Kapil Goel, Madhur Verma, Nikita Sharma, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Anu Bhardwaj, Anuradha Nadda, Sahil Sharma, Arunima Sen, Jacob John, Adarsh Bansal, Madhu Gupta
{"title":"IAPSM's Position Paper on Typhoid Vaccines for Adult Immunization in India.","authors":"Kapil Goel, Madhur Verma, Nikita Sharma, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Anu Bhardwaj, Anuradha Nadda, Sahil Sharma, Arunima Sen, Jacob John, Adarsh Bansal, Madhu Gupta","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_740_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_740_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Typhoid is a major public health concern in India, particularly among those dwelling in urban slums with poor sanitation. The disease caused by <i>Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi</i> spread majorly through contaminated food and water. The economic burden of the disease is catastrophic and affects both families and the government making a strong case for including typhoid vaccines in the national immunization schedule. The World Health Organization has prequalified several vaccines and has recommended their use in endemic areas. While there is robust evidence for vaccination of children from India and other LMICs, the case for adult vaccination remains less clear. The Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine acknowledges the necessity to adopt a widespread typhoid immunization program, along with other preventive strategies, especially in the vulnerable pockets. IAPSM recommends focusing on newer-generation Typhoid Conjugate Vaccines (TCVs), which provide long-lasting and superior immunological benefits, and are effective across all ages including adults. IAPSM suggests routine use of Typbar-TCV™ for adults up to 45 years old in India. The organization also highlights the necessity for post-marketing surveillance of these vaccines, to monitor the long-term safety and effectiveness of various vaccines in different communities. IAPSM encourages members to take front-line efforts in their community health service areas, and finally appeals for the development of vaccines to cover a more extensive range of Salmonella infections so that control over typhoid can be strengthened.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 Suppl 2","pages":"S139-S145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11927812/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital Health Revolution in India: Transforming Health and Medicine.","authors":"Rishabh Kumar Rana, Neelesh Kapoor, Dewesh Kumar, Madhur Verma, Gunjan Taneja","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_803_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_803_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital innovation and its integration in various parts of lifestyle are inevitable as humans have started to evolve over time. Its integration in our health and various systems is irrefutable. In this position paper, we explore the various aspects of this important component of technology, discuss its evolution over time, discuss the various existing modalities, highlight the regulatory frameworks in India, and elaborate on the different ways it can be integrated in our country's future health plans. We believe digital health is here to stay and play important role in shaping our lives in terms of our accessibility and other interactions related to health.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 Suppl 2","pages":"S205-S209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11927824/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tribal Health: A Public Health Exigency and Road Map to Future.","authors":"Monalisha Sahu, Anit Kujur, Vinayagamoorthy Venugopal, Parag Govil, Ratnesh Sinha, Medha Mathur, Tanveer Rehman, Rishabh Kumar Rana, Dewesh Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_807_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_807_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tribal health is a special concern for India as it has not been addressed holistically in last 75 years of post-independence era. The evidence of present status of health of tribal people which constitutes more than 8.6% of total population is not convincing. Although the information available in bits and pieces shows a dismal picture of their health. They suffer from triple burden of disease and the morbidity profile is poorer than the non-tribal population. Though the tribal people have poor health but it was assumed that uniform national pattern of healthcare would address their unmet health needs. The different terrain, different social environment, and different culture make their healthcare needs different and hence their health remains an unsolved problem. Although, there has been push from government toward their health but a holistic approach to understand their need is important. Collaborative partnerships between tribal communities, healthcare providers, and government agencies are essential to developing culturally appropriate and sustainable solutions that honor their traditional knowledge and provide modern healthcare to them which is accessible and acceptable to them.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 Suppl 2","pages":"S217-S221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11927825/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kalaivanan Ramamoorthy, Logaraj Muthunarayanan, M Palanivel Sundaram, M Devivaraprasad, V V Anantharaman
{"title":"Association of Abdominal Obesity and Diabetes among the Adult Tribal Population in Tamil Nadu.","authors":"Kalaivanan Ramamoorthy, Logaraj Muthunarayanan, M Palanivel Sundaram, M Devivaraprasad, V V Anantharaman","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_899_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_899_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previously overweight and obesity are considered to be an issue of high-income countries but now increasingly becoming more prevalent in low-income and middle-income countries. Obesity and overweight are growing health issues in India. It is important to determine the quantum of the risk contribution by individual risk factor siuch as abdominal obesity.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To find out the association of abdominal obesity and diabetes among the adult tribal population.</p><p><strong>Methods and material: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted using multi-stage random sampling techniques. Using a pretested validated modified Stepwise questionnaire, a detailed interview with the participants aged above 30 years were performed. Random blood sugar and anthropometric parameters were estimated for all the participants. Chi-square test and multivariate regression analysis were used to study association.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Prevalence of abdominal obesity was 49.6% [211] among the study participants. Prevalence of diabetes was 7.8% [33] among the study population and 92.2% [392] of them were nondiabetic. Normal WHR was seen among 27.3% [9] of the diabetic individuals. High WHR was seen among 72.7% [24] of diabetic individuals. Gender, Illiterate, BMI, and waist-hip ratio shows significant association with diabetes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of abdominal obesity was higher in the study population. As this burden among tribal people is on the increasing trend when compared with other general populations, effective strategies to prevent this have to be devised among the tribal population.