Investigating the experience of local community networks of disaster self-management: A qualitative study in Thailand
Conclusion: The findings suggest that social capital participation builds up a sustainable community self-management. The potential enhancement of the local community self-management is strongly based on relationships within the community structure. Community disaster self-management and is likely reducing risk factors and mitigate vulnerability. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khanitta Nuntaboot Peerapong Boonsawasdgulchai Nisachon Bubpa Marie T Benner Source Type: research

Awareness on cancer cervix, willingness, and barriers for screening of cancer cervix among women: A community-based cross-sectional study from urban Pondicherry
Conclusion: Level of awareness and willingness for undergoing screening of cervical cancer was low in study area. Targeted interventions for awareness and health system efforts for addressing the reasons behind unwillingness are required. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: K Chandrika Bijaya Nanda Naik Srikanta Kanungo Source Type: research

Risk factors for pneumonia mortality in under-five children in a tertiary care hospital of Darjeeling district of West Bengal: A prospective case & #8211;control study
Conclusions: Most of the risk factors for death in children between 6 and 59 months of age are directly or indirectly related to health service delivery and can be ameliorated through proper structural and administrative measures. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sumanta Chakraborty Abhijit Mukherjee Sharmistha Bhattacherjee Rahul Majumdar Mridula Chatterjee Samir Dasgupta Source Type: research

Effect of kerosene and biomass fuel as cooking medium on pulmonary function of adult nontobacco addict homemaker women residing in slums of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat
Conclusion: Reduction of pulmonary function parameters among the study participants were related with kerosene and biomass fuel usage in the kitchen. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rekha Kashyap Ankit P Viramgami HG Sadhu S Raghavan Sukh Dev Mishra Rupal Rajesh Thasale Source Type: research

Access and utilization of sanitation facilities in a Rural Area of Haryana, North India
Conclusion: The availability of sanitary latrines in the study area was high. Nonavailability of in-house sanitary latrine was higher among economically poor households and those belonging to socially disadvantaged communities. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - December 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shashi Kant Ravneet Kaur Ayush Lohiya Farhad Ahamed Sumit Malhotra Partha Haldar Source Type: research