Can community health workers screen under 5 yr children with computer program.

EKALAVYA computer program aims at high risk screening of under 5 children in Primary Health Centers by Community Health Workers (CHWs) simulating existing programs like CSSM, ICDS etc. This integrates many common symptoms like fever, respiratory, diarrhea, convulsions etc. along with health promotional aspects like growth, immunization etc.

Comparison of rectal and axillary temperatures in neonates admitted to a neonatal unit.

To determine whether axillary temperature could be used as an alternative to rectal temperature, 45 neonates were subjected to simultaneous rectal temperature and axillary temperature recordings. Each baby had an average of 10 recordings over the first 72 hours. The mean of these readings was taken and subjected to regression analysis and the 't' paired test.