Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2-specific anti-spike IgM, IgG, and anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibodies during the second wave of the pandemic: A population-based cross-sectional survey across Kashmir, India.

Background: Within Kashmir, which is one of the topographically distinct areas in the Himalayan belt of India, a total of 2,236 cumulative deaths occurred by the end of the second wave. We aimed to conduct this population-based study in the age group of 7 years and above to estimate the seropositivity and its attributes in Kashmir valley.

Methods: We conducted a community-based household-level cross-sectional study, with a multistage, population-stratified, probability-proportionate-to-size, cluster sampling method to select 400 participants from each of the 10 districts of Kashmir.

Epidemiology of bronchial asthma in school children (10-16 years) in Srinagar.

Objectives: To assess the epidemiological profile of asthma in school going children in Srinagar, Kashmir.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Thirty-one schools with proportionate representation from both government and private schools as well as from primary, middle, and high schools.