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Papers by Nutan K Jha

People, Cultures and Societies, 2023

International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS), Mar 29, 2022

Background: β-thalassemia is an autosomal recessive condition that causes a reduction in the prod... more Background: β-thalassemia is an autosomal recessive condition that causes a reduction in the production of haemoglobin. Despite their short lifespans, thalassemia patients must rely on routine blood transfusions throughout their lives. They suffer from a variety of health issues, the majority of which are caused by iron overload complications. It places a significant financial and psychological strain on both patients and their caregivers, and their perceived knowledge of the disease play a significant role in controlling and enhancing their health-related quality of life. Objective: To determine if caregivers of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients are aware of thalassemia and how to manage it. Methods: The study examined the caregivers of 105 North Indian thalassemia patients who got blood transfusions on a regular basis in hospitals in Patiala, Punjab, and Chandigarh. With prior informed consent, caregivers were interviewed to evaluate their knowledge of thalassemia and its management with their socio-demographic characteristics. The knowledge of each caregiver was rated using a scoring system and was correlated to the caregiver's SES and education. The data was analysed using the SPSS version 20. Results: The majority of caregivers had sufficient knowledge about thalassemia and their comorbidities, premarital screening, treatment modalities, iron overload, and chelation therapy. However, less than half of the caregivers had knowledge of antenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis, the impact of consanguinity, and iron overload monitoring. With a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 21, the mean knowledge score of caregivers regarding thalassemia disease was computed as 13.61 ± 0.31. We reported a positive and substantial (p≤0.05) connection between disease knowledge and caregiver education and SES level. Conclusion: The gaps in caregivers' knowledge of thalassemic children's disease and management should be filled by scheduling regular counselling sessions and easy-to-understand awareness-raising efforts so that their actions could become better in understanding and managing patients in various disease conditions.

Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 2017

Introduction: Depression is one of the second major cause of deaths in the world and women are mo... more Introduction: Depression is one of the second major cause of deaths in the world and women are most vulnerable to it than men. Postnatal depression among women is a widely prevalent and proper screening of the same is much needed for the welfare of the mother and her baby.
Objective: To assess the incidence of postnatal depression among rural Khasi women using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
Method: To ascertain postnatal depression EPDS was employed on 31 rural Khasi mothers, along with few socio-demographic variables, from Umsaw Nongbri village of District Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya, India.
Result: Percentages of mothers with minimal depression, mild depression, moderate depression and severe depression was 22.58%, 48.39%, 22.58% and 6.45% respectively. Chi-square distribution for depression severity with respect to variables like socio-economic status, type of family, educational status was found non-significant. Mothers’ age and EPDS score were negatively correlated with a significant p-value.
Conclusion: Postnatal Depression in some form or other was prevalent among rural Khasi mothers.
Keywords: Postnatal Depression, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

South Asian Anthropologist, 2017

The present study emphasises on the child delivery practices among rural Khasi women of UmsawNong... more The present study emphasises on the child delivery practices among rural
Khasi women of UmsawNongbri village of Meghalaya, India. Total 74 deliveries by 31 pregnant
mothers, visiting Health Sub-Centre of village UmsawNongbri, participated in this study. Data
were collected and analysed for variables like education, socio-economic status, awareness of
maternal health policies, and preferences for place and type of deliveries from the respondents,
like institutional deliveries, non-institutional deliveries or home deliveries. In spite of maternal
health programmes and high awareness among the Khasi mothers of the village about the types
of deliveries, it was observed that traditional birth practices were preferred over institutional
birth practices.

People, Cultures and Societies, 2023

International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS), Mar 29, 2022

Background: β-thalassemia is an autosomal recessive condition that causes a reduction in the prod... more Background: β-thalassemia is an autosomal recessive condition that causes a reduction in the production of haemoglobin. Despite their short lifespans, thalassemia patients must rely on routine blood transfusions throughout their lives. They suffer from a variety of health issues, the majority of which are caused by iron overload complications. It places a significant financial and psychological strain on both patients and their caregivers, and their perceived knowledge of the disease play a significant role in controlling and enhancing their health-related quality of life. Objective: To determine if caregivers of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients are aware of thalassemia and how to manage it. Methods: The study examined the caregivers of 105 North Indian thalassemia patients who got blood transfusions on a regular basis in hospitals in Patiala, Punjab, and Chandigarh. With prior informed consent, caregivers were interviewed to evaluate their knowledge of thalassemia and its management with their socio-demographic characteristics. The knowledge of each caregiver was rated using a scoring system and was correlated to the caregiver's SES and education. The data was analysed using the SPSS version 20. Results: The majority of caregivers had sufficient knowledge about thalassemia and their comorbidities, premarital screening, treatment modalities, iron overload, and chelation therapy. However, less than half of the caregivers had knowledge of antenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis, the impact of consanguinity, and iron overload monitoring. With a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 21, the mean knowledge score of caregivers regarding thalassemia disease was computed as 13.61 ± 0.31. We reported a positive and substantial (p≤0.05) connection between disease knowledge and caregiver education and SES level. Conclusion: The gaps in caregivers' knowledge of thalassemic children's disease and management should be filled by scheduling regular counselling sessions and easy-to-understand awareness-raising efforts so that their actions could become better in understanding and managing patients in various disease conditions.

Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 2017

Introduction: Depression is one of the second major cause of deaths in the world and women are mo... more Introduction: Depression is one of the second major cause of deaths in the world and women are most vulnerable to it than men. Postnatal depression among women is a widely prevalent and proper screening of the same is much needed for the welfare of the mother and her baby.
Objective: To assess the incidence of postnatal depression among rural Khasi women using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
Method: To ascertain postnatal depression EPDS was employed on 31 rural Khasi mothers, along with few socio-demographic variables, from Umsaw Nongbri village of District Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya, India.
Result: Percentages of mothers with minimal depression, mild depression, moderate depression and severe depression was 22.58%, 48.39%, 22.58% and 6.45% respectively. Chi-square distribution for depression severity with respect to variables like socio-economic status, type of family, educational status was found non-significant. Mothers’ age and EPDS score were negatively correlated with a significant p-value.
Conclusion: Postnatal Depression in some form or other was prevalent among rural Khasi mothers.
Keywords: Postnatal Depression, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

South Asian Anthropologist, 2017

The present study emphasises on the child delivery practices among rural Khasi women of UmsawNong... more The present study emphasises on the child delivery practices among rural
Khasi women of UmsawNongbri village of Meghalaya, India. Total 74 deliveries by 31 pregnant
mothers, visiting Health Sub-Centre of village UmsawNongbri, participated in this study. Data
were collected and analysed for variables like education, socio-economic status, awareness of
maternal health policies, and preferences for place and type of deliveries from the respondents,
like institutional deliveries, non-institutional deliveries or home deliveries. In spite of maternal
health programmes and high awareness among the Khasi mothers of the village about the types
of deliveries, it was observed that traditional birth practices were preferred over institutional
birth practices.