A study to assess the nutritional status and dietary gap among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Raipur city.

Background: Undernutrition raises the likelihood of progressing from tuberculosis (TB) infection to active TB illness and causes weight loss. Proper food and nutrition are important in the treatment of tuberculosis patients. Active tuberculosis necessitates a substantial energy expenditure.

Evaluating a research methodology workshop among postgraduate students using Kirkpatrick's model.

Background: In this era of evidence-based medicine, only systematic research can help in providing judicious and precise healthcare to individual patients based on updated knowledge and skills. However, many medical professionals do not feel competent and confident enough to conduct research. One of the reasons could be the lack of a research-based curriculum in undergraduate courses.

Health-Related Lifestyle Among College-Going Youth in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Introduction Youth is a period where a number of healthy and unhealthy habits get acquired that last throughout a person's life.Youth health promotion has become a key study focus around the world. Thus this study is undertaken to understand health-related lifestyles affecting college-going youth.

Ovarian pregnancy: uncommon mode of presentation.

Ovarian pregnancy is very rare, and its incidence is 1 in 3000 live births. In this condition, common risk factors for ectopic pregnancy not usually found. It usually occurs in fertile women and more commonly with in-situ intrauterine device (IUD).

Accuracy in certification of cause of death in a tertiary care hospital--a retrospective analysis.

Every physician is duty bound to issue a "Cause of Death" certificate in the unfortunate event death of his/her patient. Incomplete and inaccurate entry in these certificates poses difficulty in obtaining reliable information pertaining to causes of mortality, leads to faulty public health surveillance, and causes hindrance in research. This study intends to evaluate the completeness and accuracy of Medical Certification of Cause of Death in our Institute and to formulate strategy to improve the quality of reporting of cause of death.

Knowledge attitude and practice of pesticide use among agricultural workers in Puducherry, South India.

Objectives: To study the level of knowledge and practice related to pesticides and their adverse effects among agricultural workers.

Materials And Methods: A cross sectional study among 100 randomly selected agricultural workers, using or ever used pesticide within last one year was conducted in Puducherry, South India. The questionnaire was adapted from WHO field surveys of 'Exposure to Pesticides Standard Protocol' and similar studies.