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{"title":"Protection at Portal of Entry (PPE) with Povidone Iodine for COVID-19","authors":"S. Shankar, A. Saha, L. Jamir, R. Kakkar","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2020.4.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2020.4.36","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The current Coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 15 million people worldwide and has been responsible for more than 630,000 deaths worldwide, a significant number of which has been healthcare professionals. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) has been known as microbicidal agent since the past few decades and it has also demonstrated better anti-viral activity than other antiseptics in a few in vitro studies against other coronaviruses (SARSCoV and MERSCoV). Povidone iodine has also been found to be a safe and effective solution to be used as a gargle or intranasally. Aim and Objectives: Through our study, we would like to propose the application of PVP-I in appropriate and safe concentration through nasal application and oropharyngeal wash to limit the spread of the virus from infected patients to healthcare workers and thus reduce the transmission of COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47128174","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}

{"title":"Potential Application of Yoga-Preksha-Meditation to Prevent Stress-Induced Anger in Healthy Adults - A Pilot Study","authors":"Shweta Sharma, K. Jain, Ajay Sharma, V. K. Kalia, Viney Jain","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2020.4.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2020.4.44","url":null,"abstract":"International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, Vol 10, Issue 4, Oct-Dec, 2020 207 Shweta Sharma1, Khushbu Jain2, Ajay Kumar Sharma3, Vijay Kalia4, Viney Jain1 1Department of Yoga and Science of Living, Jain Vishva Bharti Institute Ladnun, Rajasthan, INDIA. 2Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi, INDIA. 3Adhyatm Sadhna Kendra, Chattarpur, New Delhi, INDIA. 4Department of Neurophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"10 1","pages":"207-212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43243182","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}

{"title":"Is India Ready to Address its Biggest Public Health Challenge? Forecasts from the Publicly Available Data on COVID-19","authors":"Ramesh Athe, Rinshu Dwivedi, Nagapraveen Modem","doi":"10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.47","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in India has become the biggest public health challenge. If we go by the number of confirmed cases and casualties, the situation seems to be a matter of grave concern. The lock-down measures and social-distancing practices have played an important role in impeding the spread of COVID-19. However, accurate forecasting is required to prepare the healthcare-system for future plan-of-action. Objectives: The present study aims to predict the trends in the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, by forecasting on the basis of publicly-available data.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49054020","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}

{"title":"Obesity and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Public Sector Bank Employees of Mangaluru Region – A Cross-sectional Study","authors":"S. Dixit, M. D'mello, P. Rent","doi":"10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.35","url":null,"abstract":"Copyright © 2020 Phcog.Net. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Cite this article : Dixit S, Dmello MK, Rent PD. Obesity and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Public Sector Bank Employees of Mangaluru Region – A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Med Public Health. 2020;10(4):160-5. ABSTRACT Introduction: Certain professions predispose individuals to obesity and musculoskeletal disorders. Banking is one such sector where working involves sitting for prolonged times along with exposure to physical and psychosocial risk factors. Very few studies have been conducted in India in public sector bank settings, concerning these chronic conditions. This study intends to encourage further research in these areas. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and MSDs. Its objectives were to determine the association of these conditions with socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 487 employees working in PSU banks of Mangaluru region. WHO STEPS and modified Nordic questionnaire were used for this study. The participants were measured for their height and weight, using a portable stature meter and a digital weighing scale respectively. Results: The aggregate prevalence of overweight and obesity was 65.5% (20.9% for overweight and 44.6% for obesity). The prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort within the past 12 months was 57.3%. Most of the complaints were reported for the lower back (27.1%) and neck (26.9%). Conclusion: The aggregate prevalence of overweight/obesity and MSDs among the public sector bank employees of Mangaluru region was very high. Action needs to be taken at policy level. The cost of treating these chronic conditions can be very high. Risk factors need to be modified which will help to control the prevalence of obesity and MSDs.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"10 1","pages":"160-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43404630","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}

