Improving access to utilize the healthcare services facilitated by ASHAs, ANMs and medical officers of PHC among scheduled tribe pregnant women: An interventional study.

Introduction: Early marriages, early childbirth, low BMI and high incidence of anaemia are known factors for high maternal mortality among tribal pregnant women.

Materials And Methods: This was a mixed method study (qualitative and quantitative) undertaken to evaluate educational intervention package among tribal pregnant women in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh State in South India. A baseline household survey with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in both intervention group (n = 109) and control group (n = 119) of ST habitations.

Hypertension treatment cascade among men and women of reproductive age group in India: analysis of National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021).

Background: Only a proportion of adults with hypertension are diagnosed and receive recommended prescriptions despite the availability of inexpensive and efficacious treatment. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of different stages of hypertension treatment cascade among the reproductive age groups in India at the national and state levels. We also identified the predictors of different stages of the hypertension treatment cascade.

Risk Factors for DOTS Treatment Default Among New HIV-TB Coinfected Patients in Nalgonda (Dist.) Telangana (State): A Case Control Study.

Background: The therapeutic regimens as recommended by the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) have been shown to be highly effective for both preventing and treating tuberculosis, but poor adherence to medication is a major barrier to its global control.

Aim And Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the influence of patient related factors for DOTS Treatment Default among HIV-TB Co-infected cases.

Setting And Design: This was a case control study conducted in Nalgond, Telangana.

Assessment of menopausal symptoms among women attending various outreach clinics in South Canara District of India.

Introduction: Menopausal symptoms experienced by women are known to affect their quality-of-life. The symptoms experienced at menopause are quite variable and their etiology is found to be multifactorial. This study was hence done to assess the pattern and severity of menopausal symptoms and to find out the factors associated with these symptoms.

Ringxiety and the Mobile Phone Usage Pattern among the Students of a Medical College in South India.

Aims: Technologies like mobile phones may not always work positively but they may have unforeseen adverse effects. This study was conducted to find the proportion of students who experienced ringxiety (phantom ringing) and other perceived effects, as well as the pattern of the mobile phone usage among college students.

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, south India, among 336 medical students by using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire.

A study on health provider practices and the influencing factors in a primary health care setting in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka.

Objectives: To ascertain the range of services provided by the various health providers, to study their criteria for determining fees for the services provided, to understand the barriers in providing the services and to study the factors responsible for their job satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in rural areas of Udupi taluk between September 2007 and October 2008 among 150 rural practitioners. Data was collected by interviewing the practitioners using pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire.