Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk stratification is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for effective CVD management in primary healthcare settings. Using the 2019 updated WHO CVD risk charts, we estimated the 10-year risk for developing fatal and non-fatal CVD among participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI). Methods We conducted secondary data analysis using the Wave-1 dataset of LASI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver the past few decades, hypertension (HTN) has affected both young and old people. The public health problem has an enormous economic impact on societies as well. The present review aimed to understand and compare the differences from the available literature on HTN treatment at the primary care level in various states and at the national level in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalnutrition is very common in liver disease patients. The nutrition status of chronic hepatitis C infected patients was assessed in those with both compensated and decompensated liver disease. A prospective non-interventional observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital among patients attending the liver clinic under medicine Outpatient Department (OPD), with follow-up till six months since recruitment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: A complex dysregulation of glucose homeostasis, Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is an iceberg disease with an ever-rising global (8.5%, 2018) and national prevalence (7.3% - ICMR-INDIAB study, 2017) amidst adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Anemia during pregnancy is an important public health problem and is associated with a number of maternal and fetal complications. Intravenous iron sucrose (IVIS) has been reported to be safe and efficacious in raising the hemoglobin (Hb) level among pregnant women. However, most of the studies were conducted in controlled research settings, and there is a paucity of data on the effectiveness when IVIS is given as routine therapy in public health facilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Anemia continues to be a major public health problem in India despite multiple initiatives to address it among various vulnerable groups including adolescents. Aim This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anemia among rural adolescent girls who had attained menarche. Methods The community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 28 villages of Ballabgarh Block of district Faridabad, Haryana.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn India, the world's second most populous state, an increasing proportion of its population are elderly. Older people invariably face special psychiatric challenges. In a community-based cross-sectional study, depression was found to be present in almost a third of the elderly; furthermore, low family income, poor literacy and uncertain employment status were found to be significant associations.
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