Indian J Community Med
July 2024
Background: Considering the concerns of obesity problems, Mumbai Police authorities had launched full-day residential "Healthy Living Training Program" in February 2019 for obese policemen. We studied the effectiveness of the program by assessing health profile of the participants, and change in anthropometric measurements and blood pressure readings.
Methods And Materials: Permission from the concerned authorities and approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) were taken.
Background: "CoviSainik Program" was implemented in collaboration with the Ambuja Cement Foundation and Community Medicine Department in rural districts of eight states of India from May to December 2021 to create a cadre of volunteers. The aim of the present paper is to describe the program and evaluate it so that the findings can be the guiding tool for policymakers to replicate a similar program.
Material And Method: A cross-sectional, mixed-method - concurrent study design was adopted to evaluate the program for its short-term outcomes such as gain in the basic knowledge of COVID-19 amongst master trainers and their feedback and program output viz - the proportion of volunteers trained and their profile by census sampling.
Introduction: There is a paucity of research on conducting written formative assessment with constructive feedback for theory paper writing for postgraduates of Community Medicine in India. The concept of "Written Formative assessments with Peer-Assisted Learning Program" was implemented to improve the first 2 levels of Miller's Pyramid and assess its impact on the summative assessment.
Materials And Methods: The program was conducted for 2 batches of postgraduate students in the Community Medicine enrolled for the academic session of 2016-2019 and 2017-2020.
J Family Med Prim Care
January 2022
Background: Police are the frontline warriors who themselves are at risk of getting corona infection. This research with considerable sample size is the first of its kind to assess the epidemiological determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in the police personnel.
Material And Methods: The Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) approval and permission from police authorities were taken.
Background: India is a lower middle-income country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Despite improvements in its economy, it has a high child mortality rate, with significant differences in child mortality both between and within different states. In this research, we tend to explore factors as to how a particular child's growth is optimal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Second-year MBBS students need to be trained in applying theoretical knowledge into practice so that they can give appropriate advice during family visits in the community. For this, it is necessary to utilize the classroom timing for discussion and facilitation. In "flipped classrooms," what is normally done in class and what is normally done as homework is switched or flipped.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe sorption and leaching behavior of kresoxim-methyl was explored in four different soils, viz., clay, sandy loam, loamy sand, and sandy loam (saline), representing vegetables and fruits growing regions of India. Adsorption of kresoxim-methyl in all the soils reached equilibrium within 48 h.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rate of degradation of kresoxim methyl and its effect on soil extra-cellular (acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and β-glucosidase) and intra-cellular (dehydrogenase) enzymes were explored in four different soils of India. In all the tested soils, the degradation rate was faster at the beginning, which slowed down with time indicating a non-linear pattern of degradation. Rate of degradation in black soil was fastest followed by saline, brown and red soils, respectively and followed 1st or 1st + 1st order kinetics with half-life ranging between 1-6 days for natural soil and 1-19 days for sterile soils.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA field dissipation study was conducted to evaluate the pre-harvest interval (PHI) and processing factor (PF) for kresoxim methyl (Ergon 44.3 SC) residues in grapes and during raisin making process at recommended dose (RD) and double the recommended dose (DRD). Kresoxim methyl residues dissipated following 1st-order kinetics with a half-life of 10 and 18 days at RD and DRD, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA single-step methanol extraction based method was developed and validated for simultaneous estimation of the residues of streptomycin and tetracycline group compounds in pomegranate fruits by LC-MS/MS. The limits of quantification for all target compounds were ≤0.005 mg kg(-1) with recoveries (%) at fortification levels of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Occup Environ Med
May 2012
Background: Beedi rollers are exposed to unburnt tobacco dust through cutaneous and pharyngeal route. They are not aware of their rights. Studies have been conducted on beedi workers but not many studies are carried out in urban areas.
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