Publications by authors named "R Rachwani Anil"
Determinants of substance use among young people attending primary health centers in India.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study reveals that 32.8% of young people aged 10-24 in India attending primary healthcare centers engage in substance use, with a median initiation age of 18.
- Most users begin before adolescence, with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis being the most frequently consumed substances.
- Key risk factors for substance use include being older, male, living in urban areas, having a family history of substance use, and lower socioeconomic status, highlighting the need for targeted intervention strategies.
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected life and livelihood worldwide, including India, with over five million deaths recorded over two years. In the present study, our objective was to analyze the COVID-19 deaths during the first and second waves in relation to demographic factors and comorbid conditions. Methods This was a hospital-based, retrospective comparative study of COVID-19 deaths that occurred in our hospital during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the safety, health, and well-being of healthcare workers, prompting a scoping review to examine these effects.
- A literature search identified 3,087 articles, but after thorough evaluation, only 30 were analyzed, revealing two key themes: safety concerns regarding virus exposure and the psychological strain on workers.
- Recommendations for improving healthcare workers' conditions included the implementation of fair policies and the provision of personalized mental health support to address anxiety, stress, and burnout.
To present a recently described surgical technique for the treatment of optic disc pit (ODP) and evaluate its outcomes. A patient presented with refractory serous macular detachment and secondary full thickness macular hole associated with ODP, for which he had already undergone pars-plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling and autologous serum application over the optic disc pit. A recently described surgical technique was carried out to treat this case.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScrub typhus is an acute febrile disease transmitted via bites from mite larvae (chigger) infected with Orientia tsutsugamushi. Arrhythmias, ischaemic changes and QT prolongation are some of the observed ECG abnormalities. The patient being reported presented with angina and was found to have sinus bradycardia with ST elevation in inferior leads and T wave inversion in lateral leads.
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