Adherence to anti-hypertensive medications and its determinants: A study among hypertensive stroke patients in a tertiary care government hospital of West Bengal
Adrija Ray, Tapobrata Guha Ray, Jyotirmoy Pal, Biman Kanti Ray, Debasish Sanyal, Souvik DubeyIndian Journal of Public Health 2021 65(2):198-202
There is a paucity of antihypertensive drug adherence studies among stroke patients in West Bengal. With an aim to identify antihypertensive drug adherence and its determinants, this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted for 2 months among a calculated sample of 133 study participants using predesigned and pretested schedule, the metric “Proportion of days covered (PDC),” and the Morisky, Green, and Levine (MGL) Scale. Data were compiled and ana...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Adrija Ray Tapobrata Guha Ray Jyotirmoy Pal Biman Kanti Ray Debasish Sanyal Souvik Dubey Source Type: research
Characteristics of musculoskeletal pain among employees of fish processing factory in Udupi City, Karnataka
The objective of the study was to determine the characteristics of MSP among them and its association with the nature of the job and work condition. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 364 employees of five fish processing factories using standard questionnaires. Descriptive analysis and Chi-square test were performed using SPSS software version 15.0. The prevalence of MSP was 77.7% affecting more of the upper extremities (43.8%). Mild and moderate types of pain were more (37.6%) that resulted due to repeated work (30.2%) and work method (35.4%) that include ex...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rajesh Navada V. Gundmi Somu Gangahanumaiah Arun Gundmi Maiya Vasudeva Guddattu Source Type: research
Multi-morbidity and blood pressure control: Results of a cross-sectional study among school teachers in Kerala, India
GK Mini, Malu Mohan, PS Sarma, KR ThankappanIndian Journal of Public Health 2021 65(2):190-193
The patterns of concordant and discordant comorbidities of hypertension and their association with hypertension control were ascertained in this cross-sectional study. A total of 402 adults with hypertension were identified from the baseline survey of a randomized controlled trial for hypertension control among school teachers in Kerala. Chronic conditions were captured and categorized into concordant and discordant comorbidities. Nearly 57% of teachers with hypertension reported multimorbidity. Concordant morbidity w...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: GK Mini Malu Mohan PS Sarma KR Thankappan Source Type: research
Iodine intake among pregnant mothers residing in hilly terrains of two districts of Himachal Pradesh, India
Conclusion: Recent iodine intake among pregnant women was observed to be adequate, but efforts are to be done to assess the reasons for less and excessive UIC among women. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dinesh Kumar Sunil Kumar Raina Raman Chauhan Parveen Kumar Sushant Sharma Source Type: research
Male participation in reproductive health care of women and factors associated with interpersonal relationship: A cross-sectional study in a rural community of Ambala District in Haryana
Conclusion: Male participation in reproductive health care of women was reasonably high. Spouses were having good interpersonal relationships meeting expectations of women. Efforts should be made for increasing male involvement and encouraging better interpersonal communications for attaining desired reproductive health outcomes for women. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Meghna Walia Anshu Mittal Dinesh Kumar Source Type: research
Human immunodeficiency virus status disclosure among people living with human immunodeficiency virus receiving care in Enugu, Nigeria: A mixed method study
Conclusion: This study revealed high voluntary disclosure rate to someone within the social network, but lower and delayed disclosure rate to sexual partners. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeoma Maureen Obionu Chinyere Cecilia Okeke Ikechukwu Eke-Okoro Emmanuel Nwabueze Aguwa Chika Nwanma Onwasigwe Source Type: research
Vitamin D status and associated factors among peri menopausal women in two selected districts of Kerala
Conclusion: The study showed that Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among the study population. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bindhu Vasudevan Usha Karunakaran Alwin Antony Reshmi Ramachandran Source Type: research
Contraceptive behavior and unmet need among the tribal married women aged 15 & #8211;49 years: A cross-sectional study in a community development block of paschim Bardhaman District, West Bengal
Conclusion: Issues contributing to unsatisfactory contraceptive behavior and high unmet need for family planning need to be addressed appropriately. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ananya Mukherjee Niladri Banerjee Somnath Naskar Sima Roy Dilip Kumar Das Sutapa Mandal Source Type: research
Prevalence of dementia in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion: Dementia is a common neuropsychiatric condition in the Indian elderly population. Further, evidence-based national survey is needed to estimate the exact prevalence of the disease in the country. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amrita Choudhary Jay Kumar Ranjan Hari Shanker Asthana Source Type: research
Effect of feeding practices on nutritional status of infant and young children residing in urban slums of berhampur: A decision tree approach
Conclusion: With the decision tree approach, the probability of malnutrition in relation to various feeding practices patterns can be easily explained to the mothers and health workers as compared to interpreting odds ratio and strict adherence to IYCF guidelines can also be ensured. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Durga Madhab Satapathy Nivedita Karmee Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo Sithun Kumar Patro Debasish Pandit Source Type: research
Sexual health problems and health-seeking behavior of men who have sex with men in Agra City, Uttar Pradesh
Conclusion: High prevalence of sexual health problems was found among MSM who engage in high-risk sexual behavior. MSM requires access to STIs screening. Behavior change communication is needed to improve their health-seeking behavior. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khan Iqbal Aqeel SS Chaudhary SK Misra Geetu Singh Prashant Lavania Source Type: research
Facilitators and barriers of service utilization: Perspectives of stakeholders in a family health center of central Kerala - A qualitative study
Conclusion: The concept of FHC is agreeable to both the health-care workers and the community. The barriers can be tackled at this stage, and there is a scope to improve health-care quality if this model is introduced across the country. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan Safa Puliyakkadi Swathi Chalil Source Type: research
Evaluation of village health and nutrition day program in a block of Hooghly District, West Bengal: A mixed-methods approach
Conclusion: Proper resource mobilization, maintenance and cleanliness of the session sites, appropriate and wholesome counseling can vastly improve the quality of VHND with the concurrent improvement of maternal and child health. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sweety Suman Jha Aparajita Dasgupta Bobby Paul Pritam Ghosh Akanksha Yadav Source Type: research
Assessment of grassroot level health care service delivery system in a community development block of Haryana: A cross sectional study
Conclusion: A good correlation was observed between individual parameters with total score, indicating higher performance of health-care delivery system. The future studies should focus on understanding the gaps at grassroot level and lay down the dashboard indicators for objectively evaluating health-care delivery system. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kritika Upadhyay Siva Santosh Kumar Pentapati Rai Singh Sonu Goel Source Type: research
Relation between body factors, physical activity, and mental health among adult women and men: The Korea national health and nutrition examination survey
Conclusion: These results suggest promoting PA may lead to enhance mental health. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Woo Kyung Kim Won Chung Chung Source Type: research
