practices of mothers of difficult terrain. Cross-sectional study was conducted in all villages under Rural Health Training Center, the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine. A total of 500 mothers with children within 3 years of age were included in the study. Pre-tested pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on weaning practices. Majority of children (51.57%) were weaned at >6 months and were observed to be more under nourished (79.34%) as compared with those between 4 months and 6 months (61.50%). Majority of boys were weaned earlier than girls irrespective of the age of the weaning. Malnutritio...
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2010
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused massive devastation and left a lasting impact along many of ... more The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused massive devastation and left a lasting impact along many of the major coastal regions in South Asia, including the coast of Tamil Nadu, a state in the southeastern tip of India. Following the event, sand deposits draped the low-lying ...
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2014
Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2014
Pregnancy is accompanied by several haemodynamic, biochemical and haematological changes, which m... more Pregnancy is accompanied by several haemodynamic, biochemical and haematological changes, which may lead to severe problems, if they are not suitably addressed. The current study highlights the haematological and biochemical differences observed in anaemic (AP) and non-anaemic primigravida (NAP), at their 2nd trimester, in a north Indian population. There were significant differences (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.05) in the body weight and body temperature of NAP compared with AP. A significant decrease (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.001) in haematological parameters including haemoglobin, haematocrit, erythrocyte count, MCH and MCHC, was observed in AP; however, MCV was found significantly higher (p = 0.038). Many biochemical parameters viz. potassium, albumin, total protein and calcium levels were significantly reduced (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.01) in AP, except alkaline phosphatase whose level was found significantly increased (p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.01). The findings of the study suggest that haematological and biochemical changes take place in anaemia during pregnancy. Further, the results obtained shall be used for establishing normative values for similar populations.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2014
First few years of life is the most crucial period of life as this age is known for accelerated g... more First few years of life is the most crucial period of life as this age is known for accelerated growth and development, warranting regular monitoring. During this period about 40% of physical growth and 80% of mental development occurs. Any adverse influences during this period may result in severe limitations in their development. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre. Mothers of children between 0-3 years of age were enquired about the morbidity in the past two months. Diarrhea (47.9%) followed by ARI (22.21%), Pica (13%) and Worm Infestation (9.21%) were the commonest morbidities found in the study population. Morbidities were found to be common in males as compared to females. Amongst the nutritional deficiencies anaemia &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Vitamin B deficiencies were the commonest. There was considerable sickness load amongst the toddlers. Morbidity can be reduced by improvement in the health care system at peripheral level.
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2007
FERTILITY PROFILE AND ITS CORRELATES IN RURAL POPULATION OF DEHRADUN DISTRICT Amrita Kansal1, SDK... more FERTILITY PROFILE AND ITS CORRELATES IN RURAL POPULATION OF DEHRADUN DISTRICT Amrita Kansal1, SDKandpal2, R.Chandra3 ABSTRACT Objectives ... Rate, Crude Birth Rate, Ever Married Women, 1 &amp;amp; 2. Department of Community Medicine, Shri Guru Ram Rai ...