Need for disaggregated data for accelerated tuberculosis control in vulnerable tribal communities of India
Sowmya Garigipati, Shilpa Ravi, Shailendra Kumar B. Hegde, Aditi KrishnamurthyIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):185-186 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sowmya Garigipati Shilpa Ravi Shailendra Kumar B. Hegde Aditi Krishnamurthy Source Type: research
Inflammatory cytokines in scrub typhus and COVID-19
SK Farhat, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, P Baskar, Jayalakshmi KrishnanIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):184-184 (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: SK Farhat Pradeep Kumar Srivastava P Baskar Jayalakshmi Krishnan Source Type: research
Dengue outbreak update in India: 2022
Nitin Singh, Amresh Kumar Singh, Ankur KumarIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):181-183
Dengue is an emerging illness in India, where it is endemic in some areas and sometimes causes yearly epidemics. Each dengue outbreak starts with high death and morbidity, which has a significant socioeconomic impact. As of September 30, 2022, India had 63,280 dengue cases, according to information provided by the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control. North India is most severely impacted by each outbreak. In Uttar Pradesh, the state with the most population in India, there have been 2060 confirmed cases of dengue a...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nitin Singh Amresh Kumar Singh Ankur Kumar Source Type: research
Why should the men who have sex with men population in India be vigilant for monkeypox infection ?
Elangovan Arumugam, Santhakumar Aridoss, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Malathi Mathiyazhakan, Rajat Shurva Adhikary, Manoj V MurhekarIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):178-180
Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic infection caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV) and is primarily characterized by rash or pox marks and lymph node enlargement. The recent MPX has quickly spread across the globe and is now declared a global public health emergency. Being a contact illness, sexual encounters have been identified as the most common mode of transmission in the 2022 multicountry MPX outbreak. Data suggest that MPX is highly concentrated in...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elangovan Arumugam Santhakumar Aridoss Nagaraj Jaganathasamy Malathi Mathiyazhakan Rajat Shurva Adhikary Manoj V Murhekar Source Type: research
How complex is COVID-19: Spatiotemporal variation of chaotic nature of the virus in Indian states
Peri Subrahmanya Hari PrasadIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):174-177
Like other pandemics, COVID-19 also created a huge socioeconomic imbalance and distress in people. Often, every pandemic is characterized as chaotic and complex. Hence, the nature of the virus spread and deaths should be analyzed to prepare for the next similar pandemic. In this analysis, the popular and well-known time series in chaos theory is implemented, and the results are deduced for the states of India. The phase space reconstruction algorithm is implemented, and false nearest neighbor (FNN) method is applied to determine the dimensional...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peri Subrahmanya Hari Prasad Source Type: research
Socio-Ecological determinants of myopia in rural school students in North India: Results from a nurse-led program
Latika Rohilla, Limalemla Jamir, Vaibhav Miglani, Parul Chawla Gupta, K Aruna Devi, Mona DuggalIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):170-173
Socio-ecological determinants of high myopia incidence among school students largely remain unexplored, especially in developing countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural schools in North India to assess the relationship between these determinants and myopia among adolescent students. A public health nurse used a pre-tested questionnaire (demographics, family ocular status, and screen time) and Snellen's chart for testing visual acuity, and referred su...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Latika Rohilla Limalemla Jamir Vaibhav Miglani Parul Chawla Gupta K Aruna Devi Mona Duggal Source Type: research
Trend of malaria incidences and its association with rainfall in Kalahandi District of Odisha, India
Martand Mani Mishra, Netrananda Sahu, Gayatri Mallick, Balaram PaniIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):166-169
In Odisha, Kalahandi is one of the most exposed and vulnerable districts to malaria incidences due to its poor socioeconomic condition and extreme climate. The study aimed to explore the temporal characteristics of malaria incidences in Kalahandi and to identify its relationship with rainfall for the period from 2011 to 2018. Out of the total blood films examined, 8.84% were found positive in Kalahandi between 2011 and 2018. Plasmodium falciparum is the most dominant species accounted 88.3...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martand Mani Mishra Netrananda Sahu Gayatri Mallick Balaram Pani Source Type: research
Role of Prescription Practice in Ensuring Patient Safety in the Primary Health-Care Settings in India
Satyaban Sahu, Arish Syed, Preet Verma, Rajesh R Singh, Shyama Nagarajan, Shiven SinghIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):162-165
