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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020

Background: Nowadays, individuals are utilizing a computer for different tasks daily and the use ... more Background: Nowadays, individuals are utilizing a computer for different tasks daily and the use of computers has increased rapidly worldwide. The impact of prolonged computer usage may lead to balance problems and disturbed cervical proprioception due to faulty posture of the neck. The purpose of this was to compare the impact of prolonged computer usage on cervical proprioception and dynamic balancing ability in the male and female gender. Methods: 100 healthy adults' computer users were recruited for the study. The subjects were classified into two groups: male computer users (n=50) and female computer users (n=50). Neck proprioceptions were assessed by Head Repositioning Accuracy (HRA) test and dynamic balances assessed by the Y Balance Test (YTB), 3 trials were performed and the mean values were calculated. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in age, weight, height, and body mass index between all subjects in the groups (p>0.05). There is significant differences between males and females participants as females had more decreased in their neck proprioception and dynamic balance ability than males (p<0.05). The male computer users showed better performance than the females. Conclusion: Prolonged usage of computers (more than four hours per day) could negatively affect cervical proprioception and dynamic balance ability in healthy adults. The results may be used to promote awareness about the normal duration of computer use and develop programs for good postural education and stretching exercises to prevent its negative effects on cervical proprioception and balance ability, especially for female computer users.

Study Design: Cross sectional survey Objective: The main objective of the study is to find out th... more Study Design: Cross sectional survey Objective: The main objective of the study is to find out the depression and anxiety among university professors during COVID-19 lockdown. Background: Depression is a very common psychological problem. Due to COVID-19 lockdown many people are suffering from depression and anxiety. India is also going through a challenging situation as the number of positive cases is increasing day by day. Methods And Measures: DASS scale is used as a scale for this study. 167 participants were met with the inclusion criteria. Results: Results suggest that there is a significant difference among Depression, Anxiety and Stress across age, gender, height, weight. Depression, Stress, and Anxiety are moderately affected. Conclusion: The study revealed that COVID-19 is creating psychological effects among the individuals due to lockdown. Due to lockdown people are forced to stay at home, many people suffering from depression, anxiety.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first outbreak in China in December 2019 and now become the world'... more Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first outbreak in China in December 2019 and now become the world's health problem and causing a great pandemic around the world. This emerging new type of coronavirus distantly related to the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and affects mostly a respiratory system of humans. The spreading of this virus is rapid in the way of human-to-human transmission. As for safety, governments of many countries are calling lockdown and people are bound to remain in their homes and working from home which causes adverse effects on the musculoskeletal and mental health of many college-going students. This cross-sectional survey study is conducted on college students to know the compared effects of lockdown in their physical and mental health. Methodology: A survey-based Cross-sectional study was designed where the sample was randomly selected. The sample were the students of the different colleges of India. A survey was conducted by Google survey formand Nordics musculoskeletal questionnaire is designed to ask the question on physical health and GHQ-12 questionnaire is designed to ask questions on mental health. The result was then recorded and compared between male and female students. Results: A large population reported the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder as well as were severely distressed during the past seven days after the lockdown period has started due to COVID-19. According to Nordics musculoskeletal questionnaire responses and analysis of GHQ-12 Conclusion: This study concludes that there are significant effects of lockdown in the physical and mental health among collegiate students.

Background:Stress is considered a physiological reaction of an organism where diverse defence mec... more Background:Stress is considered a physiological reaction of an organism where diverse defence mechanisms comes into play confront a situation which is perceived as threatening or of increase demand. Purpose: The Aim of this study is to compare the role of yoga and deep breathing exercises on stress management among young adults. Materials and Methods: A sample size of 30 (n=30) subjects were taken and they were divided into two groups. Group 1 yoga (n=15) and the Group 2 Deep Breathing (n=15). The first group performed yoga they were do yoga for the duration of 20min/session. The total duration of this intervention is 10 sessions of yoga and the second group do deep breathing for the duration of 20 minutes (10breathes/min). Result: Yoga and Deep Breathing both showed significant reduction in level of stress. But it observed that yoga showed more reduction in stress as compared to deep breathing among young adults. Conclusion: Both yoga group and deep breathing exercise group showed reduction in stress of the participants. However, yoga group showed more improvement as compared to deep breathing exercises group.

Background: lockdown period for the women was very difficult as they were the ones who suffer dra... more Background: lockdown period for the women was very difficult as they were the ones who suffer drastic changes in their lifestyle and schedule, which predispose them to many psychological & physical health-related issues. Objective: To determine impact of lockdown on women health and sleep quality. Methods: A total sample of 100 educated female subjects were recruited (n=100, working women 50 and non-working women 50). The age of the subjects ranges between 20-45years with the mean age of working women & mean age of non-working women. Permission was taken from the subjects. Subjects were included from online surveys and through telephonic call from Delhi-NCR region. The subjects were selected only if they met the following sets of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion Criterion: Educated women in Delhi-NCR region. Age greater than 18 years till 45 years. Healthy women. Exclusion Criteria: Uneducated women. Age greater than 45 years. BMI more than 30. The tool for women's health was measured by the Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) whereas the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) tool was used for sleep. Results: T-test used for comparing working and non-working women and there was significant difference seen in PSQI and WHQ between the groups Conclusion: Working women scores higher global sum in both WHQ and PSQI which indicates that sleep quality and emotional, physical health of working women is poor than the non-working women

The purpose of this study is to assess anxiety and stress in college student before and after mid... more The purpose of this study is to assess anxiety and stress in college student before and after midterm exam. The study will be conducted on N=200 students of

Introduction: Now a day's Obesity has become pandemic concern globally and the prevention of late... more Introduction: Now a day's Obesity has become pandemic concern globally and the prevention of later stage obesity will require elimination and management of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity and overweight are linked with hypertension, dyslipidemia and decreased metabolism of glucose that ultimately affects our quality of life and physical health and further can lead to increment in the risk of early disease and death. Aims and Objectives: The current investigation was conducted to find out the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school going adolescents. Material and Method: The present study was a cross-sectional, school-based study conducted in four urban schools of Patna from June, 2019 to, February 2020 with sample size of 660 adolescents (380 boys and 280 girls). The study design was approved by the institutional ethical committee. Three schools accepted our proposal out of 5 schools selected through systematic random sampling. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic, dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric measurements. Result and Discussions: The pervasiveness of overweight and obesity was found to be 18.18%(120) and 10.9% (72), respectively in our study. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.3% and 5.5%, respectively among the males. Males are more affectionate to Non Vegan-compared to females where the number of vegetarian supersedes the animal eater. Calories deficiency is 71.2% in the whole population on the other hand overeating was seen more in male candidates than females. More than 20% of the population was found to dine out once or more than once a week .Fast food intake found to be ingested in 44.6% population once or twice a week on the other hand there is a huge population of 37.8 % who are consuming 3-5 times a week. Mehta et al. revealed the predominance of obesity and overweight as 5.3% and 15.2%, respectively in his cross-sectional study which was directed in schools of Delhi. Sharma et al demonstrated that 6.4% school children are obese in Delhi. Conclusions: The current study suggests that juvenile overweight and obesity is a issue of serious concern in urban community as well as all over. We can prevent this epidemic by doing lifestyle modifications and spreading awareness among people. To achieve this appropriate health education training and awareness program should be imparted to guardians, school authority and children.

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020