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Utilization of Institutional Maternal Delivery and Associated Factors among Rural Women: A Case Study of High Priority District of Himachal Pradesh. 农村妇女利用住院分娩及相关因素：喜马偕尔邦高度优先地区的案例研究。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_900_24

Mandeep Kaur

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Abhaya's Cries are Unanswered and Keep Echoing Every Day. 阿巴亚的哭声没有得到回应，每天都在回响。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1255_24

Sanjay Chaturvedi, Rajib Dasgupta

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Barriers to Uptake of Cataract Surgery in Central Chhattisgarh. 恰蒂斯加尔邦中部地区接受白内障手术的障碍。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1336_23

Samrat Chatterjee, Nehal Mohata, Anil Babanrao Gangwe, Anupam Sahu, Deepshikha Agrawal

{"title":"Barriers to Uptake of Cataract Surgery in Central Chhattisgarh.","authors":"Samrat Chatterjee, Nehal Mohata, Anil Babanrao Gangwe, Anupam Sahu, Deepshikha Agrawal","doi":"10.4103/ijph.ijph_1336_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_1336_23","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Understanding and addressing barriers to cataract surgery is important in increasing cataract surgical coverage. Barriers differ across time and place; therefore, periodic evaluation in the area of operation of an eye care provider is required.Objectives: The objective is to enumerate the barriers to cataract surgery in central Chhattisgarh.Materials and methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out among community outreach patients with cataract in 2022. Patients were selected through systematic random sampling.Results: Of the 2210 patients, 1026 completed the survey. Overall person-related barriers (65.3%) were more common than service-related barriers (34.7%). The different barriers were lack of escort (34.0%), cost of surgery (17.7%), lack of awareness of cataract (9.6%), fear of losing eyesight (6.8%), unfelt need (6.3%), waiting for outreach camp to happen in a close-by location (5.9%), waiting for the cataract to mature (4.6%), do not know where to go (3.9%), busy with work (3.7%), living far from the hospital (1.9%), need not felt - old age (1.7%), blindness is God's will (1.4%), other health reasons (1.1%), being female (0.8%), and village not connected to the main road/lack of transport (0.6%). Person-related barriers were more common (P < 0.05) in female patients, illiterate patients, and those from a lower socio-economic class. Fear of losing eyesight was the most common barrier in patients who had poor vision following cataract surgery in the other eye.Conclusion: Person-related barriers were more common than service-related barriers for accessing eye care services. Important service-related barriers were the cost of surgery and lack of awareness about cataract.","PeriodicalId":13298,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of public health","volume":"68 4","pages":"507-512"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Anthropometric Indices as a Predictive Screening Tool for Hypertension among Young Indian Adults. 人体测量指标作为印度青年高血压的预测筛查工具。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_250_23

R Aruna, Niveatha Santhanakrishnan, Jeneth Berlin Raj

{"title":"Anthropometric Indices as a Predictive Screening Tool for Hypertension among Young Indian Adults.","authors":"R Aruna, Niveatha Santhanakrishnan, Jeneth Berlin Raj","doi":"10.4103/ijph.ijph_250_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.ijph_250_23","url":null,"abstract":"Background: High blood pressure (BP) is increasing at an alarming rate in India and is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. Increasing obesity is one of the risk factors for the increasing trend in hypertension among young adults.Objectives: This study aimed to assess the comparative abilities of anthropometric indices of general and central obesity in predicting hypertension among apparently healthy young adults.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 493 healthy young adults aged 18 and 25 years. Height, weight, waist, and hip circumference were measured, and anthropometric indices were calculated. BP was measured using an automated BP monitor. Statistical methods such as independent t-test, linear regression, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were employed.Results: The prevalence of systolic and diastolic hypertension in males was 15.2% and 17.9%, whereas in females, it was 13% and 14.3%. All anthropometric indices positively correlated with systolic BP and diastolic BP, with the highest being waist circumference (WC). The area under ROC curves (AUC) of the anthropometric indices for predicting hypertension showed that WC had the largest AUCs for systolic and diastolic hypertension, respectively. In males and females, WC had the highest sensitivities of 85.4% and 90.3% for systolic and 84.3% and 88.6% for diastolic hypertension.Conclusion: Anthropometric indices of central adiposity were more significant predictors of hypertension.","PeriodicalId":13298,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of public health","volume":"68 4","pages":"513-519"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Dynamics of Covid-19 Vaccine-Hesitancy among Primary Health Care Workers in an Urban City in India: An Exploratory Study. 印度城市初级卫生保健工作者对 Covid-19 疫苗的敏感性动态：一项探索性研究。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1360_23

S Sana Ali, Gowri Iyer, Hemant Mahajan, Nanda Kishore Kannuri

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Empowering Deaf Children Through KatakLarita in Sexual Safety Education. 在性安全教育中通过 KatakLarita 增强聋哑儿童的能力。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1332_23

Ni Luh Putu Yunianti Suntari Cakera, I Ketut Labir, Ni Putu Dessy Parmitha Sari, Ni Made Tariani, Dewa Gede Nata Raditya

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Influence of COVID-19 Vaccination Covaxin on Menstrual Cycle among Adolescent Healthy Schoolgirls in South India. 接种 COVID-19 疫苗 Covaxin 对南印度青春期健康女学生月经周期的影响。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_930_23

Krithika Kumar, Gowri Dorairajan, Palanivel Chinnakali, Vignesh Durai

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Calamities, the Subsequent School Closure, and Their Impact on Adolescents' Mental Health. 灾难、随之而来的学校关闭及其对青少年心理健康的影响。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_16_24

Srilatha K Paslawar, Sudha Kallakuri, Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula, Mercian Daniel, Pallab K Maulik

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Used Face Masks of Health-care Workers during an Intrapandemic Period of COVID-19. COVID-19大流行期间卫生保健工作者使用过的口罩中SARS-CoV-2的检测

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_164_23

Neelanjana Sarmah, Aktarul Islam Siddique, Biswajyoti Borkakoty

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Profile of Falls and Its Associated Factors among Adults with Visual Impairment: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Eye Hospital. 视力受损成年人的跌倒概况及其相关因素：一家三级眼科医院的横断面研究。

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Indian journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_270_23

Ramya Sachidanandam, Anuradha Narayanan

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