Vol 5, No 12 (2018)

December 2018

Table of Contents

Original Research Articles

Waterpipe smoking: prevalence and associated factors among Jazan University students, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ahmed A. Bahri, Ibrahim M. Gosadi, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Osama B. Albasheer, Yahya H. Mawkili, Hamzah A. Mawkili, Hassan A. Yaqoub, Ahmed K. Alwan, Mohammed A. Jawahy, Osama M. Jabbari
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184725
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5008-5013
Epidemiological, clinical and histopathological features of meningiomas in a tertiary care hospital
Kanwar Sajid Ali, Malik Liaqat Ali Jalal, Sohaib Hassan, Muhammad Kashif
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184733
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5014-5018
Risk factors associated with severe asthma exacerbations in children attending Alexandria University Children’s Hospital, Egypt
Ihab H. El Sawy, Reham M. Wagdy, Afaf G. Ibrahim, Suzy W. Ibrahim
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184670
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5019-5024
Knowledge of pregnant women towards multiple sclerosis
Vahid Abbasi, Shervin Tabrizian, Abolfazl Atalu, Roghayeh Aslanian, Anahita Zakeri
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184772
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5025-5030
Seroprevalence and trends of markers of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors: a 3-year hospital based-study
Jerold C. Alcantara, Farhan Khalaf M. Alenezi, Omar Hafiz Haj Ali
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184773
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5031-5035
Analysis of policy implementation of local public service agency in hospital
Shelvy Haria Roza, Inge Angelia
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184774
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5036-5040
E-learning among health science students of Nepal
Ramesh Bhatta, Rashmi Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar Shah, Rajesh Karki, Anil Chaudhary, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Kabita Aryal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184775
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5041-5044
Determinants of nutritional status of pregnant women attending antenatal care in Western Regional Hospital, Nepal
Nishant Lama, Rajendra Lamichhane, Shreejana K. C., Gia Pun Bhandari, Rajendra Raj Wagle
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184776
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5045-5051
Improving maternal and child health: a situational analysis of primary health care centres of Sokoto state, Nigeria
Aminu U. Kaoje, Sani Labaran, Aminu G. Magashi, Jessica T. Ango
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184777
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5052-5062
Faculty development needs assessment for online teaching
Ayman Z. Elsamanoudy, Rasha Abou-Kamer, Fatma M. Ghoneim, Sherif El-Saadany, Mona A. Soliman, Mohammed A. Hassanien
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184778
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5063-5068
Profile of HIV sero-positive attendees: an integrated counselling and testing centre record based retrospective study
Anju Damu Ade, Bhavani Yamasani, Ravi Sankar Deekala, Nagaraj Kondagunta, Dnyaneshwar T. Katyarmal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184727
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5069-5076
Infant feeding practices of a tribal community in a mandal of Khammam district, Telangana
Rajeshwar Rao Alwala, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Chandrasekhar Reddy Bolla, Manoj B. Patki, B. P. Ravi Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184735
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5077-5081
Time span from onset of oral cancer symptoms to treatment: a hospital based cross sectional study in South India
Shivaraj Nallur Somanna, Nandakumar Bidare Sastry, Ramesh Cheluvarayaswamy, K. S. Sabitha, Murthy Nandagudi Srinivasa, Nea Malila
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184705
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5082-5088
Non-adherence to foot-care activities and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban area of South India: a cross sectional study
Mounica Chappidi, Priyadarshini Chidambaram, Shalini Sivananjiah, Shivaraj Nallur Somanna
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184745
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5089-5095
Outcome of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study in Nalgonda district, Telangana
Misha Gorantla, Varun M. Malhotra, Kondagunta Nagaraj
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184728
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5096-5100
A study on prevalence of various risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases in urban and rural areas of Dharwad region
Murari Pradeep Kumar, Pushpa S. Patil, Umesh R. Dixit
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184736
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5101-5104
An epidemiological study on effect of occupational exposure of cement
Saji K. G., Zubair M., Sreelatha B. Nair, Varghese P. R.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184734
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5105-5109
Assessment of nutritional status in adolescent girls residing in social welfare hostels in Tirupati town: a cross sectional study
Ravi Sankar Deekala, Meghana Reddy Kokku
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184722
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5110-5114
A comparative study of general waste management practices in a campus of a medical university located in the purview of a municipal corporation of a South Indian state
Sujith Kumar S. Dondapati, Thanjavur S. Ravikumar, Visweswara Rao Guthi, Anju D. Ade, Ravi Sankar Deekala, Nagaraj Kondagunta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184721
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5115-5120
Coverage and compliance of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Khammam district