{"title":"An Empirical Insight: Accountable Care Organizations’ Profitability and Quality Drivers","authors":"Andrey Mikhailitchenko, Hugh Pforsich","doi":"10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.34","url":null,"abstract":"Copyright © 2020 Phcog.Net. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Cite this article : Mikhailitchenko A, Pforsich H. An Empirical Insight: Accountable Care Organizations’ Profitability and Quality Drivers. Int J Med Public Health. 2020;10(4):155-9. ABSTRACT Since their inception in 2012, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have yielded inconsistent and unpredictable financial results. These outcomes may be related to an individual ACO’s participant mix of primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists. We analyzed ACO performance data to better understand the cooperative roles of PCPs and specialists in financially successful ACOs. The dataset included several variables reflecting different quantitative and qualitative characteristics of ACO performance. The analyses of variance and covariance (ANOVA and ANCOVA) were used as the primary statistical tool. The obtained results provided the evidence that a larger number of PCPs in an ACO can help to achieve quantitative goals related to immediate financial effect. In contrast, ACOs with a higher relative share of specialists tend to improve the healthcare quality and profitability in the longer term. The results provide a solid basis for further investigation that may help future ACOs to design the strategies resulting in efficient quality care and sustainable profitability.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"10 1","pages":"155-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48925873","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}

{"title":"Prevalence and Forms of Bullying Perpetration and Victimization in Indian Adolescents","authors":"M. Chhabria, Aditi Rao, C. Rao, Somashekar Somashekar AR","doi":"10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.45","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Bullying in childhood and adolescence has pervasive negative impacts in adulthood in both victims and bullies. There are few studies describing the prevalence of bullying in Indian schools, and few which have documented the various forms of bullying prevalent in our country. This study is being carried out with working hypothesis that various forms of bullying perpetration and victimisation exists in Indian urban schools. Objectives: To study the prevalence of bullying perpetration/ victimization, forms of bullying/victimization in Indian high school students. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted in 2 urban schools in Bangalore. A cohort of 435 adolescents (13-18yrs) were administered a pre validated 8 item questionnaire, part of the Student School Survey to assess bullying perpetration/ victimization. Results: 435 students in all, with 242 girls (55.6%), 170 boys (39.1%), 23 not revealing gender were studied. Total prevalence of bullying perpetration was 70.74%, and victimization was 74.94%. Verbal bullying was the most prevalent (55.17%) with physical bullying (40.46%) and cyber bullying (15.86%) being less frequently reported. Similarly verbal victimization (65.75%) was most prevalent followed by physical victimization (40.23%) and cyber victimization (14.48%). Conclusions: The information revealed by our study sensitizes doctors to the existing prevalence of bullying. Paediatricians and adolescent physicians should enquire about bullying from their adolescent patients and offer anticipatory guidance. Assessment of bullying can be implemented routinely in schools. A multi-targeted approach at individual/family level, school level, community level, State level and National level to make the school a safer environment for children can be adopted.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44412059","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}

{"title":"COVID-19 in Rajasthan: Status and Effects of Containment Measures","authors":"R. Sharma, J. Gupta, K. Gaur, D. Meena, Praveen Aswal, Kaushal Sharma, Ruchi Singh, Raman Sharma, B. Malhotra, D. Meena","doi":"10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/IJMEDPH.2020.4.43","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Objectives: Presently world is facing Corona virus disease pandemic. This disease was first identified in Wuhan city of China which spread rapidly to more than 200 countries including India. Rajasthan is a state affected badly with this disease. So this present study was conducted to find out the status of COVID-19 in state and to find out the effects of containment measures taken. Materials and Methods: This record base case series type of study was conducted from reports received of confirmed COVID-19 cases and reported to the IDSP, DMHS from March 2nd 2020 to May 25th 2020, from various reporting units of Rajasthan. Desired information's were collected, compiled and analyzed. Interpretation and Conclusion: There were 7351 laboratory-confirmed case including 4061 recovered cases and 166 deaths. Recovery rate and Case Fatality Rate were found 55.24% and 2.26% respectively. (2.4%) reported. Although patients of all ages were affected with this disease but majority (81.99%) were in 16-60 years of age group. In these positive cases male predominance was also observed with M:F ratio 2.11. Majority of district of Rajasthan were affected with this pandemic having about half of cases in three districts v.i.z. in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur districts. Average Doubling time has increased from 4 days to 18 days as a result of containment measures undertaken in Rajasthan. So these containment measures like social distancing, masking, washing hand frequently etc. Should be taken care of even after lockdown to prevent the COVID-19 infection.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44760918","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}

{"title":"Prevalence of Sub-health Status among College Students in Guangzhou Baiyun Technician College Business during the Coronavirus Pandemic","authors":"Y. Liao, Ming-Ming Li, Wanxian Lu, Yan Pan, Jian-Rong Gong, Miaohang Shan","doi":"10.21203/rs.3.rs-113313/v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-113313/v1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Background: Sub-health status (SHS) is an intermediate status between health and disease. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of sub-health status among college students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and analyze its influencing factors in order to provide basic information to increase the health level of college students. Methods: College students were selected as subjects from Guangzhou Baiyun Technician College Business using convenience sampling. The inclusion criteria was informed consent, current college students who voluntarily participated in this survey. Exclusion criteria were students with chronic diseases or mental disorders. General data questionnaire, daily lifestyle questionnaire, and SHS measurement scale were used to survey college students. The SHS measurement scale consists of three subscales covering the physiological (1-14 items), psychological (16-27 items), and social (29-37 items) dimensions, with 39 items in total. The items 15, 28, 38 and 39 were used for the overall evaluation of the health status within each dimension and would not be taken into account for the score rating. A commonly used 5-point Likert scale was developed to incorporate the positive items, including questions 1-3, 13-19, and 26-39 with a scaled score equal to the raw score at 1-5; while negative items including questions 4-12 and 20-25 with a scaled score equal to 6 minus the raw score. For each subscale, the sum of all item scores was the raw score. The total raw score was calculated as the sum of raw scores derived from all 3 sub-scales. For any individual dimension, a lower score indicated higher severity of SHS. For sub-scales and the whole scale, raw scores were converted into percentile scores for statistical analysis. Converted score = (raw score - minimum theoretical score) / (maximum theoretical score – minimum theoretical score) × 100. The highest and lowest converted scores of the three subscales were 0 and 100 respectively. In this study, analysis of sub-health was performed using converted scores for all subscales and the whole scale. Based on the sub-health measurement scale, the health condition of subjects would be assessed as disease status (scored < 54), SHS (scored 54 to 79) and health status. From March 6 to 16, 2020, an online survey was conducted via wjx.cn (an online platform available for questionnaire sources). A total of 16,163 students filled out the questionnaire. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the detected prevalence of sub-health among college students was 64.4%.the total SHS score was 73.356 ± 11.115 points, the physiological SHS score was 81.284 ± 11.034 points, the psychological SHS score was 68.691 ± 12.559 points, and the social SHS score was 67.242 ± 17.112 points. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that eating irregular meals, exercising fewer times per week, sleeping fewer hours per night, sleeping after 11 PM more often, spending more time on electronic devices, exercisi","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42262257","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}

{"title":"The Sub-health Status of Different Social Roles and the Analysis of its Influencing Factors during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic","authors":"Chen Tao, Qiang Liu, Wanxian Lu, Yanbin Pan, Miaohang Shan","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2020.3.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2020.3.29","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This paper aims at investigating the sub-health status (SHS) of different social roles during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and analyzing its influencing factors. Design: A cross-sectional, convenience sampling including 1062 Chinese was conducted in March 2020. Statistical analysis was then performed for the data using SPSS 22.0.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46407892","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}

{"title":"Infodemic within a Pandemic - The Case of COVID-19 and Urban India","authors":"Sukhpreet Patel, Purnendu Nath","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2020.3.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2020.3.24","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Information related to COVID-19 has been copiously accessible by almost everyone through various modes since its emergence in December 2019 with possible divergence in beliefs about the sources of infection and the actions to take to reduce morbidities and mortality, giving rise to the COVID-19 infodemic. Aim: (i) to report on the variability in the comprehension of COVID-19 related mortality information (ii) to document how varied the sources of information that a population relies on are (iii) to understand the motivation behind implementation of social distancing norms amongst this population (iv) to suggest methods to reduce the burden of an infodemic within a pandemic by creating herd immunity against misinform ants. Settings and Design: An online survey was conducted amongst urban educated individuals on 19 April 2020. Methods and Materials: The survey was conducted using Google forms and sent via WhatsApp chat messages to 949 individuals belonging to various chat groups, of whom 96 replied voluntarily.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44661064","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}