History of son preference and sex selection in India and in the west.

In the history of mankind, there was a time when women dominated the world. In due course of time, as the patriarchal societies evolved, the status of women gradually declined. Sons were preferred to daughters.

High prevalence of bacteriuria in pregnancy and its screening methods in north India.

The study aims at finding out the prevalence of bacteruria in pregnancy in an urban setting and ascertaining methods to screen them in primary care clinics. A total of 1 61 pregnant ladies visiting a primary care clinic were screened for bacteriuria based on the symptomatology. Urine culture was done to know the prevalence of bacteriuria.

Relation between birthweight and blood pressure among 7-8 year old rural children in India.

Background: Fetal malnutrition has been proposed as a cause of higher blood pressure. However, some studies have shown no or little effect of birthweight on blood pressure. Confounding and selection bias have been a problem in some of the studies.

Are primary health workers skilled enough to assess the severity of illness among young infants?

Objective: To evaluate the skills of health workers in assessing the severity of illness among young infants.

Design: Cross sectional.

Setting: Five different health institutions viz, subcenter, primary health center, community health center, sub-divisional hospital, district hospital.