An educational intervention for improving knowledge, attitude, and practice of dietary salt intake among individuals with hypertension in public sector secondary care facilities, Agra, India, 2021.

We conducted a pre-post intervention study to determine knowledge, attitude, and practice toward dietary salt intake before, immediately, and 1-month after nurse-led one-on-one counseling. We purposively selected three public health facilities in Agra, India, and enrolled all eligible hypertensive patients aged 18-60 under treatment for ≥6 months. Of the 153 patients at the 1-month follow-up, counseling improved knowledge (4% vs.

Impact of lockdown and unlocking on symptomatology and emergency department visits during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a complete nationwide lockdown on March 24, 2020. The months of April and May had stringent lockdown measures followed by a gradual loosening of restrictions in a graded manner.

Methods: This observational study was performed in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital in south India triage Priority 1 and Priority 2 patients presented during the COVID-19 lockdown and unlock periods spanning from April 2020 to August 2020.

Eco-friendly pH detecting paper-based analytical device: Towards process intensification.

This work describes the development of a miniaturized paper-based pH detection platform using natural dye extracted from red cabbage (Brassica oleracea). The easily available paper was used as a substrate and the requisite patterned zone was created with the aid of a punching machine. Experimental parameters were optimized to obtain the best signal readout.