A systematic literature review for evaluation of knowledge, attitude, and self-care practice regarding common eye diseases in the healthy general population
CONCLUSION: Based on this, it can be concluded that as glaucoma is one of the most important causes of blindness worldwide, it is necessary to plan to increase the level of public knowledge to recognize the symptoms and complications of this disease. In addition to that, it is necessary to increase people's advertisement by ophthalmology centers and eye specialists about the use of glasses and also to encourage people to visit the eye physician regularly.PMID:38605788 | PMC:PMC11006079 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1295_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abdulrahman Alamri Atheer Saud Nasser Alshahrani Saud Qasem A Alshabab Shatha Mohammed Alshehri Raghad Yahya Saeed Alasiri Shuruq Zafer A Alshehri Hamad Khalid Faya Mohammed Saeed M Almousa Mohammad Abdulrahman Hassan Ogran Bandar Mohammed Mushabbab Asiri Source Type: research
Effect of a two-only-meals-a-day and exercise lifestyle on HbA1c and anti-diabetic medication in a follow-up study of subjects with type 2 diabetes attending a free clinic in a north Maharashtra city
CONCLUSIONS: The 2-OMEX lifestyle showed a sizeable, favorable, and significant change in HbA1c, body weight, ADMC use in five months, and subjective benefits. Studies are necessary for remission impact and pathways.PMID:38605789 | PMC:PMC11006040 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_795_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Shyam V Ashtekar Ratna S Ashtekar Pradeep R Deshmukh Jagdish D Powar Source Type: research
Correlation between acne and insulin resistance; experience from central India
CONCLUSION: Our study suggests the prevalence of insulin resistance in 42.67% of patients with acne, thereby providing the possibility of use of insulin modifiers as an adjunct acne treatment and stratifying the possible risk of metabolic syndrome in patients with acne. Also recommended is the control of dietary factors and lifestyle modification for the management of acne with insulin resistance.PMID:38605790 | PMC:PMC11006054 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1232_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Prachi R Srivastava Jaideep Khare Animesh Saxena Sushil Jindal Source Type: research
Preparing and evaluating the anti-microbial effect of < em > Allium jesdianum < /em > mouthwash on some of the most common oral microorganisms
CONCLUSION: Our results showed a promising anti-fungal-anti-bacterial effect of A. jesdianum extract. A. jesdianum extract may be used as an alternative to chemical mouthwashes.PMID:38605791 | PMC:PMC11006033 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_855_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Fereshteh Golfakhrabadi Donyasadat Mansouri Effat Abbasi Montazeri Anayatollah Salimi Fatemeh Babadi Vahid Rakhshan Source Type: research
Assessment of breast-feeding and weaning practices of under-fives and their associated co-morbidities in urban and rural areas of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat, India
CONCLUSION: Frequent occurrence of acute illness among under-fives may have lead to undernutrition.PMID:38605792 | PMC:PMC11006042 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1203_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Swarna Rastogi M K Lala Source Type: research
Morbidity among the tribal populations of West Bengal: A study based on data collected from the Mobile Medical Clinic
CONCLUSION: The present study shows high prevalence of infectious diseases, injury and pain, NCDs, gastrointestinal problems, and vertigo in tribal populations of West Bengal.PMID:38605793 | PMC:PMC11006066 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1018_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Biswajit Mahapatra Nirmalya Mukherjee Sajda Khatoon Paramita Bhattacharya Denny John Source Type: research
An epidemiological study of the determinants and patterns of complementary feeding practices among children of 6-24 months of age group
CONCLUSION: There was no statistically significant difference between the feeding patterns of normal and malnourished children. The association of complementary feeding practices and the anthropometric status of study children was not found statistically significant in the present study. Advice on complementary feeding from healthcare workers is seen to be having a positive impact on complementary feeding practices (P < 0.01).PMID:38605794 | PMC:PMC11006051 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1389_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ashwini Yadav Shalini Rawat Shruti Shastri Source Type: research
Reproductive healthcare seeking behaviour of women of the reproductive age group in an urban resettlement area of district Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, India
