Assessment of dietary habits and nutritional status among adolescent girls in a rural area of Puducherry: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Background Adolescence is a crucial period for growth and dietary habit formation among females for leading a healthy life in future. Objective To assess the dietary habits and nutritional status using the body mass index (BMI) among adolescent girls from a rural village in Puducherry. Methodology This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted during February 2017 among 252 adolescent girls in rural Puducherry.

Awareness and practices of menstrual hygiene among females of reproductive age in rural Puducherry - a mixed method study.

Background: Menstruation is a physiological process. Unfortunately, there is substantial lacuna in knowledge related to menstrual hygiene among females.

Objectives: To assess the awareness and prevailing practices of menstrual hygiene, prevalence of symptoms related to genito-urinary tract infection, and the factors influencing menstrual hygiene practices, among women of reproductive age in rural Puducherry.

Household survey on public awareness and attitudes toward dengue infection in rural Tamil Nadu, South India.

Background: Dengue is the most common life-threatening arboviral infection contributing to 92 million infections worldwide. India alone contributes for 34% of the global burden. Success of dengue control depends largely on adequate knowledge and good practices of preventive measures.

A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic Under National Adolescent Health Program, Puducherry, India.

Objectives: To assess the awareness and utilization of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinic (AFHC) services among school going adolescents (14-19 y) and to explore the forces 'for' and 'against' the utilization of AFHC services in Puducherry, India.

Methods: This mixed-methods study was conducted in two primary health centres. Record review assessed the utilization of AFHC service.