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Indian Journal of Community Medicine

https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425986/community-pharmacist-s-awareness-knowledge-and-attitude-towards-use-of-vitamin-supplements-in-pimpri-chinchwad-municipal-corporation-pcmc-area-of-pune-india-a-descriptive-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pravin J Patil, Vilas S Patil, Jayesh S Malu, Divya M Aswale
BACKGROUND: US FDA defines: dietary supplements is a product that intended to supplement a person's diet, it's generally consist of at least one or more of the following dietary ingredients, vitamin, minerals, a herb or other botanical and amino acid by increasing the daily consumptions of an extract metabolite concentration, constitute or combinations of these medication. Excessive and inappropriate use of medicines has been recognised as a public health problem resulting in increased likelihood of adverse drug event, drug interaction, and inappropriate drug prescribing and increased cost...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425985/estimation-of-the-parasitic-burden-of-soil-transmitted-helminths-among-pregnant-women-in-the-maharashtra-state-of-india-using-qpcr-a-community-based-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shilpa Gaidhane, Abhay Gaidhane, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Shital Telrandhe, Manoj Patil, Deepak Saxena, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Sonali Choudhari, Quazi S Zahiruddin
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are widespread in developing countries with inadequate sanitation facilities. These infections can lead to malnutrition, anemia, and other complications that can negatively impact both the mother's and fetus's health during pregnancy. This study aimed to estimate the burden of STH by Kato-Katz microscopy and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in pregnant women from rural India. The diagnostic accuracy of these two methods was also compared...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425984/assessing-the-burden-of-covid-19-among-children-aged-6-14-years-in-karnataka-india-a-cross-sectional-survey
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Padma M Rajagopal, Satyam Sil, Prameela Dinesh, Shilpa Shiju, D P Arunkumar, Srinivas S Ramaiah, Hande R Lalitha, T Mamatha, P Ainapure Kantinath, Lokesh Pujari, B S Pradeep, Anusha B Shenoy, Anita Desai, Ashok Munivenkatappa, Chetan S Gudi, Giridhara R Babu, M K Sudarshan
BACKGROUND: India experienced three coronavirus disease (COVID-19) waves, with the third attributed to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Before the national vaccination rollout for children above 6, understanding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) immunoglobulin G (IgG) positivity in the pediatric population was essential. This study aims to assess the burden of Covid-19 infection and to estimate the seroprevalence in children aged 6 to 14 years in the state of Karnataka...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425983/effect-of-positive-deviance-approach-on-promotion-of-safe-disposal-of-child-s-feces-in-rural-tamil-nadu-a-community-based-quasi-experimental-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
S Nancy, S Gayathri, K Mujibur Rahman, P K Govindarajan
INTRODUCTION: Safe disposal of feces is ensured when it is deposited into a toilet, whereas unsafe disposal of child's feces plays a crucial role in disease transmission and environmental pollution. These areas are overlooked by many sanitation promotion interventions. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of positive deviance (PD) approach on safe disposal of child's feces among households who owned a toilet. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A community-based quasi-experimental study was conducted in the four field practice villages of the Urban Health Training Center, Villupuram, for 18 months...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425982/factors-influencing-social-and-community-participation-of-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-in-karnataka-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Heavenna Babu, Sheetal Sriraman, Suruliraj Karthikbabu, P Sophia, Senthil N S Kumar
BACKGROUND: Social and community participation are major indicators to assess the adequacy of treatment and rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study examined the relationship between functional independence, level of disability, and social and community participation among people with SCI in India. MATERIALS AND METHOD: In this cross sectional study, 110 persons with SCI, aged 18 years and above participated in a community setting, in Karnataka, India...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425981/family-adoption-program-for-undergraduate-medical-students-at-a-new-medical-school-of-jharkhand-an-experience-and-swoc-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Swati Shikha, Abhishek Kumar, Jarina Begum, Syed Irfan Ali, Sunita Tripathy
INTRODUCTION: Family adoption program (FAP) incorporated into the undergraduate medical education curriculum is beneficial to all stakeholders involved. Many medical colleges have started FAP at different times and various levels based on resources availability, feasibility, and accessibility. This article is intended to cover the process of FAP implementation, the strength, weakness, opportunities, and challenges at various levels, and its scope in future. METHODOLOGY: FAP was launched by adopting a hamlet 17 km away from the college...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425980/a-study-on-the-prevalence-of-hcv-genotypes-and-the-effect-of-direct-acting-antiviral-therapy-on-clinical-and-laboratory-parameters-in-hcv-infected-patients-at-a-tertiary-care-center-in-north-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
S Muhammed Shahanas, Rajeev Verma, Kanishka Kumar, Manisha Verma, Deepak Chandra Srivastavsa, Priyanka Budhwani