Rajeshwar Rao Alwala, Chandrasekhar Reddy Bolla, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Y. Pravin Raju, Raston Mondal, B. P. Ravi Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184708
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5121-5125
A cross sectional study on pattern and associated risk factors of musculoskeletal morbidities among government bus drivers in Mangalore, Karnataka
Vinu ., K. S. Premlal, Saranya Nagalingam
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184785
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5126-5132
HPV vaccine knowledge and coverage among female students in a medical college, Kerala
Niveditha Das E., Paul T. Francis
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184779
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5133-5138
A comparative study of attendances of ATKT students with the attendances of regular students
Rambadan Phoolchand Chauhan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184780
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5139-5142
Assessment of cold chain and logistics management practices: a cross sectional study in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh
Ram K. Panika, Amarnath Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184781
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5143-5149
Outcome of nutritional intervention measures at a nutrition rehabilitation centre in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
Deepthi Pagali, Suneetha Bollipo, Harsha B. Korrapolu, Mohammed Abdul Rahman
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184782
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5150-5154
Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of patients and pharmacists towards cough and its treatment: a questionnaire-based Pan-India survey
Pralhad Prabhudesai
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184783
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5155-5165
Programmatic evaluation of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis and reasons for non-compliance in Gulbarga district, Karnataka in 2015
S. J. Naresh Kumar, B. N. Sunil
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184784
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5166-5170
Awareness of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) among rural population of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
Anju Damu Ade, Bhavani Yamasani, Nagaraj Kondagunta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184726
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5171-5177
Evaluation of coverage of mass drug administration programme conducted in Nalgonda district of Telangana state
Praveena Ganapa, Kishore Y. Jothula, Vishweswara Rao Guthi, P. Abhishek, V. Jyothi, D. Sreeharshika, Pramodh Reddy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184786
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5178-5183
Public awareness, attitude and knowledge of hepatitis B infection in North India
Vikramjeet Singh, Vineeta Mittal, Prashant Verma, Manodeep Sen, Anupam Das, Peetam Singh, Shalini Trivedi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184787
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5184-5189
Menstrual hygiene patterns and practices among rural adolescent school girls
Kumar Chinta, Sasikala P., Chandrasekhar V., Jayanth C., Geethanjali A.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184788
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5190-5194
Assessment of surveillance activity for malaria control under national anti malaria programme in Yadgir district, Karnataka
B. N. Sunil, S. J. Naresh Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184789
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5195-5199
Prevalence of undiagnosed and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus among adults in South Chennai
Ganesh S. Anusuya, Rama Ravi, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Abiselvi, T. Stephen
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184790
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5200-5204
Perception and practices regarding complimentary feeding among anganwadi workers in Punjab, India
Ritu Rochwani, Aman D. Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184791
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5205-5211
Mental health status: a cross sectional study on rural economically productive population of field practice area of a tertiary medical care institute in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Vibha Arjaria, Badri Narayan Mishra, Dharampal Singh Chouhan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184792
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5212-5218
Dietary preferences for food items among children of age 5-10 years in a rural area of Perambalur district, South India
Karthikeyan Kulothungan, T. Sri Ranganathan, D. Rock Britto, S. G. Deepak, K. Dhinesh, M. Dhinesh Raj, Fathima Farhana, P. Ganesh, D. Gayathri
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184793
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5219-5223
A cross sectional study of elderly widows residing in urban field practice area of S. N. Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka
Gowri Shankar, Jayaraj M. Ramachandra, Sarojini S. Hunshikatti
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184794
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5224-5227
Predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk using WHO/ISH risk prediction chart among urban population in Salem
K. Premanandh, R. Shankar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184795
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5228-5234
Physical health problems among the geriatric population in Perambalur municipality, Tamil Nadu: a community-based cross-sectional study
Karthikeyan Kulothungan, Tamilarasan M., D. Rock Britto, T. SriRanganathan, V. SriAndaal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184796
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5235-5241
Breastfeeding practices among lactating mothers of a rural area of central India: a cross-sectional study
