Quality of life among community health workers in the districts of Koppal, Raichur and Mysore, Karnataka State, India.

Aim: To explore the Quality of life among the community health workers and its association with the socio-demographic variables.

Subject And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 739 Community Health Workers (CHWs), where a multistage random sampling technique was used and three districts were selected based on the proportion of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in the districts of Karnataka. "WHOQOL-BREF" was used along with a Sociodemographic profile to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) among the CHWs.

A Literature Review on Perceptions and Practices Related to Healthcare and Nutrition Amongst the Residents of Urban Slums Across India.

Urban regions are home to more than a billion people worldwide; by 2030, more than half of the world's population is projected to reside there. Many rural residents relocate to urban regions in pursuit of employment, better living conditions, and access to healthcare facilities. The study's primary objective is to collate the findings related to perceptions, knowledge, attitude, and practices from studies across the urban slums in India related to healthcare and nutrition.

Impact of Spirulina Chikki Supplementation on Nutritional Status of Children: An Intervention Study in Tumkur District of Karnataka, India.

Objective: To assess the impact of Spirulina Chikki supplementation on the nutritional status of children (6 months-6 years).

Design: A cross-sectional study design was adopted to assess the changes in nutritional status among the children (after 12 months of intervention period). The bassline and endline assessment were carried out from September 2020 to August 2021, respectively.

Providers' perspectives on the performance of primary healthcare centres in India: The missing link.

Background: Primary healthcare centres (PHCs) form the foundation of the Indian public health system, and thus their effective functioning is paramount in ensuring the population's health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set six aspects of performance assessment for general health systems, which are hardly applicable to the PHC setup in a low- and middle-income country. The Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) has prescribed a framework with five domains consisting of 36 indicators for primary healthcare performance assessment from a policy point of view.