CONCLUSION: The reproductive healthcare seeking behaviour was found to be inadequate, with only 54.1% of symptomatic respondents seeking treatment. Enhanced health awareness sessions can be planned in the short term, and skilled communicators within or outside of the health system in the long term may be deployed to disseminate information in the community regarding sexual and gynaecological morbidities in reproductive age group women and their timely intervention.PMID:38605795 | PMC:PMC11006087 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1382_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kabita Barua Meraj Gohar Harsh Mahajan Shalini Srivastava Source Type: research
Metrics of science
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Feb;13(2):804-805. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2509_22. Epub 2024 Mar 6.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38605796 | PMC:PMC11006028 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2509_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Harish Gupta Source Type: research
Body composition parameters as predictors of low back pain in rural homemakers of North India
CONCLUSION: Age, type of family, socioeconomic status income was identified as risk factors in this population. Maintaining an adequate BMI is essential for the prevention of LBP.PMID:38605797 | PMC:PMC11006052 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_920_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mili Sengar Abhishek Gupta Swati Singh Nandini Mishra Source Type: research
APRI as a predictor of severe dengue fever
CONCLUSION: APRI is a straightforward index that can be easily derived from AST and platelet values. APRI values of >3.2 can predict severe dengue with a sensitivity of 69.2 and a specificity of 84.2. APRI values of >3.2 are also associated with the length of hospital stay and requirement of platelet transfusion.PMID:38605798 | PMC:PMC11006074 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1127_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ajith K Jayachandran Vincy Nelson K Anisha Source Type: research
Segmentation and classification of lungs CT-scan for detecting COVID-19 abnormalities by deep learning technique: U-Net model
CONCLUSION: We designed a DL-based model for the segmentation of COVID-19 CT scan images and, based on this model, constructed a web-based application that, according to the results, is a reliable detector for infected tissue in lung CT-scans. The availability of such tools would aid in automating, prioritizing, fastening, and broadening the treatment of COVID-19 patients globally.PMID:38605799 | PMC:PMC11006039 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_695_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Abdoulreza S Moosavi Ashraf Mahboobi Farzin Arabzadeh Nazanin Ramezani Helia S Moosavi Golbarg Mehrpoor Source Type: research
Multipronged effects of increased screen time on the nutritional imbalance: A cross-sectional study of students of Amritsar aged 6-16 years
CONCLUSIONS: More the screen time, the more the chances of missing meals. Being awake for a long odd time leads to increased consumption of foods/snacks furthermore. Regarding the harmful effects of fast foods, the source of information was from schools, but only 41.4% were aware about these effects.PMID:38605800 | PMC:PMC11006083 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_699_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rohit Batish Simmi Oberoi Aman D Singh Sanjeev Mahajan Manohar L Sharma Vaishali Sharma Source Type: research
Tobacco use and dependence among adults residing in an urbanized village, Delhi, India
CONCLUSIONS: One in every five adults is a tobacco user in Aliganj. Manufactured cigarettes, bidi, and water pipes were the most common products among smokers. Among smokeless tobacco users, the most common products were chewing tobacco gutka, and khaini. A larger proportion of smokeless tobacco users had high nicotine dependence than smoked tobacco users.PMID:38605801 | PMC:PMC11006084 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_264_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Yukti Bhandari Jugal Kishore Abhilasha Yadav Source Type: research
Quality of maternal and newborn health services and their impact on maternal-neonatal outcome at a primary health center
CONCLUSION: PHCs are the first point of contact of mothers and healthcare delivery system. Assessment of quality of services is an important tool for quality assurance. Inclusion of evidence-based practices like skin-to-skin contact and early initiation of breastfeeding is important to improve the maternal and newborn well-being.PMID:38605802 | PMC:PMC11006057 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_843_23 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Himanshu Vyas Odayjakkal J Mariam Pankaj Bhardwaj Source Type: research