Mohd Junaid, Sachin Patil
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184797
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5242-5245
Magnitude and determinants of diarrhea among 0-6 year’s children: a cohort study from central India
Rakesh Kumar, Rajnish Borkar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184798
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5246-5252
Post-menopausal osteoporosis: prevalence of risk factors and probable symptoms
Manohar Bhatia, Ashok Mishra, Pradeep Sukla
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184799
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5253-5258
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases among the rural population in Maharashtra: a descriptive study
Pothiraj Pitchai, Anulucia Augustine, Hiloni R. Badani, Namrataa H. Anarthe, Aiyshwarya Avasare
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184800
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5259-5264
Envenomation cases reporting to a rural primary health care center in Maharashtra
Swati Deshpande, Barsha Pathak, S. Rahini, Rukman Mecca
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184801
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5265-5270
Challenges faced in utilization of social security facilities among elderly in a rural area of Bangalore
Hemalatha Umashankar, Sudeepa D., Lalith D. Hiremath, Ratnesh ., Nidhi Sharma
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184802
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5271-5275
Assessment of community nutrition program performance through data validation in the state of Chhattisgarh
Ashish Sinha, Srishti Dixit, G. P. Soni, Somen Kumar Pradhan, Sarwat Naqwi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184803
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5276-5283
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults in Kashmir (North India): a population based study
Asif Jeelani Hanga, Irfan Nazir Mir, Mir Mujtaba Ahmad, Waseem Raja, Seema Aleem
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184804
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5284-5289
An observational study to assess obstetric services trends among pregnant women registered at a health centre of Chandigarh city
Munish Kumar Sharma, Neeraj Gour, Meenal Thakare, N. K. Goel, Meenakshi Chaudhary
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184805
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5290-5294
A study on validity of Indian Diabetes Risk Score for screening of diabetes mellitus among rural adult population at Rural Health Training Centre, Bhouri, under Department of Community Medicine
Garima Namdev, Vinod Narkhede
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184806
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5295-5300
Prediction of risk factors of periodontal disease by logistic regression: a study done in Karnataka, India
Shivalingappa Basavantappa Javali, Mohan Anantarao Sunkad, Appasaheb Saheb Wantamutte
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184807
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5301-5309
Prevalence and causes of low vision among urban and rural school children
Ritesh Verma, Manisha Rathi, C. S. Dhull, Sumit Sachdeva, Jitender Phogat
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184808
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5310-5315
Assessment of knowledge and skill of sahiyya (ASHA) and anganwadi worker on appropriate usage of mother and child protection card in Ranchi, Jharkhand: a cross sectional study
Mithilesh Kumar, Swati Shikha, Vivek Kashyap
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184809
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5316-5320
Menstrual health and related problems in adolescent girls of Lucknow district: a cross sectional study
Geeta Singh, Anish Khanna, Monika Agarwal, V. K. Singh, Rekha Sachan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184810
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5321-5328
Analysis of factors that motivate and prevent the blood donation decision among the medical college students
Chandrashekhar R., Shashidhar S. Basagoudar, Shivappa Hatnoor, Rahul C. Kirte
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184811
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5329-5333
A cross sectional study to find out the health seeking behaviour of brick kiln workers
Rufiat Kazi, Mangala M. Bote
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184812
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5334-5337
Prevalence of overweight/obesity among medical students at Suraram, India
Suguna Dumpala, Balakrishna Chadaram, Aditya Berad
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184813
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5338-5342
A study on animal bites and envenomings in rural Varanasi: a community based cross-sectional study
Neeti Purwar, Kalpana Kumari, Anshu Singh, Seetha R. Nagesh
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184814
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5343-5348
Patient’s knowledge about HIV and willingness toward rapid HIV oral testing in dental settings, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Vibha Joshi, Nitin Kumar Joshi, Komal Bajaj
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184815
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5349-5354
Quality of life among patients on MDR-TB treatment in a district tuberculosis centre of a metropolitan city
Apoorva E. Patel, K. Lalitha, Dinesh Rajaram, K. Radhika, N. S. Murthy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184816
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5355-5359
Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in a North Karnataka school: a cross sectional study
Nagaraj Patil, K. V. Jagadeesh, K. Yamini Priyanka, Annapurna Kari, Mubashir Angolkar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184817
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5360-5364
Treatment seeking behavior among post-menopausal females attending out-patient clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a tertiary care centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Nisha Singh, Yogendra Chouhan, Seema Patel
