Publications by authors named "Rajinder Singh Balgir"
Background: Women in the postnatal period are a special group with a high risk to health. Providing good quality postnatal care can help reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the utilization of the postnatal services provided to mothers and to find the factors affecting the utilization of these services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Accredited social health activist (ASHA) workers act as a "bridge" between rural people and health service outlets and play a central role in achieving national health and population policy goals. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) V (2019-2021) data, infant mortality rate (IMR) is still high in rural areas (32.4 per 1000 live births) in Punjab, compared to urban areas (20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The free antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiative of the Government of India was launched on April 1, 2004, since then it is being scaled up in a phased manner. The aim of this study was to analyze the treatment outcome of patients receiving first-line ART through the National Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Control Programme of India.
Materials And Methods: This was an record-based retrospective analysis of data of patients who were put on ART from January 2009 to December 2009.
Aim: This study aims to study the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among adolescents and compare its distribution in the urban and rural areas.
Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Materials And Methods: One thousand adolescents aged 11 to 16 years studying in various private and government schools in urban and rural areas in district Patiala, Punjab were studied.