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of different HCV genotypes, as well as to evaluate clinical and laboratory parameters in HCV-infected patients before and after DAA treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An open-label prospective study was conducted on 50 HCV-infected individuals. The HCV-infected patients underwent a baseline evaluation with complete history, examination, and other clinical investigations. These patients received the appropriate DAA according to the genotype for 3 months...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425979/spatial-patterns-of-heaping-in-age-data-among-literates-illiterates-and-numeracy-literacy-correlates-a-cross-sectional-analysis-of-census-2011-of-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jayanta Datta, Prasenjit Sinha
BACKGROUND: Accurate information on age is an essential prerequisite for demographic and epidemiological studies. This study analyzed the age data quality among the literate and illiterate (combined, rural, urban) population and examined the association between data quality and literacy. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Secondary data on age statistics and literacy were obtained from census 2011. We measured age data quality for literates and illiterates (combined, rural, urban) by transforming Whipple's index known as ABCC, abbreviated based on surnames of the developers A'Hearn, Baten, and Crayen (2009)...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425978/household-transmission-of-sars-cov-2-in-the-third-wave-of-the-pandemic-with-special-reference-to-clinico-epidemiological-characteristics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Suvarna A Joshi, Pooja G Shah, Mayuri R Gajbhiye, Praveena Pillai, Sonali N Dudhate, Rajesh P Karyakarte
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in India in 2020. Despite successful vaccination, cases again started increasing from mid-December 2021. Therefore, this study was undertaken to find out the clinico-epidemiological characteristics and effectiveness of vaccination in the household transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in and around Pune. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All samples received from December 15, 2021, till February 15, 2022, were included in the study...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425977/a-preliminary-study-on-the-impact-of-household-air-pollution-on-adult-respiratory-health-in-urban-and-rural-settings-of-jaipur-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Arun Kumar Sharma, Anukrati Dhabahi, S S Mohanty
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the association between household air pollution and chronic respiratory illness (CRI) in Jaipur, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 147 participants over 18 years of age from 45 households were randomly included in the study, and follow-up visits were conducted once every fortnight over a three-month period. Spirometry tests were conducted using a portable hand-held digital spirometer. A self-designed, pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was utilized to collect socio-demographic information from the participants...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425976/-i-would-rather-die-drinking-than-take-the-medicine-role-of-alcohol-use-disorder-in-loss-to-follow-up-of-tuberculosis-treatment-in-a-rural-area-of-ballabgarh-haryana
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anwita Khaitan, Sanjay K Rai, Anand Krishnan, Sanjeev K Gupta, Shashi Kant, Gopi C Khilnani
INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) treatment loss-to-follow-up (LTFU). This field-based study was undertaken to understand the role of AUD and TB treatment LTFU and the reasons behind this association in a rural area of Ballabgarh, Haryana. MATERIAL AND METHODS: TB patients who had completed their treatment and who had been LTFU were included in the study, along with the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) staff, healthcare providers, family, and community members from Ballabgarh block of the north Indian state of Haryana...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425975/extent-of-smartphone-addiction-and-its-association-with-physical-activity-level-anthropometric-indices-and-quality-of-sleep-in-young-adults-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sathish Kumar, Rajalakshmi Rajasegaran, Soundararajan Prabhakaran, Thenmozhi Mani
BACKGROUND: Smartphone addiction among young adults is a growing concern that is often underestimated despite its significant health hazards. The objective of this study was to assess the extent of smartphone addiction and its association with physical activity level, anthropometric indices, and quality of sleep in young adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 allied health sciences undergraduates of a tertiary care medical school in Puducherry, South India...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425974/immunization-status-of-children-12-36-months-age-of-migrant-workers-and-factors-associated-with-it-in-urban-areas-of-bangalore-east
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shweta Neminath Kurkuri, Mangala Subramanian
BACKGROUND: Immunization is a cost-effective weapon against vaccine preventable diseases. Children of migrant workers suffer from lack of immunization because of frequent shift of places, poor knowledge, and low socioeconomic status. To assess the immunization status of children 12-36 months of age of migrant workers and factors associated it. To identify the reasons for non-immunization or partial immunization among these children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 migrant workers' children aged 12-36 months residing in Urban Bangalore east from February 2019 to August 2020...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425973/drawing-the-linkage-between-women-s-reproductive-health-climate-change-natural-disaster-and-climate-driven-migration-focusing-on-low-and-middle-income-countries-a-systematic-overview
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REVIEW
Fahad Afzal, Arindam Das, Soumitra Chatterjee
