Exploring the utilization of targeted intervention services by transgender individuals in Uttarakhand, India: a qualitative study.

Purpose: Transgender (TG) women face violence, discrimination, and stigma, which affect their mental health and hinder their access to targeted intervention (TI) services. This lack of access may increase the risk of human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STIs). However, the utilization of TI services among transgender women in Uttarakhand, as well as across the country, remains understudied.

Capacity building initiative for first-aid trainers and providers from the community and for the community: A quasiexperimental pilot study in schools.

Introduction: Schools provide an ideal setting for teaching first-aid skills. A concern is who should train these students when medical doctors and paramedics are busy in hospitals. School teachers can be enabled with instructors' skills for delivering first-aid training to students under the supervision of one lead instructor.

Chemical functionalization of Chitosan biopolymer with diacetyl monoxime for enhanced Cr(VI) removal from aqueous media.

Hexavalent chromium is known for high toxicity as well as carcinogenicity and leads to contamination of water bodies through various anthropogenic activities. Chitosan biopolymer has limited adsorption capacity towards this toxicant. In order to boost hexavalent chromium adsorption, diacetylmonoxime was used to modify thiolated chitosan.

Prevalence of Unhealthy Lifestyles and Its Correlates Among College-Going Students in Rishikesh, India: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have a significant impact on health concerns. The transition from school to college coincides with various stressors, affecting student health. The objective was to assess the prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles among college-going students and examine the association of composite lifestyle scores with selected demographic variables.

Prevalence and Barriers of Menstrual Hygiene Practices among Women of Reproductive Age Group in Rural Field Practice Areas of a Tertiary Care Center in Rishikesh.

Background: Menstruation is a natural, physiological process experienced by all adolescent girls and women. The reproductive age group is the largest and most susceptible to various health and illness-related risk factors. This study aims to find the prevalence of satisfactory menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among women of reproductive age group and we also want to explore the cultural practices and beliefs related to menstruation and barriers to satisfactory MHM.