Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global economy.

COVID-19 is an emerging global health concern. It is rapidly spreading all over the world. The transmission of COVID-19 is faster as compared to the SARS-CoV infection, and this has created a global emergency-like situation.

Functioning of a Nutritional Rehabilitation Center against acceptable levels of care.

Background: Establishment of Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers (NRCs) is an initiative under National Rural Health Mission to provide institutional care for children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of nutritional interventional measures in improving the nutritional status of children admitted to an NRC.

Methods: A retrospective health facility-based descriptive study was conducted in the NRC, Rural Health Training Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur.

Spousal Violence among Reproductive Age Group Women - A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Spousal or intimate partner violence is the most common form of domestic violence and is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in women. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of spousal violence, various types of spousal violence, and the factors associated with it among reproductive age group women.

Materials And Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted in the Urban Health Training Center area of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nagpur, India, among married women between 15 and 49 years of age who were selected using systematic random sampling.

Performance Appraisal of Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers in Central India: A Retrospective Facility-Based Descriptive Study.

Background: Nutritional rehabilitation centers (NRCs) were established with the objective of providing institutional care to malnourished children and building the capacity of the primary caregivers of these children.

Objectives And Methodology: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of nutritional interventional measures undertaken at NRCs in improving the nutritional status of admitted children; a retrospective facility-based descriptive study was conducted using the monthly performance reports (March 2015 to November 2019) of all NRCs in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

Results: Of the 3171 children registered in the NRCs, the majority were 1-3 years of age (59.

Prevalence of Primary Infertility and its Associated Risk Factors in Urban Population of Central India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Primary infertility is a serious health issue that has profound socioeconomic and health implications on both the individual and society. Despite the important consequences of infertility, estimation of its prevalence is limited.

Objective: The objective of the study is (1) to estimate the prevalence of primary infertility among women of reproductive age group in urban population of Central India and (2) to study its associated risk factors.