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"826-830"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633279/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statistical Significance versus Clinical Relevance: Key Considerations in Interpretation Medical Research Data.","authors":"Yousif AbdulRaheem","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_601_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_601_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Medical research plays a crucial role in advancing our understanding of various aspects related to health, including disease, risk factors, and patient management. However, the interpretation of research data becomes intricate when considering the notions of statistical significance and clinical relevance. It is not uncommon to interpret findings that demonstrate statistical significance as indicative of clinical relevance. To explain it in a more straightforward way, statistical significance, ascertained through statistical tests using the <i>P</i> value, indicates that an observed difference or association is improbable to occur by chance alone. Conversely, clinical relevance focuses on the practical implications of a finding in real-world contexts and determines whether an observed difference or relationship holds practical meaning. Recently, there have been issues and debates surrounding the idea of statistical significance as certain experts argue that its mathematical representation can be misleading when it comes to practical understanding. These experts propose the inclusion of additional measures like effect sizes and confidence intervals. A sound comprehension of both statistical and clinical dimensions is vital in order to ensure precise interpretation of data and facilitate well-informed decision-making in the practice of medicine. By doing so, it positively influences the health of individuals and communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"791-795"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633268/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Publications: It is not about Good or Evil but about its Ethical Use.","authors":"Madhavi Bhargava, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Rajib Dasgupta","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_560_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_560_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"777-779"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empowering Patients: A Vital Step Towards Safer Healthcare.","authors":"Shambo S Samajdar, Santanu K Tripathi","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_663_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_663_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"888-889"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is Completeness and Timeliness of Public Health Action (PHA) a Robust Tool to Improve the TB Treatment Outcome in the Private Sector?","authors":"Parul Sharma, Nitin Solanki, Bhavisha Vegada","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_19_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_19_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Public health action (PHA) in tuberculosis (TB) includes six components: doing screening for HIV/diabetes, carrying out drug susceptibility testing, counseling on tobacco, counseling on nutrition, benefits of Nikshay Poshan Yojana, and contact tracing. All the patients notified by the private practitioners (PPs) and missing any of the above components are intervened by the government staff to cover all the above components.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the article is (1) to assess the timeliness and completeness of PHA and (2) to assess the impact of PHA on the quality of care for TB patients in the private sector.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sequential mixed-method (cross-sectional study followed by qualitative study) study was carried out in the Patan district, North Gujarat for a period of one year. Quantitative data were collected through home visits to patients residing in three randomly selected talukas out of nine talukas in the Patan district. Qualitative data were collected purposively from selected clinics of PPs (including a mix of PP notifying and not notifying TB till saturation is achieved) from the above talukas.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of a total of 176 patients from the private sector, 48 patients took all six components of PHA. Out of them, 98% were cured compared to 82% who did not receive PHA. None of the PP had heard about PHA or its components.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Public-private model for TB management needs strengthening. Regular and mandatory training of PPs on the latest TB management guidelines including importance of timely and complete PHA should be carried out.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"843-848"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633264/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-sectional Assessment of Body Image Perception, Image Satisfaction, Body Image Discrepancy and Dietary Habits in Medical Students of Ujjain.","authors":"Rashmi Bhujade, Abhinav Sinha, Anupama Srivastva, Anil Singh Baghel","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_18_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_18_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Being judgmental about self-body image and satisfaction or dissatisfaction with one's own body is a natural phenomenon. If perceived incorrectly can lead to dissatisfaction and negative social, emotional, psychological and physical consequences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was planned and the data was collected with the help of a semi-structured proforma. Body image perception, image satisfaction, and associated dietary modification were inquired about, and Body Mass Index (BMI) and Body Image Discrepancy Score (BIDS) were calculated. The body image perception of participants was collected with the help of the Figure Rating Scale (FRS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>χ<sup>2</sup> test, kappa statistics, Mann-Whitney test, multinominal regression, and Z-standardization were applied. Few 10% of participants perceived themselves as underweight, 48% as normal weight and 42% as overweight or obese. About 48%, 19%, and 33% of participants were satisfied, neutral and dissatisfied respectively by their perceived body image, and 43% of the participants had modified their diet. A statistically significant association was found between body image perception, image satisfaction, body image discrepancy and gender.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was a huge disagreement between perceived and actual body image. Overestimation and underestimation of body image were common in males and females respectively. Misperception of body image might lead to unnecessary dietary modifications resulting in malnutrition and somatoform disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"837-842"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633272/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seropositivity of Chikungunya in Hospital Setting, India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Ramya Nagarajan, Lavanya Ayyasamy, Parasuraman Ganeshkumar, Saravanakumar Velusamy, Manoj Murhekar","doi":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_63_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_63_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Backround: </strong>Information about the chikungunya disease burden by age groups and geographic distribution is necessary to guide appropriate control measures. With this, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the disease burden of chikungunya fever in India.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We conducted this systematic review according to the Cochrane Collaboration guidelines. We retrieved relevant articles from PubMed and a free online search. Two investigators screened titles and abstracts and extracted data from the relevant articles. Our primary outcome is the proportion of laboratory-confirmed Chikungunya fever among clinically suspected patients. We used a random effect model to estimate the pooled proportion of Chikungunya fever.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>A total of 20 articles were included in the quantitative syntheses. The pooled proportion of laboratory-confirmed chikungunya fever from 20 studies estimated using the random effects model is 24% (95%CI: 15-34%). We found the pooled proportion in the southern region was 35% (95%CI: 4-66%), 28% (95%CI: 3-58%) in the western region, 24% (95%CI: 1-48%) in the eastern region, 20% (95%CI: 12-29%) in the northern region, and 4% (95%CI: 1-6%) in North-eastern region.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review emphasizes the need to strengthen the surveillance of disease burden using multiple diagnostic tests and the need for an appropriate molecular diagnostic for early detection of the chikungunya virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":45040,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"49 6","pages":"805-811"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633274/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}