Effect of quality and quantity of diet on nutritional status of under-five children residing in the rural area: A longitudinal study.

Introduction: Variety and adequacy of intake of food are required to meet the nutritional needs of the children. Due to poverty/illiteracy, poor families depend on a single food group that is, cereals. Due to the pandemic also, the nutrition of the growing children is affected.

Clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 positive patients -A cross sectional study.

Background: Globally 220 countries and territories are affected and cases of COVID-19 have increased by 8% resulting in 3.6 million new cases. The most common symptoms include fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, headache and mortality rate was uncertain.

Concept map as a teaching and learning tool for medical students.

Background And Aim: Concept maps hold great potential for the students as it helps in the formulation of new concepts as well to evaluate the learning ability of the students. However, the use of concept maps as a teaching tool in medical students in India has not been explored, to the best of our knowledge. This study was conducted to assess the use of concept maps in improving learning among medical students.

Lifestyle factors influencing the academic performance among the secondary school students in an urban area of south India.

Objective: School children are exposed to various social, environmental, nutritional and cultural changes which will influence their lifestyle and can impose behavioral change. This study was formulated to assess the lifestyle factors influencing the academic performance among secondary school students in an urban area of south India.

Materials And Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among secondary school students of grade 8, 9 and 10 in public and private schools of an urban area.

Risk of developing Diabetes Mellitus among urban poor South Indian population using Indian Diabetes Risk Score.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is increasing its share of burden to the health-related problems in developing countries such as India. Urban slum residents constitute the "vulnerable population" who lack the basic health amenities. Lack of effective screening for primary prevention has been one of the reasons for the rising burden.

Biological risk factors for coronary artery disease among adults residing in rural area of North Karnataka, India.

Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) accounts for 60% of all deaths and 47% of burden of diseases which is progressively increasing in rural population in terms of absolute numbers. Biological risk factors contribute significantly to the cardiovascular burden. Hence, this study was undertaken to assess the biological risk factors among adults residing in rural area.