Correlates of insomnia among the adults during COVID19 pandemic: evidence from an online survey in India.

Background: Psychosocial distresses are often associated with sleep disorders. This is found as a common population level observation during natural calamities or emergency situations like a pandemic. The current study was conducted to determine the magnitude of self-reported insomnia, and to identify its associated factors among the apparently healthy Indian adult population having access to social media during the lockdown period of COVID 19 pandemic.

A study on physical activity by a need-based curriculum for students in a rural area of West Bengal.

Background: Students must be made aware about the essentiality of optimum level of physical activity and the fact that it is the key to good health and an important technique to prevent and control a lot of noncommunicable diseases including depression and other related mental ill-health.

Materials And Methods: It was an institution-based intervention study among 187 Madrasah students of classes VII and VIII, conducted in five-phase assessment of the training needs of Madrasah students on different aspects of healthy lifestyle, development of a need-based module to be used by teachers to impart training of students through classroom setting, training of teachers to use the module to train students, training of students by the trained teachers in classroom setting, and evaluation of effectiveness of the training module.

Results: The mean pretest knowledge score in study Madrasah was 2.

Domestic migrant workers in India returning to their homes: emerging socioeconomic and health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Domestic migrant workers were stranded far from home when India declared nationwide lockdown to combat the pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A large number of these workers were left with no economic support, no food and in many cases nowhere to live. The pandemic posed a serious health threat to these people, and the socioeconomic insecurity pushed them towards the edge of sustainability.

Cognitive impairment and its predictors: A cross-sectional study among the elderly in a rural community of West Bengal.

Context: With the aging of Indian society, maintaining salubrious cognitive health in late life is a public health priority. Early detection and possible prevention of cognitive impairment (CI), thus, will help in increasing the quality of life of elderly people and decreasing the social, psychological, and economic burden of their families and caregivers.

Aims: The study aimed to assess proportion of CI and its predictors.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of different diagnostic procedures to detect gonococcus infection in resource-limited scenario.

Context: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative diplococcus, an obligate human pathogen, and the etiologic agent of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), gonorrhoea. culture is the standard procedure for diagnosis, which may be supported by nucleic acid tests and microscopy.

Aims: To determine the best possible method of diagnosis for Gonococcus infection in resource-limited settings.

Quantification of health-related quality of life among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: An institution-based study in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Context: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known chronic debilitating disease accounting for a large percentage of disability globally. Pain and stiffness, decreased work function, depression and emotional state alteration, fatigue, disability, and social handicaps are some patient reported outcomes, which if considered with priority the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with RA could improve.

Aims: This study was conducted with the aim to assess the HRQOL of the patients with RA and the determinants related to it.

Health seeking behavior of β-thalassemia major children and its attributes: An epidemiological study in Eastern India.

Background: Health seeking behaviour (HSB) of thalassemic children is one of the rarely explored entity.

Aim: To explore HSB of β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) children and its attributes.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional design, observational study, conducted among 328 β-TM children and their caregivers attending a tertiary care health facility of Kolkata; West Bengal situated in Eastern India in between May 2016 and April 2017 with a structured schedule.

Why are our elderly distressed? A cross-sectional study in a rural community of West Bengal.

Context: Population across the globe are aging rapidly due to demographic transition. More than 50% of the elderly in India suffer from one or more chronic diseases and psychological distress is one of the most common morbidities among them.

Aims And Objective: This study was conducted with the objective to assess the status of psychological distress among the elderly.

Elders suffering recurrent injurious falls: causal analysis from a rural tribal community in the eastern part of India.

Introduction: Falls among the elderly are prevalent but preventable. There is a knowledge gap regarding the factors causing recurrent injurious falls among the elderly, especially in tribal areas. The aim of the present study was to find out the incidence of injurious falls among elderly participants and measure the effect of selected predictors on recurrent injurious falls.

Perceived Stress and Coping Behavior among Future Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in West Bengal, India.

Background: Demanding clinical and academic environments have been potential sources of stress among nursing students. Inability to cope effectively often potentiates this stress. If not intervened early, this may have a detrimental effect on health and may eventually affect the future workforce in rendering care.

