Hypertension in urban slums of southern India: Burden, awareness, health seeking, control and risk factor profile.

Introduction: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global disease burden. Inequalities in health among urban poor and non-poor is a matter of concern. The current study was done to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and to describe the health seeking and risk factor profile of people with hypertension in the urban slums of Kochi, Kerala, India.

A comparison of clinical outcomes between vaccinated and vaccine-naive patients of COVID-19, in four tertiary care hospitals of Kerala, South India.

The Problem Considered: This multi-centric study analyzed data of COVID-19 patients and compared differences in symptomatology, management, and outcomes between vaccinated and vaccine-naive patients.

Methods: All COVID-19 positive individuals treated as an in-or out-patient from the 1March to 15 May 2021 in four selected study sites were considered for the study. Treatment details, symptoms, and clinical course were obtained from hospital records.