Implementation status of national airborne infection control guidelines in the health care facilities of a North Indian State: A mixed method study.

Objective: Healthcare-acquired infection (HCAIs), have become a significant cause of morbidity as well as mortality among the hospitalized patients and health care workers. The implementation of air-borne infection control measures play an important role in prevention of health care acquired infections (HCAIs). Hence, this study was planned to assess the implementation status of National Airborne Infection Control Guidelines in the health care settings of a North Indian State.

Prevalence of Psychiatric Morbidity and Cognitive Impairment among Patients Attending the Rural Noncommunicable Disease Clinic.

 This study aimed to assess the prevalence of cognitive impairment and psychiatric morbidity among the patients attending the rural noncommunicable disease clinic after controlling for various confounders (i.e., psychological morbidity, obesity, gender, level of education, duration of the illness and age).

Effect of Social Networking Sites on the Quality of Life of College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from a City in North India.

Introduction: With the advent and extensive use of the Internet and smartphones, social networking has become a pervasive part of human interaction. The use of these social networking sites or the Internet affects the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the people. Hence, there is need to understand how the time spent on social networking is affecting the quality of life (QOL) as a whole, especially among college-going students who are most likely users of social networking sites (18-21 years).

Factors affecting medical students' interests in working in rural areas in North India-A qualitative inquiry.

Background And Objective: The shortage of doctors, especially in rural areas, is a major concern in India, which in turn affects the effective delivery of health care services. To support new policies able to address this issue, a study was conducted to determine the discouraging and encouraging factors affecting medical students' interests towards working in rural areas.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive qualitative study has been conducted in three states of North India.