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Occupational stress among community health workers in a rural field practice area of Belagavi 贝拉加维农村地区社区卫生工作者的职业压力

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.017

Sriram T R, Rajesh Kulkarni, Asha Bellad, Abhinandan R. Wali

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Attitudes, patterns and awareness on the use of self-medication and non-doctor prescription methods among undergraduate medical, nursing and physiotherapy students of a tertiary care setting in south Gujarat 古吉拉特邦南部高等院校医学、护理和物理治疗专业本科生对使用自我药疗和非医生处方方法的态度、模式和认识

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.010

Sahil Singh, Divakar Balusamy, Anita Sinha, Mamtarani Verma, Dhairya Jain

{"title":"Attitudes, patterns and awareness on the use of self-medication and non-doctor prescription methods among undergraduate medical, nursing and physiotherapy students of a tertiary care setting in south Gujarat","authors":"Sahil Singh, Divakar Balusamy, Anita Sinha, Mamtarani Verma, Dhairya Jain","doi":"10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.010","url":null,"abstract":"Background: According to WHO Self-medication can be defined as the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms. Aim & Objective: To assess and improve the level of awareness regarding self-medication non-prescription medicines and over the counter drugs, to assess the prevalence and determinants of self-medication practices among undergraduate students. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study design was used to carry out a study at tertiary care centre. Methods and Material: Sociodemographic characteristics, self-medication knowledge and general questions on self-medication were asked from study participants. Statistical analysis used: SPSS software version 26. Self-medication knowledge was scored and categorized as excellent/good and poor knowledge. Comparison of knowledge scores among medical, nursing and physiotherapy students was done using ANOVA test. Results: The prevalence of OTC drug usage was found out to be 304(79.4%). Highest prevalence was noted amongst medical students i.e., 186(83.4%) followed by nursing and physiotherapy students which were similar at 55(73.3%) and 63(74.4%) respectively. Mean knowledge scores of MBBS, nursing and physiotherapy students showed significant results with F-statistic value of 21.63 (p=0.00). Conclusions: Self-medication happens to be a common practice among medical and paramedical students.","PeriodicalId":13363,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139332644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Gauging the Motivation Level of Health Personnel of a Tertiary Care Hospital in District Dehradun 衡量德拉敦地区一家三级医院医务人员的积极性水平

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.005

Neha Sharma, Ravinder Saini, J. Semwal, Shaili Vyas, Abhay Srivastava, Manish Chaturvedi

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Factors associated with Insomnia Severity Index among elderly participants 与老年参与者失眠严重程度指数相关的因素

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.003

Manasi Panda, Chirag Sandooja, Vinod Kumar, Jugal Kishore

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Assessment of Organizational Role Stress among Health Care Workers working in Sub Health Centres of Raipur District Chhattisgarh 切蒂斯格尔邦雷普尔县次级保健中心医护人员的组织角色压力评估

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.008

Sanjeev Kumar Meshram, Nirmal Verma, Aditi Chandrakar, Monika Dengani, Shubhra A Agrawal, Mini Sharma

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Prevalence and Pattern of Ocular morbidity amongst school going children in rural and urban areas of Aligarh 阿利加尔城乡地区学龄儿童眼部发病率和模式

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.004

Z. Siddiqui, Neetu Singh, A. Khan, A. Abedi, Atika Javed Siddiqui, Md Yasir Zubair

{"title":"Prevalence and Pattern of Ocular morbidity amongst school going children in rural and urban areas of Aligarh","authors":"Z. Siddiqui, Neetu Singh, A. Khan, A. Abedi, Atika Javed Siddiqui, Md Yasir Zubair","doi":"10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.004","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Many ocular diseases have their origin in early childhood and if the morbidity goes unnoticed it may adversely affect the child’s school performance and may also cause severe ocular disability in the later part of life. An early recognition and intervention leads to lifelong impact. Objective: To study the prevalence and pattern of various ocular morbidities in school going children of urban and rural areas of Aligarh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out from October 2017 to July 2019 in 10 schools in Aligarh, a district in North Western UP. Schools from urban and rural areas were listed and 5 urban and 5 rural schools were selected by lottery method. Results: Of the total 9982 students enrolled in study, 5742 children were from urban schools, and 4240 children were from rural schools. A total 2189 students were found to be suffering from various ocular morbidities, yielding an overall prevalence of ocular morbidity of 21.93%. The prevalence in urban and rural schools was 22.41% and 21.27% respectively (P=.286). Refractive error was found to be the most common ocular morbidity followed by Vitamin A Deficiency. Conclusion: Refractive errors and Vitamin A deficiency were the most common ocular disorders identified which are preventable and treatable causes of childhood blindness. These conditions can be easily identified by regular eye screening programs and promptly corrected. Awareness among school teachers should also be improved and they should play an active role in identifying the ocular problems and referring them for timely management.","PeriodicalId":13363,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139332965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Work-Life Balance and Occupational Stress of the Non-Gazetted Central Reserve Police Force Jawans in Chandauli 昌都里非炯炯有神的中央后备警察部队士兵的工作与生活平衡和职业压力

