Publications by authors named "Ramadass Sathiyamoorthy"

Introduction: Health workforce is the important pillar of health system in India. Efficient utilization of scarce community-level human resources in health care is critical to ensure optimum care in a community.

Objective: To describe the time utilization pattern of health workers (HWs) during field activity at the primary healthcare level and to study the facilitators and barriers in efficient time utilization.

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Background: Information technology (IT) can be used by frontline health workers (FLWs) to connect and deliver care to the community. Various studies in India have assessed the beneficial impact of IT usage by FLWs, but for the long-term sustainability, the attitude and belief toward IT usage have not been adequately studied. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge and attitude and to explore the beliefs of FLWs toward the use of IT in a rural area of Haryana.

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Background: Hypertension, is a crucial risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies assessing the risk of developing CVD among high-risk groups like hypertensives is limited.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to find the distribution of CVD risk with respect to hypertension status among Indian adults.

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Background: Hypertension among adolescents is a public health problem, which is going to become more severe given the current obesity epidemic. There is a scarcity of information on the reference range value for blood pressure (BP) cut-off for adolescents.

Aim: We aimed to establish BP distribution in adolescents aged 15-19 years by using the nationally representative National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) data.

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Screen-based media usage among young people is blooming rapidly due to technological and digital revolution. We conducted community-based cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of excess screen time and its association with sociodemographic and behavioral patterns in a rural block of Haryana, India. A semi-structured interview schedule was administered by trained physicians to ascertain screen time in a typical day and various socioeconomic and behavioral factors among a random sample of 860 young men aged 18-24 years.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigated the prevalence of presbyopia, a common condition leading to near vision impairment in adults aged 35 and older, finding that 42.9% of surveyed individuals had the condition.
  • - Spectacles coverage among those with presbyopia was low at 25.8%, with higher prevalence linked to factors like female gender, older age, and literacy.
  • - Common barriers to addressing the unmet need for presbyopia included personal reasons and a lack of felt need, highlighting the need for increased awareness and accessible services.
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The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program was started in India in 1997. There has been no nationwide survey to assess the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature to provide an estimate of the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India.

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