Publications by authors named "Manoj Rawal"

Background: Childhood cancers are emerging as an essential concern in India where there is lack of a specific programme component or policy to address childhood cancer control. There is limited information on the status and quality of childhood cancer care services in India. This paper describes the childhood cancer care services available at secondary and tertiary-level hospitals in India through a cross sectional study design.

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  • The study aimed to implement and evaluate a high-quality model of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Sonipat, North India, focusing on achieving 8 hours of skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding for newborns.
  • Using a mixed-methods approach, researchers conducted formative research and iterative cycles of implementation to refine the KMC model over a 12-month period.
  • Results showed significant success, with 87% of eligible babies receiving KMC at discharge, and high rates of skin-to-skin care and exclusive breastfeeding both in the hospital and at home, demonstrating the model's effectiveness in the local context.
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Objective: To know the prevalence of rotavirus among hospitalized <5 y children, their demographic profile and genotypic distribution of rotavirus strain from tertiary care center of rural Haryana.

Methods: An observational 3-year study done from June 2016 to June 2019 where children under 5 y of age hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis were enrolled. Various demographic, environmental, and clinical parameters were assessed.

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We describe an 18 month old girl with acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy, with palpable erythemaous purpuric rash on face, upper and lower limbs and ear lobules associated with edema and leukocytoclastic vasculitis. There were no systemic complications.

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Seckel syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance. It is associated with many CNS anomalies along with involvement of other systems. We present a case of Seckel syndrome with semilobar holoprosencephaly as associated CNS anomaly, which to the best of our knowledge has not been reported earlier.

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