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.013

Gunjan Singh, M. Srivastava, Mona Srivastava, Ratan Kumar Srivastava, Priya Srivastava

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Role of Mass media & Academia in Disaster Resilience 大众传媒和学术界在抗灾中的作用

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.001

Manish Chaturvedi, Dheeraj Shah

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An Epidemiological study on Depression among Rural & Urban Adolescent of Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh 北方邦莫拉达巴德地区城乡青少年抑郁症流行病学研究

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.015

Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Anish Prabhakar, Amit Kumar, Nawaid Arif, S. Yadav, S. Ganta

{"title":"An Epidemiological study on Depression among Rural & Urban Adolescent of Moradabad District, Uttar Pradesh","authors":"Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Anish Prabhakar, Amit Kumar, Nawaid Arif, S. Yadav, S. Ganta","doi":"10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.015","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Adolescence is a stressful period due to physical, psychological, sexual changes, and presence of disorder such as depression is a matter of concern. Objectives: To study the prevalence of depression among adolescents in urban and rural areas and its socio-demographic correlates. Materials and methods: The PSU consisted all villages (n=29) and mohallas (n=23) in field-practice area. The required number of villages and mohallas, i.e., 10 each, were chosen using the basic random procedure, wherein each village and Mohalla has been assigned a unique serial number. Results: Overall, depression was observed in 110 participants (27.5%) with similar distribution in urban and rural areas. Low maternal and paternal education was a significant risk factor. Adolescents from the upper middle socioeconomic class (42.9%) and those from the lower middle socioeconomic class (33.3%) experienced the most depression. Burden was more among adolescents with low physical activity. Conclusion: This community based study of 400 adolescents residing in the urban and rural areas of Moradabad observed significant burden of depression in adolescent with poor maternal education, living in nuclear families, leading poor lifestyle and affected by any chronic illness at the time of the interview. Positive family history of mental illness was also an important risk factor.","PeriodicalId":13363,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139332216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Coverage and Quality of Maternal and Infant Health Services in Rural Area of District Kanpur Nagar 坎普尔纳加尔区农村地区母婴保健服务的覆盖面和质量

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Indian Journal of Community Health Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.016

Rajeev Rathore, S. Nigam, S. Barman

{"title":"Coverage and Quality of Maternal and Infant Health Services in Rural Area of District Kanpur Nagar","authors":"Rajeev Rathore, S. Nigam, S. Barman","doi":"10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2023.v35i03.016","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Most maternal deaths are preventable because there are proven medical procedures to prevent, diagnose, and treat problems. Basic maternal services help reduce and manage pregnancy complications and reduce preventable deaths. Aim and Objective: To assess the quality and extent of maternal and infant health services provided. Material and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, GSVM Medical College Kanpur, using a multistage random sample including women with children less than one year of age and infants (less than one year of age) born to these women in rural blocks of Kanpur Nagar district to assess maternal and infant care services from February 2021 to September 2022. Results: Weight and height were measured in 86.58% of participants, abdominal examination was performed in 81.52% of participants, and blood pressure was checked in 86.84% of participants. Hb test was done in 91.65% participants, urine test for proteinuria was done in 28.35% participants, majority of the study participants received counseling on danger signs (79.49%), dietary counseling (86.58%), newborn care (94.43%), family planning (87.84%). Similar results to NFHS-5 in rural Uttar Pradesh were found in previous published research. Conclusion: The percentage of 4 ANC visits was found to be low in the present study along with low consumption of iron and folic acid.","PeriodicalId":13363,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139332796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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