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Flood Hazard or Disaster: Governance and Resilience Interplay 洪水危害或灾难：治理与抗灾能力的相互作用

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_27_23

Nidhi Yadav, Shraiya Srivastava

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Levels, Trends and Determinants of Tobacco Quitting Behaviour in India: Findings from Two Consecutive Nationally Representative Surveys 印度戒烟行为的水平、趋势和决定因素：连续两次全国代表性调查的结果

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_43_24

Shailja Poonj Sharma, Harshvardhan Singh, Jayanta Bora, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, N. Jaswal, Sonu Goel

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Quality of Life of the Family Caregivers of Children with the Cerebral Palsy and its Determinants: A Study from India 脑瘫儿童家庭照顾者的生活质量及其决定因素：印度的一项研究

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_87_23

Manasi S. Vaidya, Vijay K. Domple

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Need and Rationale of the Adult Immunisation in India: A Review 印度成人免疫接种的需求和理由：综述

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_13_24

Madhu Gupta, A. Bansal, Aprajita Mehta, Nikita Sharma

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Yoga for Dementia Care: A Review 痴呆症护理瑜伽：回顾

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_47_24

Amitava Acharyya

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Zoonotic Disease Risk Perception and Infection Control Practices amongst Veterinarians in Kerala, India 印度喀拉拉邦兽医对人畜共患病的风险认知和感染控制措施

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_106_23

T. K. Mithun, S. S. Lal, K. R. Nayar

{"title":"Zoonotic Disease Risk Perception and Infection Control Practices amongst Veterinarians in Kerala, India","authors":"T. K. Mithun, S. S. Lal, K. R. Nayar","doi":"10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_106_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_106_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Veterinarians could act as the sentinel for the study of zoonotic diseases. This study evaluates the prevalence of zoonoses amongst Kerala veterinarians and explores infection control measures they use to protect themselves and the factors influencing their infection control practices.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 It is a quantitative cross-sectional study using proportionate sampling with a self-administered questionnaire.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 About 31.1% of veterinarians experienced symptoms of zoonotic diseases, with dermatophytosis being the most common. Handling tissues, bodily fluids and excretions of animals were the highest risk-carrying procedures. However, the majority of respondents did hand wash, whereas some never properly disposed of used needles. Factors such as heat stress, comfort, cost and time of consultation discouraged one-fourth of participants from using personal protective equipment.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Failure to follow infection control practices contributes to the prevalence of zoonoses amongst veterinarians in Kerala. Reasons for this failure include the absence of better policies to address veterinarian’s issues. There is a need for more effective enforcement of infection control policy for the veterinarians.\u0000","PeriodicalId":517020,"journal":{"name":"Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews","volume":"7 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354285","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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Perception of Resident Doctors towards Food Labelling: A Descriptive Study from India 驻院医生对食品标签的看法：印度的描述性研究

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_15_24

Shalini Singh, Ankit Raj, Monika Rathore

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Operationalising ‘One Health’ through Primary Healthcare Approach 通过初级保健方法实现 "一体健康

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_8_24

Swati Mahajan, Zuha Khan, P. Giri, Angel Ivy Linda, Aditya Kukreti, Navya Tondak, Nivethitha N. Krishnan, Anita Upadhyay Lahariya

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Internet Usage and its Addiction among School-going Adolescents in an Urban District of India 印度城市地区在校青少年的互联网使用情况及其沉迷情况

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_63_23

Ginni Agrawal, P. Jain, Ramesh Verma

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Assessment of Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases among Young Adults in Kerala, India 印度喀拉拉邦年轻人非传染性疾病风险因素评估

Preventive Medicine: Research & Reviews Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI: 10.4103/pmrr.pmrr_24_24

Ahana Salam, Jayakrishnan Thayyil, Nithya Girija, Anjali Lakshmanan, Sruthikrishna Punathukandi, Anupama Raj Karattuthazhathu

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