Determinants of multimorbidity among elderly population in maharashtra, India: Logistic regression analysis.

Background: Population aging is an emerging global trend. Because of decreasing fertility rates and improved healthcare, the lifespan of elderly population increased. Consequently, proportion of elderly population is increasing at an alarming rate.

Study to Assess Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness to Promote Safe Motherhood among Women from a Rural Area of Western Maharashtra.

Background: Promotion of maternal health should be an integrated approach comprising adequate planning of pregnancy coupled with the awareness of the available maternal and child health services and its utilization.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) among antenatal and postnatal women and to assess the factors related to it.

Materials And Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 antenatal and postnatal women attending a tertiary care hospital of Karad.

Gaps in facilities available at Community Health Centers/Rural Hospitals as per Indian public health standards - Study from Western Maharashtra.

Background: The launch of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) gives us the opportunity to review the functioning and bring up the Community Health Centers (CHC) services to the level of Indian Public Health Standards and thus improve the lives of citizens.

Objectives: Assessment of the gaps in the facilities available at Community health centers/Rural hospitals as per Indian Public health standards.

Methods: Facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Satara district of Maharashtra.

Menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls - A study from urban slum area.

Background: Adolescence has been recognized as a special period that requires specific attention as it marks the onset of menarche, an important milestone, and hence good hygienic practices during menstruation are crucial to maintain a healthy life.

Aims And Objectives: This study was planned to assess knowledge, beliefs, and source of information regarding menstruation, and also to assess hygiene among them.

Materials And Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in urban slum area.

Differential trend of leprosy in rural and urban area of western Maharashtra.

Leprosy, major public health problem in Satara District with prevalence rate of 61/10000 population in 1990. With a view to eliminate Leprosy, Government of India launched National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) in Satara district during July 1990 to overcome the burden of Leprosy with Multi-Drug Treatment and subsequently Modified Leprosy Elimination Campaign and Block Leprosy Awareness Campaign. The objective of the study is to assess the differential trend of Leprosy in rural and urban area of Satara district.

A study of the outbreak of Chikungunya fever.

Background And Objectives: Chikungunya fever occurred in an epidemic form in the state of Maharashtra after a gap of about 32 years. Many cases with symptoms which were suggestive of Chikungunya fever were reported from the village Kasegaon, Dist Sangli, Maharashtra, India. Hence, this study was done to assess the magnitude of the outbreak and to identify the possible socio-environmental factors which are responsible for Chikungunya fever.

Evaluation of national leprosy eradication programme in Satara District, Maharashtra.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of national leprosy eradication programme (NLEP) in Satara District. A retrospective record based study was conducted in the district leprosy control unit with evaluation indicators like prevalence rate (PR), new case detection rate (NCDR), percentage of cases released from treatment, proportion of female cases among new cases, proportion of multi bacillary (MB) cases among new cases, proportion of grade-2 disability among new cases and proportion of child cases among new cases and trend was analyzed for statistical significance by using Chi-square test. During study period from year March 2003-04 to March 2007-08, there was decrease in PR of leprosy from 2.

A study of some clinical variables in predicting outcome after acute myocardial infarction.

The univariate analysis of age, previous myocardial infarction, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, etc, accounted their association with increased mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Thus, the study was undertaken to determine the significance of some such variables among hospitalised AMI cases by applying univariate statistical techniques. Two years retrospective data of 208 hospitalised AMI cases was collected from patients' records.

Case-control study of lung cancer among sugar cane farmers in India.

Objectives: To investigate the risk of lung cancer among sugar cane farmers and sugar mill workers.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted based in six hospitals in the predominantly sugar cane farming districts of the province of Maharashtra in India. Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed cases were identified from these hospitals between May 1996 and April 1998.

Practice of self medication among slum-dwellers.

A cross sectional study including 110 households covering 630 individuals was carried out in an urban slum community to study the prevalence of practice of self medication by house to house survey. Self medication was practiced by 34.55% respondents and prevalent among all the age groups.