Nutritional Status of Under-five Siblings of Severely Wasted Children in Bhopal.

Objective: To study the prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition in siblings of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

Method: It was a community-based cross-sectional study of under-five year siblings of children with SAM.

Results: A total of 128 under-five years siblings were studied, 30% had SAM whereas 20% had moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).

Prescription Audit of Treatment of Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Amongst Paediatrician In Bhopal.

Background: A prescription by a doctor may be taken as a reflection of physician's attitude to the disease. Inappropriate prescription has always been a serious problem in developing countries.

Objectives: The objective was to observe the current prescription practices for the management of diarrhea and pneumonia in Bhopal.

Rapid Assessment of Low Utilisation of sexually transmitted infection Services amongst High Risk Groups in Designated sexually transmitted infection Clinics of Bhopal" - A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: High-risk groups (HRGs) have limited access to appropriate information and sexual and reproductive health services. They are a highly marginalized subgroup and their social stigma is a barrier for the use of health care and treatment.

Objectives: (1) To assess the knowledge regarding sexually transmitted infection (STI) infections among HRGs.

Diabetes in tuberculosis patients: An emerging public health concern and the determinants and impact on treatment outcome.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus are still of much public health concern. Screening of TB patients for diabetes will ensure early case detection, better management of diabetes, and better TB treatment outcome. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of diabetes in TB patients and their impact on treatment outcome of TB.

Addressing Maternal Mortality in Selected Districts of Madhya Pradesh, India - A Human Rights-based Approach.

Background: Maternal mortality is an indicator of state of maternal health services, status of women, women's health, and above all developments of nation.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to identify the patterns and causes, medical as well as sociocultural, of maternal death as well as consider and list out the rights realization perspective of the mothers, their immediate families and the community at large.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three districts of Madhya Pradesh, India, for 1 year.

Comparison of Performance of Digital Hemoglobinometer over Automated Hematology Analyzer for Hemoglobin Estimation and Its user-friendliness among the Pregnant Women in Selected District Hospitals of Madhya Pradesh.

Context: There is a need for a simple screening method for the detection of anemia that can be used by public health workers in the field.

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare two methods for hemoglobin estimation, i.e.

How Non Consumers Differ from Consumers: A Qualitative Approach to Synthesize the Attributes of Iron Folic Acid End Users.

Introduction: Anaemia continues to be a major hurdle to achieve optimum health in Indian population context. Although government continues to promote Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation as one of the key strategies to combat with burden of anaemia, the expected level of IFA consumption and subsequent anaemia reduction could not be achieved. This study tries to investigate those influences, concerns, experiences and behaviour from an end user perspective through a qualitative methodology which may affect the IFA consumption ambi-directionally.

Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana on institutional delivery rate and maternal morbidity and mortality: an observational study in India.

The Government of India initiated a cash incentive scheme--Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)--to promote institutional deliveries with an aim to reduce maternal mortality ratio (MMR). An observational study was conducted in a tertiary-care hospital of Madhya Pradesh, India, before and after implementation of JSY, with a sample of women presenting for institutional delivery. The objectives of this study were to: (i) determine the total number of institutional deliveries before and after implementation of JSY, (ii) determine the MMR, and (iii) compare factors associated with maternal mortality and morbidity.