Vol 4, No 8 (2017)

August 2017

Table of Contents

Review Articles

A systematic review of the literature on survey questionnaires to assess self-medication practices
Dnyanesh Limaye, Vaidehi Limaye, Gerard Krause, Gerhard Fortwengel
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173192
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2620-2631
Antimicrobial resistance: the next BIG pandemic
Divya Chaudhry, Priyanka Tomar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173306
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2632-2636
Is vitamin D deficiency contributing to high predisposition to non-communicable diseases in Indians? A review article
Amrita Sarkar, Debjit Roy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173307
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2637-2640

Original Research Articles

Knowledge and attitude toward Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among heath colleges' students in Najran, Saudi Arabia
Ali Saeed Alqahtani
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173153
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2641-2647
Hypertensive patients’ adherence to pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment methods, in Turkey
Kevser Tarı Selçuk, Celalettin Çevik, Yeliz Mercan, Haydar Koca
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173308
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2648-2657
Is knowledge and practice of oral rehydration therapy suboptimal? Assessment at Federal Medical Center, Asaba, South-South Nigeria
Bertilla U. Ezeonwu, Ayodeji Ayodele, Obinna C. Ajaegbu, Nkemjika E. Mbagwu, Odiri Ovemeso, Angela A. Okolo
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173309
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2658-2662
Fasting blood glucose level and its association with sex, body mass index and blood pressure: a cross sectional study on a Bangladeshi public university students
Md Imam Hossain, Md. Shariful Islam, Mirza Rokibul Hasan, Moriom Akter, Md. Sadek Hosen Khoka
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173310
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2663-2669
Risk factor assessment and screening for diabetes in field practice area of a private medical college in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu
Sathish Dev, Timsi Jain, Sivaprakasam P., Dinesh Raja
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173151
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2670-2673
Impact of workplace environment on health of leather factory workers
Arunkumar Yogaraj G., Rama Ravi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173311
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2674-2680
Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases among rural population of Bidar
Mahesh B. Tondare, Naveenkumar G. Havale, Rahul C. Bedre, Pallavi Kesari
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173116
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2681-2685
Concordance of two sputum smear microscopy for diagnosis of presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care hospital
Star Pala, Kyrshan G. Lynrah
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173152
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2686-2689
Awareness and practices regarding standard precautions for infection control among the hospital support staff in a tertiary care hospital in South India: a cross sectional study
Anusha Taarinie Jha, George P. Jacob, Mahathi Ramireddy, Yogesh Kini K.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173191
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2690-2695
Risk factors for depression among elderly in Bangalore urban district: a case control study
Ravindra N. R., Rashmi M. R., R. Maheswaran
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173312
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2696-2700
Treatment outcome of the retreatment tuberculosis patients under RNTCP in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Praveen B. Gautam, Ashwini Kumar Mishra, Santosh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173167
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2701-2705
A study of awareness and factors affecting acceptance of PPIUCD in South-East Rajasthan
Ashutosh Sharma, Vinita Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173313
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2706-2710
Students’ sexual exposure in tertiary institutions: a case study of some universities in Abia state of Nigeria
E. E. Enwereji, E. I. Akubugwo, J. O. Onwuka, D. C. Ckikezie
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173314
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2711-2717
An epidemiological cross-sectional study to assess the socio-demographic profile and to study the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in an urban slum of Mumbai
Daniel A. Saji, Mahesh B. Jajulwar, Anita G. Shenoy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173197
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2718-2724
Immunization status of children visiting a health centre in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir: reasons for drop-outs from immunization
Ankita Singh, K. P. S. Senger, Arvind K. Singh, Ajay K. Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173315
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2725-2728
Oral health knowledge, attitude and practices among male Qassim university students
Mahmoud F. Jaber, Asif Khan, Yousif Elmosaad, Mustafa Mohammed Mustafa, Nagwa Suliman, Ahmad Jamaan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173316
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2729-2735
Prevalence of hypertension and its socio-demographic factors among adult population in a rural community of Singur block, Hooghly district, West Bengal