BACKGROUND: One of the most important aspects of women's well-being and welfare is RSH (reproductive and sexual health). Reproductive health is not an exception to the threat that CCC (climate change and climate crisis) poses to numerous facets of public health. Firstly, the present review seeks to identify the influence of climatic changes, natural disasters, and climate-driven migration on RSH. Secondly, to identify knowledge gaps regarding the same. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two databases (Scopus and PubMed) were scanned using Boolean operation...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425972/prevalence-and-severity-of-periodontal-disease-and-its-association-with-type-ii-diabetes-mellitus-and-smoking-by-using-periodontal-screening-and-recording-a-retrospective-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Oinam Monica Devi, Shaveta Sood, Jyoti Gupta, Ashish Jain
BACKGROUND: Periodontal screening recording (PSR) is considered a quick, reliable, reproducible valuable screening tool for periodontal disease. This study aims to find the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease and its association with self-reported diabetic status and smoking history of the patients by using PSR codes over a period of 2 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study in a dental hospital in Chandigarh. Data of 10,882 patients comprising self-reported history of smoking (893) and diabetes (725) patients were assessed for the prevalence of periodontal disease by using PSR codes...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425971/social-factors-influencing-utilization-of-old-age-homes-by-elderly-in-urban-area-of-south-chennai-tamil-nadu
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sujitha Pandian, Swetha Naik, Umadevi Ramachandran, G Angeline Grace, S Gopalakrishnan
BACKGROUND: Currently, most old age homes in India are completely occupied. Nowadays, nuclear families are more than joint families, and due to various factors such as urbanization, the elderly are deprived of essential care at home and are moved from their own homes to old-age homes. With the increasing geriatric population, this study explored the various social factors influencing the elderly to reside in old age homes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted among 330 elderly in old age homes using simple random sampling...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425970/prevalence-and-barriers-of-menstrual-hygiene-practices-among-women-of-reproductive-age-group-in-rural-field-practice-areas-of-a-tertiary-care-center-in-rishikesh
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bhavana Saini, Meenakshi Khapre, Prakash Kumar, Ranjan Bharadwaj, Anupam Gupta, Santosh Kumar
BACKGROUND: Menstruation is a natural, physiological process experienced by all adolescent girls and women. The reproductive age group is the largest and most susceptible to various health and illness-related risk factors. This study aims to find the prevalence of satisfactory menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among women of reproductive age group and we also want to explore the cultural practices and beliefs related to menstruation and barriers to satisfactory MHM. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted in rural field practice areas of Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh including 271 participants; women of reproductive age group using a mixed method study design ( sequential quan-qual )...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425969/economic-burden-of-accidents-and-injuries-in-india-what-does-75-th-round-of-national-sample-survey-imply
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
M Benson Thomas, Anuj K Pandey, Diksha Gautam, Sandeep Gopinathan, Sajna Panolan
BACKGROUND: Accidents and injuries constitute a sizable share of mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. This affects the most productive age group and increases disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). It results in a substantial financial burden on the households. To explore the economic burden of accidents and Injuries on Indian households and to find how the catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) from accidents and injuries affects the population. Another objective is to explore Catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) patterns and distressed financing of households in India...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425968/morbidity-and-treatment-seeking-pattern-among-low-birth-weight-infants-a-community-based-cohort-study-from-puducherry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sreeja Manghat, Sonali Sarkar, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Adhisivam Bethou
BACKGROUND: To compare the morbidity and treatment-seeking pattern of low birth weight (LBW) and normal birth weight (NBW) infants during the first six months. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted in the service areas of eight urban primary health centers of Puducherry from October 2019 to July 2021. Details of LBW and sex-matched NBW infants were obtained from the birth registers of selected PHCs. Data were collected using a structured interview schedule on completion of the first, third, and sixth months at their homes...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425967/strengthening-of-district-taluk-level-hospitals-through-implementation-of-post-graduate-medical-courses-in-karnataka-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Parimala S Maroor, B S Pushpalatha, Sangeetha Kodkani, Lourdu Shruthi, Damaraju Ashwini, Anjali Sharma, Himanshu Negandhi, Suresh S Shapeti, Sanjay P Zodpey
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the requirement of human resource for health (HRH) stands at 44.5 skilled health workers per 10,000 population. WHO recognizes India as one of the countries which has HRH crisis. Karnataka, a southern state in India, has the highest number of medical colleges yet faces the shortage of specialists in the public hospitals. We conducted desk review to understand the HRH crisis, particularly the medical specialists in India. Simultaneously, we conducted secondary research to explore the initiatives taken by the Government of Karnataka (GoK) to mitigate the shortage of medical specialists in the rural areas...
2024: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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