Evaluation of community-based care delivered by primary healthcare providers in management of hypertension in a rural area of West Bengal.

Background: Lifestyle modifications and medication compliance are key strategies.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of community-based care delivered by trained primary healthcare providers in management of hypertension.

Materials And Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted between two groups of newly diagnosed hypertensive patients to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention.

Trend, morbidity profile and immunization status of diphtheria admitted cases: A 5-years review from a sentinel centre in Kolkata.

Despite strengthening of the universal immunization program, diphtheria remains endemic in India. Diphtheria is under surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases of the World Health Organization and also in India. The present record-based retrospective study was conducted on 241 confirmed diphtheria patients admitted in an infectious disease hospital of Kolkata over 5 years (2015-2019) with the objectives of assessing the admission trend, immunization status, and outcome of patients.

Development and Validation of a Tool to Assess Perceptions and Practices Regarding Hypertension and Associated Comorbidities among Primary Health Care Providers of a Rural Community in India.

Background: Primary health-care providers can play a crucial role in the prevention and early detection of non-communicable diseases. Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey of primary health-care providers is needed to assess their gaps in knowledge, and identify barriers for effective implementation of the national program. However, such KAP instruments are lacking.

An Epidemiological Study on Empathy and its Correlates: A Cross-sectional Assessment among Medical Students of a Government Medical College of India.

Background: Empathy is a desirable quality in every clinician. It is a crucial determinant of patient-physician communication and relation. There are very few existent Indian studies on empathy of medical students and its correlates.

A study on fertility perception: an experience from west bengal, India.

Background: Fertility pattern has some influence on health of mother and child as well as it can resist population growth.

Methods: A cross sectional study on fertility perception among married women of reproductive age group, was carried out in 3 blocks and 2 municipality areas of Howrah District of West Bengal, India, covering 12 villages and 4 wards, selected by stratified multistage random sampling, for a period of 6 months from April to September 2009. Two thousand married women were the respondents.

Critical appraisal of mass DEC compliance in a district of west Bengal.

A cross sectional study was carried out to assess drug compliance after Mass Drug Administration of DEC and the factors responsible for poor compliance among the population of Murshidabad district of West Bengal during Jan 2009. Total study unit were 120 families covering 3 villages and one municipality ward area (30 families from each area). As a part of Revised Filaria control strategy, MDA programme was implemented in Murshidabad district from 29th-31st December 2008.

Reproductive tract infection and health seeking behaviour of eligible couples--an appraisal.

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Paschim Midnapur district of West Bengal during March 2009 to August 2009 to find out the prevalence of reproductive tract infection and the health seeking behaviour. The respondents were 2000 currently married women (15-49 years age group) selected by stratified multistage random sampling. House to house visit and data collection by interview technique was done by faculty members of community medicine of Calcutta National Medical College and other medical colleges through predesigned and pretested schedule.

Perceptions of couples about contraception in eastern India.

This community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in sampled villages and municipal wards of Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India among 2,000 respondents, 3/4 were from rural and 1/4 from urban areas, to determine perceptions of couples about contraception. Decision-making about fertility and contraception was mostly made by the husband. Forty-four point three percent of rural and 77.

Critical appraisal of healthcare delivery services by multipurpose workers in rural West Bengal.

This cross-sectional study of 35 multipurpose workers (MPWs) of Goalpokhar--II (Chakulia) block selected by random sampling in the district of Uttar Dinajpur showed that 30 respondents were female mostly in the age group less than 30 years and rest were male in the age group of above 30 years. Majority of respondents (65.7%) were educated up to the level of higher secondary.

Community perception of Dengue in slum areas of metropolitan city of West Bengal.

Dengue is one of the major public health problems which can be controlled with active participation of the community. A cross sectional study was conducted in urban field practice area of Calcutta National Medical College to determine perception of general population on the disease Dengue. A total 161 individuals were interviewed regarding the different aspects of the Dengue fever.

A study on determinants of occurrence of complications and fatality among diphtheria cases admitted to ID & BG Hospital of Kolkata.

This was a hospital-based case series study of diphtheria patients admitted to ID & BG Hospital of Kolkata from May 2004 to April 2005. A total of 107 patients were included in the study. Report of follow up of admitted patients and interview of family members were done.

Acute lower respiratory tract infection among under- fives in urban eastern India--an appraisal of risk factors.

200 under-fives children diagnosed as having ALRTI in pediatric OPD and indoor ward were sampled using standard case definition, and bodyweight was noted for each. All relevant factors of ALRTI were studied using pre-designed and pre-tested proforma. 90 (45%) were underweight and 143 (71.

Perception of general population about hepatitis B: a cross-sectional study.

Hepatitis B, is one of the major public health problems can be controlled with the active participation of the community. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the immunization clinic of Burdwan Medical College to identify the level of people's perception on the diseases Hepatitis B. A total of 210 individuals accompanying the children for routine immunization were interviewed.

A medico-social appraisal of commercial sex workers in a metropolitan city from eastern India.

This cross-sectional study of 146 commercial sex workers (CSWs) selected by stratified sampling, in a red light area of Kolkata, showed that 25.3% were teenagers and 37.0% were forced into the profession due to poverty.

Life events as risk factors for myocardial infarction: a pilot case-control study in Kolkata, India.

This case-control study was conducted in the Cardiology Department of Medical College, Kolkata, India, during 2000-2001, to explore the link between stressful life events and subsequent myocardial infarction (MI). One hundred consecutive confirmed MI patients were selected as a case group. One hundred age-, sex- and income-matched controls were selected from visitors other than relatives who attended these patients.

Intensified pulse polio immunisation coverage in slums of a metropolitan city: an appraisal.

A study was conducted by house-to-house visit during 2nd and 3rd round of IPPI in Nov and Dec 2000 in two slums adjacent to Medical College Kolkata. Total houses visited in these two rounds were 2836 and 611 children were immunised at home. Mothers of 503 children (who did not receive IPPI dose at booth on NIDs) were interviewed.