”Completeness (a measure of adequacy)” and the “appropriateness (a measure of the quality of care)” are two dimensions of good prescription practice. The study assessed the prescription practices at the primary health centers (PHCs); to demonstrate the effect of individual and system-level factors, on adequacy and appropriateness of prescription practices, with special reference to e-prescription over manual prescription given the risin...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Satyaban Sahu Arish Syed Preet Verma Rajesh R Singh Shyama Nagarajan Shiven Singh Source Type: research
Pattern of hemoglobinopathy among the young tribes of West Bengal: A completely different scenario from Rest of India
Jyoti Shaw, Rudra Ray, Sunistha Bhattacharjee, Anjan Kumar Dasgupta, Maitreyee BhattacharyyaIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):159-161
Hemoglobinopathy is a major concern among the tribal population which constitutes 8.6% of the total population, and West Bengal (WB) is the home to 5.3 million tribes. The present study was conducted on 52,880 tribal school students from all the districts of WB. Written informed consent and peripheral blood were collected for complete blood count and high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Beta trait was 5.3%, sickle trait was 2.35%, and he...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jyoti Shaw Rudra Ray Sunistha Bhattacharjee Anjan Kumar Dasgupta Maitreyee Bhattacharyya Source Type: research
Experiences of stigma and discrimination of women living with HIV/AIDS in health-care settings of Kashmir
Sabah Jan, Shazia Manzoor, Javaid RashidIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):155-158
Stigma and discrimination create barriers for women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA) in accessing quality health-care services, affecting their well-being and also increasing the number of cases. The current article studies issues of stigma and discrimination that WLHA experience in health-care settings and highlights the importance of building awareness and sensitivity regarding HIV among all health-care workers. This hospital-based study was conducted in an anti-retroviral therapy center in Kashmir. Twenty-one WLHA participated in the ...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sabah Jan Shazia Manzoor Javaid Rashid Source Type: research
Clinico-Epidemiological profile of new leprosy cases detected in leprosy case detection campaign in North Maharashtra during 2018 & #8211;2020
Sandeep P Surywanshi, Ganesh Shrihari LokhandeIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):152-154
Leprosy is a leading cause of disability in India. The percentage of disability and deformity can be reduced by diagnosing leprosy at an early stage. In order to detect the hidden leprosy cases, leprosy case detection campaigns, on line with Pulse Polio Campaign have been introduced specifically for high endemic districts, by the Central Leprosy Division. Records of cases from 2018 to 2020 were evaluated retrospectively to study the trend of new cases. The present study denotes the presence of hidden undiagnosed cases in the c...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sandeep P Surywanshi Ganesh Shrihari Lokhande Source Type: research
A community-based cross-sectional study to assess the burden of prevalence of undernutrition in 0 & #8722;6 Years Anganwadi Children of Panvel Block, Raigad District, Maharashtra
Prachiti Jayesh Mhatre, Rishikesh Ajit WadkeIndian Journal of Public Health 2023 67(1):148-151
An impaired nutritional status in preschool children leaves significant impact on their overall childhood development. A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Panvel, Maharashtra, over 15 months to assess the overall prevalence and patterns of undernutrition in preschool children using the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF). The sample size of 8542 was obtained from randomly selected 132 Anganwadis. Conventional indices (underweight, stunting, and wasting) and CIAF classification were used to asse...
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Prachiti Jayesh Mhatre Rishikesh Ajit Wadke Source Type: research
Exploring frailty and its domains & #8211; Systematic mapping of the literature
Conclusion: Upon exploring frailty, it also makes one wonder if frailty could be the cause for what is known as death due to 'natural causes' or 'old age'. The implementation of extension codes in the ICD-11 related to 'Ageing' (XT9T) and 'Old Age' (MG2A), paves way for researchers to further explore 'frailty' as a cause of mortality. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: TB Pritish Baskaran Manoj Kumar Gupta Pankaja Raghav KH Naveen Akhil Dhanesh Goel Source Type: research
A mixed method study to assess notification of tuberculosis patients by private practitioners in New Delhi, India
Conclusion: Strategies such as training and retraining, and one-to-one sensitization of private practitioners to address barriers may enhance TB notification. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rashmi Agarwalla Rambha Pathak Faheem Ahmed Farzana Islam Varun Kashyap Himashree Bhattacharyya Source Type: research
The epidemiological and mycological profile of superficial mycoses in india from 2015 to 2021: A systematic review
Conclusions: The epidemiological and mycological pattern of superficial mycoses showed a fairly similar trend across various regions of India from 2015 to 2021. Dermatophytes were the main causative agents of superficial mycoses; the most common species were T. mentagrophyte and T. rubrum. A rising trend of T. Mentagrophyte infection was found. (Source: Indian Journal of Public Health)
Source: Indian Journal of Public Health - March 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saibal Das Sanjib Bandyopadhyay Sanket Sawant Sirshendu Chaudhuri Source Type: research