Nabarun Karmakar, Sourav Naiya, Indranil Saha, Rabindranath Sinha, Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo, Aparajita Dasgupta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173317
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2736-2740
A study on prevalence of myopia and its associated factors in school children of Salem, Tamil Nadu
Chellavel Ganapathi K., Arun Vijay Paul R, Kokila K., Bharath Kumar S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173114
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2741-2744
Self-care practices among type II diabetics attending primary health centre, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
Uma Maheshwari R., Sowmiya K. R., Kavin S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173113
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2745-2749
Adolescent anaemia its prevalence and determinants: a cross-sectional study from south Kerala, India
Sajith Kumar Soman, Binu Areekal, Asha Joan Murali, Rosin George Varghese
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173318
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2750-2756
Self-medication practices versus health of the community
Ruma Dutta, Dinesh Raja, Anuradha R., Lawrence Dcruze, Timsi Jain, Sivaprakasam P.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173169
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2757-2761
Management of diarrheal diseases among children under five years: a case study of mothers at Kakamega county, Kenya
Peterson M. Njeru, John M. Kariri, Mary W. Murigi, Heuston M. Waweru, Felister M. Muriithi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173319
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2762-2766
Cross-cultural determinants of pre-adolescent self-esteem and body image
Manuel de Gracia, Patricia Trujano, Carlos Nava, Gilberto Limón
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173320
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2767-2773
Prevalence of hypertension in a rural community of coastal Karnataka: a cross sectional study
Trapti Saxena, Rajeev K. H.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173321
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2774-2777
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes using Indian diabetes risk score and its risk factors in a rural area of Tamil Nadu, India
Sathiya Narayanan S., Shankar S., Padmini S. K.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173322
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2778-2782
Global hunger index of India based on National family health survey-IV with special reference to some states and critical review
Ashish Wasudeo Khobragade, K. Rajan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173323
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2783-2786
Qualitative exploration of infant and young child feeding practices in rural field practice area of SSIMS and RC: a focus group discussion study
Geethalakshmi R. G., Smitha Yadav J. S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173324
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2787-2792
Knowledge, attitude and practices about diabetes mellitus and its complications in T2DM patients attending the UHC in Mumbai
Rufiat Nasiruddin Kazi, Mangala M. Bote, Kedar J. Raikar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173325
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2793-2797
Strengthening of sentinel surveillance through priority settings in public health resource allocation
Raghvendra Gumashta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173326
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2798-2802
Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Staphylococcus aureus in tertiary care hospital, SRMSIMS, Bareilly, U.P.
Vaishali Gupta, Ravi Pachori, Rahul Kumar Goyal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173327
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2803-2809
Are rural adults happy? An observational study of happiness and its determinants
Chythra R. Rao, Shashi J. Soans, Zari Anjum, Muthu Kumar, Asha Kamath, Avinash Shetty
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173328
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2810-2815
Epidemiological surveillance of tuberculosis among HIV/AIDS seropositive individuals attending ART center at a tertiary care teaching hospital
Neethi Chandra M., Ramesh Babu A., T. S. Durga Prasad, Meghana Devulapalli, Shabana Banu S. K., Avanthi B., Pavan Kumar B.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173329
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2816-2824
Clinico -epidemiological study of human rabies cases attending epidemic disease hospital Mysore city, Karnataka, India
Praveen Kulkarni, Vamadeva Giriyapura Marulappa, Renuka Manjunath
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173330
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2825-2829
Life style associated risk factors in teenage students, in Miraj town: a cross sectional descriptive study
Ganesh S. Lokhande, Sachin B. Jadhav, Shekhar S. Rajderkar, Yogita G. Bavaskar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173331
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2830-2835
Readiness for self-directed learning among undergraduate medical students of Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
K. V. Phani Madhavi, B. Devi Madhavi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173332
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2836-2840
Prevalence of anaemia and its epidemiological correlates among women of reproductive age group in an urban slum of Mumbai
Rushali R. Lilare, Durgesh Prasad Sahoo
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173333