Diabetes in tuberculosis patients: An emerging public health concern and the determinants and impact on treatment outcome.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus are still of much public health concern. Screening of TB patients for diabetes will ensure early case detection, better management of diabetes, and better TB treatment outcome. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of diabetes in TB patients and their impact on treatment outcome of TB.

Bone health and its association with vitamin D and other covariates: A community-based study among women in a rural area of West Bengal.

Background: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and osteopenia, and primarily manifest as fragile bones. This is a rapidly emerging global health problem with increasing prevalence in India.

Objectives: The objective of this was to assess the status of bone health and find its determinants among women aged 40 years and above in a rural population of West Bengal.

Care-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of Beta-Thalassemia Major Children: An Epidemiological Study in Eastern India.

Caregivers are the persons who provide care at the time of distress or illness. They face many stress and strain to provide the best possible medical care for their children. There are very few studies that explored the care-related quality of life (CarerQoL) of the caregivers of thalassemic children and its correlates.

Effectiveness of preventive measures against COVID-19: A systematic review of modeling studies in indian context.

Background: In the absence of any approved treatment or vaccine against novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus -2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are the cornerstone to prevent the disease, especially in a populous country like India.

Objectives: To understand the effectiveness of NPIs reported in the contemporary literatures describing prediction models for prevention of the ongoing pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 specifically in Indian population.

Methods: Original research articles in English obtained through keyword search in PubMed, WHO Global Database for COVID19, and pre-print servers were included in the review.

Nutritional status and eating behavior of children: A study among primary school children in a rural area of West Bengal.

Background: Dietary preferences and childhood eating behavior has marked influence on nutritional status of children. The objective of the study was to find out eating behavior of primary school children in a rural area of West Bengal using Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and to determine association of body mass index (BMI) with eating behavior.

Methodology: It was an institution-based observational study with cross-sectional design done from May to August, 2018.

Metabolic syndrome and its correlates: A cross-sectional study among adults aged 18-49 years in an Urban Area of West Bengal.

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing dramatically of late, across all ages irrespective of gender, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. People with MetS have twice the likelihood of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease and more than seven times the risk of developing diabetes.

Objectives: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MetS among adults who were in their first three decades of adulthood and to find out the risk factors of MetS among them.

Association between duration of coal dust exposure and respiratory impairment in coal miners of West Bengal, India.

. The prevalence and severity of respiratory disorders are very high among coal miners as continuous exposure of workers in such an environment leads to accumulation of dust in the lungs. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of lung function impairment and to determine whether there is any correlation between dust exposure duration and lung function indices.

Morbidities of rice mill workers and associated factors in a block of West Bengal: A matter of concern.

Context: Rice mill workers usually belong to unorganized sector and lack in training regarding hazard prevention. Unprotected exposure to suspended particles and fumes can lead to respiratory morbidities among them. Workers, especially loaders, were susceptible to work-related musculoskeletal diseases.

Malnutrition, Its Attributes, and Impact on Quality of Life: An Epidemiological Study among β-Thalassemia Major Children.

Background: India is home to a large number of thalassemic children. Despite malnutrition being an essential determinant of their therapeutic goals and quality of life (QoL), it was hardly ever explored. With this background, this study aimed to estimate the proportion of β-thalassemia major (β-TM) children experiencing malnutrition, its attributes, and impact on their QoL.

Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS attending antiretroviral clinic in the center of excellence in HIV care in India.

Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a serious challenge globally. A plethora of morbidities due to crippling immune system reduces quality of life (QOL). The advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment has changed this deadly disease to a chronic manageable illness with focus shifting from fighting virus to ensuring a good QOL.

Vitamin D Insufficiency Risk Score for Screening for Vitamin D Insufficiency.

Background And Aims: Vitamin D Deficiency/Insufficiency (VDD/VDI) is now recognized as a pandemic. Vitamin D is a versatile yet crucial factor which is vital for many metabolic functions in our body. Till now there is no screening tool for VDD/VDI.

A Study on the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Components among Adults Aged 18-49 Years in an Urban Area of West Bengal.

Context: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is recognized as a major epidemic of the 21 century. People with MetS have twice the likelihood of developing and dying from cardiovascular diseases and more than seven times the risk of developing diabetes.

Aims: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of MetS and its components among adults who were in their first three decades of adulthood.