Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study
Conclusions: There are several barriers and gaps in the autism-related available services in the country, and there is a need to provide inclusive, supportive, culturally sensitive, and family-centered model of care for parents raising children with ASD. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Prahbhjot Malhi Abhishek R Shetty Bhavneet Bharti Lokesh Saini Source Type: research
Appropriateness of hospital admissions in a university hospital in Egypt: Analyzing a preintervention phase
Conclusion: It can be concluded that a considerable proportion of hospital admissions is inappropriate, especially in the elective surgery department, and these admissions vary according to patient's gender, shifts during which admission occurred, and the affected body systems. Recommendations: Adopting hospital admission policies based on the AEP criteria in addition to training of physicians on these criteria would help prevent inappropriate admission and ensure optimization during use of hospital facilities. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aya Mostafa Abdellatif Mahi Mahmoud A L Tehewey Mervat Hassan Rady Amany Mokhtar Abdelhafez Mai Ahmed Eldeeb Hebat Allah Mohammed Salah Gabal Source Type: research
Pain management policy formulation at a tertiary care teaching institute in India: A prospective observational study
Conclusion: The provision of effective and adequate pain relief to hospitalized patients requires trained health-care workers and a uniform and structured pain management policy at the institutional level. Recognition and addressal of the barriers and challenges while framing an institutional pain policy is of utmost importance. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Raghav Gupta Ram Singh Brajesh Kumar Ratre Priodarshi Roychoudhury Himanshu Prince Yadav Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Online educational program for parents of adolescents on human papillomavirus vaccination during COVID pandemic: A feasibility check
Conclusion: Online educational programs were found to be effective in improving the knowledge of parents on HPV vaccination and of the three methods; short film was more effective than the other two methods. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: CT Abra Pearl M Navaneetha S Malarvilizhi K Mony Source Type: research
COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women: A facility-based cross-sectional study in Imphal, Manipur
Conclusion: Nearly four out of every five pregnant women had COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Pregnant women should be informed about the benefits and encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Avantika Gupta Soubam Christina A Yanal Umar Jalina Laishram Brogen Singh Akoijam Source Type: research
Assessment of health status and impact of pollution from thermal power plant on health of population and environment around the plant in Udupi District, Karnataka
Conclusion: The present study has implications for policymaking to protect the environment and health of vulnerable populations in industrial clusters and the vicinity of power plants. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ramachandra Kamath Sharvanan Eshwar Udayar G Jagadish Poornima Prabhakaran Kishore Kumar Madhipatla Research Team Source Type: research
The role of traditional medicine in public health
Ritu PriyaIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(2):89-90 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - July 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ritu Priya Source Type: research
Immunization by MObilization and MOtivation strategy: Tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the pregnant and lactating women in India
Ananya Balaji, Amrit Mishra, Abhijit Vinodrao BoratneIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):86-87 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ananya Balaji Amrit Mishra Abhijit Vinodrao Boratne Source Type: research
Herpes zoster following vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Coronavirus vaccine (recombinant)
We report a case series of 7 patients who developed herpes zoster (HZ) following the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine (recombinant). HZ following vaccination is a rare entity. The occurrence of HZ in the patients presented in this series within the time window 1–21 days after vaccination defined for increased risk and postulated dysregulation of T-cell-mediated immunity, suggests that the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine (recombinant) could probably be a trigger for reactivation of varicella zoster virus to cause HZ in them. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anupa Mary Job Bindurani Sudhamani Manju Mohan SN Mohanasundaram Source Type: research
SARS-CoV-2 cluster among security guards, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, June & #8211;July 2020
Vidhya Viswanathan, Polani Rubeshkumar, Manikandanesan Sakthivel, Alby JohnIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):80-82
Congregate work settings are at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 transmission and predispose to super spreader events. We investigated a COVID-19 outbreak among security guards to identify the risk factors and propose recommendations. We defined a COVID-19 case as a laboratory-confirmed reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction-positive case. We traced the contacts actively and described the cases by time, place, and person. We conducted a case–control study and collected data on pote...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vidhya Viswanathan Polani Rubeshkumar Manikandanesan Sakthivel Alby John Source Type: research
Managing the next pandemic: Lessons for policy makers from COVID-19
Rajeev SadanandanIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):77-79
Managing a pandemic offers lessons for preparing for similar episodes in future. The importance of surveillance in One World–One Health mode and the need to share information expeditiously to mobilize national and international resources has been evident. Pandemics cause disruption to normal social and economic activity, which would be tolerated better if there is trust in authorities. Governments need to guard against over centralization in a health crisis as it discourages community involvement and willing compliance with pandemic-related res...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajeev Sadanandan Source Type: research
COVID-19 Pandemic: An Indian radiologist & #39; perspective
Annapurna Srirambhatla, Abhishek J AroraIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):74-76
During the COVID-19 pandemic, differences in health-care system and policies among countries worldwide meant that each country had to come up with their own strategies for containment, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease − “no one size fits all.” India being the second populous country in the world with modern and traditional systems of health care has its own challenges to face during the pandemic. Among the increased cacophony of information regarding the COVID-19 disease and controversies ...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Annapurna Srirambhatla Abhishek J Arora Source Type: research
Measles elimination by 2020 & #8211; Current status and future challenges in India
Manas V Pustake, Manasi Shekhar Padhyegurjar, Nitin S Mehkarkar, Shekhar PadhyegurjarIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):71-73
India, as a member of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, had committed to measles elimination by 2020. Efforts to increase immunization coverage, special immunization activities, and case-based surveillance have been implemented rigorously over the last 7 years, but India has not been able to eliminate measles. Multiple factors led to this namely inadequate vaccination coverage and COVID pandemic and others. The pandemic added its contribution in disruption of vaccine del...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manas V Pustake Manasi Shekhar Padhyegurjar Nitin S Mehkarkar Shekhar Padhyegurjar Source Type: research
Evaluation of point of entry surveillance for COVID-19 at Mumbai international airport, India, July 2020
Khyati Aroskar, Rajesh Sahu, Sushma Choudhary, Achhelal R Pasi, Pragati Gaikwad, Tanzin DikidIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):67-70
India started Point of entry (PoE) surveillance at Mumbai International Airport, screening passengers returning from coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-affected countries using infrared thermometers. We evaluated in July 2020 for March 1–22 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evaluation framework. We conducted key informant interviews, reviewed passenger self-reporting forms (SRFs) (randomly selected) and relevant Airport Health Organization and Integrated D...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khyati Aroskar Rajesh Sahu Sushma Choudhary Achhelal R Pasi Pragati Gaikwad Tanzin Dikid Source Type: research
COVID-19 pandemic: Trend analysis with respect to District Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Northern India
Mehbooba Rasool, Mohsina Mukhtar, Iftikhar Hussain Munshi, Muneer Ahmad Masoodi, Mohammad Yousuf Zagoo, Imtiyaz AhmadIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(1):64-66
With 1st case being reported in Wuhan city of China in December 2019, COVID-19 infection cases made their way to every corner of the world. Then, on January 07, 2020, laboratory results led to pneumonia being named as COVID-19. Scant data is available from Northern India, thus to reveal the trend of COVID-19 infection since last year of COVID-19 pandemic onset, this study took shape. The unit of analysis of our study was District Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. ...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mehbooba Rasool Mohsina Mukhtar Iftikhar Hussain Munshi Muneer Ahmad Masoodi Mohammad Yousuf Zagoo Imtiyaz Ahmad Source Type: research