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2841-2846
Does literacy status of mother influence breast feeding practices: experience from a semi urban location in Tamil Nadu, India
Yogesh Mohan, Timsi Jain, Ruma Dutta, Gomathy Parasuraman
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173115
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2847-2852
Experience of anganwadi workers running VCNC under ‘Misssion Balam Sukham’ in a tribal area of Gujarat, India
Dhara I. Zalavadiya, Suraj I. Kuriya, Vihang S. Mazumdar, Sangita V. Patel
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173334
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2853-2858
Prevalence of ocular morbidities of children in higher primary schools in rural areas of Mangalore
Vidya R., K.G. Kiran
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173335
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2859-2863
The knowledge, attitude and practices regarding commonly occurring mosquito borne diseases among people in catering area of urban health and training centre
Ashutosh Sharma, Vinita Gupta, Ashish Khandelwal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173336
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2864-2869
Dietary patterns among students of health sciences and its association with morbidity in a private medical university of coastal Karnataka: a cross-sectional study
Sanjeev Badiger, Sanjay Kini, Nanjesh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173337
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2870-2874
Study to access the socio-demographic determinants and the reasons for preference of place of delivery in rural women of Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Bina M. Kuril, Sandeep B. Pund, Mohan K. Doibale, Rajendra T. Ankushe, Purushottam Kumar, Nafeha Siddiqui
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173338
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2875-2881
Associated injuries in electrical burns: a 2 year retrospective study in a tertiary care burns unit
Jagdeep Rao, Mitesh Bedi, Aditya Patil, Vipin Kumar Barala
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173339
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2882-2885
Prevalence of cigarette smoking among adolescent boys of Srinagar: a school based cross sectional Survey
Hina Bashir, Muhammad Salim Khan, Irfan Nazir Mir, Ruqia Qaunsar, Mohsina Mukhtar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173340
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2886-2890
Knowledge and practices of pregnant women regarding the iron supplementation during pregnancy
Venkatramana K. Sonkar, Nazia M. Khan, Vijay K. Domple, Ismail F. Inamdar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173341
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2891-2894
Clinico demographic profile of newly diagnosed HIV sero positive patients attending an ART centre: a cross sectional study
Misha Gorantla, Nagaraj Kondagunta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173342
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2895-2900
Pattern of common skin conditions among school children in an urban area of a district in coastal Karnataka: a cross-sectional study
Shameena A. U., Sanjeev Badiger, Nanjesh Kumar S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173343
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2901-2904
Association between socio-demographic characteristics and preventable lifestyle related risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adolescents: a school based study in Berhampur, Odisha
Nivedita Karmee, Sushree Priyadarsini Satapathy, Radha Madhab Tripathy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173344
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2905-2911
Knowledge and attitude of men towards sex determination and PCPNDT act in the field practice area of a medical college in coastal Karnataka
Gunjan Mahaur, Sanjeev Badiger, Shruthi M. Shetty
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173345
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2912-2918
Pre lacteal feeding practice among mothers in a rural area of Karnataka: a cross sectional study
Srividya Jayarama, Radha Ramaiah
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173346
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2919-2923
Perception of medical undergraduate students about teaching learning methods and assessment tools used in a medical college in India
Arun Singh, Rashmi Katyal, Shalini Chandra, Hari S. Joshi, Kashmir Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173347
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2924-2929
Knowledge, attitude and practice of bio-medical waste management among private practitioners in Poonamallee taluk, Chennai
Ruma Dutta, Prashanth R., Gomathy Parasuraman, Timsi Jain, Dinesh Raja, Lawrence Dcruze
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173168
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2930-2933
Study of knowledge and attitudes to first aid among school children of Doiwalablock, Dehradun
Jayanti Semwal, Ravleen Kaur Bakshi, Ruchi Juyal, Deepshikha ., Shaili Vyas, SD Kandpal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173348
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2934-2938
Prevalence and pattern of ocular morbidity and factors influencing ocular morbidity in a rural population in south India: a community based cross sectional study
Venkataramana ., Amarnath R. L. C.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173349
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2939-2945
Magnitude of exposure and perception of second hand smoking among rural population in Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Hemalatha K., Varunkumar R., Vandana S. J.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173350
