Diagnostic and treatment delay among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Southern India: A cross-sectional study
Conclusion: Initial treatment from pharmacy, consulting multiple physicians, and diagnosis by private sector cause significant delay in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary TB. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arjun Balasubramnian Paul T Francis K Leelamoni PS Rakesh Jishnu Sathees Lalu Source Type: research
Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mosquito-borne diseases among migrant laborers from a migrant settlement in Ponekkara, Ernakulam Kerala
Conclusion: The findings showed that migrant laborers had an overall poor knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding MBDs. Consequently, there is a need to plan an awareness program among the migrant settlements regarding MBDs. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rohini Bhardwaj K Sreelakshmi Mohandas Minu Maria Mathew Source Type: research
Impact of early pulmonary rehabilitation in postacute COVID Disease: A single-center experience from India & #8211; A quasi-experimental study
Conclusion: Early pulmonary rehabilitation in post-COVID syndrome can contribute to statistically significant improvement in functional and psychological parameters as well as post-COVID fatigue. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Akhilesh Kunoor Divya Surendran Harsha Hari Veena Viswan K Harikrishnan Asmita Anilkumar Mehta Source Type: research
Tuberculosis case notification by registered private medical practitioners in Kolkata: A mixed-methods study
Conclusion: Private practitioners had adequate knowledge on TB notification, their attitude was very positive but practice was poor. Training and sensitization of private practitioners on notification are recommended with feedback from both ends. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vineeta Shukla Sanghamitra Maulik Mausumi Basu Meghna Mukherjee Source Type: research
Impact of empagliflozin add-on therapy on quality of life in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension: A prospective study
Conclusion: QoL is an essential measure with respect to patient-centered treatment approach. Empagliflozin, as an add-on medication, improved QoL, glycemic parameters and blood pressure in T2DM patients with hypertension. It can be recommended as an add-on, but more research with a larger sample size is required. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Imtiyaz Ahmed Najar Shariq Rashid Masoodi Shakeel Ahmed Mir Moomin Hussain Bhat Rakesh Raman Patyar Sazal Patyar Source Type: research
Breakthrough infection with SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in old-age homes in a Southern District of Kerala, India
Conclusion: The evidence supports maximizing the vaccine coverage among vulnerable groups to prevent hospitalization and death rate on the verge of the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dhanusha Chandran Easwaran Sreekumar Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan Prajitha Anisha Sharahudeen Chithra Latha Raveendran Research team Source Type: research
Budgetary allocation for health sector projects in local bodies with specific reference to noncommunicable diseases control
Conclusion: Decision-making in decentralized health planning needs an evidence-based realignment of priorities toward NCD. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sujatha Chintha Srinivasan Kannan Source Type: research
Mini international neuropsychiatry interview kid or child posttraumatic stress disorder symptom scale 5I for posttraumatic stress disorder among adolescent girls infected with COVID-19
Conclusion: CPSS-5I is extremely well designed, helpful and functional tool used in diagnosing PTSD. With the current study showing CPSS-5I can be used in post-COVID PTSD diagnosis, it also provides cutoff which can be helpful in mass screening. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anandu Suresh Sindhu Shankar Pradeep Tarikere Satyanarayana Source Type: research
Prevalence of bronchial asthma in school going children: A cross-sectional study from Uttar Pradesh
Conclusions: Asthma among school children is a public health problem in urban and rural areas. There was a rising pattern in the prevalence of asthma at national and subnational levels. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tazeen Shamshad Najam Khalique Mohammad Shameem Mohammad Salman Shah Tabassum Nawab Source Type: research
Retrospective observational study to compare Xpert MTB/RIF assay with other diagnostic tests in lymph node tuberculosis
Conclusion: Xpert MTB/Rif assay is a valuable test for rapid diagnosis of lymph node TB. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nithya Haridas Asmita Mehta Akhilesh Kunoor Sadia Khan Source Type: research
Prevalence of overlap syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in a quaternary care center of Kerala
Conclusion: The study showed that the prevalence of OS in the present study was 41.3%. Excessive daytime sleepiness and age >60 years were risk factors for OS in a patient with OSA. OS patients had lower pulmonary function values. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sreeraj Nair Tisa Paul Asmita Anilkumar Mehta Nithya Haridas Akhilesh Kunoor Nidhi Sudhakar Source Type: research
Prevalence of early childhood caries in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Induja Devan, Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan, Chandrashekar JanakiramIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(5):3-11
This review was designed to assess the pooled prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) in India. An electronic data search was done in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus databases in October 2020. Epidemiological surveys assessing the prevalence of ECC were included, and data on gender, geographic region, sampling strategy, feeding habits, and dmft values were extracted. The risk of bias was assessed, and a meta-analysis was performed for pooled prevalence and mean dmft values. The selection of articles, data extract...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Induja Devan Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan Chandrashekar Janakiram Source Type: research
Contemporary Public Health Challenges for Kerala
Thomas Mathew, Devraj Ramakrishnan, SR BilalIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(5):1-2 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thomas Mathew Devraj Ramakrishnan SR Bilal Source Type: research
Occurrence of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with multidrug-resistant trait in street food of Northeast India
Sayani Roy, Pranab Behari Mazumder, Amitabha Bhattacharjee, Apurba ChakrabortyIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(3):386-388 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - September 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sayani Roy Pranab Behari Mazumder Amitabha Bhattacharjee Apurba Chakraborty Source Type: research
Is the second jab of an anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine reasonable after guillain & #8211;Barre syndrome following the first dose ?
Josef FinstererIndian Journal of Public Health 2022 66(3):385-386 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - September 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Josef Finsterer Source Type: research