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184818
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5365-5370
A study on the prevalence of depression in a Chennai based diabetic population
Christina Mary P. Paul, U. Yashila Prithika, Vishwanath Simha Nethaji, S. Vishnu, Wajeeha Rumaiza, Sangeetha Manoharan, M. Meghna, K. Vivek
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184819
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5371-5374
Assessment of knowledge regarding issues related to adolescence among male students in Allahabad district, India
Deepak Anand, Khurshid Parveen, Gyan Prakash
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184820
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5375-5380
A study to assess future academic career and service plan of house surgeons
M. Manjunath, Mallikarjun K. Biradar, Suresh Lankeshwar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184821
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5381-5384
A cross sectional study to assess the oral health knowledge, attitude and practice among school children in rural field practice area of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru
D. B. Padmini, Selvi Thangaraj, T. S. Ranganath, Netravati Ambiger
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184822
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5385-5391
Socio-demographic profile and reasons for previous partial and unimmunization among children attending Mission Indradhanush session: a cross sectional study
Chandrashekhar R., Shashidhar S. Basagoudar, Shivappa Hatnoor, Rahul C. Kirte
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184834
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5392-5396
A study to assess the clean hospital initiative and quality of health services using kayakalp tool in a first referral unit, of Khordha district of Odisha, India
Mayadhar Panda, Sikata Nanda
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184824
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5397-5403
Community diagnosis for a slum population under the field practice area of a government medical college, New Delhi: community-oriented primary care exercise for undergraduate students
P. Aravind Gandhi, U. Venkatesh, Poornima Tiwari, Preety Doley
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184825
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5404-5412
Risk factors associated with breast cancer among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore: a case control study
Vidya D. C., Shalini C. N., Nandakumar B. S., Murthy N. S., Ibrahim Nagnoor
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184826
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5413-5419
Clinico-epidemiological profile of patients admitted with Plasmodium vivax malaria in a tertiary care hospital, Delhi
Geeta Yadav, Geeta Pardeshi, Neelam Roy
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184827
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5420-5424
Alcohol use and its influencing factors among undergraduate students in Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Science in district Etawah, India
Jyoti Mehra, Kripashankar Nayak, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Dhiraj Srivastava, Pradip Kharya, Neha Sachan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184828
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5425-5429
Adequate knowledge transformed to practice in relation to iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: experience from West Bengal
Arnabi Sarkar, Arista Lahiri, Arup Chakraborty
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184829
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5430-5437
A study to assess the knowledge and practice of nursing staff posted in postnatal ward about immediate care of newborn and breast feeding in selected hospital of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh
Amreen Khan, Pradeep K. Dohare, Veena Melwani, Manju Toppo, Rama S. Lodha, Shoaib Arshad
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184830
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5438-5442
Evaluation of session sites of routine immunization program in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh
Ram Kumar Panika, Amarnath Gupta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184831
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5443-5447
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among primigravida, in Karnataka
Vani Srinivas, T. L. N. Prasad, Rajesh T. Patil, Sunil D. Khaparde
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184832
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5448-5454
Prevalence of nomophobia among the undergraduate medical students of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
Harish B. R., Bharath J.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184833
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5455-5459
A cross-sectional study to assess the health hygiene status of school children in urban field practice area, Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Bengaluru
Netravati Ambiger, T. S. Ranganath, M. Kavitha, D. B. Padmini
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184823
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5460-5464
A study on non-compliance to treatment in a Chennai based diabetic population
U. Yashila Prithika, Christina Mary P. Paul, Vishwanath Simha Nethaji, S. Vishnu, Wajeeha Rumaiza, Sangeetha Manoharan, M. Meghna, K. Vivek
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184835
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5465-5468
Evaluation of awareness of job responsibilities and incentives of accredited social health activist in the delivery of health care services
Mayadhar Panda, Sikata Nanda
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184836
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5469-5475

Letter to the Editor

Drone in NBC disaster
Yong Han Kim
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184837
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5476-5476