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2946-2950
Strategic approach selection for public health through evidenced analytical tools
Raghvendra Gumashta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173351
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2951-2955
Identify determinant of contraceptive use in rural set up of Surat district, Gujarat
Rajendra Solanki, Hiteshri C. Patel, J. K. Kosambiya
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173352
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2956-2959
Glaucoma: a new approach for detection in rural eye care
Mahesh B. Mawale, Abhaykumar Kuthe, Ravishekhar Dhakate, Padma Pawane, Sandeep W. Dahake
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173353
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2960-2966
Awareness and screening behaviors of breast cancer among urban women in Mysuru, India- need for breast health education program
Madhu B., Puja Shankar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173354
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2967-2972
Assessment of basic infrastructure in anganwadi centres under integrated child development services scheme in district Amritsar of Punjab
Kanwal Preet K. Gill, Priyanka Devgun, S. L. Mahajan, Harpreet Kaur, Amanpreet Kaur
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173355
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2973-2976
Awareness about emergency contraception among medical students in a Tamil Nadu private medical college: a cross sectional study
Kamal Kishore Verma, Rajeev K. H.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173356
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2977-2980
Knowledge, attitude and practice study on immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device method of family planning
Nidhi Gupta, Renuka Sinha, Abha Mangal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173357
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2981-2984
A study among women attending Suraksha clinic in a tertiary care hospital: their socio-demographic profile, myths and misconceptions related to RTIs
Aman Dev Singh, Rajinder Singh Balgir, Simmi Oberoi, Ira Jain, Ankur Jain
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173358
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2985-2988
A comparative study to assess knowledge, health beliefs and preventive practices among women with cervical cancer and general population at tertiary care hospital, New Delhi
Navreet Kaur Saini, Kamlesh Kumari Sharma, Shashi Mawar, Lalit Kumar, Sunesh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173359
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2989-2994
Menstrual problems among adolescent girls in Thiruvananthapuram district
Nazeema Beevi P., Manju L., Anil Bindhu S, Jeesha C. Haran, Regi Jose
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173360
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2995-2998
Facebook addiction and depression in adults [19 years-64 years]
Prasan Norman, Karthikeyan Elavarasan, Thirunaaukarasu Dhandapani
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173361
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2999-3004
To assess the effect of intervention package in type 2 diabetes self-care practices, an experimental epidemiological study
Kedar J. Raikar, Gajanan D. Velhal, Anubha Shukla
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173362
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3005-3012
Knowledge, attitude and practice on dengue fever and its prevention and control measures in urban slums of South India
Khadervali Nagoor, Surendra Babu D., Bayapa Reddy N., Shakeer Kahn, Reddy Jawaharbasha Kalluri, K. R. John
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173363
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3013-3017
Profile of HIV positive clients: an ICTC record based retrospective study
Rekha Dutt, Susmita Chaudhuri, Shweta Goswami
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173364
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3018-3021
Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in a rural community of Nalgonda District, Telangana
Jahnavi Karna, Varun M. Malhotra
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173365
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3022-3025
Knowledge, attitude and practice study on cardiopulmonary resuscitation among medical and nursing interns
Harshal Gajanan Mendhe, Lavanya Burra, Daneshwar Singh, Hanumanth Narni
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173366
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3026-3030
Quality of life factors affecting quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS in an urban area
Pradnya S. Jadhav, Payal S. Laad, R. M. Chaturvedi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173367
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3031-3036
A study to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module on minor ailments of children among anganwadi workers
Vishal Jamra, Ramniwas Mahore, Dinesh Mohan Saxena, Anil Kumar Agarwal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173368
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3037-3042
Prevalence of osteoarthritis patients in South Indian hospital
J. Viswanath, Chakrapani Cheekavolu, Renu Dixit, S. Sankaraiah
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173369
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3043-3046

Letter to the Editor

Nurses’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Robert Siebers
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173370
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3047-3047